This Friday night is your chance to see some cool bike-culture flicks at "Filmed by Bike III"..."a festival of bike themed movies" It's happening at the Clinton Street Theater and it starts at 9:00. The best part is that it's a fundraiser for The Multnomah County Bike Fair happening later in the summer...and [...]

If you're a cycling junkie on a budget and you've got a library card, check this out...
In a recent post to the OBRA email list, someone explained how they made a successful request to the Multnomah County Library to carry more cycling DVDs. Here's an excerpt from the post.
The Multnomah County Library maintains an [...]

If you've ever wondered what traffic looks like from the view of a bike messenger but you've been afraid to ask...check out this amazing video (50MB QuickTime). It was shot from the helmet of a messenger racing between cars in gridlocked Manhattan.
Want to hire a messenger for your office document deliveries? [...]

The Paris-Roubaix is a legendary race that's been held for over 100 years. Riders thrash over ancient cobblestoned streets through small country villages in the French countryside. It's a race of attrition as riders abandon and crash out from start to finish. The cobbles are unrelenting at times and the race is [...]

May sound like a crazy idea to some people...but not to the bikey folks here in Portland. There have been several "bike moves" in the past few weeks and I'm more and more impressed each time I see one. I really wanted to check the latest one but I couldn't make it...luckily [...]

Rode to the farmer's market for the first time this spring with my two ladies today. The weather was cool and in and out of sun and clouds....just right for hanging at the market eating treats and listenin' to some folksy music. It's so easy to get downtown on a bike from NoPo. [...]

(From Jessica Roberts of the BTA)
Did you know that

Oregon has the most bike shops per capita of any state?
Oregon is one of only two states to have every Congressperson be a member of the Congressional Bicycle Caucus?

Oregon brought the largest per-capita delegation to the National Bike Summit last week of any state?
Congressman Peter DeFazio used [...]

and that means bike season is in full spin....just what is bike season? well, depends on who you're asking. To a bike racer it means driving all over the state to races every weekend; to a commuter it means it's finally warm enough to not wear tights and a bellaclava; to families it [...]