Next week is Oregon’s statewide “Walk + Bike to School Day.” On Wednesday thousands of kids across the state will walk and ride bikes to school instead of driving. The event is meant to raise awareness for the Safe Routes to School Program which is headed up locally by the BTA.
Robert Ping, program […]

I highly recommend checking out the Clown House tonight during Last Thursday on Alberta. What is the Clown House you ask? Well, it’s sort of like a street circus combined with Chunkathalon. To get a better feel for what to expect tonight, take a look at my set of Clown House photos. […]

If you’ve ridden your bike around this city long enough, you’ve probably come in contact with Portland’s bike lane people.
Customized bike lane markings were started in 1999 by a former city employee named Todd Roberts and is a tradition that has carried on ever since. One of my faithful readers turned up this great […]

“Sharrow” lane markings have just been painted on a few streets in NW Portland. Here’s an excerpt from the official news release from the City of Portland:

The Portland Office of Transportation began installing “shared lane pavement markings” on three streets in northwest and southwest Portland today. Known as “sharrows,” these markings are intended to […]

Reporting from Interbike…
…the first “Platinum” level Bicycle Friendly Community in the U.S. is Davis, California.
In talking with representatives from the League of American Bicyclists (the organization behind the designation), they said Davis is simply “way ahead” of any other city and that they are even on par with European cities.
I was hoping […]

Well, here I am in Las Vegas for the Interbike trade show. In the next few days I’ll talk to all sorts of people in the bike industry. I especially want to touch base with the Portland-based companies that are exhibiting here (there are only a few). If I have time between […]

Despite much energy and excitement recently here in Portland, it seems as though we won’t be the first city in the country to be designated with the League of American Bicyclists‘ “Platinum-level” Bicycle Friendly City award.
Here’s an excerpt from the League’s latest newsletter:
“The latest list of Bicycle Friendly Communities, including the first platinum-level award, will […]

My house was recently broken into and my wife and I lost just about everything including our mt. bikes. The thieves had to get past my two dogs, and used a copper pipe and potatoes to beat them into submission. I’d like to get my bikes back, but would really like to get the guys […]

Just found a new Portland bike blog called “Ask the Wise Old Bicycle Guy“. It’s run by a former pro bike mechanic and it’s full of great advice.
He noticed my recent post about Electra Townies and makes a good observation. Apparently, despite growing in popularity in this city and their recent adoption as […]

As some of you may know, I have a sincere infatuation with European city bikes. While lurking around the Nike Campus Sunday I came across this fine specimen. (the photo is dark because the sun hadn’t even come up yet!).

It was being ridden by a gardener who had no idea why I was […]

The LiveStrong Ride with Lance Armstrong was on Sunday morning out at the Nike Campus. It was my first big bike event as “authorized media” and I made the most of it by hanging out with Lance all day. OK, OK, I’m just kidding. Actually it was quite the opposite. We […]

The legendary Portland cyclocross season got off to a raging start on Saturday. 272 racers enjoyed perfect conditions at the 2005 Veloshop Cyclocross Season Opener at Hood River High School. I decided to drive out to Hood River to check out the race with the family. We had a great time. […]

Stolen roadbike with mountainbike handlebars. Solid grey frame with black fork and bright blue rear wheel rim.
My roadbike was stolen from PSU on Thursday (September 22). The bike is a custom build women’s road bike (53cm) plain medium grey frame with no decals or markings. The bike has a flat (mountainbike) handlebar […]

Blue, womens, Trek Navigator 200. Bike was stolen off of Main street in Vancouver at ne 45th street. Slugs broke into my locked truck cap…I have the serial number it starts with IBI…I dont really want to post the whole number in case someone trys to claim it as their own. It was stolen on […]

Taken from 122nd and Glisan area in front of Anoush Deli. So, what happens when your lock is too good? They take the whole bleeping rack out of the sidewalk!
My beloved 17″ Titanium finish Marin Quake 5.0 with downhill block stem and red Alex rims was locked to a […]

Just a reminder to join the community and Commissioner Sam Adams for a special ride to remember Gareth Parker.
Sunday, September 25th
2:00PM - We ride at 2:30
Meet near the Bronze Elephant at the North Park Blocks in downtown Portland
We will ride by the following locations that were a part of Gareth’s life as a bicycle advocate […]