Thursday:
Bicycle "Pumpkin Parade"
This Thursday night get on your costume and get on your bike.
Meet at 6:00 at 4633 NE Alberta Court (1 blk south of Alberta) 4646 NE Alberta Court (On the SW corner of 47th and Alberta Ct.)
Parade around at the Alberta Street Art Walk
Friday:
A special edition of Breakfast on the Bridges!
7-9AM [...]

Check out this recent comment to my "Close Calls" post:
"We were riding up the I-205 bike path on the way to the airport. Going under a bridge we both slid and fell on a freshly painted yellow center line. There was NO signs, cones or anything indicating the lines were freshly painted. We didn't even [...]

If you ride around the Portland Metro area and the West hills out into Beaverton, you'll notice a very wide range of bike-friendliness exists from one area to the next.
Inner Southeast has the most riders and bike facilities and infrastructure. At a recent session of the Transportation class I'm taking at PSU, a woman [...]

Local bike shop owner and elite cyclocross racer Molly Cameron is currently on an East Coast trip going up against the best cyclocross racers in the country. And she's making Portland proud with some great results in her first season as a pro.
Lucky for all of us, Molly keeps up a blog and posts [...]

This morning, Eleni and I packed up the trailer and joined Slug Velo for their Fall Colors ride. We met up with about 30 other folks and pedaled down the Springwater Corridor trail, past Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, through Sellwood, down to Reed College and back to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne.
It [...]

Check out this article from Autoweek (of all places) about the Red Bull Dragsterday. I would love to see this event come to Portland. I know our local mutant bike cult would despise a corporate sponsored event, but Red Bull puts on a great show (remember the Flugtag?) Pedal-powered dragsters would be [...]

A while back, I posted about Trek's new commuter bike called the "Portland". I just noticed that they've added it to their website. Check out all the details. And thought you might like this screenshot from the Trek site. Isn't that the Steel Bridge?!

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Celeste green Bianchi Veloce with a dent on the top tube and yellow Time ATAC pedals stolen at PSU on 10/20/05
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[Update: Obituary published in local newspaper.]
I just got word that Don Stathos has passed away. Back in 1971, Stathos introduced the Bicycle Bill into the state legislature. The bill demanded that a minimum of 1 percent of highway construction funds went to building bike paths on newly built and reconstructed roads. [...]

IKEA has officially announced their plans to build a Portland store.

"The store will be built on nearly 19 acres at the southwestern corner of I-205 and Airport Way...75 bicycle racks and two light-rail stations will provide convenient access"

While I'm no fan of massive consumerism, I think IKEA will be a good neighbor. And, given [...]

Last night, five ghost bikes were placed in four locations around the city. Eight cyclists showed up in SE Portland to load their bike trailers with the white bikes, signs and tools to install them. According to reports, onlookers were very curious and everyone was supportive.
Here's a quote from someone on the ride: [...]

City leaders and key bike advocates are headed to Amsterdam next week. The trip was Sam Adams' idea and the goal will be to learn how Amsterdam's government officials and planners have been so successful at creating thriving urban cities that encourage people to get out of their cars. Jessica Roberts of the [...]

But what about bikes? I saw this billboard on NE Broadway around MLK. It reads; "Space out. Keep a safe distance," and it shows two cars. I think it'd be great if they did the exact same billboard but included a bicycle and a car.

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In the push to get Platinum a large part of the cycling community is being left out; recreational riders that don't necessarily ride for transportation, but ride for fun and sport. I'm talking about groups like OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association), PUMP (Portland United Mountain Pedalers) and the PWTC (Portland Wheelmen Touring Club). [...]

Last night between 1am and 6am had an '04 TCR 1 AND a Specialized S-Works Mountain bike stolen...
The Giant was a bright yellow, w/yellow tires; I just bought this two days ago. It's misssing a pedal (Time) because it was in the middle of a project I had going... Here is a photo [...]

Now that fall has arrived for good, I thought it'd be fun to look back at the past summer. Since my first post on April 8th, I have experienced vast quantities of bike fun. It would be impossible to touch on everything, but I wanted to re-live a few of the fondest memories.

The [...]

-matte black MT600 Cannondale tandem bicycle
-It is a small bike. Unless the rider in front is short, there would be a lot of seat tube showing.
-There is a yellow computer attached to the captain's handlebars. There are child stoker arms attached to the rear pedal cranks. This means that the crank arms [...]

My bike was stolen from PIR on october 16, 2005 .
It is a size 50 cm Ti frame with yellow Desalvo decals. green vinyl handlebar tape. mavic helium wheels. If you see it at a pawn shop or bike shop or anywhere, email me at phatapennington@hotmail.com. Thank you.
Alice Pennington
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According to the blog of our dearest bike-loving clown, Dingo Dizmal, the City of Portland wants the Clown House to clean up its act. The city thinks a yard strewn with wonderfully mutated tall bikes and other crazy props that have brought smiles to thousands of passersby is an eyesore. I beg to [...]

North Portland BikeWorks, a non-profit bike shop on Mississippi Street, got some prime TV coverage on Sunday night. In case you missed my previous post, they're fixing up bikes for Katrina victims and spreading bike love to those in need.
A faithful reader and fellow blogger, Wise Old Bicycle Guy was kind enough [...]