[The Rickman Family]

It’s a fantastic day for cycling in Portland. I got up early to join friends on the Hawthorne Bridge for free pastries and coffee from Shift’s Breakfast on the Bridge crew. The sun welcomed cheery commuters and the conversation flowed as nicely as the hot coffee…

Good to see Clarence Eckerson of [...]

Michael Chen, president of Mountain Cycle and board member of parent-company Kinesis, has just released the first official statement regarding the local layoffs and shutdown of Mountain Cycle.

Portland Rock Gym has a cool little program to help keep their customer’s bikes safe. They have a big sign on their rack (see photo) that says “Cable locks are not secure”. Then, they take it a step further by loaning out U-locks to members that need one.
According to Yuval, [...]

Portland has recently been named the best city in America for both walking and biking and the City wants to spread the word. They’re going to put up 22 new signs touting this great news that will be placed right below existing “Welcome to Portland” signs on all major highways leading into the city. [...]

The City of Portland has just submitted “Notices of Intent” for four major projects they hope will receive funding through the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancements program. Three of these projects, totalling over $5.6 million dollars, would vastly improve our bikeway and trail network.

[Posted by username "beer powered bike"]
black surly cross check bike was stolen from 28th and burnside on the night of 3-27-06. serial#M5060881
The Surly was a single speed cross check less than 3 months old. it had black surly flip flop hubs with a 17t white industries freewheel on one side and 17t surly [...]

You may have heard that Metro is putting forth a bond measure in the November election that would allow them to use $227.4 million dollars to help protect natural areas in and around Portland. I asked avid cyclist, BTA co-founder, and current Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder what this bond measure would mean for cyclists. [...]

[Photo by Ethan Jewett/Stickeen]

Local entrepreneur and bike lover Brenda Drain is opening Tour de Crepes in mid-April. She’s taking over the former space occupied by Fold at 2921 NE Alberta. Prior to the opening, she’ll have a special preview event tomorrow at the Last Thursday ArtWalk.
I first met Brenda when she was part-owner [...]

What the heck is going on? Seems like every time I log on there are more stolen bikes to publish. There are 107 listed so far and I’m averaging about one a day for the past 2 months…and that’s only what gets listed here! There are surely many other bikes stolen throughout [...]

[Pedalpalooza is coming!]

Shift’s Pedalpalooza is Portland’s annual version of BikeSummer. It’s 2 weeks of bike fun (June 8-24) that is without equal across the land. What makes it great is the boundless, creative, bike fun energy of people like you. That’s right, Pedalpalooza depends on events that are created and organized by [...]

[Posted by username "minkstole"]
my 1989 12 speed nishiki prestige was stolen from SE 12th and taylor (in front of the basement pub) early the morning of march 19th. i unfortunately do not have a serial number for the bike, but it is small (standover height of 30″), the size is probably 49 or 51? i [...]

[Posted by username "bzabrocki"]
Stolen 2000 Klein Attitude Comp within the last week from my storage unit in my apartment in downtown.
Bike is basically brand new with a yellow and red paint job. Bike has maybe only 100 total hours of ride time on it so it is still in perfect condition. Yellow Bontrager [...]

The successful “Get Lit” program, which gives out lights to Portland cyclists, is expanding into helmets. Community activist and Shift volunteer Jeff Bernards is spear-heading the program with his usual, “take it to the streets” style. Jeff, working with Shift to Bikes, has received a grant of $3380 through the ODOT funded, Community [...]

[Weir's mechanic, "Bear"]

I was out in St. Johns over the weekend and I stopped by the new Weir’s Cyclery. Weir’s, which originally began as “Weir’s Bicycle and Fix-it Shop” has been family-owned and operated since Gordon Weir founded it back in 1925. The shop is currently in the midst of renovating a brand [...]

[Posted by username "ezmazz"]
Avocado green Surly Cross Ckeck. black Cane Creek headset and stem. Black 1in riser bars. Rear single speed surly hub. Canti-brakes 700c wheals. frame has Black electrical tape on it. Paint is peeling on frame. Surly logo’s are remove (no head badge). Ezmazz@yahoo.com Or contact me at 503-679-2220

[Posted by username "lemker"]
My road bike was stolen on 3.19.06 in broad day light outside of REI in Northwest (corner of NW 14th and Johnson). 56 cm red frame with white and black writing, black sella italia seat, and (half) of a Giant computer set up (good thing the other half was in my [...]

[Posted by username "philevans"]
2005 Redline Conquest. 54cm. Black and red. Stolen in February during rush hour club traffic while locked on the rack in front of 24 Hour Fitness in the Pearl. Most unique feature is that the seat post has the receiving end of a child’s tag-a-long fixture.
After noticing [...]

[Demo in progress. Photo: Paul Gorlick, PDOT]

The NE 33rd Street bridge over Lombard Street was demolished last week, closing bike access to Marine Drive, a popular destination for Portland cyclists. The old bridge had limited weight capacity so it had to go and according to Paul Gorlick of the Portland Office of Transportation, [...]

Last week I was invited to be a guest panelist for a class project on Portland’s bike culture at Lewis and Clark College. I had a good time and realized that I really love talking about Portland bike stuff…I could do it all day. I answered questions on everything from Critical Mass [...]

[Posted by username "mrcohisan"]
Last night my girlfriends racing bike, a hot pink aluminum/carbon orbea 48cm(i think) was stolen from outside the 24hour fitness in Northwest portland. Its got a mismatched wheelset (american classic-front, shimano-rear) with blue tires and ultegra components. any info please call or write me: mrcohisan@yahoo.com or 971.219.7565.
thanks,
nathan

The thing I love most about this site is all the amazing and intelligent bikey people it gives me an excuse to meet with. Just to give you an idea of what I mean, here’s a list of the meetings I’ve had just this week.

Local bike advocate, Aaron Tarfman (seen here at Worse Day on the Year Ride) attended the recent Sellwood Bridge Task Force Meeting. Here what he found out:

[Happy 20th to Citybikes]

[Coop founder Tim Calvert]

On March 4, 1986 Roger Noehren established Citybikes (it was turned into a workers cooperative in 1990). Twenty years later, the shop is an icon, essential resource and shop of choice for thousands of Portland cyclists.
While on a recent visit I noticed this little sign on [...]

[Posted by user "edi rodriguez"]
bike stolen from my garage 31st and killingsworth about 2pm thurs 23rd. the bike is a 58 in frame 04 giro teal with a yellow water bottle holder, there are about 2400 miles on the odometer and it has worn out armadillo tires. the serial # is: H4A26050 . please help [...]

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I know the Blazers aren’t exactly everyone’s favorite team these days…but a bike party is a bike party, and that’s exactly what we’ve got shaping up with the first-ever Bike to Blazers Night Ride. According to the always helpful Lisa B. over at Blazers Headquarters, we’ve already sold over 30 tickets [...]

[Susan Remmers]

Last week, the Community Cycling Center named Susan Remmers their new Executive Director. Susan (known as “Remmers” to friends) was an unknown quantity to me so I wanted to find out what she’s all about.
Why do I care who’s in charge of the CCC? Well, as a well-known non-profit and retail [...]

I just stopped into Veloshop downtown. When I saw the front window broken out and Molly, the shop’s owner, on the phone and in a somber mood, I expected the worst.
Turns out, last night someone broke her window and made out with several thousand dollars of bike parts. For a small shop [...]

[Posted by user "sglmalts"]
Stolen from our porch (N Mississippi & Holland St.). Black 20″ Giant Frantic with hot rod flames on the fenders and chain guard. Serial #AT225225. If found, call Marc 503-880-4467.

[L to R: Sinnott, Jeff Bernards and Dat Nguyen]

After more than 25 years with the Portland Police Bureau, Traffic Division Commander Bill Sinnott will move on to a new career.
Sinnott was a tremendous ally of the bike community. He was open and sincere about working with us to find solutions and ease [...]

PepsiCo, the global corporation that owns brands like Doritos and Gatorade, has taken notice of an ad by iconic Portland bike shop, River City Bicycles. At issue is one of PepsiCo’s oldest and most valued brands, Quaker Oats.