Good Sport Promotion, the folks behind Reach the Beach, the downtown Twilight Criterium, Mt. Bike Oregon and other local bike events have announced their new Hottest Day of the Year Ride for August 6th.
Day: May 18, 2006
3-foot rule passes in Southern Oregon
I don’t usually cover news from other cities, but since road safety issues are a very hot topic in Portland right now, I thought I’d pass on some news from Grants Pass. Grants Pass is a town of about 25,000 just north of the California border.
According to Mark Lansing, a bicyclist and lawyer from Grants Pass who also writes a monthly column in Oregon Cycling Magazine, just last night their City Council adopted the following ordinance by a 6-1 vote:
Volunteer: Pedalpalooza Dance Party
[From Jasun Wurster]
There are still a few open slots that could really be filled for the PedalPalooza dance party. Please look at:
http://www.pnxcorp.com/PP/
and send an email to jasun [at] pnxcorp.com if you are interested in helping out.
Also, feel free to print out as many of the fliers as you want and pass them out to anyone or tape to any bicycle. We can legally have 500+ people at this party. The place is HUGE!!!
Oh-yea, if anyone knows of food or beer/wine donations please email me as well.
Thanks,
jasun
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BTA benefit BBQ at New Seasons this weekend
This Saturday and Sunday from 11 am til 5 pm, all New Seasons Markets will be hosting a BBQ benefit for the BTA.
They’ll be serving up grilled quesadillas with gourmet salsa and guacamole, a drink, and a slice of melon for dessert…all for $6. 100% of the proceeds go to the BTA so bring your family and friends and fill up for a good cause.
Find your local New Seasons Market here.
BTA staff and volunteers will work the BBQ, but they could use a bit more help. If you’d like to take a shift email Michelle Poyourow at michelle@bta4bikes.org for more info.
The bike move that never ends
Lately I’ve been seeing more and more bikes being used by Portland’s homeless population. I’ve started to get to know a few of them and hear their stories and experiences about their nomadic, rolling existence.
Sometimes I won’t meet the owner of the bike, I’ll just observe its load and marvel at the bungee cording skills that it takes to carry everything they own, everywhere they go.
CCC looking for Cycle Oregon Volunteers
For the past three years, the Community Cycling Center has sent a volunteer crew on Cycle Oregon to detail (yes detail) bikes after each days ride. All the proceeds from the bike detail service (I think it’s around $30 a bike) go directly to the CCC’s Holiday Bike Drive. Last year this money helped 250 low-income kids get a bicycle, a helmet and a holiday party.
Goods BMX doing well on MLK
[Owner Shad Johnson.]
The other day, while looking for the BMX Museum, I happened upon a new bike shop in Northeast Portland called Goods. Goods specializes in high-end BMX parts, frames, and clothing.
The shop was started about a year ago by 10-year Portland resident Shad Johnson. While Shad says there’s a great BMX scene in Portland, most of his sales come from his website at GoodsBMX.com.
In typical BMX’er fashion, I received the glaring stare-down by some too-cool shop regulars when I rolled up on my dorky road bike. They looked at me and said, “You must be looking for Cyclepath.” Cyclepath is a shop that sells custom road and mountain bikes and is in the same building as Goods.