[Made with love by Elias Grey / Lemolo Bags]

BikeCraft II is shaping up nicely. I've just finished the event flyer (see below) and so far there are 15 confirmed vendors!
One of them is Elias Grey. He moved to Southeast Portland less than a year ago and he makes messenger bags under the name [...]

I've now transferred this site over to a new host and server.
The main site seems to be working fine, but there's a major problem with the Forums and for some reason my event listings are not displaying properly. *Fixed them!
The site also seems a bit slow.
I am working on all of these issues and should [...]

In a statement released today by Messe Friedrichshafen, the company behind the Eurobike trade show has officially confirmed that they have cancelled plans for a September trade show in Portland.
Here is the full statement:
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Starting today, Police officers in Missoula Montana will give away a free set of bike lights to cyclists stopped for not having them.
Sound familiar? It should. The program takes a page out of a similar program by the Portland Police Bureau that began over a year ago.
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A reader just pointed out to that the New York Times has mentioned Portland's bike scene yet again in their Saturday edition.
The first time is was all about our "cult-like" allegiance to cyclocross racing and now they cite a new report from Atlanta that says our "pedestrian and biker friendly" city is the main reason [...]

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"Cyclcross fans' race-day festivities rival those of Nascar and die-hard college football fans."-from the New York Times article

The buzz about Portland's vibrant cyclocross scene got much louder today when the venerable New York Times published an article on last week's USGP race in Hillsboro.
Times reporter Oakley Brooks took advantage of the muddy conditions and rabid [...]

[11/26: Update - Here's the story]
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The front page of this Sunday's Oregonian will feature a story about Portland's bicycle industry.
The cover story and photo essay will report on how Portland has become a hotbed of activity for bike-related businesses; from frame builders and clothing designers, to major manufacturers like Chris King and Sapa Inc. [...]

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Is there room for two big-time stage races in the Pacific Northwest in the same month?
Just last week I reported about a multi-million dollar funding request for a major new stage race to be based in Portland.
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[Zoobomber "Handsome" Dave]

Acclaimed movie director Gus Vant Sant -- who won was nominated for an Academy Award for Good Will Hunting -- has tapped the Zoobombers for an upcoming performance piece with the BodyVox dance company.
Van Sant and the Zoobombers will be guest artists at First Impressions V. 5, a show that runs from December [...]

This is just a note that over the next few days I will finally be ditching my current host for greener (and local!) pastures.
Since the big server disaster I had last month, I've been using a temporary solution and now I'll be transferring everything over to a new host.
I hope it all goes smoothly, but [...]

I know it's cheesy and cliche, but I couldn't resist.
Here's the bike stuff in Portland that I'm most thankful for. I encourage you to share yours if you'd like.
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Dabby, (a veteran Portland messenger and regular commenter) just sent me an interesting bit of news.
The Washington Area Bicyclists Association, an advocacy group in DC, has worked with the Washington DC Department of Transportation to amend their law to explicitly allow fixed gear bicycles to be used without separate hand brakes.
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[Movie still from 1954 GMpropaganda film. (Click to watch)]

America's pervasive car culture is a major barrier to making bicycles a respected mode of transportation.
Many of the decision makers, planners, and traffic engineers in cities throughout the country were brought up to think that driving everywhere in a private car was an essential [...]

I recently stumbled upon Steven Reed Johnson's excellent history of Portland's bicycle "movement".
In that paper, he details the formation of the Portland's first official group of bicycle activists:
"In November 1971, the City of Portland created the first citizen committee to examine bicycle programs in the city, the Bicycle Path Task Force (led by Sam Oakland)."
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This a very large bike (67cm seat tube and 70cm top tube) with full Dura Ace. Seatpost is a Thompson with a red and black Selle Italia saddle. Stolen from my garage on Holgate along with another bike (and a bunch of non-bike stuff) to be posted separately
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White Cannondale road bike, old school 80's, aluminum frame, blue lettering, black plastic SKS fenders, drop tube shifters.
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