What a day.
This morning I left the house in driving, cold, rain. A few hours later, I was pedaling in blue skies and California sunshine.
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Day: March 2, 2007
Oregonian says “bike culture isn’t partisan”
The front page of today’s Metro section of the Oregonian has perhaps one of my favorite headlines ever; “In Oregon, bike culture isn’t partisan.”
The story, by the O’s Salem staffer Harry Esteve, is about how Republican Senator Jason Atkinson is behind a bill that would re-word existing bicycle equipment requirements to exclude fixed-gear bicycles from requiring a separate brake.
My "Tikit" to San Jose
[Bike Friday sent me one of their new “Tikit” folders for my trip to San Jose, CA. I rode it to the airport this morning.]
Stay dry on the cheap
[The Monkey King’s
“Bike Cape” poncho
will set you back $10.]
“Bike Cape” poncho
will set you back $10.]
Two local cyclists have come up with inexpensive ways to stay dry while you ride.
Larry Williams opened up The Monkey King (3534 SE Hawthorne) a few years ago by importing furniture and fine arts from China. Now the store sells all sorts of eclectic and funky furnishings.
On a recent trip in China, Williams noticed that when it rained, all the cyclists put on ponchos. That was his lightbulb moment,
“It struck me right then that ponchos would be perfect for the Pacific Northwest.”