Nautilus selling off Pearl Izumi clothing at Vancouver HQ

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Got this email from an employee at Nautilus, Inc. in Vancouver (WA):

The Nautilus Store at Nautilus World Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is selling Pearl Izumi cycling and running apparel at 50% off list price. The address is 16400 SE Nautilus Drive, Vancouver WA 98683. Hours are 10-7PM M-S and 10-5PM Sunday. Sale ends October 31, 2007 (see below for update) or while supplies last.

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This is what Portland cyclocross is all about

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Videographer Dan Kaufman and
his “Disco Trike”, a rolling
audio-video command center.
Watch his video below.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Dan Kaufman of CrankMyChain! Cycle TV has posted his video from last weekend’s Cross Crusade Halloween fest.

It’s an awesome video that captures the fun-loving spirit of Portland’s signature cyclocross series, the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade.

Not only does the video capture the zany costumes, racing action, and characters of the Crusade, but (as usual) Dan created and performed an original song to go with it (accompanied by PDOT’s Greg Raisman on harmonica!).

Watch the video via YouTube below, or go to CrankMyChain.com for a higher quality version.

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Stolen Trek unknown

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Blue hybrid style Trek bike, about 10 years old. Grip shifters. Some stickers on frame (just bought used, not sure what they were), clip on handlebars for light, Cat Eye rear light under seat. Foam seat, black seat cover had 2 holes in it.

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Bikes, art, and inspiration in my office

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Detail of Tiago’s painting.
(Full slideshow below)

A few weeks ago, I received an amazing gift. A friend of mine, Tiago DeJerk, completed an over life-sized stencil painting on one of the walls in my office.

If you’re a regular reader, you might remember Tiago. I’ve written about his paintings (he was Tiago Denczuk then), I took photos at his wedding on Mt. Tabor over the summer (which culminated with a glorious bike parade), and images of him dressed as “Pinga da Clown”, from his days as a clown at the Alberta Street Clown House, have graced many of my galleries over the years.

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Oregonian steps up bike safety coverage

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(Note: The Oregonian has changed
the page headline to “Bikes and cars”)

Over the weekend, the Oregonian posted an expanded, multimedia look at the topic of bike safety in Portland.

The page (which is unfortunately titled “Bike versus car” after some back and forth emails with their online editor Mark Friesen, the Oregonian has changed the headline to “Bikes and cars”–thanks Mark) summarizes their recent coverage and offers video, graphs, and a cool Google Map with details on 700 bike crashes that occurred between 2003-2006.

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