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Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard sets a good example.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

The majority of Vancouver (WA) City Council members are reportedly in favor of expanding a youth helmet ordinance to include adults.
The ordinance was first heard by City Council earlier this month and based on recent comments by four of the seven councilmembers, there is [...]

Friday's Critical Mass in downtown Portland.More photos here(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Around 60 Portlanders remembered Critical Mass last Friday. While that number may seem low, it was the biggest turnout the ride has seen in many months.
After seeing signs of a resurgence, I showed up to Friday's ride (for the first time in over a [...]

orange and black big 23 in frame toe-clip pedals frame mounted pump front accessory bag (gray) mounted with fat slicks
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Trek 800 mountain bike, bell saddle, blue seat pack, newish kevlar street tires
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A bike casts its shadow on Union Station.(Photo: Jonathan Maus)

Got any bike adventures planned for the weekend?
About 60 people got their weekend started on a fun note at Critical Mass last night. The ride was fun, mellow, cop-less, and ended with a dance party in front of the entrance to the Portland Auto [...]

road bike handlebars.frame painted red and black with a layer of art paint under spray paint. twenty one speed with original shifters on handlebars. no pads on handlebars. basicly a frankenstein that i built from three wrecked bikes. red painted rims
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Silver Raleigh Mojave 2.0 w/ silver fenders. Also had a pannier rack, a toploading bag, and a speedometer on the handlebars. There are greenish scratch marks on top part of left gear shifter. Excellent condition. Bike lock might still be locked onto front part of frame.
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Meet at People's Food Co-op, 3029 SE 21st Ave.
Learn how one person has been making a living running a Community Supported Agriculture operation in Portland out of a network of plots around the city, providing fresh produce to dozens of people, selling at farmers? markets, and doing most of it by bicycle.
http://trashfactory.net/sunrootgardens/
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11:00 AM
705 N. Alberta St.
Coffee, blah blah before. But most importantly? P B R. We have a lot of the Pabst. Please to be drinking the Pabst. With pizza. Yes. Short move, lot of beer.
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DRINK RIDE DANCE
7:30 PM
Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne)
Come to the SE Lucky Lab for a drink, and conversation, then ride to the FEZ Ballroom (316 SW 11th at Burnside)for smoke-free dancing at Portland?s only Bhangra and Bollywood night, and possibly more drinking.
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I don't usually re-post stories that are flying around the Internet, but two recent stories deserve attention for the level of indifference and callousness they show toward people on bikes.
The first story comes from Tucson Arizona. The snip below is from a story posted on CNN.com yesterday:
"A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the [...]

Coming together to make Oregon the "place bicycles dream about."(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

At a meeting in Portland's downtown library earlier this week, the Oregon Bicycle Tourism Partnership came together to strategize about how to make Oregon the premier bicycling destination in the country.
The group is a joint venture spearheaded by Oregon State Parks, Travel Oregon, [...]

Flyer for this month's Critical Mass.

Critical Mass -- that enigmatic, fun, controversial, "defiant celebration" of bikes as traffic -- has been all but missing from Portland's bike scene lately.
The theories about its demise vary, but in the last year or so it seems to have lost its mojo here in "Bike City USA".
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Riding in Eugene.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

I never got a chance to write about this, so below is a pasted announcement from the City of Eugene about their Walking and Biking Summit.

Eugene’s 2nd Walking and Biking Summit
January 26, 2008
8:30am – 1:00pm
South Eugene High School Cafeteria – the cafeteria entrance is at the back of the building. [...]

Jim Middaugh(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

In a rare move for an aspiring politician, City Council hopeful Jim Middaugh is telling supporters to stop giving him money.
In a statement released late Thursday night, he claimed they are "over the top" with $5 contributions. "In fact," the statement said,
"We're over the top so far that I [...]

Meet under the Burnside Bridge (west side) at 5:30pm and ride at 6:00
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kinda beat up blue mountain bike with a duct tape seat and lights front and back. also bolted to the frame are a water bottle holder, and a mini bike pump. the front tire is a mountain bike tire and the back tire is a street tire.
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Lobbyist Paul Romain forced a compromise.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Whew. A lot has transpired with the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets Proposal in recent weeks.
First, some background...
The monumental proposal will look to raise over $400 million for transportation system maintenance and safety projects by way of a new fee charged to city residents and businesses. [...]

Officer Clinton and the suspect vehicle.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Just before noon today, police responded to tips about a blue Hummer H2 parked on the corner of SW Salmon and Broadway. The vehicle fit the description of the SUV that was involved in a road rage attack in Northwest Portland.
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Just a quick note to introduce the latest bike I'm test-riding in my ongoing quest to find my perfect city bike.
Behold the Batavus Socorro:
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