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Filmed by Bike raises $2,500 for bike fair

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Ayleen Crotty at the opening
night of Filmed by Bike.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Filmed by Bike — the bike film festival that took over Clinton Street Theater this past weekend — raised $2,500 for the Multnomah County Bike Fair.

MCBF is the annual celebration of Portland’s bike culture and community that draws hundreds to Colonel Summers Park for a mad-cap mix of unicycle-jousting, pedal-powered smoothies, bike crafts, Sprockettes, and more.

Filmed by Bike organizer Ayleen Crotty says MCBF “is looking pretty good this year,” thanks to the 1,600 people that showed up for the eight screenings. Ayleen reports that on opening night she sold out both shows and turned away 300 others for lack of space.

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A cycling resurgence in my home town

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A bike commuter in downtown
Long Beach.
(Photo by Russ Roca)

A website, a lot of dedication, some like-minded people, and a dream for a more bike-friendly future — that’s what Russ Roca and the Long Beach Cyclists hope will be the start of something big.

Russ is a freelance photojournalist who rides a bike (or takes transit) to the many assignments he gets in and around Long Beach, California. (For one job, he took a foldable Bike Friday, packed up his panniers and set out on a bike/bus/train combo journey to San Luis Obispo, 226 miles away).

I don’t recall how I first met Russ, but I met him (in person) for the first time at last year’s Tour de Fat. He and some friends were on a Pacific Coast bike tour and made the Portland detour to check out the event.

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