Last night in Overlook Park, about 16 men and women, wearing everything from short skirts to spandex, learned the rudiments of a newly emerging martial art form: Bikendo.
Our teacher was Nature Boy, a longtime practitioner of karate and tai chi. He had the idea to develop a specific self defense technique for people who [...]

Year: 1969Brand: SchwinnModel: Deluxe CollegiateColor:greenSize:24Photo: http://www.bareiss.net/collegiate5spd1.jpgStolen in portland, OR 97212Stolen:2009-06-16Stolen From: NE 12th and TillamookNeighborhood: irvingtonOwner: Josh PopeOwnerEmail: joshpopepdx@gmail.comDescription: This was stolen from my house in inner NE portland. Its a beautiful green bike with a yellow registration tag on inside of the main chassis bar.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 1984Brand: CenturionModel: TurboColor:Black / SilverSize:62cmPhoto: http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/78/l_7efc6f2d8032407ea2479227581394f6.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2009-06-16Stolen From: 105 N Killingsworth St, from the back parking lot.Neighborhood: North PortlandOwner: Mike WarmOwnerEmail: mikenapkin@gmail.comReward: Yes!!!Description: Black Centurion Turbo road racing frame with a silver head tube and chrome on the drive-side chainstay. Drop bars wrapped in forest green (Schwinn Varsity-style) bar tape with [...]

About 40 people showed up for the Benson Bubbler ride yesterday. (For those of you not from Portland, Benson Bubblers are the name given to our iconic drinking fountains).
We met at SW 5th and Washington, site of the first bubbler, installed in 1912 (and still looking great). Our ride leader Lily brought along [...]

HB 2377, a bill sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Tomei that looks to strengthen laws against people who use mobile devices (texting or talking) while driving, has made it out of the Senate Rules Committee (where it was stuck last time we checked in) and is headed for a vote on the Senate floor.

Full report on this ride by Deacon Amos Hunter at BikeTemple.org. Slideshow below (for captions, browse the album in the photo gallery):

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Year: 2000Brand: TrekModel: 7200Color:dark greenSize:20Serial: WTUH0973295Stolen in Portland, OR 97204Stolen:2009-06-16Stolen From: SW Park and Alder - 519 SW ParkNeighborhood: downtown portlandOwner: Stephanie WilkenOwnerEmail: s.wilken@comcast.netDescription: Set of black panniers containing two Multnomah County library books, clothesPolice record with: not yet availableThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 1987Brand: SpecializedModel: Street StomperColor:GraphiteSize:20"Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-06-9Stolen From: The bike was taken from our garage, via the backyard door. SE Division close to New Seasons market,Neighborhood: Ladd's Addition.Owner: Tony HuntOwnerEmail: hyla7@yahoo.comDescription: The bike was powder coated, so it doesn't have a brand decal. The rear rack, bottle cage, and bell are powder coated [...]

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
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9:45am – 5:45am: Midweek Ride to the Gorge
Take the [...]

Streets filled with bikes: a commonsight during Pedalpalooza!(Photo © J. Maus)

What an amazing week! Portland bike funnists have been outdoing themselves this year, with the biggest Pedalpalooza ever (over 200 events total!)
Team BikePortland has been scrambling trying to cover all the events we can (is this really our job or is it a dream?) -- [...]

Job Title
Adult Program Coordinator

Company/Organization
Community Cycling Center
Job Description
About the Community Cycling Center
The Community Cycling Center, founded in 1994 is a 501(c) 3 that broadens access to bicycling and its benefits through our hands-on programs, volunteer projects, and neighborhood bicycle shop. We believe that the bicycle is a tool for empowerment and a vehicle for [...]

Job Title
Development Director
Company/Organization
Community Cycling Center

Job Description
About the Community Cycling Center
The Community Cycling Center, founded in 1994 is a 501(c) 3 that broadens access to bicycling and its benefits through our hands-on programs, volunteer projects, and neighborhood bicycle shop. We believe that the bicycle is a tool for empowerment and a vehicle for change.
The Community Cycling [...]

Tall bikes, yeah!- Watch video below- (Photo © J. Maus)

Wow. It's been amazing to watch how much publicity The Irondelles have gotten since their big public debut last week.
Since then, they've been on the Willamette Week blog, featured in a live, prime time news segment on KGW-TV (NBC in Portland) and they got an [...]

Year: 1984Brand: centurionModel: turboColor:black/chrome with green bar tapeSize:62 cmStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2009-06-16Stolen From: Stolen directly outside of Flower shop on N Killingsworth and N Vancouver in N Portland.Neighborhood: N Killingsworth, North PortlandOwner: Mike WarmOwnerEmail: mikenapkin@gmail.comReward: YES!!!!Description: Vintage Centurion road racing frame, black. drop bars, wrapped in green schwinn bar tape. Has all shimano durace [...]

Let's hope Rep. Oberstar's love of biking seeps into his thinking on federal transportation policy.(Photos © J. Maus)

On Thursday (6/18), U.S. Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) is expected to release a white paper outlining his plans for the forthcoming re-write of the federal surface transportation bill (Oberstar is Chair of the House Infrastructure and Transportation Committee).
The [...]

Imagine if each one of them donated $5.- Click here to donate -(Photo © J. Maus)

Last Saturday night, 1% of Portland's population reveled in the World Naked Bike Ride. 5,000 people enjoyed it by bike (or on roller skates, skateboards, etc...), and thousands of others did so either by seeing it live and/or by [...]

Loaner bikes await guests at the new Aloft hotel near the airport.(Photo: Aloft)

Portland is fortunate to have a bike-accessible (and friendly) airport just a few miles out of town. It's a good thing too, because there are also growing number of people who bike there to catch a flight. We also get our share [...]

[Via Hard Drive]

A friendly finger on NE Alberta St.(Photo © J. Maus)

Once again, a national survey of driver behavior has put Portland on top of the the "Most Courteous/Least Road Rage" list. Portland held the title in 2007, but came in 2nd place last year.
The fourth annual survey compared 25 major cities (through 2,518 [...]

Year: 2007Brand: KHSModel: Urban X-pressColor:BlackSize:XLSerial: U80903261Stolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2009-06-16Stolen From: Stolen from locked apartment building.Neighborhood: Belmont/SunnysideOwner: Jon BrownOwnerEmail: jumpinjonbrown@gmail.comDescription: Clipless pedals, fenders, kryptonite lock, rear rack, bar-end shifters.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

After the brazen bareness of last night's naked ride, a handful of dreamy romantics spent some wholesome quality time this afternoon reclining on the grass in the rose gardens of Ladd's Addition, listening to, and giving, dramatic readings of the "good parts" of romance novels. These were, for reasons I never fully understood, interspersed with [...]