A sampling of some of the most colorful things I saw on the show floor. Check out the rest of our Interbike photos here.

Beautiful fixies (Photos © Elly Blue)

Stylish clothes demand stylish bikes. This woman's new Raleigh rig complemented her outfit nicely.(Photos © Elly Blue)

For the second year in a row, Momentum Magazine produced their Urban Legend Fashion Show at Interbike.

Year: 2000Brand: trekModel: 4500Color:glossblack/candy goldPhoto: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8593/bikeaq.jpgStolen in portland, OR 97214Stolen:2009-09-24Stolen From: Stolen from right in front of the avalon theater on 34th and belmont southeast portland.Neighborhood: southeastOwner: jeff daumenOwnerEmail: jeffdaumen@yahoo.comReward: $100Description: The bike was a year 2000 trek 4500 front suspension mountain bike. Handle-bar extensions, with a light and bell. Rack on the back.Police record [...]

Brand: trekColor:black/goldStolen in portland, OR 97214Stolen:2009-09-25Stolen From: in front of the avalon, 37th and belmont.Neighborhood: southeastOwner: jeff daumenOwnerEmail: jeffdaumen@yahoo.comDescription: older trek, black and gold. bell on it.This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2007Brand: MarinModel: BelvedereColor:Matte SteelSerial: C177FSD464Stolen in PORTLAND, OR 97217Stolen:2009-09-22Stolen From: Home in North/Kenton Neighborhood in the morning.Neighborhood: KentonOwner: DOUGLAS HECKMANOwnerEmail: HECKMAN8408@COMCAST.NETDescription: Also stolen were Kryptonite U lock series 24x9 and a planet Bike light Blaze/ Super Flash set. Mens Bike.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: ~1991Brand: CannondaleModel: Criterion 3.0 aluminumColor:blackSize:54cmSerial: ??Stolen in 97202, OR Stolen:2009-09-23Stolen From: Hawthorne across from Ben & Jerry's (about 33rd)Neighborhood: HawthorneOwner: James MuellerOwnerEmail: chesterdangerfield@comcast.netDescription: Black criterion (tight frame road) with bright pink lettering and specks. Black handle bar tape and saddle. Sticker noting it was purchased at the Aloha Bicycle center on [...]

Shawn Small, owner of Ruckus Components, stands in his machine shop located in the Brooklyn neighborhood.(Photos © J. Maus)

Brand: MotifColor:silverSize:regularStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-09-24Stolen From: Bragdon Hall, Reed College (off of Steele St.Neighborhood: WoodstockOwner: Ben M0hlerOwnerEmail: syphenox@yahoo.comDescription: The rear brakes are completely worn through. They're also a black and grey kryptonite lock around the middle.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

New Sands Street bike path in NYC.-Video below-

In Portland, we have many reasons to be proud of our Bureau of Transportation. They're moving forward with new bikeway facilities that re-envision our roadways and give bike traffic the treatment it deserves.
But New York City is going beyond re-striping roads and demonstration projects. They're aggressively remaking [...]

This just in from Metro:

Contact:
Pat Emmerson
503-797-1551
Pat.Emmerson@oregonmetro.gov
Metro transportation advisory committee seeks community representatives
Metro's Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee is looking for three community representatives to serve two-year terms beginning January 2010. TPAC provides technical input on transportation planning and funding priorities for the Portland metropolitan region to the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation.
In addition to six [...]

Head out to Forest Park for Columbia Sportwear's Trail Fest event.(Photo © J. Maus)

What? It's Fall? You wouldn't know it by looking at the number of bike events on the schedule. Below is our Weekend Event Guide. Get out there and have fun.
Saturday, September 26
10:00am - 12:00pm: Heed Your Steed - [...]

A setting sun, and even nightfall, didn't deter 'cross racers from enjoying a romantic eveningof racing at Alpenrose.-Slideshow below/Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus)

The new Blind Date at the Dairy cyclocross race series debuted last night at the Alpenrose Dairy, just a few miles southwest of downtown Portland; and for the 271 racers that showed up, the [...]

Did you know Portland had an advocacy group devoted to pedestrians?

Portland is renown for its bike scene and the strong, vibrant advocacy movement that exists around it. But what about our non-motorized friends who use their feet to get around? Where is Portland's 'pedestrian community'?
The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition wants to find out. [...]

Year: 2003Brand: TrekModel: 5200Color:BlackSize:58Serial: W13038667Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2003&Brand=Trek&Model=5200+WSD&Type=bikeStolen in Portland, OR 97232Stolen:2009-09-23Stolen From: Office parking structure 1800 SW 1st Ave. Portland Oregon at SW 1st and Harrison.Neighborhood: S. Downtown PortlandOwner: Paul VanderwalOwnerEmail: paul.vanderwal@comcast.netReward: $250Description: Trek 5200 carbon frame and fork with Shimano Ultegra goup with tripple crank - 27 speed. Bontrager Race X-Lite upgraded wheelset, new Continental [...]

Katelyn Hale learned about the new speed bumps the hard way.(Photo courtesy K. Hale)

David Noble, executive director of the non-profit Riverview Cemetery, didn't want to do it, but he felt he had no other choice.
About one week ago, Noble instructed his groundskeepers to install three sets of speed bumps on the property. [...]

The Advocacy Zone, a welcome sight for this Interbike newbie.(Photos © Elly Blue)

It's my second day at Interbike (see Day 1 report here) and the main event is open -- a giant exhibition hall packed with many hundreds of booths and the many thousands of bike industry insiders who have come to gawk, shop, and [...]

What sort of features will builders like Joseph Ahearne dream up?(Photo © J. Maus)

If you haven't taken time to peruse the schedule of the Oregon Manifest, you should. The six-week event -- which last year mainly focused on a custom bike show -- has blossomed into nothing short of an urban biking summit.
This year [...]

Dan Kaufman broadcasting live from Mt. Tabor.-Live stream below the jump-

As many of you already know, the band Flaming Lips is in Portland today filming their upcoming music video. As we reported last week, the band came here to enlist the help of naked bike riders for part of the video.
Several of the band [...]

Year: 1998Brand: CannondaleModel: Super V 900 mountain bikeColor:green (split pea)Size:largePhoto: http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7449/cannondalesuperv900.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97205Stolen:2009-09-22Stolen From: 407 SW Broadway, Portland, OR (Union Bank of California Tower parking garage)Neighborhood: Washington and Broadway - downtown pdxOwner: Jerri ShayOwnerEmail: shay@bodyfeltmount.comReward: huge hug and dinner or coffeeDescription: Green w/ yellow detail, yellow head shok, yellow lizard skins chainstay, [...]

Portland bike traffic is growing.(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland Office of Transportation just released a statement that includes results from the Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey.
The annual survey found that Portland's bike commute mode share has risen to 6.4%, that's a jump from 4.2% in the 2007 survey -- and the largest [...]