Year: 08Brand: FeltModel: Sector JuniorColor:whiteSize:kids juniorPhoto: http://my.imageshack.us/v_images.phpStolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2011-02-25Stolen From: Creative Science School
1243 SE 92nd Ave. near Stark St.Neighborhood: LentsOwner: brian gillardOwnerEmail: briangillard503@gmail.comReward: $200Description: Felt Sector junior, white, low profile slick tires on black rims, Redline rear wheel mounting hardware, black front forks w/Veloce Cyclery stickers, reflective stickers on back of seat and [...]

"There is something magic about 20 mph... We can substantially reduce the likelihood of fatalities in our streets by having this important piece of legislation in place." — Tom Miller, PBOT Director

House Bill 3150 (PDF), which would give municipalities across Oregon the authority to reduce speeds on some residential streets to 20 mph, was the [...]

Job Title: Graphic Designer
Company/Organization: Velotech, Inc.
This position has been filled. Thanks for your interest.

Job Description: Combine your passion for cycling with your passion for graphic design.
Velotech, Inc. is looking for an eager, talented graphic designer to join our growing team.
The basic requirements are:
Graphic design using tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.
Basic web page creation (HTML/CSS).
Experience [...]

Event Name: Binary Burn Out - 4up computrainer races
Event Date: Thursday March 10th, 7-10pm
Event location: Upper Echelon Fitness, 1420 NW 17th
Event Description: Presented by Backyard Blam. Ten dollar race entry in a winner take all competition. Bring your own bike. Prizes for fastest team.
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Event Name: Tweed Ride - Vice (A surely ignoble and iniquitous ride)
Event Date: Saturday April 2nd, 4:00pm (see also March 5th, 2011)
Event start location: The Wharf, NW Front Ave and 18th Street.
Event Description: from the excellent event promo poster:
"We shall fashionably spin at leisure through our Rose City, noting the several sides of culture. Therefore, [...]

Bikes Belong announced today that cyclocross pro Tim Johnson will take a week long bike tour with a small group of riders from Boston to Washington D.C. in order to raise awareness for bike funding. The destination is the National Bike Summit. It's great to see someone from the racing world get behind advocacy like [...]

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has just released their latest video in an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about bike light usage... and it's the best one yet in my opinion. It features Master of Light Mark Allyn and Jim "K'Tesh" Parsons in all of his Klingon glory.

Tell Us About Your Bike Lights! from BICYCLE [...]

The long-awaited return of the Tweed Ride is upon us. This Saturday (March 5th) will be the first of this year's two ride offeringst. After the smashing triumph of last year's debut ride, organizers have decided to offer both a 'Virtue' and a 'Vice' themed ride. More details and the brand new poster (created by [...]

Here's the bike news from around the world that caught our eye last week:
- Utah is one step closer to becoming the second state in the nation, after Idaho, to allow people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs.
- In Porto Alegre, Brazil on Friday night, someone accelerated a car through [...]

Matt Cardinal and Nate Meschke of Signal Cycles.

Mark DiNucci took home Best of Show.(Photos © J. Maus)

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Check out all my images from the third and final day of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). There's a bit of everything in this batch — from the "Femme Fatale" of Serotta to builder portraits and even a bit of Pegoretti...

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This head badge was created by Lisa Serotta for a Serotta bike built in the 1970s.

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Job Title: Author, Where to Bike Portland
Company/Organization: Where to Bike LLC
This position has been filled. Thank you.

Job Description:
Author Wanted for ‘Where to Bike Portland’
Here is an exciting opportunity to write your own cycling guidebook without having to take any financial risk, or worry about the logistics of layout, printing and distribution.
We are looking for [...]

Huge crowds at the show today.(Photos © J. Maus)

Another day is down here in Austin. The crowds were everything many of us expected and then some. I stopped by many booths today and caught up with several builders. Browse the words and photos below, for just a sampling of what I saw...

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"This is what I wanted to show you!" said this little guy.(Photos © J. Maus)

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All eyes were on this Naked bike.(Photos © J. Maus)

Been another busy day here at NAHBS. I'll share more in-depth stories later today, but wanted to put up a quick slideshow of what I've seen so far.
See below for some shots of the many stunning bicycles on display including the work of Littleford, Vanilla, [...]

These bikes are made by entrepreneurs around the globe and sold through a company started by Craig Calfee.(Photos © J. Maus)

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This is the scene around Austin right now — custom bikes and the people who ride them, enjoying the city's charm while drenched in sunshine. For the sights inside the show, just scroll down.(Photos © J. Maus)

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Beloved made two of these stainless steel "MJ's Mortons" as a special edition for Mellow Johnny's bike shop in Austin.(Photos © J. Maus)

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It all started with two old chainguards.(Photos © J. Maus)

Brett Horton is one of the most well-known collectors of vintage bicycles and racing ephemera in the world. For the past 25 years he has amassed a unequaled collection of 15,000 objects and 20,000 photographs.
So, what happens when the owner of The Horton Collection wants a [...]