Year: 2002Brand: SpecializedModel: Hard RockColor:SilverSize:19Serial:P1KC10144Stolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2011-06-15Stolen From: I locked up my bicycle outside of the Kohler Pavilion in the bike parking area across from the Physician's Pavilion atapproximately 0645. I locked it with a long cable lock, intertwined between both wheels and the posts. When I got off work at0730, I proceeded [...]

Vic Alfonso, owner of Alfonso Cadillac, explains his concerns with PBOT project manager Ellen Vanderslice after this morning's meeting.(Photo © J. Maus)

After six months of meetings, analysis and negotiations, the City of Portland appears poised to implement changes that will improve bicycle access on and around the 12th Avenue bridge over I-84 in the Lloyd [...]

This just in from Portland Parks & Recreation (see our story from Tuesday for background):
Eastside Floating Walkway to Remain Closed at Least Over the Weekend
(Portland, OR) –
A team of PP&R operations supervisors and engineers on-site this morning has determined that the floating walkway along the Vera Katz Eastside Esplanade from north of the Morrison Bridge [...]

Tutus! Birds! Alleys! Serious wonking! French Bikes! There really is something for everyone on the Pedalpalooza menu today. View the full list below...
7:00am Sisyphean Cruller Crawl - East Side
Join us for a mythic climb up one or two of Portland's finest hills. We'll haul breakfast to the top for anyone that makes it, and we [...]

The 50s Bikeway Project aims to create a 4.3 mile, family friendly bike corridor.(Photo © J. Maus)

The long-awaited 50s Bikeway Project — which will use $1.5 million in federal funds to build a low-stress bicycling environment along a 4.3 mile corridor from SE Woodstock to NE Thompson (near Sandy) along 53rd and 52nd Avenues [...]

Event Name: Aptalis Cycle For Life
Event Date: Sunday, October 1st.
Web Site: http://www.oregon.cff.org/cycleforlife
Event Description:
Join us for our second annual bike tour and enjoy the breathtaking fall colors of the Willamette Valley as we ride through the heart of Oregon wine country. The ride will start and finish at Wennerberg Park in the charming historic town [...]

Make a clean sweep of grime.(Photos: Daniel Sharp)

When you break it down, your bicycle only needs to do two things: Go and stop.
In our last column we discussed the go (chains), today we'll delve into the stop (brakes).
The Pacific Northwest is known for many things, but one of the most insidious is the slow, grinding [...]

Franz Bakery Criterium
Rise to the top
Saturday, June 25
Portland, OR - The 2nd Annual Franz Bakery Criterium will take place Saturday, June 25. The event is located in Portland’s Central Eastside around the Franz Bakery. The 1.13km (.7mi) course features eight turns, a fast descent and 40-feet of climbing per lap.
Race Details
This criterium will [...]

Approximate route of new bike boulevard coming to east Portland.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is close to the start of construction on a new "neighborhood greenway" that would parallel 82nd Avenue in northeast and southeast Portland. PBOT has put out a request for proposals to find a construction firm to start and the project [...]

The 'Broads with Babes' ride is today at 2:00.(Photos © J. Maus)

12:45pm The Outer Limits
Join Hidden Portland author Carye Bye and Portland Native Kate on a daytime tour of Portland's Outer Limits! We'll start at the Fairley's Pharmacy & Soda Fountain (still going since 1913!) at 72nd & Sandy. Then head East. Some adventures may [...]

Year: 2004Brand: TrekModel: 1500T 9spd Discovery editionColor:royal blueSize:blk wht accentSerial: WTU172GO394APhoto: http://www.operationgadget.com/images/trek_1500.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2011-06-14Stolen From: Rosa Parks and CurtisNeighborhood: Arbor LodgeOwner: Vicente HarrisonOwnerEmail: vicenteharrison@gmail.comReward: Thank you!Description: Greetings,
This bike was stolen off of my porch at my home in Arbor Lodge, North
Portland *6/14/2011*. Be on the look out and please share with your
network! [...]

Inside BikeBar on Williams.(Photos © J. Maus)

Hopworks' new BikeBar on North Williams Avenue seems to be an instant hit. The small restaurant in the ground floor of the Ecoflats apartment building between N Shaver and Failing, is just the latest new bike-centric business to spring up on what Hopworks' owner Christian Ettinger calls the "Williams [...]

The Esplanade has been closed for 14 days due to high water.(Photo © J. Maus)

Portland Parks & Recreation officials say they continue to monitor the water levels on the Willamette River and that a re-opening of the Eastbank Esplanade could come by the end of this week.
The floating portion of the Esplanade path (south [...]

Traffic analysis shows about 50% of car traffic on Willamette goes 40 mph (the limit is 35).(Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is considering other options for how to improve bike access on N. Willamette Blvd after hearing loud and clear from adjacent homeowners that they don't want to lose on-street parking.
The [...]

Franzia by bike.(Photos: Michael O' Leary)

"The goal is to develop and refine our set of skills for on-road riding with external or internal box-wine loads. Three colors of box wine. Three stages. Might want to wear your helmet. Might want to bring cab fare money for your trip home." — That's how the first annual [...]

When local cargo bike manufacturer Metrofiets unveiled their "Hopworksfiets" back in September 2009, it was a sensation. The bike, custom made for Hopworks Urban Brewery to be a beer bar on wheels, was a media darling and even made it onto the Discovery Channel.
The bike itself was a smash hit, but it also saw huge [...]

Research will put numbers behind biking customers.(Photo © J. Maus)

A research project at the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC, housed at Portland State University) is taking a closer look at how bike-riding customers and bike infrastructure (or lack thereof) impacts the business bottom line.
The principal investigator is Kelly Clifton, an associate professor at [...]

Get ready to Hammercise — the most fun you'll ever having biking around for impromptu, synchronized, MC-Hammer-inspired, jazzercising.A scene from last year's ride.(Photo © J. Maus)

Year: 2010Brand: schwinnModel: madisonColor:baby blueSize:60Photo: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=234403689909127&set=a.100294383320059.520.100000184925560&type=1&theaterStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-06-12Stolen From: in front of the Produce Row. On Se 2nd and Oak. It happen while a event called the do over was going onNeighborhood: SEOwner: Taylor PateOwnerEmail: cumberbun4000@yahoo.comReward: yesDescription: Taller Schwinn, Baby blue with crome, Everything is stock but the rims. I believe they were [...]