Author profile: Dan Liu (Intern)

Here are the other 14 articles by Dan Liu (Intern):

• A fine day for a bike wedding (June 22, 2009)
  

  Announcing: The Marriage of Bonnie Hildebrand & Pete Hoebel

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• Gorge Ride tests legs and MAX train capacity (June 18, 2009)
  

  [This ride was part of Pedalpalooza. See more of our Pedalpalooza coverage here.]

  Dedicated Gorge riders were rewarded with this spectacular scenery.(Photos by Dan Liu)

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• Report: Oh Jesus, it's the Midnight Mystery Ride! (June 13, 2009)
  

  BikePortland intern Dan Liu attended the Jesus Ride followed by the Midnight Mystery Ride last night. Below is his report -- also check out his well-captioned photo album.
  As one Jesus "Brian" Christ put it, last night was "A perfect night for Jesus": warm, mostly dry, and with lots and lots of bikes. This holy expedition [...]

• A legal (and fun) 'Assault' on the streets of Portland (June 3, 2009)
  

  Last weekend, the Urban Assault Ride rolled into town. Honestly, this type of event isn't my usual thing, but with Jonathan's prodding, I decided to give it a shot. (Check out my photo essay after the jump.)
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• The Urban Assault Ride rolls into town with bikes, beer, and fun (May 26, 2009)
  

  The Urban Assault Ride, the self-described "biggest bike scavenger hunt series in the world" is coming to Portland for a second year, this Sunday, May 31. Teams of two will compete by racing around town, hitting checkpoints scattered across Portland, and completing various and sundry obstacle courses of ingenious design.
  The goal of the ride is [...]

• Local tailor makes custom clothes with bikes in mind (May 26, 2009)
  

  M-Horton's Cycling Skirt is designed with high, deep pockets,rugged fabric, and biking and gardening friendly length and flare.(Photo: M-Horton.com)

  Here in Portland, we’re used to our top-notch selection of local framebuilding talent, but how about some locally-made, custom clothes to wear on your locally-made, custom bike? And no, we’re not talking about tight hipster-jeans, or roadie [...]

• Cycle Wild wants you to get back to nature...by bike (May 19, 2009)
  

  Riders enjoy a carfree, PGE maintenance road along the Clackamas river south of Estacada during a Cycle Wild camping ride earlier this month.(Photos: Dan Liu)

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• Pioneer Century kicks off the summer riding season (May 19, 2009)
  

  The Portland Wheelmen’s annual Pioneer Century ride is coming up soon, Saturday, June 6th, to kick off the summer road riding season. This is one of the most popular road rides of the year — last year’s Pioneer Century drew over 1,200 participants.
  The Pioneer Century is a very flexible ride. The usual route is a [...]

• City unveils three more on-street bike parking corrals (May 18, 2009)
  

  New bike parking in Northwest Portland at Thurman and 24th in front of Dragonfly Coffee House. (Plans call for rubber bumpers around the edges, like on existing corrals).(Photos by Dan Liu)

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• Vegetable spokecards and a fun Saturday ride (May 7, 2009)
  

  Vegetable spoke cards inspire bike2market riders(Photo by Dan Liu)
  One of the best things about living in Portland is meeting other fun people and their bikes, and going on group rides lends a bit of camaraderie to a sometimes-lonely activity. Last year, on one of his weekly rides to the Portland Farmers’ Market at PSU, Sean [...]

• What would YOU do with $4 billion? Have your say at the CRC Brewhaha Thursday (May 6, 2009)
  

  Brother, can you spare $4 billion?(Photos © J. Maus)

  If you had $4 billion to spend on transportation, what would you do?
  Come join our very own Jonathan Maus at tomorrow night (Thursday, May 7) at 7:00pm at Roots Organic Brewery at 1520 SE 7th Ave for a game show-style debate over what kinds of projects we [...]

• Kids young and old gear up for Walk + Bike to School Challenge (April 24, 2009)
  

  Students in the BTA's Safe Routes to Schools program will compete with PSU students.

  Earlier this month, the Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) opened online registration for its second annual Walk + Bike to School Challenge Month. The event is a month-long contest that pits preschool and elementary school students against college and university students, [...]

• Local coffee roaster does it all by bike (April 24, 2009)
  

  Trailhead's delivery truck.(Photos © Dan Liu)

  Few are the passions can match the fervor of bike geeks, but the achievement of the quintessential espresso has driven coffee innovators since the death of the penny-farthing gave way to to the modern bicycle.
  Portlander Charlie Wicker, owner and operator of Trailhead Coffee Roasters, has found a way to [...]

• Bike Farm in full bloom as spring season picks up (April 13, 2009)
  

  [Editor's note: This story was written by BikePortland News Intern Dan Liu. Stay tuned for more photos and stories from Dan!]

  Volunteer James Moore in action.(Photos: Dan Liu)

  Last fall, North Portland bike repair and tool co-op Bike Farm celebrated its one-year anniversary by moving into a new space — one where the young non-profit [...]