(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland's bike-friendly vibe continues to wear off on Keen Footwear. When they moved their corporate headquarters here in 2006, they wasted no time in putting bikes in their product catalog. Two years later, they promised to expand their cycling-oriented product line.
They've kept their promise.
They started by [...]

[Note: I'm going to try and start doing more product reviews. I'll post quick "On Test" updates as I get interesting things to try out. Then, depending on your interest and the quality/relevance of the product itself, I'll follow-up with a more thorough review. To keep this going, I'm looking for a product [...]

Portland's Retro is making a name for themselves in the jersey business.

Southeast Portland-based apparel company Retro, has inked a licensing deal with The New Yorker to release two cycling jerseys based on the magazine's iconic cover art. It's just the latest licensing deal for Retro, a company that has found success by designing and [...]

Event flyer

I know many people out there are jonesing for cyclocross season. Unfortunately, racing won't start until fall (usually mid-September), but tonight you can satisfy your 'cross withdrawals by attending a product preview event hosted by local cyclocross pro Molly Cameron of Portland Bicycle Studio (4829 NE MLK Blvd.).
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Mayor Adams on the Eneloop.- Watch video below -(Screen grab from video taken by Mayor Sam Adams' office)

On Tuesday, representatives from Sanyo North America Corporation gave Portland Mayor Sam Adams an Eneloop electric-assist bicycle.
The Eneloop made a big splash at the CES trade show in Las Vegas back in January, leading Treehugger.com [...]

The Travoy from Burley.

Eugene, Oregon based Burley Design is set to debut a new product called the Travoy. According to Burley sales guy Steve Strickland, the Travoy is a "commute trailer" and it will be shown to the public for the first time at the FrostBike trade show in Minnesota this weekend.
Strickland said they've [...]

Eleni's new Batavus.(Photos © J. Maus)

My seven-year old daughter Eleni is the proud owner of her first city bike; meaning it came with fenders, a rack, integrated light, and more.
It wasn't easy to find a well built kids city bike in local bike shops. Most kids bikes are just mini versions of [...]

A unique unicycle.(Photos © J. Maus)

The eBike Store in North Portland has become the first dealer in the country to stock the Self-Balancing Unicycle -- a.k.a. SBU. The SBU is an electric-assisted unicycle with "advanced angle sensing electronics and software" that allows it to balance and "pedal" for you.
The SBU was invented by engineer [...]

Most kids' bikes available in the US, like these spotted at Tour de Ladd this fall, aren't fitted out for city riding. (Photo © J. Maus)

After an exhaustive search for a good city bike for my son, I have concluded that kids bikes in general are in a sorry state. Either they are poorly constructed [...]

The DynoLight from Beaverton-based Light On!.(Photo © J. Maus)

[You can meet Brian Engelen from Light On! (and Fun Reflector) this Saturday at BikeCraft V. He'll be one of nearly 50 local vendors selling their bike-oriented arts, crafts, and other products. Don't miss it!
I have owned the Light On! DynoLight dynamo powered headlight since the summer [...]

The double-spiral bamboo bottle holder.(Photos © Adams Carroll)

After Paul Conte graduated from Syracuse University’s industrial design program, he took an office job -- but realized before long that he wasn’t living the life he wanted to lead. So he quit, trained to be a carpenter, and moved to Portland in search of a workshop and [...]

TerraCycle owner Pat Franz shows off his Cargo Monster rear end attached to a Catrike recumbent.(Photos © J. Maus)

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Raingear comes in all styles, forms -- and budgets. (Photo © J. Maus)

Now that the rain has arrived in earnest, it's time to get the daily wet weather riding routine down pat.
For many of us, that isn't going to include shopping for a new, name brand rain jacket and pants, fancy washable wool, or a [...]

The Bilenky Chuckwagon.-Slideshow below/Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus)

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Marion Rice and her new work pants in action. (Photo © Elly Blue)

So, I just have to dish about my new pants. Red Ants Pants are work pants shaped for a woman. Designed by outdoorsy gal Sarah Calhoun, who lives in a ranching town of White Sulphur Springs, Montana, these pants are made for women [...]

[Publisher's note: This review is by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice. Marion's last column explored safety and cultural issues around carrying infants by bike.]

Griffin and dad test riding the FollowMe.(Photos © J. Maus)

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[BikePortland managing editor Elly Blue is back from Interbike, but she's still going through mountains of notes and photos. Below is a report about some of the smaller fry she came across on the show floor -- quirky inventions and scrappy startups. See the rest of our Interbike coverage here.]

The "SEE ME" light-up belt. [...]

The new wheel rack from TCB.

A friend stopped by the office recently with an interesting new product by Portland-based company TCB Racks. It's a product only racers are probably going to love and/or understand -- a front rack that allows you to carry your precious race wheels on the way to a workout or [...]

Sky Yaeger on a Swobo Otis.(Photo: Richard Masoner/Cyclelicious)

We're getting excited for the kickoff of the Oregon Manifest on Friday. One of the marquee events in the six-week bike culture blowout is the Constructor's Design Challenge. We've already written a lot about it, but today we take a look at it from a different [...]

The WheelBurro with a carriage attachment. (Photos by H2M2)

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