Cyclepath Bike Shop co-owner Bill Larson pointing out a detail in one of Tiago DeJerk’s paintings.(Photos © J. Maus)

Cyclepath Bike Shop in Northeast Portland is known for stocking custom, high-end bikes that could easily pass for rolling works of art. Now, sharing space in the showroom among $6,000 bicycles, are four large-scale stencil paintings […]

Cycle Seen is a photo and art exhibition that will focus on Portland’s bike culture. Full story here.
The most recent press release from the event’s organizers is pasted below:

Cycle Seen: Picturing Portland’s Bike Culture
Funded in part by Regional Arts & Culture Council
Who:
Over 50 local photographers & artists. Project director is Rachel […]

I noticed this fabulously furry and pink mini-tall-bike parked in the racks at my daughter’s school this morning…

My daughter Eleni (age 5) isn’t quite sure what to make of it.

I never saw the owner, but I hope to run into them some time.

Mark Allyn made his jacket and wired his bike with vivid LEDs.(Photos © J. Maus)

Often, the most memorable part of bike events in Portland is not just the event itself, but the people who come to take part. Such was the case at Filmed by Bike — a celebration of cycling on the big […]

A major bike traffic jam!

Bikes as far as the eye can see. They got backed up during a lift of the Hawthorne Bridge leading into downtown Portland on Tuesday morning.(Photo: Ian Stude)

The photo above was taken by reader Ian Stude who got caught in a huge back-up of cyclists on the Hawthorne Bridge yesterday. […]

Ben Ficklin practices tricks on the Eastbank Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland’s urban fixed-gear scene is on a roll. A new fixed-gear website has been launched and two upcoming events are testament to the growing community of riders who enjoy the challenges and thrills of riding track bikes in the city.
Alex Kroman announced the debut […]

This article is by contributor Carl Larson. Carl previously wrote about the Zoobomb art rack project.

One of the many clever, poignant, and timely ads that River City Bicycles has run in local weekly newspapers.

They are everything from powerful public service announcements, good-humored guilt trips, outraged cries, and cutting commentaries on our nation’s commuting culture. […]

The Pornography of the Bicycle; now available nationwide.

You’ve probably already heard of Portland’s Naked Bike Ride — an annual tradition that has grown in recent years to become one of the largest such rides in the world. But in addition to that (and several other, smaller naked rides that have cropped up recently), there’s […]

“Needs a little cosmetic work” is an understatement.(Photos © J. Maus)

If I had nothing better to do, I would love to just photograph and document all the interesting bikes I see locked up around town.
For example, check out this rusted-out old beast I noticed the other day. It was locked (with a […]

The incomparable Carl Larson; just one of many great images in the Teams of Portland photo booth collection. See them all here.

Portland-based and globally revered ad agency Wieden + Kennedy created the Teams of Portland exhibit and website to showcase a special piece of Portland’s bike culture.
The idea was to pay homage […]

The scene outside last year’s Filmed by Bike.(Photo © J. Maus)

Filmmakers and photographers are scrambling to submit their work for consideration in two upcoming shows: the sixth annual Filmed by Bike film festival and the first-ever Cycle Seen photo and two-dimensional art exhibition. Both shows have a March 1st submission deadline.
Filmed by Bike is […]

Northwest Portland resident DougOllerenshaw competing in the Tour of California.(Photo: Stefan Heymanns/Flickr)

The Amgen Tour of California — a seven stage, 650-mile race that featured the world’s top teams and riders — wrapped up in Pasadena California on Sunday. Among the finishers were all the big names of elite international racing including the legendary sprinter […]

Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus)

For some reason, I just can’t get last weekend’s Mini Bike Winter event out of my mind. By all accounts, it was just a massively fun and amazing weekend.
I took somewhere in the realm of 2,000+ images in two days and I’m still having fun looking through […]

The Ben Hurt Chariot Wars were one of many highlights at Mini Bike Winter V.(Photos © J. Maus)

Three full days of mini bikes, tall bikes, freak bikes, parties, and an international crowd of spectators and competitors helped make the fifth annual Mini Bike Winter (hosted by Zoobomb) a raging success.

The Cupcake Challenge: ride your bike […]

Ifny Lachance from Vancouver BC won the Chariot Wars event last year.(Photo © J. Maus)

Tonight is the Opening Ceremonies of Mini Bike Winter V, and the beginning of three days of mini-bike mayhem that will include chariot races, mini-bike competition, gravity bombs (downhill races), a fashion show, dance parties, a Family Zoobomb, and a much […]

(Photo © J. Maus)

It’s a special day on Portland’s bikeways, a day when our love of bikes doesn’t seem out of place…it’s Velotine’s Day!
Here are a few ways to get into the mood:
This evening, on the east side of the Hawthorne Bridge, all two-wheeled commuters are invited to Mocktails on the Bridge. The annual […]

Mini Bike Winter (MBW) — the Zoobomb-created event that mixes gravity, competition, mini-bikes, and fun — is less than one month away. This will be the fifth year in a row the event has offered salvation from our winter bike-fun doldrums
Last year, MBW IV gave us “post-apocolyptic” chariot wars, a beer-bungie competition, freak bike […]