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Posted on April 26th, 2013 at 11:00 am.
Still from Mike Vogel's Doored.
Remember that awesome Craigslist post last summer when a guy got doored while biking downtown, but instead of being angry at the door-operener he sort of... fell in love?
Well it turns out that Craigslist post was the inspiration one of my favorite movies from the Filmed By Bike festival that wrapped [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2013 at 1:06 pm.
Still from Circle Century.
Southeast Portland resident and hobbyist movie maker Merritt Raitt debuted a new film at Filmed by Bike over the weekend. Circle Century documents his attempt to ride 100 miles, non-stop around Ladd Circle.
Raitt, who lives just a few houses down from the circle, accomplished his feat back in August 2011 but [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2012 at 1:04 pm.
Screen grab of PAM email announcing the exhibit.
The Portland Art Museum has just announced that their summer exhibition schedule will include Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design. The exhibit is based on the book by the same name which documents the bike collection of Vienna-based designer and bike connoisseur Michael Embacher.
According to Stephanie Parrish, [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2012 at 11:50 am.
BonB veteran Steph Routh.(Photo by Michael Andersen))
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX's 10-minute newsmagazine about buses, bikes and low-car life.
Dozens of fans of one of Portland's most unique and durable bike traditions met Tuesday night at bicycle tavern Velo Cult to tell stories from more than 120 mornings of free breakfast [...]
Posted on August 21st, 2012 at 2:12 pm.
A trio of Portlander women have joined forces to launch Hop in the Saddle, a forthcoming (they hope) guide book that will take readers on a bike tour of local craft beer breweries and pubs. The project launched via Kickstarter today and its supporters are hoping to raise $15,000 to make the book a reality.
Behind [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2011 at 10:10 am.
Chariot Wars, a proud Zoobomb tradition.(Photos © J. Maus)
Zoobomb's annual Mini Bike Winter fest has begun! The event, which lasts through Sunday, started last night when the Irondelles (Portland's all-female tall bike gang) led a ride to spruce up area ghost bikes and do some craft-making for upcoming events.
Tonight, Zoobomb takes it to a whole [...]
Posted on January 21st, 2011 at 9:51 am.
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Fred Armisen as a Portland bike messenger.
Portlandia is the new, six-part IFC miniseries that's getting a lot of buzz around these parts for its attempts to poke fun at Portland's idiosyncrasies. Back before the holidays, we shared a bit about it over on Page Two because, as you might expect, bicycling figures prominently [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2011 at 9:20 am.
This print has inspired a licensing partnership and a new jersey.-See it below-(Photos © J. Maus)
Portland based Retro Image Apparel has a new jersey coming out this spring based on a print by local artist Jimmy Cavalieri. Jimmy is a long time reader and supporter of BikePortland, so we're really excited to see this jersey [...]
Posted on January 13th, 2011 at 4:52 pm.
It's been a pretty crazy day (actually crazy last couple of days)... So I thought you'd enjoy taking a break and seeing some really fun bike art created by Lents neighborhood resident Tom Labonty. Check out his "Rat-Fiets" drawing below...
Drawing by Tom Labonty. See it on Flickr.
Posted on January 6th, 2011 at 11:06 am.
Stills from just some of the many films that will screen during the Bicycle Film Festival.
Get ready to be inspired and entertained by a wide variety of bicycle-themed films. The Bicycle Film Festival and Filmed By Bike are both gearing up for 2011.
The Bicycle Film Festival has just announced dates and screenings for their 2011 [...]
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