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BikeSnobNYC on our MJ memorial ride: "Enough already!"

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Yesterday was quite a day.

In the span of about two hours, we learned of Michael Jackson's death, planned a ride (and had a blast), did three TV interviews, got mentioned in The Oregonian, and even got noticed by the New York Times.

And this morning, the famous bike-blogger/comedian BikeSnobNYC came across that mention of our ride in the New York Times and couldn't take it any longer. Disgusted by Portland's biking spirit, he wrote (emphasis mine): (more...)

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Are ‘Fixies the new Roller Blades’?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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Spotted at Colonel Summers Park
over the weekend.
(Photos © J. Maus)

In the bike world, few topics elicit as much heated conversation and interest as fixed gear bicycles (a.k.a. "fixies").

BikeSnobNYC, one of the most well-known bike blogs in the world, has made a career out of skewering the fad, and my coverage of them -- whether it's about their legality or about their rising popularity in Portland -- always garners a lot of comments.

I've only tried a fixie once or twice, so I'm no expert on the topic, but I still find this fascination with them rather interesting (if not strange). On that note, I came across two things recently that we can add to the fixie cultural notebook. (more...)

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