Michael Kloeppel is the General Manager of Cyclone Bicycle Supply, a bicycle parts and accessory distributor based in Southeast Portland.
This past weekend, someone broke into his Woodstock neighborhood home and took his “irreplaceable” fleet of bicycles.
Portland must lead the world in giving free bikes to kids. I’ve heard about several efforts currently underway to take donated bicycles, recondition them, and gave them to low-income kids for Christmas.
The Community Cycling Center’s annual Holiday Bike Drive is the most well-known and this year they’re spreading the cheer far and wide.
Molly Cameron — owner of The Veloshop — somehow finds time to not only run her bustling downtown bike shop, but she also competes at the highest levels of U.S. cyclocross racing.
Coming off a top ten overall finish in the Cross Crusade series and a whirlwind season that included successful trips to races in Michigan, Massachusetts, Colorado and Philadelphia, Cameron will press on into her third month of ‘cross competition with her first-ever trip to Europe.
Portland-based Chris King Components has developed an exceptional reputation for their world-class headsets and hubs. But far beyond just bike parts, the company brings thoughtful excellence to everything they do.
Their annual calendar is no exception. The 2007 edition features the work of photographic artist and Hood River resident Jacki Sterner. Here’s more from their website,
Held under clear, sunny skies on Sauvie Island — a rural paradise just north of Portland — the inaugural Kruger’s Crossing capped another wild and crazy Portland cyclocross season.
Update: Oops! I forgot to add the PayPal button when I first published this post. It is now up on the Raffle Page.
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The bike giveaway madness continues in December with a very special prize…an Electra Amsterdam.
Behold,
Wesley Robinson from Hillsboro, Oregon…come on down! Thanks to a generous donation from Cyclepath bike shop, you’re the winner of a brand new Redline 9-2-5!
Wesley is the lucky winner of this month’s BikePortland Benefit Raffle. He joins October’s winner John Duffy of Morrisville Vermont and all the raffle participants who have put their money where their mouse is.
The cover of this month’s Road Magazine — the “Journal of road cycling and culture” — features local racer Mark Blackwelder.
The shot shows Mark competing at the recent Star Crossed cyclocross race up in Seattle.
Mark is a member of Team Veloshop, which is based out of Veloshop bike shop in downtown Portland.
Here’s another photo of Mark sporting his off-the-bike uniform at the Horning’s Hideout Cross Crusade race ;-).
Last night in Northeast Portland, PDOT officially launched their new See and Be Seen campaign.
City Commissioner Sam Adams, visibility visionary (and Get Lit founder) Jeff Bernards, PDOT staffers, and about 60 cyclists braved the chilly temps to take part in the festivities.
Everyone was in a high (visibility) spirits…