[via Bicycle Retailer and Industry News]
Congrats to local shop River City Bicycles for being named the #1 single-location Specialized Bicycle dealer in the country.
I guess that despite the community’s misgivings about how Specialized treated locally-based Mountain Cycle, plenty of people still prefer bikes from the “Big S” (I have to admit, they do make some nice rigs).
The community response over anti-cyclist comments made on a morning radio show continues to grow. The story has moved far beyond Portland and what the show host called “this little underground website.”
I think the radio station is making things worse for themselves by not releasing the tape. The longer they wait, the more guilty they seem.
With all the craziness around the radio show fiasco I want to lighten things up with some fun tidbits from my inbox.
First, check out the photo below that was forwarded to the Shift email list:
The storm around The Playhouse radio show is gaining strength by the minute. It is simply amazing to see what a concerned and active community can accomplish.
On the other side, employees and supporters of the show question our credibility because most of us have not heard the original broadcast. I also have a feeling that elected and community leaders are waiting for the orginal recording to surface before weighing in.
I disagree. Even without hearing the original broadcast I think we have every right to move forward and continue to put civilized, non-violent pressure on the station, their advertisers, regulatory bodies, our elected officials, and so on.
[Submitted by Dan M.]
My 2003 bianchi road bike (light green) was stolen yesterday in broad daylight, they cut through my wire lock, on 8th and Davis.
[Submitted by Mercedes]
White Peugeot fixed gear, older style ~70’s, a ratty body geometry seat, suzue basic track hub on sun rim for the rear wheel, SR cranks with a red crank bolt cover. It had a horn with a rattling mounting, and the bar tape is ripped and falling off (it’s white too). It was accidentally left unlocked in front of the eastport plaza movie theater around 10:30 pm, July 16th. It was my friend’s bike, her name is Megan Harrington. Her email is megan.harrington@gmail.com.
[Submitted by n8rtot]
Stolen Marin Bolinas Ridge 17″
Where: Lombard/Wabash @ Mocks Crest
When: 7/17 between 8PM – 8:45PM
Color: Brushed Steel
Serial#: C415ESC035
The bicycle was locked with an Onguard Doberman Cable Lock – 8mm.
The situation with Jammin’ 95.5 and their Playhouse morning show continues to escalate. The posts have been linked to from all over the web, I have talked with the head of the League of American Bicyclists, the BTA, PDOT, and the local media. The word is spreading very quickly.
The problem is that I’m not sure where to go from here. This is where being the editor of this site gets tricky because I am both a community advocate and a journalist. While I want to do what’s in the best interest of the community, I also want to keep you informed as much as possible. The trick is to do this without inciting any more anger.
It’s a learning process for sure.
Yesterday thousands of cyclists rolled down Highway 30, crossed the Broadway Bridge and rolled into Holladay Park near the Lloyd Center. The occassion was the 27th annual pedaling pilgrammage known as the STP or, Seattle-to-Portland bike ride.
Organized by Cascade Bicycle Club, STP has become an institution for thousands of Northwest cyclists.
From what I heard it was a near-perfect event. The weather cooperated and so did a nice, northerly wind all the way from Seattle.
The Sprockettes, Portland’s very own mini-bike dance troupe, have finally hit the big time. They will be the subject of an upcoming segment on the national NPR show Day to Day.
The producer was down from Seattle over the weekend to get audio for the story at a Sprockette’s performance.
It’s no secret that I’m a huge Sprockettes fan so this is great news.
Also, in anticipation of the show, the girl’s have just unveiled their new website at Sprockettes.org. Go check out their website and stay tuned for an update with the link to the show.
Congrats ladies!
[For more on the Sprockettes, browse my posts and photo archives.]
Just want to give a shout out to listeners of The Playhouse. Welcome to BikePortland.org. This is a blog that covers the cycling community here in Portland and it is open to everyone with constructive input on the issues.
If you are trying to post hateful or divisive comments about the recent situation I will not publish them.
I know you found this site because PK spent most of this morning’s show talking about our reaction to comments he made on his show on Thursday.
We just got a response from P.K., host and creator of The Playhouse, the local morning radio show that broadcasted hateful, anti-cyclist comments on their program last Wednesday.
P.K. contends that his comments were taken out of context and that we shouldn’t jump to conclusions until we’ve heard the broadcast (I asked him for a copy of it). Here’s his statement (my edits for readability are in parentheses):