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New Belgium wants to trade your car for a bike

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Tour de Fat '06

The scene at the 2006 Tour de Fat.
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New Belgium’s awesome explosion of bike craziness, the Tour de Fat, is coming to Portland this August. I’ve attended the last two years of this event and it’s something you don’t want to miss.

Besides the usual downtown bike parade, live performances (including our own Sprockettes, who will be on Tour with them), freak bike rodeo, zany competitions, lots of good beer, and more, this year they’ve got something new up their sleeve.

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Low-car dieter has rough first day on the bike

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Bike to Work Day

Olivia Rebanal and her daughter Philly.
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Overlook neighborhood resident Olivia Rebanal was one of 27 Portlanders who kicked off a month on a Low-Car Diet Monday at Pioneer Courthouse Square.

The Flexcar-sponsored program aims to, “show local residents that not owning a car, or downsizing by a car, is more than possible in cities such as Portland with numerous transportation options”.

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