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[Editor’s note: This story comes from first-time BikePortland correspondent Brad Upton.]
The theme of daVinci Days this year was Motion and Commotion, and bikes were featured prominently in the celebration.
The festival is famous for it’s Kinetic Sculpture competition every year, and this year there were lots of cool pedal powered artistic creations from all over the region. Of course, these are all human powered machines, and most are based on bicycle technology (and parts!).
The Sprockettes tour is off to a memorable start.
The ladies rolled into the southern Oregon city of Ashland last Thursday hoping to liven up the town with an impromptu performance in Lithia Park.
Unfortunately, a few of Ashland’s men in blue didn’t think the ladies in pink were such a good idea.
The incident even made the the local newspaper.
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
As the photo at right (which I snapped this morning) can attest, bike fun on the Burnside Bridge will have to wait a few weeks.
The bridge was expected to be closed to all motorized vehicle traffic for the next three weeks but now plans have changed. Here’s the word from Multnomah County Public Affairs office:
Whether you’re a beginning or experienced cyclist, you’ll love racing at Portland International Raceway (PIR). One of the most popular weeknight bicycle race series in the nation, The Lakeside Bicycles Monday Night Masters and Women Race Series runs May-August. The Monday night series attracts hundreds of novice to experienced cyclists to race on a traffic-free race course that’s fun for everyone.
Races are divided into separate categories of novice masters men (aged 30+), novice women, 2 categories for more experienced masters men and an open women category for women of any age including juniors. There are even experienced racers standing by to provide guidance and answer questions if you need help. All that’s required is a helmet, a road bike and a sense of adventure.
For further information see schedule on website below or contact Race Organizer, Jim Anderson at 503-975-8229 or jim-anderson@comcast.net
[Updated at 12:39pm]
The local road racing community is worried about the decline in the number of women racers. To reverse the trend, they’ve stepped up their outreach efforts and launched an online survey find out the cause.
The number of women racers has dwindled so much in recent months that some race organizers have had to combine small fields to be able to run their events.
I’m curious what everyone’s experience was with Pizza A Go Go‘s Free Slice for Cyclists promotion.
I stopped twice over the weekend with my family (I only ordered two slices) and both times I could tell the employees had given away lots of free slices. The first time, the employee jokingly said he, “wasn’t sure if it was the best business decision,” but he was cordial and welcoming.
The second time we went in (this time with two other families; six kids, five parents total) the employee was a bit rough around the edges and was obviously not too thrilled at the extra workload from people seeking freebies.
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[Updated: 7/23, 9:01am]
Earlier today, the BTA announced that Executive Director Evan Manvel had left the organization.
Now the BTA Board of Directors has named Scott Bricker as their interim leader.
According to the BTA Blog,
“Bricker has committed to leading the organization through the end of the year, when he and the board will evaluate the organization’s standing.”
Bricker is a natural choice for this role and I wouldn’t be surprised if he officially assumed the Executive Director position.
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