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(Photo: Bruce Forster)
(Photo: Bruce Forster)
Year: 2015
Your one-week warning to create Pedalpalooza rides is … right now
It’s coming!
Portland’s annual bike fun festival Pedalpalooza begins three weeks from today, and that means this: The deadline for getting a Pedalpalooza ride into the Portland Mercury’s printed ride calendar is one week from today.
Anyone can create a ride, and 87 have been created so far for the 24-day festival. To get into the Merc (as well as the definitive online calendar on shift2bikes.org) you can use the simple event form linked from the top of the calendar.
Here are a few highlights from the schedule so far:
GOAT-A-PALOOZA – Saturday, June 6, 1-5 p.m.
Bike tour of goats in the city! Are you goat-curious? We’ll visit a few different goat “ranches/farms” and see what it’s like to own goats in Portland. Meet at Unthank Park in N Portland, ride will end in SE, near Foster and 205.
At die-in, ODOT says it’s already doing its best to improve street safety
The protest was organized after a man biking across Powell Boulevard lost a leg in a collision with a turning pickup truck.
(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland unless noted)
(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland unless noted)
About two dozen people lay in the one-way street outside the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Portland regional headquarters Wednesday afternoon in a mostly silent demonstration in support of safety improvements on Portland’s urban highways.
Most had biked to the spot; some lay their bicycles beside them. Others had walked; one said he’d walked downtown from North Portland.
Some were children. Some wore fake blood made from ketchup. One had brought a stack of signs: “Oregon Department of Traumatic Injury.”
Job: Market Development Specialist – OTTO DesignWorks
Job Title
Market Development Specialist
Company/Organization
OTTO DesignWorks
Job Description
We are looking for a self-starter to lead our field efforts in launching and developing sales for our revolutionary new product, the OTTO Tuning System, http://ottodesignworks.com. The position will be responsible for building and supporting both distribution and user sales through field events, demonstration and user group feedback management. The ideal candidate has experience, passion and understanding of the cycling & active sports industries. The candidate must have high initiative and willing to flex with user & business needs; is capable & willing to travel; and is technically competent in product demonstration. The position will work in partnership with the OTTO team to help build a new Brand, launch products and create a sustainable business. OTTO DesignWorks is based in Wilsonville, OR at DWFritz Automation, Inc.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead event set-up, demonstration, support for dealers, media/blogs, rides/races and trade shows
• Conduct UX marketing with users to gain testimonial and support across key user groups, such pro mechanics, elite racers, recreationists, and technologists
• Support distributor/dealer technical and event needs
• Lead and support user feedback for product development roadmap
Required Skills, Education & Experience
• 3+ years within cycling/lifestyle/active sports industry in some sales/customer service capacity
• Strong technical acumen such that person can demonstrate technology, explain features, troubleshooting and diagnose failures of phone/camera and bicycle systems
• Passionate, proactive, self-starting, entrepreneurial spirit
• Capable of building relationships and direct selling at events
• Ability to obtain data, listen, observe and articulate user needs and/or business pivot requirements
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including Office platform use
• Demonstrated ability to meet schedules and reliably manage multiple activities in parallel
• Ability to work in a team environment
• BS/BA degree strongly desired
• Experience in new business up or product line launch is a strong plus
Job Conditions/Notes
Working conditions include occasional extended hours in specific periods to service customers, travel and coordinate meetings or events. Position will allow for contract, flexible hours or work time at home office during early phases. Position can grow with business. Position compensation/structure TBD with candidate.
How to Apply
Please send resume and information to jobs@ottodesignworks.com
Job: Part Time Mechanic – Left Coast Bicycles
Job Title
Part Time Mechanic
Company/Organization
Left Coast Bicycles In-Office Repair
Job Description
At Left Coast Bicycles we help promote the bicycle lifestyle by providing the highest quality mobile bicycle service at workplaces all over Portland. We help busy people ride their bike to work and back without having to deal with the hassle of dropping it off at the shop.
We are looking for experienced mechanics to join our team. This position is part time seasonal.
Strong Candidates
• Have at least 3 years experience in bike shops wrenching on a variety of bikes
• Are a people person and good communicator as much as a great mechanic
• Are Independent and able to perform an accurate bike estimate on your own
• Have a smart phone and prompt email access
• Have your own bike capable of pulling a trailer
• Are a mature, responsible team player
• Are excited about the bike-centered lifestyle
Benefits:
• Flexible schedule/ independence
• Access to wholesale parts
• Revenue sharing
• Weekends free
• Part of an exciting and growing company
How to Apply
Check out our website www.leftcoastbicycles.com
and submit a resume and cover letter to info@leftcoastbicycles.com
BTA statement on 26th and Powell collision questions state priorities
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
Rob Sadowsky, the executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has issued a public statement about the serious injury collision that happened in southeast Portland on Sunday.
Alistair Corkett update: On the mend, funding campaign nearing $65,000, event planned
OBRA Executive Director Kenji Sugahara and Alistair Corkett.
(Photo courtesy Kenji Sugahara)
(Photo courtesy Kenji Sugahara)
It’s been only three days since Alistair Corkett experienced a life-changing event. He was cycling on Southeast 26th Ave when he was involved in a collision that resulted in the loss of his leg. A budding bike racer, Corkett now faces a long road to recovery and a mountain of medical bills.
BikeLoud’s “die-in” this afternoon aims to keep safety pressure on ODOT
ODOT’s regional headquarters in northwest Portland.
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
The advocacy group BikeLoudPDX plans to follow Monday’s safety demonstration on Powell Boulevard by taking on what it sees as the underlying issue: city roads managed by the state’s transportation agency.
At 4 p.m. the volunteer-driven organization plans to host a “die-in” at the Oregon Department of Transportation headquarters, 123 NW Flanders St., complete with fake blood.
Here’s the group’s description of its agenda:
City hires project manager for high-profile downtown protected bike lane project
Rick Browning.
(Photo via Washington State Department
of Enterprise Services)
(Photo via Washington State Department
of Enterprise Services)
The project management gig that one local planning pro has referred to as the “job of the year” has been filled.
Rick Browning, an architect and urban designer with a long history in Portland, will start work May 28 on a federally funded project that’s widely expected to implement the first substantial protected bike lanes in downtown Portland — indeed, some of the only low-stress bike infrastructure in downtown, which has by far the city’s highest concentration of bike commuters.
The $6.6 million Central City Multimodal Safety Project might also look for ways to improve the awkward bike connections to bridges like the Burnside, Steel and Hawthorne or even crossings of Interstate 405 to the west.
As it has been in other U.S. cities over the last few years, the downtown protected bike lanes would be a companion project to a planned bike sharing system that the city continues to say will launch in 2016.
Job: Customer Service Representative – Stages Cycling – FILLED
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Job Title
Customer Service Representative
Company/Organization
Stages Cycling
Job Description
We are adding two new members to our Customer Service team, and looking for friendly, thoughtful, technically minded individuals to assist in communication and technical support.
-One Full Time CSR (M-F 9-6)
-One Part Time CSR (Sat-Mon, hours TBD)
– Provide sales and technical support to our domestic consumer and dealer accounts
– Communicate with customers via inbound and outbound phone calls and internet contact
– Interact with other departments in Portland and Boulder office through appropriate channels
– Work directly with warranty team to achieve timely resolution as needed
– Respond to customer service “tickets” submitted via email, the website, and social media
– Provide exceptional customer experience in all communications with customers
– Stay up to date on internal communication regarding our product updates, relevant competitor products, industry developments, internal processes, customer facing processes, warranty and other technical support processes, trouble-shooting techniques, and other relevant information
– Participate in Customer Service team meetings and trainings
– Other tasks and projects as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge of and experience with common bicycle drivetrains and components, especially in regard to bottom bracket standards. High level of organizational skills. High level of flexibility and creative problem solving. Ability to work independently and self-manage duties and tasks. Ability to use customer management and order processing systems, with training. High level communication and interpersonal skills, including high-volume telephone and written correspondence.
Intermediate communication skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees of Foundation Fitness/Stages Cycling.
Intermediate math skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic math.
High reasoning skills: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
How to Apply
Please send resume to jobs@stagescycling.com, along with a short cover letter detailing your background and why you feel you’d be a good fit for this position.
Stages Cycling is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all applicants and employees.
Support builds for walking and biking improvements on east side of Naito Parkway (updated)
Even where it isn’t blocked, Naito’s existing goatpath often spills over during festivals.
(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland)
(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland)
A week after Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick’s office called out Naito Parkway for failing to provide “a minimum level of safety for the traveling public” along Waterfront Park, other central-city institutions are weighing in.
First look at Yuba’s new ‘Spicy Curry’ electric-assist cargo bike
Yuba Bikes Founder and CEO Benjamin Sarrazin on his new Spicy Curry e-bike.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)