Guest Article: A ‘Simple’ bicycle: Made under one roof
The central eastside is home to a collection of bike-making businesses. Contributor David Boerner works there and was able to get a new bike made for him without leaving his building.
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The central eastside is home to a collection of bike-making businesses. Contributor David Boerner works there and was able to get a new bike made for him without leaving his building.
One of a series of “Bike Boys of Portland” postcards being used to raise money for a local cause. A calendar is in the works too.
The Italians know how to do bike racing.(Photo: Gazzetta.it) The Giro D’Italia, Italy’s grand tour stage race, continues on after the tragic, fatal crash of Belgian racer Wouter Weylandt during Stage Three. Being such a bike-race-crazy town, local cafes and pubs are showing the race on the big screen. With the race starting to heat … Read more
OBRA volunteer Stewart Campbell helped pressure wash Alpenrose Velodrome.(Photos: David Boerner) The word is in from Alpenrose Velodrome Director Mike Murray: track racing will start this week at the popular track nestled in Portland’s southwest hills (weather permitting, of course). The announcement comes after a week and a half of weeding, scraping, patching, sanding, and … Read more