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PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland Take Trimet (followed by Art Show and Reception at City Hall, 1221 SW 4th.) 9:00am – 9:00pm, keynote, presentations, and art show times at carfreeportland.org The Towards Carfree Cities Conference opens its door to the public for a free day to promote discussion of urban livability, … Read more
“If I had to choose between Bush on his mountain bike and John Kerry on his Serotta, I’ll take Obama.”–U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama made headlines last week for his private meeting with members of the bicycle industry in Chicago. U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (who some have whispered would make a … Read more
Job Title Service Manager Company/Organization The Bike Gallery Job Description The Bike Gallery is seeking highly experienced professional bike mechanics for Service Department management positions. If you are driven, detail oriented, and passionate about customer service, we want to hear from you.
Former parking lot soon to be garden.(Photos © J. Maus) With car use in decline across the country, millions of urban acreage currently devoted to parking them will soon go fallow. What to do with all those parking lots? Depave them! The International Towards Carfree Cities conference kicked off this morning with a depaving event … Read more
Portland-based Columbia Sportswear has announced that they have taken over sponsorship of Team High Road (formerly T-Mobile) and new jerseys with “Team Columbia” will debut at the start line of the Tour de France. This would be first time a Portland company was a title sponsor of such a high-profile racing team. Team High Road … Read more
Just a small part of the massive crowd.More photosWatch video below(Photos © J. Maus) A massive crowd — which some estimate at well over 2,000 riders — took part in the Naked Ride through downtown Portland on Saturday night (technically Sunday morning). As we made our way from the Northwest Industrial Area to downtown (via … Read more
Members of the SE Bicycle Patrol Unit shared their ninja bike riding secrets with an appreciative crowd.(Photos © J. Maus) The last few days really kicked the fun up a notch here in Portland. Pedalpalooza is now in full swing and the events are coming faster than I can keep up with. Here are some … Read more
You had to be there.More photos and video below(Photos © J. Maus) Last night’s world premiere of Bike Porn 2: Bikexploitation was quite an affair. The Clinton Street Theater was sold out (and then some) and the action outside was as hot as the movies inside. Reverend Phil was in his element — even if … Read more
Bicycle Speed Dating attracted a crowd to Colonel Summers Park this afternoon.More photos here(All photos © J. Maus) This is not a drill. This is the first big weekend of Pedalpalooza and there is no excuse for not getting out and partaking in all the fun. Below is a listing of all the rides this … Read more
Joel Grover, head buyer for the Bike Gallery, stopped by BikePortland headquarters this afternoon to deliver my latest test bike — a Gary Fisher Simple City. It’s a pretty basic, flat-bar townie bike. It’s got a 3-speed internal hub, rear coaster brake (front hand brake) and it weighs about 25 pounds. I shot a quick … Read more
[This report was posted to the Shift email list by Emily Wilson.] Last night, on a balmy June evening approx. 45 bicyclists gathered for a tour to tickle the 5 Senses We: – Stopped to Smell the roses in Ladd’s Addition – Tasted some treats at Voodoo Doughnuts – Felt the vibration of the pavers … Read more
Remember my story about Unitus Community Credit Union’s bike loan program? Today, Tracy Streebel from Unitus emailed to let me know they’ve officially launched the program and the website, bicycleloan.com is up and running. Check it out if you need to get a new bike or some gear but don’t have the cash up front.