[Future home of Sellwood Cyclery in Oaxaca Mex.] Much loved local bike shop Sellwood Cyclery will open a second location this Summer in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. I just learned the news on their shop blog and called co-owner Steven Landon to find out more. Turns out Landon owns a home in Puerto Escondido, a small … Read more
[Tonkin at Hillsboro Stadium] Local cyclocross racer and co-owner of Sellwood Cyclery Erik Tonkin, will join a team to represent the U.S. at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, on January 28 in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium.
PDOT has just sent me results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. According to the numbers, Portland’s bike commute mode split has grown 96% from 2000 to 2005, nearly doubling from 1.79% to 3.51% (mode split is just a wonky way to refer to the % of usage of various transportation modes). Check … Read more
There seems to be a lot of interest in the community about the bike-related legislation going on in Salem this year. I’ve been doing my best to stay in touch with all of it and I will write about developments as they come in. Here’s what I know so far. BTA Policy Director Scott Bricker … Read more
The BTA wants to spread the word that January 20th is the deadline for Alice Award nominations, “Has an individual, business, government agency or community group you know provided inspiration to cyclists, made biking safer or easier, or helped make bikes a part of the fabric of your community? Nominate that person for an Alice … Read more
Filmed by Bike is Portland’s very own, homegrown bike film fest that gets bigger and better every year. The lady behind the action is Ayleen Crotty. She has just announced the esteemed jury that will help select this year’s films: Allan Folz – Shift, Breakfast on the Bridges Caroline Colon – .83 Seattle Janis McDonald … Read more
This just in from River City Bicycles events manager Jason Bietz:
[Don Walker, during hisvisit to Portland last October.] After the possibility of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show coming to Portland fizzled out back in October, now comes word from Don Walker that he is once again considering bringing his popular show here in 2008. He’s scheduled to discuss details of the event in a … Read more
Many cyclists in and around Portland are aware of the survival imperative of being visible while riding at night. But there are two guys I’ve come across recently who take it to a whole new level. [Tomas and his lights.]Photo: Tomas A few days ago I discovered the blog of local cyclist Tomas Quinones. I’ve … Read more
[Another beautiful Chris King product.] Local bicycle component manufacturer Chris King Precision Components is highlighted as one of five “Green Giants” in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News magazine’s current issue. The issue focuses on bike companies who go the extra mile to be nice to the planet. Chris King makes all of their headsets, hubs … Read more
I don’t have the complete breakdown of traffic crash and fatality stats for 2006 yet, but from what I’ve gleaned so far the numbers show an encouraging downward trend. Here are some factoids to think about: There were zero bike fatalities in 2006. That’s down from four in 2005. There were 28 total traffic fatalities … Read more