[Veloshop owner in Bicycling Magazine] Molly Cameron, owner of downtown Portland’s Veloshop is profiled in the “Wrench” section of the latest issue of Bicycling Magazine. The article (on page 43 of the September issue) focuses on Molly’s committment to making sure nothing in her store is derived from animals. That means no leather saddles and … Read more
My bike was stolen last thursday morning. I immediately reported it stolen. It was a silver cannondale v500 with an obx sticker, serfas gel seat, moutain rack rear gear rack, extra hand grips that come up like mountain bike grips, a green kids bell, a jannd underseat gear sack, a front-mount gear bag, powergrips straps … Read more
on wednesday, july 19, around the corner from stumptown coffee on third and pine, a very large rat chewed through a cable lock and my bicycle was stollen. it is a chrome colored SPECIALIZED SEQUOIA with a blue front pannier and a back rack. i am bicycling from vancouver, bc to guadalajara, mexico, so this … Read more
[We need more than a sign.] As part of an ongoing protest against how cyclists got shafted on the St. Johns Bridge last year, a group of “ciclonudistas” is rallying the troops for their second annual naked protest ride (here’s a report from last year). A little background: Last year, the Oregon Department of Transportation … Read more
[Congestion] Looking to avoid a repeat of last year’s chaotic Bridge Pedal event, stakeholders and city agencies recently came together to discuss concerns and review the ’06 course. Last year’s ride was unfortunately the victim of it’s own success (and maybe some poor planning). Several rest stops and other places on the route caused major … Read more
[Chris and an old friend.] While at the Chris King Tour de France party last night, I heard someone mention that a guy rolled up on a bicycle made by Chris King himself. In all my years in the bike industry, including a stint as a King employee, I was surprised I’d never heard about … Read more
In my previous post about a phone call with apologetic program manager Tim McNamara, I asked all of you if we should try and cut a deal with the station and move on, or if we should continue to pressure them until the tape is heard. The response was mixed.
Last night I finally got down to the Lucky Lab to join the Chris King Tour de France viewing party. Chris King Components is based just a few miles from the Lab and they started the Tour party tradition last year when their headsets were ridden by Lance Armstrong to his 7th straight Tour victory. … Read more
Stolen: 2004 Fuji Crosstown, blue and silver. This was stolen last Sunday at the Hollywood Rite Aid. It has (or had) a black rack with a single saddlebag on the right side. This is a comfort type bike, with small shocks in front and one on the seat post. It’s most easily identifiable feature: There’s … Read more
[Bacchetta in action at PIR] Sorry for the late notice but wanted to let everyone know about an neat event happening tonight at Coventry Cycle Works (2025 SE Hawthorne). The founders of Bacchetta Bikes, John Schlitter and Rich Pinto, are in town for the Race Across Oregon and there will be a party in their … Read more
Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams has just released an open letter to everyone in the City of Portland. Here is the text (or download the PDF): To: The Public of the City of Portland From: Commissioner Sam Adams Re: Inflammatory Radio Comments July 17, 2006 An open Letter to City of Portland: It has been … Read more
I just got off the phone with Tim McNamara. Tim is the program manager for The Playhouse radio show and a partial owner of Rose City Radio, which owns KXL-AM and KXJM 95.5. I assumed Tim had written me off as a rogue, backstabbing blogger (this is what I had heard from other journalists that … Read more