Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, contact me via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a paying subscriber.

BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Sprockettes and Zoobombers rock Roller Derby

[Dingo on his mini tall-bike] The Sprockettes and the Zoobombers left their mark on Saturday night’s roller derby season opener at the Expo Center. Their half-time extravaganza including some gnarly derby action with plenty of thrills and spills by an amped up Zoobomb crew. Then, the Sprockettes did their thing and and were met with … Read more


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Friday link roundup

Someone submitted this great drawing of their stolen bike. “I Share the Road” is working. Check out this “true story”. The North Portland Greenway effort to connect the Esplanade from the Steel Bridge to St. Johns is moving right along. The PINE Film Fest is showing some interesting bike films tonight at the Hollywood Theater. … Read more


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Three Portland shops make Top 100

[Dave Guettler in upper right corner!] Three Portland bike shops were noted as “Top 100 Shops” by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The three shops are Bike N’ Hike, River City Bicycles and Bike Gallery. According to the magazine, they were chosen because they excel in three areas: market share, community outreach, and store appearance.


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Mini-bike mayhem coming to Expo Center

The Rose City Rollers (Portland’s all-female roller derby league) open their season this Saturday night at the Expo Center. But for me, the most exciting thing on the schedule has nothing to to with roller skates. I’ll be there for the “mini-bike extravaganza” planned for half-time. What’s a mini-bike extravaganza? According to Handsome Dave (the … Read more


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Specialized, Mountain Cycle disagree on “Stumptown”

[Not to be confused with Stumpjumper] [UPDATES: A reader has posted the cease and desist letter from Specialized. See it here. (PDF) *Specialized responds.] North Portland based Mountain Cycle and global bike giant Specialized Bicycle Components of Morgan Hill, California are locked in a disagreement that neither side is backing down from. At issue is … Read more


Bike Gallery bash to launch Platinum

[The new Trek “Portland”] The City of Portland Office of Transportation has just announced that the official launch of their “Portland Go Platinum” campaign (website) will happen Thursday night at Bike Gallery‘s downtown location. The announcement will piggyback on the “Ride Portland” event being planned by Bike Gallery to celebrate the arrival of the new … Read more