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The world of bicycle shifting is dominated by two big names: Shimano and Campagnolo (and to a lesser extent SRAM). Now an upstart Portland entrepreneur is throwing his hat in the ring with a new product called Retroshift. As its name implies, Retroshift is old technology with a new spin. The product is a lever … Read more
Joel Sheley of Spoketown Cargo secures a load on his delivery bike. Joel Sheley is the latest Portlander to be swept up in the local bike business wave. Sheley has launched Spoketown Cargo with hopes of building a business delivering goods by bike.
First Friday art opening to feature new works by Carye Bye. Below is your menu for bike fun this weekend (starting this afternoon!). For being winter, it’s pretty impressive just how much is going on. Bundle up and get there. See the weekend guide below the jump…
Downtown Clean & Safe employees cleaning up the bike corral on SW Broadway just south of Burnside.(Photos © J. Maus)
Screen grab from Marketwatch.com. Today’s print edition of the venerable Wall Street Journal features a story on Tim and Sue Butler’s Southeast Portland condo. The Butler’s are both serious cyclists, with Sue’s name gracing these pages on several past occasions for her pro cyclocross exploits. So, why is the WSJ profiling their condo? The house … Read more
A box of helmets awaits disassembly.(Photo: Jason Jepsen) Jason Jepsen is working on an exciting project. The 41-year old self-described “energy and efficiency expert” who just moved to Portland in 2009 after living “off the grid” in Colorado for the past 15 years is putting his personal energy into figuring out how to recycle the … Read more
More photos below.(Photos © J. Maus) Twas a bit nippy on the ride into work this morning. Perhaps the coldest commute we’ve had in quite some time around these parts. Frost was visible on the road and leaves and it was hovering near freezing when I left my house. With all the scarves, gloves, and … Read more
Bike night at Winter Wonderland is this Monday!(Photos © J. Maus)
Come meet Dezy and hear him play his amazing Piano Bike at BikeCraft on Saturday.(Photos © J. Maus) If you haven’t figured it out by now, BikeCraft isn’t just a holiday gift bazaar: It’s a place where folks come out of the winter cold, catch up with friends, and enjoy that special, bike-infused flavor of … Read more
Detail of flyer produced by NWTA. The Portland-based non-profit Northwest Trail Alliance is scrambling this morning after finding out that a trailer full of trail-building equipment — including a $75,000 tractor for building singeltrack — was stolen last night. According to the group’s president Tom Archer, the trailer was parked in the maintenance yard of … Read more
On the set of the “Pedal Powered Talk Show”.(Photos: Daniel Stark Photography) Once again proving that cargo bikes can do amazing things, a new talk show is being filmed in Portland — and it’s being done entirely by bike. The table the host sits at, the chairs the guests sit in, and all the production … Read more
A large crowd turned out for the Williams Project Community Forum. This photo shows the group discussion portion of the event. On Tuesday night nearly 200 people came together for a ‘Community Forum’ to learn about a neighborhood’s past and share their opinions on the myriad issues surrounding the City’s North Williams Avenue Traffic Safety … Read more