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Two great local shops are hiring! Check out the details in the job listings below… Mechanics — Joe Bike Retail Sales Manager — Fat Tire Farm
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BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Swobo wants “Sprout” name, but local builder had it first – UPDATED
A Sprout Cycles frame ondisplay at the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show last month.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland resident Edwin Brown has been building his Sprout Cycles brand since 2005. Now he’s fighting to keep it after learning that a much larger company has registered attempted to register a trademark for ‘Sprout’ bicycle products and plans … Read more
Ride planned tomorrow in support of Occupy Portland
View of Occupy Portland from SW Main Street.(Photo © J. Maus) Local activist and founder of Crank My Chain! Cycle TV Dan Kaufman is organizing a bike ride from Southeast Portland to show support for Occupy Portland. Kaufman is encouraging interested folks to “occupy your bicycle” and ride to this Friday’s meeting of the General … Read more
Man that’s bright! Photos from ‘Be Safe, Been Seen’ event
Mark Allyn (the “Master of Light”) and Jim Parsons (last year’s “Best-Lit Bike” award winner) show off their well-lit creations. Last week, TriMet held their annual Be Seen, Be Safe event in Pioneer Square. The idea is to raise awareness about staying visible while walking and biking, introduce folks to hi-vis products, and inspire us … Read more
Hillsboro school custodian starts student bike repair program
Still from KATU News video (watch their story here). A reader brought to our attention a great story about the power of bicycles and how one person can make a difference. The head custodian at Poynter Middle School in Hillsboro, John Sarrazin, has turned a chance encounter with a student who needed help fixing his … Read more
Job: Mechanics (Joe Bike)
Sorry, this job has been filled. Job Title Mechanics Company Joe Bike (3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd) Job Description Joe Bike is tripling in size and expanding its staff. We’re looking for experienced, personable mechanics with a high level of integrity and an interest in our kinds of bikes, especially utility, commuting, touring, IGH, and belt … Read more
Advocates prep for battle after release of draft U.S. transportation bill
The BTA’s Rob Sadowsky is already working contacts in DC to improve the bill.(Photo © J. Maus) The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released their long-awaited transportation reauthorization bill last week (known as MAP-21), sending alarms throughout national bike advocacy circles because it, according to Streetsblog DC “eviscerates successful and popular programs to … Read more
Dispatch from Munich; where old cycle tracks can’t keep up with demand
In Munich, narrow cycle tracks separated from auto traffic have fallen out of favor and there’s a growing push for wider bike lanes in the roadway.(Photos © Denver Igarta) — This guest article was written by Denver Igarta. Denver is a transportation planner with the City of Portland who’s on a study trip in Europe … Read more
Event: Free Bike Maintenance Class at Western Bikeworks (11/16/11)
Event: Free Bike Maintenance Class at Western Bikeworks Date: 16 November 2011 Time: 5:30 PM Details: We will begin a series of Wednesday night maintenance classes that will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Participants will receive a 10% discount coupon good for 30 days after the class (some exclusions apply). … Read more
Police offer reward for ‘window pane bandit’ who has hit several bike shops
West End Bikes on SW Stark and 11th is one of several shopsthat has been broken into this past week.(Photo © J. Maus) A thief who has (nearly) mastered the ability to remove large windows without breaking them has hit several bike shops and other businesses in the past week. A total of six businesses … Read more
Tomorrow: Legal, law enforcement experts to join rural road safety forum
Traffic on Skyline Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus) Tomorrow night the Skyline Ridge neighborhood association is hosting a community forum to discuss rural road safety issues. Safely sharing high-speed, narrow, and winding rural roads like Skyline Blvd has been an issue for years; but back in August, the issue reached a boiling point when it became … Read more
Mayors Adams still committed to sidewalk funding
Adams says sidewalk spending commitment is rock-solid.(Photo © J. Maus) A story in The Oregonian published Friday (and an irresponsible Tweet by BikePortland) might have you thinking that Mayor Sam Adams — grappling with a tight budget at the Bureau of Transportation — has broken a promise to invest in sidewalks in East and Southwest … Read more