Thousands take part in Portland’s Naked Bike Ride
Naked Riders on West Burnside. – Photo by Jared Souney/JaredSouney.com.
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Bike Snob in Portland Sunday: Full details
Detail from ride flyer.-Full version below- Eben Weiss, the inimitable “Bike Snob” behind the popular and eponymously named blog and book, rolls into Portland on Sunday. He’s in town for a signing and presentation at Powell’s and there’s a ride to the event being organized by Chris King Precision Components. The plan is to meet … Read more
‘Velosynth’: An open-source, audio synthesizer for your bike
There’s more than meets the eye.-Watch video below- Northeast Portland resident Michael Felix has just launched a project called Velosynth, an “open-source bicycle interaction synthesizer.” Or, in other words, it’s “a small computer that you attach to your bicycle that interprets your motion into sound.” With mobile sound systems flourishing on bikes throughout the city … Read more
Report: Tutu Food Cart Ride (photo)
Reporter Name – Michael Friedman Ride Date – Thursday, June 17, 2010 Ride Report About 50 people showed up for the inaugural Tutu Food Cart Ride. As we moved throughout downtown, the usual rush of group bike riding was accentuated by giggles and smiles as we seemed giddy to ride around sporting our most fashionable … Read more
Report: Bike Porn 4:Play
Reporter Name – rev phil Ride Date – Friday, June 11, 2010 Ride Report We traversed the ends of the bikesexual universe without leaving the theater! The show featured original films from a dozen different filmmakers. New places representing include Detroit and Australia. The crowd spilled out into the street where a massive dance party … Read more
Report: SE Pond Ride
Reporter Name – Elisabeth Flaum Ride Date – Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Ride Report This ride was a lovely scenic tour of various SE Portland water features. We began at Reed College, pedalling over Reed Lake, and visited places like Westmoreland Park, Oaks Bottom, Johnson Creek Park, and Crystal Springs. The closure of the Springwater … Read more
Ride Report: Pedal Through Time
Reporter Name- Oregon Humanities Ride Date – Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Ride Report About sixty Portlanders of all ages gathered under the Hawthorne Bridge, and we set off on our “Pedal through Time” tour led by Lewis & Clark professor Reiko Hillyer. With stops on the Eastbank Esplanade and a tour through Old Town/Chinatown, the … Read more
Ride Report: Museums by Bike: Hollywood (photo)
Getting a tour of Mike’s Movie Madness. Reporter Name – Carye Bye Ride description Ride Date – Friday, June 11, 2010 Ride Report Yes we had Marilyn, yes Marilyn Monroe on the tour, a mid-afternoon Museums By Bike/Hidden Portland bike ride on the theme of Museums and Hollywood. Portland now has two Movie Museums plus … Read more
Report: Scrapper Bike Ride (photo)
Great to see kids in the Pedalpalooza spirit. Reporter – Bece Kidder Ride Description Ride Date – Sunday, June 13, 2010 Ride Report The ride was a lot of fun. There was a three year old who decorated her helmet similar to mine and a 7 or 8 year old that attended his first PedalPalooza … Read more
Ride Report: Furry Fun Summer Cruiz (photo)
Reporter – melissa magic Ride description Ride Date – Sunday, June 13, 2010 Ride Report The ride was GREAT! Beautiful weather, Happy faces and everyone was dressed up in sparkles and of course, FUR!! We met up at Col. Summer Park, and attracted a crowd with our fire spinning, hoop trix and LOUD Soundsystem, (thanks … Read more