🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
Pretty Dress Ride, circa 2005.(Photo © J. Maus) Another big weekend ahead for all you bike lovers. And did you remember Sunday is Mother’s Day?! If you’ve got your mom in town, head out east to Gateway for their Mother’s Day Fun Ride — or choose from any of the excellent two-wheeled endeavors below… Friday, … Read more
Detail of new edition of Metro’s Bike There! map. Metro has reason to be proud of their Bike There! map. In a word, it’s awesome. It’s one of those maps that gets me inspired to explore new places every time I unfold it. Given the extensive coverage and user-friendly details, it’s no surprise they want … Read more
Michael O’Leary of the BTA says the Burnside Couch couplet is unsafe to ride.(File photo: Adams Carroll) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is coming under fire for biking conditions on their East Burnside Couch Couplet project. In a blog post published yesterday, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) wrote that the couplet is … Read more
The Cycle Shrine will be up in the window of BIKEASAURUS (which opens in June) until May 16th.(Photos: Paul Glahn)
The Harrison Family The Pedouins, a family of five on an inspiring, 7,000 mile ride from Kentucky to Alaska, are set to arrive in Portland in the next few hours. Bill, Amarins, Cheyenne, Jasmine and Robin Harrison have been riding a five-seater tandem bike, road-schooling their kids (ages 2 to 6) and relying on the … Read more
PBOT’s latest plans for a new, traffic calming park on NE Holman at 13th.
Bike to Work Breakfast at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland in 1995. From L to R: State Rep Chris Beck, Metro Councilor Ed Washington and local celebrity Darcelle.Check out that old BTA banner!(Photo dug up from PBOT archives by Jeff Smith)
Enjoying the 1/3 mile of single track in Forest Park. (Photo © J. Maus)
Roland Couture wants to start the Portland Framebuilder Club as a resource for new and existing builders.(Photo courtesy Roland Couture) A local graduate of United Bicycle Institute’s frame building school plans to start a club that will help builders pool resources and have a better chance at success. Roland Couture is a 41 year-old, self-described … Read more
A better bikeway on Vancouver leading into the Rose Quarter area is one of the projects PBOT wants help on.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has put out Request for Proposals to hire a consultant that will help them further develop five new bikeway projects and to assess the feasibility … Read more
Clever Cycles co-owners Martina Fahrner (L) and Rachel Mullin.(Photo © J. Maus) On Thursday night, twenty local, women-owned bike businesses will take center stage and a new scholarship fund will be created at Bike Economics. The event is being put together by Elly Blue and Ellee Thalheimer and will be hosted at the Portland campus … Read more
The Express from Giant is one of the models available for rent. Two local businesses have teamed up to put more electric bikes on the road in Portland. A new partnership between The eBike Store (201 N Alberta Ave) and Pedal Bike Tours (2249 N Williams Ave) gives tourists and locals alike a chance for … Read more