Professional road racing is coming to Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Event organizers with the Mount Hood Cycling Classic stage race, one of the premier professional road races on the West Coast, say the first two stages could be coming to Portland. Race director Brad Ross, the man behind the Cross Crusade and the Twilight Criterium, … Read more
Pedicab entrepreneur Jonathan Magnus has expanded his offerings. In addition to regular service downtown, his company, PDX Pedicab, now offers special tours. Here’s the menu: Portland City Tour (1 hour $55) Tour Portland as Portland should be seen, from the seat of a pedal powered pedicab.
Custom bike and parts manufacturing, like these freshly brazed forks by Joseph Ahearne, are just one part of Portland’s emerging bike economy.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Portland’s National Public Radio affiliate, OPB, has a story today on the connections between Portland’s bike culture and our fledgling bike economy. The piece is titled, Portland’s Bike Culture Creates … Read more
The Vanilla tricycle on display atthe 2006 Made in Portland Bike Show.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) An upcoming exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design will feature a custom tricycle designed by Portland-based bike builder Sacha White. According to an article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, the exhibit, “New West Coast Design: Contemporary … Read more
The Bikestation in downtown Long Beach.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) In downtown Long Beach, those who ‘go by bike’ don’t exactly get the red-carpet treatment. The streets are wide, the cars go fast, and there are few bike-friendly routes. The safest place to ride is on the sidewalk, but that’s illegal.
Inside A Better Cycle(Photos © Jonathan Maus) A new bike shop has opened its doors in Southeast Portland. Last Saturday was the first day of business for A Better Cycle located at 2324 SE Division Street (just east of Seven Corners intersection). I stopped on my way to work this morning and met co-owners Aaron … Read more
Painter Jason Varney in the Coat shop.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) For small, independent framebuilders, each bike that rolls out of the shop takes months to create. From getting to know the customer and purchasing and prepping the frame tubes, to welding and laboring over all the details. Then, at the end of that process, the … Read more
Michael Sylvester in hisSoutheast Portland studio.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Portland-based bike fitting expert Michael Sylvester has been hired to create and lead an ambitious new bike fitting program for Trek Bicycles. Trek introduced Sylvester and the new “Fit System” at Trek World, their dealer-only trade show back in August. Sylvester — a 50 year-old yoga … Read more
[Update: 12/6, 9:47pm (see below)] Photo: Ethan Jewett Commissioner Sam Adams’ office has put together a panel to review the proposals of the three companies who responded to their request to implement a bike-sharing system in Portland. The request called for a company that could manage the “delivery and operation of a bicycle fleet [numbering … Read more
A few of the folks behind Bike Farm. L to R: Jennifer Collins, community outreach coordinator; Becca Dillon, co-founder; Ariel Raymon, co-founder.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) We packed the Lucky Lab in Northwest Portland last night for the third annual BikeCraft. The crowds kept the artists and vendors busy and many folks walked away with some fantastic, locally made items. Once again, I was very impressed with the quality and selection of the bike-inspired goods that were … Read more
Crowds were thick all day.View slideshow below(Photos © Jonathan Maus) I still can’t decide what was more impressive at yesterday’s Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show; the crowds or the builders. One of the event organizers, Austin Ramsland, says that over 1,800 people attended the show. They were treated to an unprecedented display of building prowess from … Read more