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Randy Neufeld with the SRAM Cycling Fund will be among the guests on tomorrow’s show.(Photo © J. Maus) You don’t want to miss the monthly KBOO Bike Show tomorrow. Show co-host Michelle Poyourow has put together an impressive panel of guests to give us wide view of what’s going on with bicycling in cities across … Read more
(Photo: Cycle Dog) Since their launch less than two years ago, Portland-based Cycle Dog has grown by leaps and bounds. The company — which makes dog collars, belts (for humans) and other products out of used bicycle inner tubes — boasts dealers nationwide and they took home “Best in Show” honors at the 2011 Global … Read more
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. A big strategy shift was in the air at this year’s Oregon Active Transportation Summit, the two-day conference and lobbying blitz that was, until 2011, known as the Oregon Bike Summit. Woven through the lectures and panels … Read more
[After a hiatus, our Bike Science column is back. Below, carbon fiber master and engineer Shawn Small shares the science behind one of his recent projects. Steven Peace at start line of 2010 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.(Photo: Joy Anderson) Steven Peace was a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy in his early 30s when he … Read more
A little biking Blazer fan.(Photo © J. Maus) So much cool bike stuff goes on every weekend here in the Portland region that I thought a quick recap would be one way to share some of it. Cherry Blossom Road Race A lot of Portlanders competed at the first big road stage race of the … Read more
After hearing about the issue from a citizen, PBOT smoothed out the harsh bumps that used to exist on the median at NE Tillamook and 16th.(Photo: Josh Berezin)
Here’s the news that caught our eye in the last week: – Friday was a notable news day across the board, and we would be remiss not to point out several of the more important transportation stories broken that day: New York City has unveiled its truly visionary new transportation plan, even if one prominent … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) Spring has arrived in Portland and there’s no better way to enjoy the sights and sun than on a bike (at least in my unbiased opinion 😉 ). Check out some ride and event suggestions below and share your plans in the comments. Enjoy the weekend! Friday, April 1st 6:00 – … Read more
Still from The Bicycle City.– Watch trailer below- We all know the myriad benefits of bicycling (whether you ride them or not), but it’s not often that the power of this simple invention to fundamentally change lives is told by people who aren’t advocates or politicians. Greg Sucharew is a documentary filmmaker working on a … Read more
Thomas Mossman.(Photo: Oregon State Police) 67-year old Thomas Mossman died yesterday morning at OHSU. Mossman is the victim of a March 22nd hit-and-run that happened on Highway 211 just west of Molalla (about 30 miles south of Portland) on March 22nd. Mossman was riding his bike on the shoulder of the highway when he was … Read more
Thumbnail images from a project by Jim Golden to photograph people bicycling on N. Williams Ave in Fall of 2008. – More of Golden’s images below –
(Photo © J. Maus) West End Bikes, the new shop that just opened at the beginning of February on the corner of SW Stark and 11th in downtown Portland, was broken into this morning. Shop owner Mark Ontiveros tells us that it happened at about 3:00 am and the thief made out with a bunch … Read more