🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Every IKEA employee in the U.S. now owns a bicycle. See which one below. (Photo © J. Maus) As you might have already heard, global furniture retailer IKEA gave out a free bike as a thank you gift to all 12,400 of their U.S. employees today (including 350 of them at the Portland location). In … Read more
(Photo: Joel Grover)
Sneak peek at our 2011 Get Together banner.(Thanks SKS!) Have some great news to share… Remember our Get Together events? We launched them back in February 2009 with our first event in St. Johns. After that, we kept them going through August. We visited neighborhoods throughout the metro area — from Tigard to Milwaukie, Powellhurst … Read more
Right now it’s just a concept, but Gresham could be moving forward on a new BMX track.(Photo: David Hucke) Two big bits of news for local BMX riders… This Thursday (12/9) the City of Gresham Parks Committee will hear a presentation by residents who are working to build a new BMX/pump track at the Gradin … Read more
Burley Co-op members ride in a Eugene parade in 1988(Photos: Patricia Marshall) Eugene-based Burley flourished as a worker owned cooperative for nearly 30 years. They were a shining example of how an American company could succeed in the market even with a democratic, values-based business approach and by manufacturing their own products. Then in 2006, … Read more
“Put that on the ballot, that’s really the best way… People need to be able to determine what should be done with their pocketbooks.” — Sarah Seale, Director of Americans for Prosperity, Clackamas County A proposal in Clackamas County for a $5 motor vehicle registration fee to raise $20 million to help pay for the … Read more
BikeCraft is over (sniff, sniff).(Photos © J. Maus) I realize I’m slightly biased, but I think our sixth annual BikeCraft went extremely well. We had a steady flow of pleasant crowds all weekend, new vendors that raised eyebrows, lots of sales, and most importantly everyone seemed to have a great time (even if it they … Read more
The new Chris King Espresso Tamperawaiting action at Red E Cafe in North Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland-based manufacturer Chris King Precision Components now makes an espresso tamper. If the release of a precision coffee component by a bike company seems strange to you, you are probably not familiar with Chris King — the man … Read more
Riders on Cycle Wild’s weekend bike camping trip out to Champoeg State Park over the weekend got a special treat as they rolled out via the Springwater Corridor Trail… The “Holiday Express” historic steam locomotive on the Springwater Corridor Trail this weekend. The Ross Island Bridge is in the background.(Photo © Russ Roca/PathLessPedaled.com)
Biking in DC is on the rise and it got noticed by NPR.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – In the UK, heavy trucks are being equipped with sensors that are designed to detect people walking and bicycling in blind spots. – The city of San Jose, California, … Read more
Jess and Kronda scored new belts from Cycle Dog.– Slideshow Below – Day one of BikeCraft is in the books. Below are the rest of the photos from the show floor. If you missed the action today — or if you didn’t get to see everything and need to come back — we’ll be open … Read more
BTA members and staff singing “O Come All Ye Bicyclists.” – Watch the video below. – One of the many treats at Day One of BikeCraft was a performance by the BTA Carolers. Our friends from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (with help from Steph Routh of the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition), warmed up the venue with … Read more