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Weekend Event Guide

Chris King’s Gourmet Century. Our Weekend Event Guide is back, just in time to help plan your weekend of bike fun. Take a gander at all the fantastic events listed below. Saturday, July 31st Gourmet Century This is Portland-based Chris King Precision Components’ signature event. With McMinnville as a base, riders enjoy a metric century … Read more


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Control of speed limits high atop PBOT’s legislative hopes

PBOT wants the legal authority to reduce speed limits on neighborhood streets.(Photo © J. Maus) With funding-related legislation a non-starter in Salem this coming session, the City of Porltand Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) instead sees an opportunity to work toward major, statewide policy changes that would support its transportation goals. High atop their list of … Read more


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Oregon’s first High School Cyclocross Series off and running

Coming soon to Oregon high schools!(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Racing Racing Association (OBRA) has announced details of the first-ever High School Cyclocross race series. The new series will consist of five races and will be run under the existing Junior Cyclocross Series, which is in its second year. OBRA has named seven … Read more


Despite PBOT data, opposition to Holgate bike lanes remains

Bike lanes on SE Holgate.(Photo © J. Maus) Following a public meeting last week, Rick Bradford, the man behind a grassroots effort to get PBOT to remove the new buffered bike lanes on SE Holgate Blvd., remains unswayed in his opposition. Bradford has posted an update on RestoreHolgate.com where he accuses PBOT of spinning the … Read more


TIGER II grant would bring biking improvements to rail corridor

This substandard bridge in SE Portland’s Brooklyn neighborhood would be improved with TIGER II grant funds. A partnership between TriMet, Metro, and the cities of Portland and Milwaukie could lead to a series of significant biking and walking improvements along the yet-to-be built Portland to Milwaukie light-rail line. TriMet is the lead applicant in a … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

London is the latest big city to get a public bike-share system, and it comes with these cool illustrations. Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – The outcome of this year’s particularly dramatic Tour de France was decided by a mere 39 seconds. Meanwhile, Bend Oregon’s very own Chris Horner had a … Read more