🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
All smiles on the podium, but…(Photos © J. Maus) There was some great racing action at the Laughing Planet Cafe/Cirque du Cycling event on Mississippi Avenue on Saturday. The heat tested the racers, but the crowds more than made up for it. Speaking of crowds, racer Samuel Nicoletti (Gentle Lovers) might have gotten a bit … Read more
Monday is a good day to recover from the weekend’s dense and diverse selection of bike fun. But even though planned events don’t get rolling until the crack of noon, the quality is high and there is a chance for the trifecta: Bike/Ped Legal clinic –> Audible Signal Ride –> Eine Brise performance on Mt … Read more
Ah, Sunday…a day of rest…the Lord’s day…Yeah, right! That, and it’s the day you break out the tall-folding-cargo-mini (or whatever your preferred conveyance) and choose from the 26 options below. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and all the Pedalpalooza news that’s fit to print over on … Read more
The first weekend of festivities is finally upon us. Gaze in amazement at the variety of today’s ride offerings from your friends and neighbors. From parades and picnics to jousting tournaments and gardening. From Milwaukie to Vancouver sporting costumes to birthday suits. Ride safely and enjoy! If you go on any rides, fill out our … Read more
It’s that time of year.(Photo © J. Maus) O.K. Portland, it’s June, it’s finally not feeling like winter, and… it’s Pedalpalooza! There is so much going on this weekend it’s ridiculous. Whatever you’re up to on two-wheels we’d love to hear about it. Hopefully you’re following some of our Pedalpalooza coverage. We’re posting lots of … Read more
Splendid Cycles owner Joel Grover (bottom left), talks up a Cycle Truck.(Photos © J. Maus) Southeast Portlanders and well-wishers from all over town helped welcome a new bike shop to the neighborhood last night. Splendid Cycles, a new shop on SE Belmont at 14th that specializes in cargo bikes, held its opening night bash. The … Read more
Location of crash. At about 7:10 this morning, a person on a bike was struck and seriously injured by someone driving a car on SE Division at 110th (in front of Bike Gallery). Following the collision, the person in the car fled and was later apprehended by police. The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division’s Major … Read more
An exhibition of 125 years of bicycles infine art photographs begins next week.(Photo: Detail of Untitled (Girls on bicycles), 1946 by Herman Landshoff) One of the fringe benefits of living in a healthy bike ecosystem is that bike-inspired art is all around us. On that note, a few items have crossed my desk recently that … Read more
Riders roll up the Morrison Bridge.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)
The Safe Routes to School programis offered in nearly every school in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) This afternoon, Mayor Sam Adams and a host of Oregon state legislators will highlight the City of Portland’s Safe Routes to Schools program with a bike ride through North and Northeast Portland. The ride will go from Humboldt Elementary … Read more
I should not even be thinking this, let alone publishing such rumors…BUT THE SUN IS COMING, THE SUN IS COMING!! Here is your daily offering of all the great Pedalpalooza events! If you go on any rides, fill out our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting those and all the Pedalpalooza news that’s fit to … Read more
Former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard (L) and Andy Clarke from the League of American Bicyclists in June 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) As Vancouver residents and advocates work to save that city’s Bike Program from the budget chopping block, The Columbian newspaper says now’s just not a good time to ask. In an “In our view” … Read more