Ruckus Components weaves a business out of carbon fiber
Shawn Small, owner of Ruckus Components, stands in his machine shop located in the Brooklyn neighborhood.(Photos © J. Maus)
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A look at NYC’s cycletrack on steroids
New Sands Street bike path in NYC.-Video below- In Portland, we have many reasons to be proud of our Bureau of Transportation. They’re moving forward with new bikeway facilities that re-envision our roadways and give bike traffic the treatment it deserves. But New York City is going beyond re-striping roads and demonstration projects. They’re aggressively … Read more
Weekend Event Guide
Head out to Forest Park for Columbia Sportwear’s Trail Fest event.(Photo © J. Maus) What? It’s Fall? You wouldn’t know it by looking at the number of bike events on the schedule. Below is our Weekend Event Guide. Get out there and have fun. Saturday, September 26 10:00am – 12:00pm: Heed Your Steed – Cyclocross … Read more
Slideshow: Blind Date goes well for local ‘cross racers
A setting sun, and even nightfall, didn’t deter ‘cross racers from enjoying a romantic eveningof racing at Alpenrose.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) The new Blind Date at the Dairy cyclocross race series debuted last night at the Alpenrose Dairy, just a few miles southwest of downtown Portland; and for the 271 racers that showed up, … Read more
Pedestrian advocates hold annual meeting tonight: Thoughts on the state of the movement
Did you know Portland had an advocacy group devoted to pedestrians? Portland is renown for its bike scene and the strong, vibrant advocacy movement that exists around it. But what about our non-motorized friends who use their feet to get around? Where is Portland’s ‘pedestrian community’? The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition wants to find out. The … Read more
New speed bumps on popular cemetery route: Necessarily dangerous?
Katelyn Hale learned about the new speed bumps the hard way.(Photo courtesy K. Hale) David Noble, executive director of the non-profit Riverview Cemetery, didn’t want to do it, but he felt he had no other choice. About one week ago, Noble instructed his groundskeepers to install three sets of speed bumps on the property. The … Read more
Interbike Day 2: Welcome to the Advocacy Zone
The Advocacy Zone, a welcome sight for this Interbike newbie.(Photos © Elly Blue) It’s my second day at Interbike (see Day 1 report here) and the main event is open — a giant exhibition hall packed with many hundreds of booths and the many thousands of bike industry insiders who have come to gawk, shop, … Read more
Impressive list of ‘Constructors’ will push transportation bike boundaries
What sort of features will builders like Joseph Ahearne dream up?(Photo © J. Maus) If you haven’t taken time to peruse the schedule of the Oregon Manifest, you should. The six-week event — which last year mainly focused on a custom bike show — has blossomed into nothing short of an urban biking summit. This … Read more
Live stream and open thread for Flaming Lips video shoot on Mt. Tabor
Dan Kaufman broadcasting live from Mt. Tabor.–Live stream below the jump– As many of you already know, the band Flaming Lips is in Portland today filming their upcoming music video. As we reported last week, the band came here to enlist the help of naked bike riders for part of the video. Several of the … Read more
U.S. Census: Portland has record jump in bike commuting
Portland bike traffic is growing.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation just released a statement that includes results from the Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey. The annual survey found that Portland’s bike commute mode share has risen to 6.4%, that’s a jump from 4.2% in the 2007 survey — and … Read more
Artcrank poster show announces Portland artists
A painting by Tiago DeJerk, one of30 local artists who will take part in Artcrank.(Photos © J. Maus) Artcrank, a bicycle-themed poster art show premiering in Portland next month, has selected the local artists that will take part in the event. The 31 artists will sell their work for $30 per print, with $5 of … Read more
Meet the ‘Wheelburro’, a new cargo trike from Eugene
The WheelBurro with a carriage attachment. (Photos by H2M2)