Putting the ‘hands’ in handmade
These cards were available at a party hosted by Wieden+Kennedy as part of the Oregon Manifest Bike Show.
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How big is Portland’s framebuilding reputation?
With 24 builders (at last count) currently plying their trade in Portland, this city is the epicenter for America’s bike-making renaissance. What do builders from other places think about that? Ask 15-year framebuilding legend Curtis Inglis of Napa, California-based Inglis/Retrotec Cycles. Or better yet, check out the T-shirt he was wearing at the Oregon Manifest … Read more
Spin, skin and sin; roller races gone wild
Bright lights set the stage for cycling showmanship at the Rapha Roller Race event Saturday night.Slideshow belowPhoto Gallery
(Updated) Oregon Manifest: Day 2 slideshow
[Note: I’ve updated the slideshow with captions.] Freak bikes were part of the show at the Oregon Manifest.– Slideshow below – The first annual Oregon Manifest Bike Show is now in the history books. I’ve got more coverage to come — including a full report on last night’s Roller Races, updates on several local builders, … Read more
Oregon Manifest: Day 1 photo slideshow
Here are selected images (full gallery here) from my first day at the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show:
Portland made ‘Metrofiets’ makes its debut
The new Metrofiets cargo bike.(Photos © J. Maus) I first shared news that a pair of Portlanders were working on a locally made version of the legendary Dutch “bakfiets” cargo bike back in February. Since then, I haven’t heard much from Metrofiets, so I was excited to see their progress at the Oregon Manifest show … Read more
Rapha Roller Race; Get down here!
The Rapha Roller Race is just a few minutes away and the scene is full of drunken pageantry as teams ready themselves for competition. Zoobombers, Gentle Lovers, Team Beer, Super Relax, Ironclad — all of Portland’s colorful teams are here, costumed and ready to go.
Oregon’s framebuilding heritage on display at Manifest show
A display at the Oregon Manifest show brings Oregon’s framebuilding history to life.– Audio slideshow below – I intended to have reports and photos from the Oregon Manifest show up starting on Friday afternoon, however, due to some serious issues with my server (the site was down for over two days!), I haven’t been able … Read more
Flying Pigeons and big ideas: Portland’s first bike industry incubator
[Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on Friday 10/10 but has been re-posted after a server outage.] Joe Doebele in front of the future home of Portlands first bike industry incubator.(Photos J. Maus) Joe Doebeles big idea is to help other Portlanders with theirs. The 44-year-old Doebele, who grew up in Chicago and moved … Read more
Carfree momentum from City Hall?
[Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on Friday 10/10 but has been re-posted after a server outage.] Commissioner Leonard on his ride home from City Hall in May 2007. (Photo ? J. Maus) According to an article by Amy Ruiz in this week’s Portland Mercury, Commissioner Randy Leonard is intrigued by carfree public spaces … Read more
See the best of Filmed by Bike at Manifest Show party
Tomorrow night’s “Opening Night Blowout Party” for the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show (which opens tomorrow morning) will feature a special, six-year retrospective compilation of films from Portland’s very own Filmed by Bike film festival. Filmed by Bike founder Ayleen Crotty put together the screening with sponsorship from River City Bicycles. Crotty says they’ve put … Read more
U O students get free bikes with new ‘Bike Loan Program’
Bike Loan Program staff: Dave Villalobos, Briana Orr, and Price Armstrong.(Photos courtesy U O) The University of Oregon has found something constructive to do with the many bikes that are abandoned and impounded on their Eugene campus each year — the bikes get refurbished and then loaned out to students through their new Bike Loan … Read more