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Joel and his wife Barb at the 2007 Cross Crusade Prom. This guest article was written by Joel Grover. Joel is a 20-year bike industry veteran and the head buyer for Bike Gallery, a locally owned shop with six locations in and around Portland. He recently attended Interbike, a large bicycle industry trade show held … Read more
These cards were available at a party hosted by Wieden+Kennedy as part of the Oregon Manifest Bike Show.
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
Bright lights set the stage for cycling showmanship at the Rapha Roller Race event Saturday night.Slideshow belowPhoto Gallery
[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
Here are selected images (full gallery here) from my first day at the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show:
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
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.
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
[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
[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
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