“One of the key themes of the campaign is looking for other road users and being aware.”— BTA education coordinator Stephanie Noll “We need to see Eye to Eye—a lot is riding on it.” That’s the theme of a new, statewide safety campaign being organized by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). Last week, the BTA … Read more
Screenshot of Economist.com. Few media outlets in the world have the reputation and reach of The Economist. The magazine and website cover international news with an intelligence and depth that is increasingly hard to find. That’s why when they mentioned Portland and Seattle’s recent headline-grabbing road rage incidents, several readers emailed me the link (thanks … Read more
The BikeTiresDirect crew.(Photo: Velotech Inc.) Linda Watts is the marketing manager for BikeTiresDirect.com, the company whose headquarters in Northeast Portland fell victim to a large fire late Saturday night. BikeTiresDirect is primarily an Internet mail-order business, but they also had a retail store that was frequented by local customers.
An early morning fire has completely gutted a bike shop Northeast Portland. BikeTiresDirect.com is a mail-order shop and retailer based near the Portland Airport at NE 92nd and Colfax. Reader Chuck Bridge says he passed by this morning and said, “it looks like the whole warehouse has been gutted.”
The Hottest Day of the Year Ride is sure to please.(Photo © J. Maus) Are bikes in your plans for the weekend? If not, you must be crazy because there loads of awesome things going on. I’m headed out to Fort Stevens State Park with my girls (and my mom!) for the Cycle Oregon Weekend … Read more
This painting by Rachel Paul will be among her work shown at an opening party in Portland tonight. Tonight is First Friday on Portland’s Central Eastside and art galleries and other venues will open their doors to share a variety of work by local artists. Among the work on display will be openings of two … Read more
A carfree street, even without an official street closure permit. Photo taken on NE Alberta Street just east of 24th looking east.More images(Photos © J. Maus)
The Oregonian is reporting that Oregon state senator Floyd Prozanski is backing off his idea to introduce a law would have made helmets mandatory for adults. The O’s Michelle Cole says Prozanski felt pressure to pull back due to the negative response he received. She wrote, “Prozanski also got a pounding this week from bloggers…”. … Read more
Keen’s Commuter, an SPD-compatiblesandal released last year, was their first bike-specific product. Keen Footwear, who moved their headquarters to Portland in 2006 (and didn’t waste any time featuring us in their product catalog), has just announced an expanded line of cycling products. Keen unveiled an SPD compatible sandal (the “Commuter”) in early 2007 and now … Read more
Lincoln, Nebraska’s Police Chief Tom Casady. A reader (thanks Donna!) sent me a link the other day to a well-written blog post about sharing the road. Opinions on this topic are a dime a dozen, but something caught my eye about this particular article — it was written by the Police Chief of Lincoln, Nebraska … Read more
Chuck Bridge and his gravity bike at the top of “Dragontail” back in April.More images(Photos © J. Maus) Three Portland men who honed their downhill biking skills while “Zoobombing” down the West Hills are taking their sport to the next level. Team Zoobomb — which consists of Chuck Bridge, Aaron Truman, and Gabriel Tiller — … Read more
Jane Higdon(Photo: The Jane Higdon Foundation) The trucking company involved in the death of Jane Higdon in Eugene in May of 2006 has agreed to donate $1 million over 20 years to a memorial fund founded in her name. According to KVAL-TV in Eugene, Ireland Trucking Co. will give the money to the Jane Higdon … Read more