Day One in the books: Sisters to La Pine
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Weekend open thread: Share your bike fun
Folk band The Greencards headlined Cycle Oregon’s first night.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Sorry it’s a day late, but here you go… What are you up to this weekend? Are you riding around to the various Time Based Art Festival events? Or perhaps taking in some bike films? (Don’t miss the Sprockettes at the closing night party … Read more
Photos from Cycle Oregon base camp in Sisters
Latest photos here No time to post much right now, but I did want to share my first batch photos from Cycle Oregon. The weather up here in Sisters is perfect and the excitement is building for our first day of riding tomorrow. Camp is absolutely buzzing. It’s one of the largest-ever Cycle Oregon’s in … Read more
Impressive films, depressing turnout at Bicycle Film Fest
Outside Cinema 21 last night.(Photos: Jonathan Maus) What do you get when you cross the world’s biggest bike film festival with America’s best biking city? You’d think it would be a winning combination, but organizers of the Bicycle Film Festival – which opened at Cinema 21 last night — are scratching their heads over the … Read more
Bicycle Film Fest: What’s on tap today
The Bicycle Film Festival rolls into its second day of screenings today with a full day’s worth of amazing films. Today’s line-up brings some local flavor to the festival: St. Johns resident Bob Crispin will display his Hall of Fame mountain bike in the lobby before the screening of “Klunkerz” at 3:00 and local filmmaker … Read more
Bicycle Film Fest screenings begin tonight
Still from Monkey Warfare Tonight at 7:00pm the Bicycle Film Festival kicks of with three separate film programs that are sure to please film buffs and bike lovers alike. To get things started, local cyclist Carl Larson is leading a ride to the opening program at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave.). It will be … Read more
Ready or not, Cycle Oregon here I come
The view from my bike last year.View my 2006 Cycle Oregon Gallery It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but tomorrow morning I’ll be in a car, driving to Sisters for the start of Cycle Oregon. It’s the 20th anniversary of the ride and the route looks spectacular. I’ll join 2,000+ other folks for an adventure … Read more
Team Ironclad finds success with a focus on fun
[BikePortland contributor Stephanie Chase co-wrote this article.] Dave Aldersebaes moved to Portland just one year ago, but, as founder and leader of the Ironclad Cycling Team, he has already made an impact. The man behind Team Ironclad,Dave Aldersebaes.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The former Wisconsin State Criterium Champion and freelance bike journalist (he writes for Pez Cycling … Read more
KGW: Eschweiler freed on reduced bail
On their 11 o’clock newscast last night, KGW (who has been covering this case since the beginning) reported that the family of accused road rager Johnny Eschweiler has freed him on a reduced bail. KGW reporter Scott Burton said that Eschweiler’s attorney, “argued the (bail) amount (originally set at $500,000) was not only excessive but … Read more
PDOT reveals potential route, details of Sunday Parkways
Potential Sunday Parkways route. The City of Portland’s Transportation Options division has taken a step forward in their quest to pull off a ciclovia-type event — which they call “Sunday Parkways” — in Portland by next summer. The event is being modeled after a successful program in Bogota, Colombia which shuts down 113km of major … Read more
NPGreenway Trail focus of PSU course
Insert NPGreenway Trail here.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The folks behind the North Portland Greenway Trail are some of the hardest working advocates I’ve ever come across. They are constantly doing whatever they can to share their vision for a new riverfront trail that would connect the Eastbank Esplanade (at the Steel Bridge) to Cathedral Park in … Read more
O’Donnell tragedy sparks “And we Bike” safety campaign
(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The death of 66 year-old Timothy O’Donnell last June in Washington County continues to spark activism over safety concerns on rural roads. The tragedy helped shine a light on bike safety during the last legislative session in Salem and was a key ingredient in the passage of the Vulnerable Roadway Users Bill. … Read more