Zak Kovalicik on his Ira Ryan track bike.(Photo: Ira Ryan) Portland messengers fared well at the North American Cycle Courier Championships (NACCC) this past weekend in San Francisco. Local track racer and messenger Zak Kovalicik took home the coveted “Fixie King” crown for having the fasted fixed gear finish in the main race (and he … Read more
House Bill 3314 — which would create a new offense for anyone who inflicts serious injury or death upon a “vulnerable user” of a public way — passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today and is now one final vote away from becoming Oregon law. The bill passed the House two weeks ago and after its … Read more
Scan of Portland Monthly article Portland’s “original” bike lawyer Ray Thomas has a two-page spread in the June issue of post local lifestyle magazine, Portland Monthly. Thomas is one of four lawyers singled out (out of 325 mentioned) in the “Top Lawyers” segment. The piece features an interview and a full-page photo that shows Thomas … Read more
The St. Johns Bridge on the way to Sauvie Island.(View entire gallery) There’s nothing like a three-day weekend to get the summer bike fun flowing. On Sunday, the girls and I joined about 15 other folks for a ride out to Sauvie Island for the second annual Strawberry Ride organized by Dat Nguyen. We rode … Read more
With a long weekend coming up, I can’t bear to leave that CafePress story front and center. I hope you don’t mind, but I can’t resist sharing these photos of my four year-old daughter Eleni. On our way home from the Three Bridges celebration last weekend, Eleni hopped aboard a friend’s tandem. She was so … Read more
Graphics from oneof the offending products. The League of American Bicyclists is leading a charge to voice complaints about anti-cyclist products being sold at popular web product retailer CafePress. Here’s the message being sent around by the League’s Advocacy Coordinator Lou Elin Dwyer: “Please go to the address below and see the violence being promoted … Read more
The crew on the Waterfront.(File photo) A cameraman, an MIT scientist, and an award-winning TV news director/producer from Boston have been soaking up Portland for the past few days. They’ve interviewed everyone from TriMet GM Fred Hansen to PSU professor Ethan Seltzer. They’re here for a project spearheaded by MIT research scientist Tom Piper (photo … Read more
The MLK Viaduct Project construction zone is proving to be quite a pain for some cyclists.
Event poster.Click to enlarge As part of their “Artist Originals” campaign, messenger bag manufacturer Timbuk2 is hosting an art charity event at the newly opened Ace Hotel in downtown Portland. The event will coincide with the First Thursday art walk on June 7th. Three artists will use Timbuk2’s Artist Canvas bag as their canvas to … Read more
The following fabulous jobs were listed this week on the BikePortland Job Listings: Job: Bike Programs Intern Company: TriMet Job: Production Mechanic Company: Community Cycling Center
[File photo] Northeast Portland native Jamie Nichols “totally flipped” when he saw his first Dutch bakfiets cargo bike. He sees them as the perfect way to replace the family car for short neighborhood trips and even sees them as an answer for what he calls “a looming fuel crisis”.
Well I had my doubts whether or not it would ever happen, but after some ads popped up recently it was just a matter of time… And now it’s official, the Batavus “Old Dutch” bikes have landed in America.