Bikes to Rwanda needs tools to establish repair shop
[A prototype bicycle delivered to a village in Karaba, Rwanda by Bikes to Rwanda in November 2006.]Photo: Bikes to Rwanda
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New event kicks off mountain bike racing season
[Race promoter Kris Schamp.] Tom Hoffman and Kris Schamp (the man behind the Mountain Bike Short Track series and the Kruger’s Crossing cyclocross race) are kicking off the mountain bike racing season with Horning’s Hustle. The race is scheduled for March 25th and will take place at Horning’s Hideout, a private ranch out near North … Read more
Bikes left out of fuel reduction article
For some reason, an Oregonian article published today about a Portland City Council resolution calling for 50% cut in fuel consumption by 2030 makes no mention of bicycles.
Feds fund Gresham-Fairview Trail bridge over Powell
[Bridge would go over this area of Powell Blvd.]Photo: ODOT Money to build a bridge over Powell Blvd. has been awarded to the city of Gresham through the federal Transportation Enhancements funding process. The bridge is a crucial piece of the $9.4 million Gresham-Fairview Trail.
Vernonia poised to become "Velo-nia"
[Ric Balfour] Trail advocate and planner Ric Balfour is spearheading an effort to transform the small town of Vernonia (about 45 miles west of Portland) into a cycling paradise. The town already boasts the popular Banks-Vernonia Trail, a 20 mile Oregon State Parks trail between the towns of Banks and Vernonia, but Balfour sees much … Read more
Presentation will recap SE Asia bike trip
[Patrick Cook-Deegan] College student Patrick Cook-Deegan will be in Portland tomorrow night to speak about his “Cycle for Schools” bike ride he completed last summer in SE Asia. He rode 2,800 miles across Laos, Cambodia and Burma and raised $22,500 under for the international literacy non-profit group, Room to Read, which used the money to … Read more
Filmed by Bike expands to seven shows
[The scene from inside last year’s event.] Filmed by Bike founder and promoter Ayleen Crotty has announced that the event will expand to seven screenings this year. That’s up from two screenings at last year’s event when over 250 people were turned away from a packed Clinton Street Theater.
Booth, Speedvagen mark new direction for Vanilla Bicycles
[The Vanilla Bicycles booth at the Handmade Bicycle Show.]
The scoop on Microcosm Publishing from founder Joe Biel
[A popular shirt available through Microcosm.] Recently on a local cycling email list, news surfaced that Microcosm Publishing and founder Joe Biel, were leaving Portland. Microcosm is the company behind most of the bike stickers, zines, t-shirts and general bike propaganda that is a common sight on backpacks and messenger bags throughout the city. But … Read more
KBOO Bike Show opens up the archives
KBOO Bike Show host supreme Ayleen Crotty has announced that all the archives of the show are now available online. Believe it or not the show has been on the air for over six years. Ayleen and Sara Stout hosted the first show back on October 24, 2001.
How to make "beer-view" mirrors
[Photo: Ben Salzberg] Ben Salzberg, a local computer expert and guitarist for bikey band the Trash Mountain Boys, has finally shared his secret knowledge of how to make rear-view cycling mirrors out of a spoke and a beer cap. He calls them “beer-view” mirrors and has published detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to make them … Read more