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“If you’ve ever been at a race where someone got mad and threw their bike, we’re the opposite of that.”— Team member Dylan Robbins (aka Admiral Longpour) [Publisher’s note: As part of our ongoing racing coverage (made even better by our embedded racer and journalist Josh Liberles) we’ll be featuring profiles of local teams. From … Read more
Riding down SW Fairview Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) A debate has been stirring for almost a year between Arlington Heights Neighborhood residents and people that ride skateboards down the steep hills of SW Fairview Ave. As reported today by The Portland Mercury, City Commissioner Randy Leonard will propose a ban on skateboarding on certain streets … Read more
Walnut’s new Frame Handle.(Photo: Erin Berzel Photography) We love local bike-inspired artisans. One of them that has been a favorite since he burst onto the scene at the 2009 BikeCraft show is Geoff Franklin of Walnut Studiolo. Geoff’s leather works are very solid. He’s nailed that sometimes elusive mix of quality, function, and execution. This … Read more
“As for Vancouver, we’ll happily stand in the middle and attempt to provide a friendly environment for vehicles both motorized and pedal-powered. Sometimes being No. 1 isn’t all that great.”— Editorial in The Columbian newspaper The Columbian newspaper devoted an “In Our View” editorial to bike issues on Sunday. The title, We like bikes but … Read more
Colorado governor signs a bill that closes a hit-and-run loophole as bike advocates look on. (Photo: Bicycle Colorado) Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Ray LaHood is excited for the Green Lane Project (which Portland is a part of), saying the “DOT and the Federal Highway … Read more
Group shot from the Hott Socks ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Today was the first big and full weekend day of Pedalpalooza. And it was good. From what I’ve seen and heard, the turnouts and the spirit are as strong as ever.
Tonight! Sure it might be hailing, raining and thunder-storming, but it’s still the weekend! And oh what a weekend it will be. Besides the 40 or so (yes 40!) events on the Pedalpalooza calendar (my girls are signed up for Sprockettes Camp!), there’s a lot of other stuff going on. Tonight Bike n Hike is … Read more
Cover of report A new report (PDF) released by the Oregon Health Authority reveals important data about the 18,131 Oregonians who went through the trauma injury system between 2010 and 2011. The report provides an important analysis of both biking and driving injuries. Of all the injury “mechanisms” tracked in the report, traffic crashes were … Read more
Some options would have turned this into a larger road to handle 200 extra cars daily.(Photo: Multnomah County) The construction of the new Sellwood Bridge is already having some impacts on the nearby transportation network. As The Oregonian reported last month, a decision to relocate an access road to Highway 43 for the Macadam Bay … Read more
“It took losing a couple of teeth for me to definitively decide to ride a different route.”— Karl Zickrick, victim of the Broadway/Flint intersection Given the media attention around Wednesday’s nasty collision on N Broadway between Flint and Wheeler, I thought it’d be worthwhile to highlight the words of the man whose body shattered the … Read more
There’s a ghost bike right outside the McMenamins on W Burnside — so why would the company stall a bike safety project?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Some people in the community have reacted strongly after seeing the name of McMenamins General Manager Christopher Robbins on a letter calling for the halt of a PBOT project to … Read more