I’ll be co-hosting the KBOO Bike Show with Ayleen Crotty tomorrow. It will air from 9-10AM on 90.7FM or you can listen to the live stream at KBOO.fm. We’ll be talking about bike safety and online resources that can help inform and inspire the bike community (hey, that sounds familiar;-) ). If there’s anything you’d … Read more
The Willamette Week’s first ever magazine hit the streets yesterday. It’s called the Finder. I did a short little piece on the cycling scene on page 131 called, “Bikeopolis USA.” The photo is of River City Bikes owner Dave Guettler holding a Sycip Java Boy with a custom front rack made by local builder Joseph … Read more
A local contingent of our beloved Chunk posse was mentioned in a recent NPR story on the Bicycle Brawl in NYC. (photo courtesy of chunk666pdx)
The August issue of Bicycling Magazine features two great articles on Portland’s bike community. On page 37 they cover a local program called b.i.k.e. that helps inner city kids get into cycling. The program was started by John Benenate. You’ve got to love this quote: “We try to respond to each of the kids’ needs, … Read more
I’ve been loving the Oregonian’s bike coverage lately. Bonnie DiSimone has been filing daily coverage from the Tour de France. Abby Haight wrote a great article on the Monday Night Racing series at Portland International Raceway. Then, there was this story by Miriam Gottfried in the Business section about Chris King Components, a local company … Read more
Just got back from the official press conference for the upcoming Livestrong Ride (25 min. ride from NoPo to OHSU..not bad huh?). Notables in attendance where none other than Jonathan Nicholas (in a black suit no less), Phil Knight (head cheese at Nike), and Craig Nichols (Lance’s doctor). Lots of official-looking people wearing bright yellow … Read more
href=”http://www.cycleoregon.com/TheWeekend/index.htm” target=”_blank”>my hunch is comfirmed (I’ve heard rumors about this for a few months now): Cycle Oregon and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will introduce Oregon’s first State Scenic Bikeway. This 136-mile route linking two of America’s greatest bicycling cities, Portland and Eugene, will be permanently signed, maintained and marketed, to showcase the scenery, … Read more
Who would have thought that the Miller Man would be into riding bikes? This might just be the best commercial I’ve ever seen. Too bad Miller decided to end that campaign.
Bike artist Taliah Lampert, whose work is often seen in Dirt Rag Magazine, has been noticed by the NYTimes. Great to see bike art in such an esteemed publication. I like the idea of having a portrait done of your bike…like it’s a part of the family!
If you’ve ever wondered what traffic looks like from the view of a bike messenger but you’ve been afraid to ask…check out this amazing video (50MB QuickTime). It was shot from the helmet of a messenger racing between cars in gridlocked Manhattan. Want to hire a messenger for your office document deliveries? Try our very … Read more