A few weeks ago I was on NE Broadway and 15th when I looked up and saw this woman and her peculiar bike. After a moment or two I realized it was an authentic “bakfiets” (Dutch for container bicycle) straight from Holland…and so was the rider, given her strong, confident, blond, helmetless style. Not surprisingly, … Read more
[Photo credit: VBP] At the end of September, the Community Cycling Center (CCC) will expand its reach far beyond their Northeast Portland headquarters when they send 450 bikes, wheels, tubes and other parts to a village in Ghana, Africa. The CCC is partnering with the Village Bicycle Project (VBP), a non-profit that works to improve … Read more
Portland’s youngest bike shop owners look to serve a busy route right outside their door.
The Northeast Portland based Community Cycling Center (CCC) has just announced that they plan to close their retail store in downtown Vancouver (WA) on August 2, 2006. According to an official statement from the CCC, the Vancouver location (which opened in April 2005) has, “not performed as well as planned.” Founding board member and current … Read more
When some cyclists got wind of a Jammin 95.5 picnic event at Grant Park on Saturday many in the community urged them not to attend. There was a concern that if any cyclists showed up it would just incite the radio station’s fans and tarnish an already tense situation. Jasun Wurster disagreed. He thought a … Read more
[Roger Geller at the Rose Quarter.] The Lloyd District Transportation Management Association (LDTMA) has conducted a survey of cyclists to determine potential solutions to a major problem in our bikeway network; getting through the Lloyd District and Rose Quarter. The Rose Quarter is the name given to the jumbled mix of MAX, bus, bike and … Read more
[Mural detail. Photo Carye Bye] The Community Cycling Center (CCC) in Northeast Portland has announced a mural project. According to the CCC’s Alison Hill the mural will be painted on the west facing wall at 1700 NE Alberta Street and will depict a children’s pedal-powered costume parade. A local artist, with funding by the Regional … Read more
A recent stolen bike listing describes a brazen thief clipping bike locks in broad daylight on NE Broadway Blvd: “My bike was stolen a few hours ago outside Costello’s Travel Cafe on NE Broadway between 22nd and 23rd. It was 7:00pm, bright out, and busy on the street. A woman who was parking right beside … Read more
[BillDozer at Alberta Park. Photo by dolomite1000] BillDozer (real name Bill Dillon), a founding member of the Portland United Messenger Association (PUMA) and the Axles of Evil bike polo club sustained a life-threatening injury during last weekend’s West Side Invite Polo Tournament at Alberta Park in Northeast Portland. I wrote about Dozer last week regarding … Read more
Ending speculation as to whether or not he’d stick around, Tom Knipe has just announced he will leave the Community Cycling Center by July 7th. Knipe is the former program manager who became interim Director when Daniel Bohn left the position at the end of last year. He had been working closely with newly appointed … Read more
[The newlyweds ontheir new tandem.] Tonight I attended a special event at the Alberta Street Clown House, the wedding of Roadkill Racoon and Reddish Raddish (their real names are Carol Banner and Morgan Nilsen). I have to admit, when I first heard about this I thought it was just another excuse for a party and … Read more
On Saturday me and my ladies rode over to Alberta Street to check out the annual Art Hop. The picture-perfect day attracted all sorts of folks riding all sorts of bikes. And, as usual, I couldn’t keep my eyes (and my camera) off them. I noticed some old favorites in action like the Clownhouse’s Spin … Read more