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Can you spot the bakfiets?Photo: Clever Cycles on Flickr Clever Cycles, Portland’s soon-to-be-opening retail shop that will carry bakfiets cargo bikes and “a complete line of resoundingly practical biking gear” is showing signs of life at their location on SE 9th Ave., just south of Hawthorne Blvd. Part of a Dutch bike invasion sweeping North … Read more
Shoes await alterationin the Mountain Soles shop.File photo: 4/6/07 Just off the busy cycling routes of Hawthorne Boulevard and Ladd Circle in southeast Portland, modern-day cobbler Matt Menely and his staff at Mountain Soles are hard at work keeping cyclist’s expensive gear in tip-top shape. At first glance, the shop may not seem like it … Read more
Photo: Dat Nguyen The Lucky Lab Brewery on SE Hawthorne is a well-known watering hole for Portland bike lovers. It’s the meeting place for big rides and club meetings, and on any Friday after work, you’re sure to see PDOT’s finest sharing a bowl of peanuts and pitcher of ale.
Free food, tune-ups, music, speakers, and smiles await you.File photo: 5/17/06 If you’ve been wanting to dust off your rig and ride to work, Bike to Work Day (May 16th) is the perfect day to start. No matter what part of the city you live in, PDOT wants to make it even easier for you … Read more
The City of Portland’s Bicycle Advisory Committee, which advises City Council on all bike-related matters, will host a discussion mountain biking in Portland, with members of the Board of the Portland United Mountain Pedalers. Here’s an excerpt from the agenda:
If you’re new to this site, you might have missed my coverage from Cycle Oregon last September. I posted daily reports (when I could find a signal) and uploaded hundreds of photos from the road. One of my shots, taken from the saddle while riding into the small town of Union on day four, was … Read more
Future site of Bike Skills Park.Photo: Ric Balfour/City of Vernonia Bikes Belong, a national coalition of bicycle manufacturers and retailers, has just announced they will give a $5,000 grant to the Vernonia Bike Skills Park. Here’s the official word: “Our funding is earmarked for construction of the skills development trail, the first element of the … Read more
Commissioner Sam Adams and the media. Roger Geller addresses the crowd. In the background are Roland Chlapowski (Policy Analyst for Sam Adams), Commissioner Adams, and PDOT’s Linda Ginenthal. [View my photo gallery of this ride. ]
Word from City Hall is that Commissioner Sam Adams will make an appearance at the beginning of today’s Bicycle Master Plan Ride. Rumors are that he might make a statement about Mayor Potter’s recent decision to cut funding for the Plan. Cyclists at the April Bike Master Plan Ride. File photo: 4/4/07
Just noticed this entry on the Oregonian’s Breaking News blog, “About a dozen bicyclists blocked traffic about 9 to 9:30 this morning on inner east side commuter streets, then onto the Morrison Bridge westbound. They moved slowly across all lanes as cars backed up behind them, including a police car. This continued for the length … Read more
Sharon Fekety, the woman who crashed her bike and broke her arm last month while attempting to cross a MAX track, has received a second response (here’s the first) from TriMet GM Fred Hansen. Fekety wrote Hansen to encourage TriMet to improve their signage and warn bicyclists about potentially dangerous MAX crossings.
Cities across the country are embracing mountain biking and adding singletrack trails to urban parks.