With well over 1000 riders, yesterday’s Worst Day of the Year Ride kicked of the season in grand style. I’ve never seen such a diverse group of cyclists on one ride. People from all walks of bike showed up, eager to pedal around town in the company of friends and long overdue sunshine. Eleni and … Read more
[New and improved PDX bike parking*] In response to your feedback from my post, Airport bike parking “for employees only”, I have just learned that the Portland Airport has re-designed the employee bike parking area to accomodate the general public. Here’s the scoop from Aviation Planner Jason Gately: We recently modified our employee bike parking … Read more
The “Stumptown” incident is far from over. The Oregonian covers it in their business section today with a front page article by Helen Jung. Helen also writes about it on her blog. This story has sparked 139 comments so far on this site alone and has spread all over the Internet. Specialized has definitely struck … Read more
[Art meets sport] It was fitting that the Cycle Oregon crew unveiled the 2006 route at a classy place like the Portland Art Museum. I’ve never seen such a big hoopla just to announce a ride. It was really impressive. From the covered and guarded bike parking to the 20 or so smiling, official-T-shirt-clad volunteers … Read more
The bike fun rampage continues… Shift to Bikes presents Valentine’s Day Mocktails on the Hawthorne Bridge When: Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 4:30 to 6:30pm Where: On the south side of the Hawthorne Bridge, on the east end (under the I-5 overpass, where the path spirals down to the Esplanade). Details: Volunteers will be out demonstrating … Read more
I’m happy to announce that I’ve now raised almost $1000 for my trip to the National Bike Summit in Washington DC. I’m all registered, I’ve bought my plane tickets, and even snagged a hotel room right across the street from the Summit. Huge thanks to everyone who donated. I’ve been amazed at your generosity and … Read more
[Photo by Team Magic] The fledgling Portland Triathlon Club is hosting professional triathlete Desiree Ficker at their montly meeting tonight. Desiree is a former Pro Duathlete of the Year from 2002-2004 and the USA Triathlon Rookie of the Year in 2001. According to the club, Ficker has been in town for a training clinic and … Read more
[In case you haven’t been following the Specialized and Mountain Cycle saga, read this post first.] Yesterday I sent an email to Specialized’s legal person, Kim Arca. I wanted to give them the chance to make a statement because I felt like by saying nothing they were only making things worse for themselves. Here is … Read more
Some great news to share… As part of a big project to get more folks to walk and bike around their neighborhoods, the City of Portland Office of Transportation will include 5,000 of my stickers (see below) in a kit they’re sending to residents of Northeast Portland. Woohoo! More details on the “Northeast Hub” project … Read more
Get most of Portland’s bike advocates in one room, add free food and drinks, throw in a few city commissioners, and top it off with a couple congressman and you’ve got the recipe for some real bike lovin’. An exciting cross-section of the bike community got together at the Bike Gallery last night to pat … Read more
[Dave Guettler in upper right corner!] Three Portland bike shops were noted as “Top 100 Shops” by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The three shops are Bike N’ Hike, River City Bicycles and Bike Gallery. According to the magazine, they were chosen because they excel in three areas: market share, community outreach, and store appearance.
The Rose City Rollers (Portland’s all-female roller derby league) open their season this Saturday night at the Expo Center. But for me, the most exciting thing on the schedule has nothing to to with roller skates. I’ll be there for the “mini-bike extravaganza” planned for half-time. What’s a mini-bike extravaganza? According to Handsome Dave (the … Read more