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
[Not to be confused with Stumpjumper] [UPDATES: A reader has posted the cease and desist letter from Specialized. See it here. (PDF) *Specialized responds.] North Portland based Mountain Cycle and global bike giant Specialized Bicycle Components of Morgan Hill, California are locked in a disagreement that neither side is backing down from. At issue is … Read more
[The new Trek “Portland”] The City of Portland Office of Transportation has just announced that the official launch of their “Portland Go Platinum” campaign (website) will happen Thursday night at Bike Gallery‘s downtown location. The announcement will piggyback on the “Ride Portland” event being planned by Bike Gallery to celebrate the arrival of the new … Read more
It was an amazing morning of bike love here in Portland. We had a great turnout at both Breakfast on the Bridges: Driver Donut Edition (photos), and the “I Share the Road” rally (photos). The sun even came out to lend its endorsement to the proceedings. And I’m sure it didn’t hurt that the events … Read more
Someone just emailed me a link to Phil Stanford’s column in the Portland Tribune. They got an interview with the guy that beat up Randy. Turns out his nickname is “Gater” and he’s an ex-boxer! Here’s an excerpt: “Gater says he was on his way to work that morning when this guy – who’d been … Read more
The City of Portland will hold a rally tomorrow morning to “recommit community support for all modes of transportation” and officially launch the “I Share the Road” campaign. According to the official statement (PDF here) from the Office of Transportation, the joint effort has brought together a diverse group including; the Mayor of Portland, and … Read more
A group of cyclists intends to put a TriMet twist on this Friday’s Breakfast on the Bridges. The event (which happens on the last Friday of every month) usually consists of volunteers handing out free coffee and pastries to early-morning bike commuters on the Hawthorne and Broadway Bridges. However, in light of recent events organizers … Read more
The Portland Police staged an unannounced stop sign enforcement action this morning in inner southeast Portland. Unlike previous “enforcement actions” that were highly publicized beforehand and with signage in the road, this morning’s operation was more covert and unexpected. Check out the reaction to it on the Shift email list and a bit more, including … Read more
The Portland Bike Forums are officially open for business. My feedback and testing crew have been playing around with them for a few weeks now so there’s already some good information posted. My goal is to provide a place where all Portland cyclists can connect, interact and share experiences. I also hope it becomes a … Read more