Tandem curious? Santana Demo Day coming to Portland Saturday
A major tandem brand is bringing their best and newest rigs to Portland for a test ride party at Mt. Tabor park.
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Sewer project will impact biking on N Williams Ave for two months
The Portland Bureau of Environmental Services says a sewer project starting today on N Williams Ave will impact bicycling conditions for the next two months. The project is on Williams between Fargo and Cook and the construction zone will be active from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm each day. Below is a map and description … Read more
Momentum Magazine looking for contributor to Portland city guide
Our friends up in Vancouver BC at the fabulous Momentum Magazine are looking for someone to put together their upcoming Portland City Guide feature. Check out the details below: We’re looking for a someone to help us with gathering info for the text side of things, the what to do, where to ride, how to … Read more
Get involved: Write letters to city leaders about SE Clinton
Below is info about an event being organized by Bike Loud PDX on Wednesday, 1/28: We have reserved a meeting room at the Belmont Public Library, located at 1038 Southeast Cesar E Chavez Boulevard, Portland, OR on Wednesday, January 28th from 5:30-7:30pm. Purpose of meeting: Gather to write individual letters to various members of the … Read more
Industry Ticker: Showers Pass steps up support for National MS Society
The fight to end MS is personal to Showers Pass owner Kyle Ranson.
Event: Portland Skatepark Benefit
Details: TEAM SHRALP is proud to present a Portland Skatepark Benefit Showing of Tim Burton’s bicycle comedy classic, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. The Portland BMX/Skate Community has been advocating for a master plan of 19 public skateparks for over 10yrs. 6 parks down and 13 to go. Come join us as we make Portland the SKATEPARK … Read more
Sellwood Bridge demo will close Springwater path for 12 days
Press release is below: Dec. 5, 2014 Contact: Mike Pullen, Communications Office, 503-209-4111, mike.j.pullen@multco.us Springwater Trail closure under Sellwood Bridge Dec. 8 – 19 A short section of the Springwater Trail under the Sellwood Bridge will be closed December 8 – 19, 2014 during demolition of the old east approach to the bridge above the … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: Accosted, chased, then recovered
As more Portlanders get sick-and-tired of the bike theft-related activities happening in broad daylight all over our city, we’re hearing more incidents like the one just shared by reader Spencer B. this morning on the OBRA Chat email list: SUBJECT: accosted, chased, chased suspect, then recovered high end MTB fork- Portland long story short, this … Read more
Album release party tonight for daughter of missing Cycle Oregon rider Mark Bosworth
Tonight at Velo Cult will be an album release party that will have special meaning to many people in the local bicycling scene. Kelly Bosworth grew up singing songs and playing music at home with her dad Mark Bosworth. Mark is the man who went missing from a Cycle Oregon campsite in September 2011 and … Read more
Please take the Oregon State Parks trail use survey
I was just going to Tweet this until I read that they only do this “once-per-decade.” Please take this survey so the state’s policies and investment strategies line up with how trails are actually being used. Check the official announcement below: Survey Of Non-Motorized Trail Use By Oregon State Parks The Oregon State Parks and … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: Tracking down a chop shop in Hillsboro
Reader Evan B. shares what he knows about an alleged chop shop in Hillsboro — showing that bike theft isn’t just an issue here in Portland, but across the region… (Evan’s message below also appeared on Reddit) Hi everyone, Just wanted to give you a heads up that there is most definitely a bicycle “chop … Read more
TriMet project at Gateway Transit Center will impact bicycle access to I-205 path
A project to upgrade a rail crossing at the south end of the Gateway Transit Center will close bicycle access to the I-205 path from November 16th through the 26th. See more info from TriMet below: TriMet will be making improvements to a rail crossing at Gateway Transit Center November 16 and November 23, 2014. … Read more