David Byrne recap: Termite cities and Portland’s story
Outside the Bagdad last night.(Photos © J. Maus)
Rides/Events
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Interbike report: Mad scientists and independent inventors
[BikePortland managing editor Elly Blue is back from Interbike, but she’s still going through mountains of notes and photos. Below is a report about some of the smaller fry she came across on the show floor — quirky inventions and scrappy startups. See the rest of our Interbike coverage here.] The “SEE ME” light-up belt. … Read more
A few peeks at Manifest Design Challenge entries
Sean Chaney of Vertigo Cycles posted this sneak peek of his Design Challenge entry. The Constructor’s Design Challenge (part of Oregon Manifest) is coming this Friday. The event is an unprecedented opportunity to have the brightest minds in bike building put their skills and experience into building the Ultimate Transportation Bike. Each entry will be … Read more
City, BTA gear up for Walk and Bike to School Day
The morning scene at Trillium Charter School in North Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
Interbike report: Utility and style amidst the madness
[BikePortland managing editor Elly Blue is back from Interbike, but she’s still going through mountains of notes and photos. Below is a report of city/cargo/utility bikes she came across on the show floor. See the rest of our Interbike coverage here.] Raleigh’s new commuter bike.(Photos © Elly Blue) For an Interbike rookie, the main floor … Read more
City announces Walk + Bike to School Day event
September 28, 2009 This just in from the Bureau of Transportation: Walk + Bike to School Day Event on Oct. 7 WHAT For International Walk + Bike to School Day, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is hosting a media event with the students of James John Elementary, local dignitaries and businesses encouraging students and families … Read more
Metro Transatlantic Workshop latest in U.S./European bike-cultural exchange
Cycletrack and transit stop integration in Copenhagen.(Photo: Mikael Colville-Andersen) Beginning with a welcome reception at a downtown brewery tomorrow, Metro will host a European delegation as part of their Transatlantic Active Transportation Workshop. The four-day event is just the latest example of bicycle-related knowledge sharing between experts from America and Europe. Portland has been sending … Read more
Sky Yaeger of Swobo Bikes: Industry will notice Manifest bikes
Sky Yaeger on a Swobo Otis.(Photo: Richard Masoner/Cyclelicious) We’re getting excited for the kickoff of the Oregon Manifest on Friday. One of the marquee events in the six-week bike culture blowout is the Constructor’s Design Challenge. We’ve already written a lot about it, but today we take a look at it from a different angle. … Read more
Interbike report: A new kind of performance cycling gear
Outlier’s classy new wool caps(Photos © Elly Blue) At Interbike, a lot of the best stuff never makes it to the main floor. One of the highlights of the week for me was heading up to an 11th floor hotel suite for a trunk show with a few small, independent companies. There I met Matt … Read more
A Portlander’s view of Cross Vegas
A cyclocross race, Las Vegas, and Interbike make for quite a combination.(Photos: Caroline Paquette for BikePortland.org) BikePortland’s reporter on the scene at Interbike, Elly Blue, couldn’t make it out to Cross Vegas — billed as the “Biggest Cyclocross Race in America” and held on the first night of the Interbike trade show — but we … Read more
PSU wants you to ‘Get to Know Your Bike’
Students at Portland State University are gearing up for a big bike she-bang. It’s called Get To Know Your Bike and it’s happening next week at their downtown campus in the Smith Memorial Student Union. The event will feature vendors selling all manner of bike gear and accessories, and fun diversions like a bike art … Read more
At Interbike: Eye candy that’s functional too
A sampling of some of the most colorful things I saw on the show floor. Check out the rest of our Interbike photos here. Beautiful fixies (Photos © Elly Blue)