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(Photo © J. Maus) For a park that’s a regular host of bike races and bike weddings, it seems perfectly natural that bikes get a special invite to its 100th birthday party. Next weekend, the two-day Mt. Tabor Park Centennial Celebration will include a vintage bike show and swap meet. Organizers of the event say … Read more
Brendt Barbur, shown here at the 2007 Bicycle Film Festival in NW Portland, is coming back to Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Film Festival is headed to Portland. The fest, which makes stops in 39 cities in every corner of the globe, will be hosted by what is becoming Portland’s official bike movie screening … Read more
A cul-de-sac near Fernhill Park saw a lot of action Sunday.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) On Sunday, thousands of Portlanders got a chance to explore Northeast Portland in a way they’ve never done so before. From the gorgeous homes on the Alameda bluffs to the outskirts of the Alberta Arts district, they walked, jogged and … Read more
Norm Saager and Ellen Brown liked the event so much they got married at the start line and then rode the course on their tandem. -Slideshow below/Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus) Over the weekend, Western Oregon University in Monmouth served as base camp for over 1,800 people from all over the region (and country). They came … Read more
[This Q & A with Massachusetts-based builder Chris Igleheart was written by Portlander Otis Rubottom as part of our ongoing coverage of the upcoming Oregon Manifest event. Igleheart will be in Portland this October to compete in the Constructor’s Design Challenge. We’ll publish more builder Q & As in the weeks to come.] Chris Igleheart … Read more
STP riders get photographic evidence at a rest stop.(Photos © Bob Crispin) Thousands of riders poured into Portland today — and so did the rain — for the 30th running of the Seattle to Portland (STP) bike ride. They left before dawn on Saturday and the final rider just rolled through the balloon-studded finishing chute … Read more
STP is this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) This weekend is the 30th annual Seattle to Portland ride and around 10,000 people are expected to roll into town. After over 200 miles (30 of them uphill) in the saddle, the riders will have a lot to be happy about when they arrive at Holladay Park near … Read more
[BikePortland.org is an official media partner with the upcoming, five-week Oregon Manifest event that will celebrate bike builders from across the nation, bike advocacy, and much more. Stay tuned for more coverage of builders, events, rides, and more.] A few of the builders who will compete. Portland just might bear witness to the Next Big … Read more
Billing itself as “the premiere event for cycling microbrew lovers in North America,” the Bikes ‘n’ Brew Century will offer a physical test, a visual feast, and a bounty of good beers. The informal, 100-mile group ride (scheduled for July 18th) will take participants from Southeast Portland up and over Mt. Hood and down the … Read more
Professor Badass expounds onlocal geologic mysteries.(Photo by J.R.) I ditched work on Thursday to familiarize myself with the Land of Port a bit better by joining up with fifteen other people on bikes and Dr. #1 Badass (planetary geology professor) at the Washington Park Zoo MAX stop. The four and a half hour tour began … Read more
Esther and Phil looove Seski.(Photo © J. Maus) [Thanks to Carye Bye for this report (via the Shift list) on the Oregon Sesquicentennial Ride that she organized in honor of our state’s 150th birthday. You can see her photos of the ride here, and check out BikePortland’s photos from the start of the party here.] … Read more
Johnathon Allen tries to trackstandwhile being hit with water balloons.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) As the traditional grande finale to Pedalpalooza, the Multnomah County Bike Fair (MCBF) has lofty expectations to meet. After 17 days and nights of rides and events that captured the hearts and minds of thousands Portlanders, I’d say it came pretty … Read more