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“Bump” showing his skills.(Photos by Elly Blue)-Slideshows below- Mini Bike Winter is Zoobomb’s answer to all of Portland’s summer bicycle fun — but less of it, and on small bikes. The festivities go on for several days, and after missing the glorious Hamster Ball on Saturday night I determined to head out on Sunday to … Read more
Logo for 2009 Oregon Bike Summit Since its humble beginnings back in 2006, the Oregon Bike Summit has steadily grown into an important event for anyone working to make Oregon, “The Land Bicycles Dream About”. This year, the event will continue that growth and take a big step in its evolution. Following in the footsteps … Read more
Bike polo at Alberta Park will decide the state championships in March.(Photo © J. Maus) Get your mallets ready bike polo fans, Portland is set host the first-ever Oregon Bike Polo Championships. On the weekend of March 7th – 9th, the best bike polo players from all over the Northwest will vie for the championship … Read more
“Both projects are focused on a livable future for Portland. And this joint presentation opportunity gives us an excellent opportunity to specifically address the issue of how well bicycling and streetcar can play together as we build our livable streets.” — Ellen Vanderslice, project manager for the Bicycle Master Plan Update The City of Portland … Read more
A scene from the OBCA’s 2007 show.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA) has announced preliminary details for their 2009 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. According to Andy Newlands of the OBCA, their show will happen on Halloween weekend, October 31st – November 1st. The two day show will be open to the … Read more
Scott Mizee and Joe Lontai discussing the North Willamette Greenway trail at the St Johns Get Together last month.(Photo © J. Maus) Our first Neighborhood Get Together, in St Johns last month, was a lot of fun and a definite success. To keep the wheels turning, this month we’re headed to Southwest Portland. Come join … Read more
The always-entertaining Timo Forsberg from PBOT will join us tonight.(Photo © J. Maus) Just a reminder that tonight is our Get Together event up in St. Johns. If you live, work, or ride in the St. Johns area, we’d love to meet you and hear about what’s on your mind in terms of the local … Read more
The party outside Filmed by Bike will have much more breathing room this year.(Photo © J. Maus) Ayleen Crotty, the bike culture dynamo behind Filmed by Bike, stopped by our office yesterday with an update on what’s in store for the event this year. The big news is a free street party on opening night … Read more
Our very own Elly Blue will be part of a panel discussion at the Sustainable Transportation Solutions Summit happening this Thursday at Reed College. Here’s the description/blurb on the panel from Reed: With global warming and gas prices grabbing headlines, we need to rethink how we get around, and Oregonians are leading the way forward. … Read more
Here’s the official press release: Walking and Biking Summit Features Town Hall Meeting on Federal Funding Ideas Third annual Eugene Walking and Biking Summit will be held at South Eugene High School Cafeteria, 400 East 19th Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with workshops from … Read more
[Publisher’s note: We are trying to do a better job about sharing ride info. In the future, we’ll try and publish “This Weekend”, with a list of rides we’ve heard about, on Thursdays.] Cliff and Dutch of North Freak.(Photo © J. Maus) It might be the dead of winter and chilly as heck outside, but … Read more
366 lucky kids will get to choose their favorite this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) With a press release that exclaims, “The Portland “Snowpocalypse” can’t keep us from getting kids on bikes!”, the Community Cycling Center (CCC) has announced plans to hold a sequel to their annual Holiday Bike Drive this weekend. The event will hope … Read more