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This just in from the BTA: Month-Long Bike Commute Challenge Begins September 1st August 25, 2008 – Starting September 1st, hundreds of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies across Oregon and SW Washington will compete in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commute Challenge. The Challenge is a month-long competition between workplaces to see who can bike … Read more
Team Zoobomb’s Gabe Tiller after a training run in the West Hillslast Sunday night.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s Team Zoobomb will vie for the crown of fastest gravity bikers in the world at this weekend’s Maryhill Festival of Speed. The event takes place on legendary Maryhill Loops Road in Goldendale, Washington and it’s the official … Read more
One of my photos from an exhibition that will open Thursday night at The Breeze Block Gallery. I hope you haven’t made plans for this Thursday night. Besides the usual fun of Last Thursday on Alberta, this month’s event will be officially carfree (more on that later). But if that’s not enough to get out … Read more
The 2nd annual Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC) have opened for registration. The event is scheduled for November 8-9 and will take somewhere in or near Portland (awaiting confirmation of exact location). Dani Dance of the Portland Single Speed Collective and an employee at Portland-based River City Bicycles is the woman behind the race. … Read more
Riders cross a bridge on the Springwater Corridor Trail during Sunday’s Portland Century ride.(Photo: Bob Crispin) In just its third year, the Portland Century seems to have found its sweet spot. Ride organizer Ayleen Crotty with Good Sport Promotion says they’re still going through the paperwork from Sunday’s ride but initial estimates put the number … Read more
Marine Drive on the Columbia River is just one of the many scenic roads in store for Portland Century riders.(Photo © J. Maus) The third-annual Portland Century is set for this Sunday and organizers expect well over 1,000 riders to take part. Organizer Ayleen Crotty says this year’s event offers loops of 25, 50 or … Read more
A growing number of Portland’s homeless —like Bill and his dog Buster shown here — use bicycles to carry their belongings.(Photos © J. Maus) Project Homeless Connect is a city-funded program that provides services and information to Portland’s homeless population via a series of annual events. Among the many types of help offered is a … Read more
Detail from event poster.(Large version here) A custom bike show in Southern Oregon will feature builders from Oregon, Washington and California, including the debut of two new builders from Portland. The first-ever Southern Oregon Custom Bicycle Show is a joint effort between the Ashland-based United Bicycle Institute (UBI) and the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA, … Read more
From L to R: State Rep. Jackie Dingfelder, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, and State Rep. Ben Cannon.
Just some of the bike fun at Geek Fair last year.(Photos © J. Maus) This Saturday is Free Geek’s annual Geek Fair, an event that is sure to be full of bike fun for the entire family. Free Geek is a local non-profit that recycles and refurbishes computer equipment and operates a community technology center … Read more
What’s not to love about Kidical Mass?(Photos © J. Maus) Kidical Mass — that kindler, gentler, more family-friendly version of Critical Mass — seems to be catching on in Portland. It started last April in Eugene and then made its Portland debut a couple months later. And now, the ride is spreading from its downtown … Read more
In the halls of Kelly Elementary School in outer SE Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland has been selected to host the Safe Routes to School National Conference in 2009. The decision (announced today) was made by the National Center for Safe Routes to School and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership after a competitive … Read more