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They both competed on this old cruiser, and they’re still smiling!Slideshow below(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Yesterday, nearly 800 racers converged on the small town of Rainier, Oregon for the third stop in the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. With heavy rains soaking the Portland area all week, I had visions of a slog through the … Read more
The Community Cycling Center at NE Alberta and 17th.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Since Susan Remmers took over the Community Cycling Center back in March of 2006, the popular non-profit has gone through a major transformation. One of the many changes they’ve made is a recent re-wording of their mission statement. For some non-profits, that might … Read more
A scene from last year’s bike light parade.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Portland Office of Transportation is organizing a bike light parade to increase awareness of the importance of being visible while riding at night. The parade officially kicks off the second year of the their “See & Be Seen” campaign. The See & Be … Read more
Tori Bortman of Gracie’s Wrench offers private bike maintenance classes.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Framebuilder Natalie Ramsland of Sweetpea Bicyclesis one of very few women in the business.
A scene from the 2004 National Championships held at PIRView gallery(Photos © Jonathan Maus) In December, the nation’s best cyclocross racers, along with a huge contingent from the bike industry, will descend on Portland International Raceway (PIR) for the final stop in the six-race US Gran Prix of Cyclocross. The “Portland Cup”, which is (surprisingly) … Read more
Press Release: North Portland Tool Library presents a “Night in St. Johns” PORTLAND, Oregon – Spend the evening of Thursday, November 1 in St. Johns to benefit the North Portland Tool Library. Start with a bicycle ride to St Johns cemeteries to honor Dia de los Muertos. Next, sit down to dinner at Ladybug Café, … Read more
Commissioner Sam Adams continues his march toward finding a way to fund fixes to our transportation system with a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss his “Safe and Sound Streets” campaign. As he alluded to in my interview with him last week, Adams is facing a potential ballot measure next Spring to fund the … Read more
I heard from Dani Dance this morning. She’s organizing the upcoming Official UnOfficial Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships. When I first mentioned this event back in July, I didn’t have many details and now I’ve got the latest scoop.
View photo gallery or watch slideshow below(All photos © Jonathan Maus) The 2007 Cross Crusade kicked off in fine style yesterday at Alpenrose Dairy. Race organizers reported that a record 1,078 racers took part in the action (that’s up from 760 at the same event last year!). The course was a challenging mix of bumpy … Read more
This is what happens when you throw a bike party during rush-hour on Hawthorne Blvd.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The BTA hosted an awards party for their Bike Commute Challenge last night: luckily not everyone who participated showed up. Even though attendance at the party was double what organizers expected (over 400 people packed the inner-Southeast … Read more
Tackling the hill on a freaky mini.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Coming up in November is the first-ever Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. Among the 25 vendors are some of Oregon’s most talented bicycle craftsmen. Several well-known custom bike makers from Portland will be exhibiting. But in addition to the usual suspects, and in a nod to … Read more
Bicycle CARCass competitors enjoy the spoils of victory (a key to the City).(All photos © Jonathan Maus) I’m back from Vancouver BC. I intended to post more stories throughout the weekend, but that didn’t work out. Instead, here’s a full wrap-up of all the action… Vancouver’s Big Bike Weekend was a three-day whirlwind of cross-cultural, … Read more