‘Cielo Salon Brunch Ride’ stokes Portland’s appetite for food and bikes

Chris King, owner of King Cycle Group, at his Gourmet Century last year.(Photo: King Cycle Group) Similar to the “coffee bike arms race” and the well-known links between beer and bikes here in Portland, now there’s a growing bike connection to our vaunted food scene as well. And Chris King, the man behind Chris King … Read more


ODOT, State Police go extra mile for safety on Cycle Oregon

[BikePortland contributor Will Vanlue is on the Cycle Oregon ride this week. This is his latest dispatch.] Plenty of cones help keep things safe as Cycle Oregon riders roll down Highway 97.(Photos by Will Vanlue) Cycle Oregon’s mission of helping the economies of Oregon’s rural communities keeps the route, for the most part, on quiet … Read more


Documentary makers need subjects for Naked Bike Ride film

Documentary will take closer look at Naked Bike Ride.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A local non-profit is looking for a few good subjects who aren’t bashful about participating in Portland’s annual Naked Bike Ride. Portland-based NW Documentary teaches classes on documentary filmmaking (including one on how to film by bike) and they also boast a respectable … Read more


Former Bogota mayor Enrique Peñalosa to speak in Portland

Enrique Peñalosa(Photo: Wikipedia) Former mayor of Bogota Colombia, Enrique Peñalosa, will be in Portland for a special event on May 14th. Peñalosa is revered in urban planning circles for his pioneering role in the ciclovia movement (which inspired Portland’s Sunday Parkways), his development of bus rapid transit, and his role in re-shaping Bogota’s streets to … Read more