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These guys could only be headed to one thing… Mini Bike Winter!(Photo © J. Maus) Zoobomb’s big annual event, Mini Bike Winter, starts tonight. Now in its ninth year, the four-day event promises a mix of performances, parties, and pure fun that is sure to help ease your winter doldrums. This year, in addition to … Read more
Love on a bike.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) With love in the air today around Portland, of course there’s a Valentine’s-themed ride. Just noticed the Wild at Heart Valentine’s Day Ride over on the Shift calendar: To celebrate this holiday in singles style, let’s meet up for a ride, make some fun stops, and find ourselves … Read more
Why don’t we see more of this?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The gender gap in bicycling will get its first national stage when the 2012 National Bike Summit begins in Washington DC next month. The Alliance of Walking and Biking and the Association for Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals have announced the inaugural National Women Cycling Forum, … Read more
Riders gather in the Tiger Woods Centerbefore the route announcement.(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) This evening a group of roughly 700 people joined Cycle Oregon staff and volunteers at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike campus in Beaverton to hear where the two Cycle Oregon rides are headed in 2012. Everyone was excited to hear this … Read more
Event flyer.(PDF) The North American Handmade Bike Show (NABHS) is about one month away. I’m sure some of you plan to make the trip to Sacramento; but for those that won’t be there, a few local builders have put together a preview party right here in Portland. “Show Me Yours” is a new event put … Read more
An amped up cheers a racer during the ‘Cross Up’ event held at a former bowling alley on SE 82nd Ave on Saturday.(Photo Gallery/Slideshow)
What Portland needs is a road that connects a close-in neighborhood to downtown that’s designed in such a way that people who choose to ride a bicycle on it can enjoy the same level of comfort, efficiency, and safety that people who choose to drive or take transit currently experience. Contrary to the vision of … Read more
The Lumberyard is still a work in progress, but you can catch a glimpse of it at “Cross Up.”(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Winter weather got you down? Then perhaps “Cross Up,” an indoor cyclocross race being put together by Amanda Sundvor of Backyard Blam, will deliver you from the doldrums. Cross Up will be tournament … Read more
A scene from last year. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) If you want to join the state’s leading active transportation advocates, policymakers, and citizen activists at the 2nd annual Oregon Active Transportation Summit, mark your calendar for April 16-17th. Cycle Oregon (yes, they put on that big, great ride, but they also do a lot of … Read more
Waiting for new owners.(Photos: Britt Appleton/CCC) The Community Cycling Center held their 16th annual Holiday Bike Drive yesterday. The event connected over 400 kids from low-income families with a newly refurbished bike, a helmet, basic safety education and most importantly, the freedom and sheer joy that comes with having your own two wheels. We weren’t … Read more
The future is bright for junior racers in Oregon;but your support could make it brighter.(Photo © J. Maus) With the popularity of cyclocross stoking the fire and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) tending the flames, Oregon’s racing scene has flourished in the last few years. A key to that success is the involvement of … Read more
Detail from “Bike to Blockade” poster The ‘bike swarm’ is at it again. Organizers behind the growing movement to use masses of people on bicycles to support the Occupy Portland protests, are planning several “feeder” rides that will end at an action to shut down the Port of Portland.