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Kidical Mass rallies the family biking troops.(Photo © J. Maus) Moms, dads, and kid-lovers throughout the state have gotten fired up over the family biking legislation that’s made headlines this week. Many of them plan to join the monthly Kidical Mass ride which will be held this Saturday in Sellwood. Joining them will be Oregon … Read more
Stills from just some of the many films that will screen during the Bicycle Film Festival. Get ready to be inspired and entertained by a wide variety of bicycle-themed films. The Bicycle Film Festival and Filmed By Bike are both gearing up for 2011. The Bicycle Film Festival has just announced dates and screenings for … Read more
A shot of West End Bikes last night.(Photo © J. Maus) Portlanders will get a sneak peek at a major new bike shop in downtown Portland this Thursday. West End Bikes (which we reported on in more detail back in October) at the corner of 11th and Stark will host a party in their shop … Read more
What an AROW meeting looks like.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland is transportation wonk central. You know what a transportation wonk is right? The type of person who is always spouting acronyms like VMT, MUTCD, and RTP and who have passionate discussions about crossing treatments, traffic calming, signal timing, and so on. If this sounds like … Read more
BTA New Year’s Day riders on the Springwater Trail in 2009.(Photo © J. Maus) In all the time I’ve been doing this site, I can’t remember when we’ve had four New Year’s rides to choose from. I’ll go ahead and take that as an omen that 2011 will be a great year for bicycling in … Read more
A scene from the Ben Hurt Chariot Wars held during Mini Bike Winter 2010.(Photo © J. Maus) Our friends over at Zoobomb have announced the dates and events that will make up the eighth annual Mini Bike Winter. If you’ve never made it to this, you should definitely mark February 17th – 21st on your … Read more
This month’s Kidical Mass group family ride will take on some holiday spirit. Here’s the ride description from KidicalMassPDX.org. Baby, it’s cold outside… and wet, and dark so very early. Brighten up your holiday mood by joining Kidical Mass for a ride (whatever the weather) in NoPo this month! We’ll sing carols (Christmas, bikey, and … Read more
Ahh the lights.(Photo: PeacockLane.net) In the depths of winter, you need all the encouragement you can get to keep on riding. Thankfully, Portland is full of fun people and events to help break your winter riding doldrums. Two events tonight (and a group ride to one of them) should help make your riding a bit … Read more
Burley Co-op members ride in a Eugene parade in 1988(Photos: Patricia Marshall) Eugene-based Burley flourished as a worker owned cooperative for nearly 30 years. They were a shining example of how an American company could succeed in the market even with a democratic, values-based business approach and by manufacturing their own products. Then in 2006, … Read more
BikeCraft is over (sniff, sniff).(Photos © J. Maus) I realize I’m slightly biased, but I think our sixth annual BikeCraft went extremely well. We had a steady flow of pleasant crowds all weekend, new vendors that raised eyebrows, lots of sales, and most importantly everyone seemed to have a great time (even if it they … Read more
This pretty much sums up BikeCraft.(Photos © J. Maus) This weekend is our 6th annual BikeCraft holiday gift fair and you’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t come and check it out. For the first time, we’ll have the doors open for two days to accomodate your busy schedule. Swing by 15 NE Hancock (just … Read more
Many people braved 20-degree temps to see the (carfree) light displays at PIR last year.(Photos © J. Maus)