The people, clubs, and culture that make up Portland’s bike scene.
Jan Verrinder at the bike safety press conference in City Hall a week after her husband Bob was nearly killed in a collision with a car on Marine Drive.(Photo © J. Maus) During last year’s Sad October, our community endured several tragedies. The two young lives we lost grabbed most of the headlines, but sandwiched … Read more
Poster for the Sprockettes Bicycle Bash. Portland’s Sprockettes — an all-female mini-bike dance crew — are all set to host bike dance troupes from all over the West Coast at their upcoming “Bicycle Bash”. The big party will follow the Multnomah County Bike Fair this Saturday (6/28) and will feature a prize giveaway, a silent … Read more
“Portland doesn’t have the same level nightlife of San Francisco, so they tend to make their own fun here, and the result seems to be a large community of bicyclists that has become very engaged with the struggle for street equity.”–SF Bay Guardian reporter Steve Jones, after a ride in Portland Steven T. Jones is … Read more
Patrick Barber takes in bike photographs at the Tea Zone in Northwest Portland.More photos here(Photos © J. Maus) It seems like everywhere you turn in Portland these days you see bikes. As if near daily bike parades and rides weren’t enough to convince Portlanders that this city is absolutely bike-crazy, the Cycle Seen: Picturing Portland’s … Read more
Spotted at Colonel Summers Park over the weekend.(Photos © J. Maus) In the bike world, few topics elicit as much heated conversation and interest as fixed gear bicycles (a.k.a. “fixies”). BikeSnobNYC, one of the most well-known bike blogs in the world, has made a career out of skewering the fad, and my coverage of them … Read more
A bamboo trailer built in North Portland by Elden Clark (notice the bottle-capped screw heads).(Photos © J. Maus unless otherwise noted) North Portland resident Elden Clark hopes to turn his love for building bamboo bicycle trailers into a business. I first spotted Clark’s work on a flyer he’d posted outside of a bike shop. Then … Read more
Chain Reaction is (L to R): Sauce, J-Roq, Jamey, Blake, Lee, and Morgan.(Photo Gallery)(All photos © J. Maus)
Something (or someone) catches Carl Fahrner’s eye.(Photos © J. Maus)Slideshow below On Friday, a massive parade of Portlanders helped Voodoo Doughnut celebrate their new store opening. And, not surprisingly, many of them showed up on bikes. Among the crowd was an eclectic and interesting mix of people and vehicles — from roller derby girls to … Read more
Riding naked — what’s not to love?(Photos © J. Maus) Last year, around 800 Portlanders mounted up for the annual World Naked Bike Ride. That number tied with London for the largest crowd in the world, and this year, organizers expect the crowd to swell to 1200-1500 people. If you’ve never done the ride, you … Read more
Cyclepath Bike Shop co-owner Bill Larson pointing out a detail in one of Tiago DeJerk’s paintings.(Photos © J. Maus)
Cycle Seen is a photo and art exhibition that will focus on Portland’s bike culture. Full story here. The most recent press release from the event’s organizers is pasted below:
I noticed this fabulously furry and pink mini-tall-bike parked in the racks at my daughter’s school this morning…