Meet Mark Allyn; clothing artist and master of light
Mark Allyn made his jacket and wired his bike with vivid LEDs.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Local pro among world’s best in Tour of California
Northwest Portland resident DougOllerenshaw competing in the Tour of California.(Photo: Stefan Heymanns/Flickr) The Amgen Tour of California — a seven stage, 650-mile race that featured the world’s top teams and riders — wrapped up in Pasadena California on Sunday. Among the finishers were all the big names of elite international racing including the legendary sprinter … Read more
Slideshow: The faces of Mini Bike Winter
Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) For some reason, I just can’t get last weekend’s Mini Bike Winter event out of my mind. By all accounts, it was just a massively fun and amazing weekend. I took somewhere in the realm of 2,000+ images in two days and I’m still having fun looking through them. I … Read more
Meet Jim Middaugh; Council hopeful and a great hope for bikes?
City Council hopeful Jim Middaugh sporting a bit of helmet hair.You can meet Jim this Sunday night at an event being hosted by Congressman Peter Defazio at the Lucky Lab Brewpub in SE from 5:30 – 7:00 (bring $5!).(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
Seen on the street: A colorful scraper bike
Gram and his scraper.Slideshow belowPhotos © Jonathan Maus The other day I crossed paths with a colorful personality and an even more colorful bike. I first met Gram Shipley at BikeCraft. He wanted to display his wares (hand-sewn leather mud-flaps and casino dice valve caps), but didn’t get enough of them made in time for … Read more
An interview with Portland’s most ticketed cyclist
(Photos © Jonathan Maus) The other day I met someone who claimed to have gotten more tickets while on their bicycle than anyone else in town. While I don’t think that’s anything to be proud of, I did think it was an interesting story and I was curious to know more. I asked the person, … Read more
Trek picks local bike fit expert to lead national program
Michael Sylvester in hisSoutheast Portland studio.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Portland-based bike fitting expert Michael Sylvester has been hired to create and lead an ambitious new bike fitting program for Trek Bicycles. Trek introduced Sylvester and the new “Fit System” at Trek World, their dealer-only trade show back in August. Sylvester — a 50 year-old yoga … Read more
Community rallies for Leo Westwind
[Updated: 11/6, 9:37am; 11/7, 10:22am] A donation jar for Leo at a Southeast Portland cafe.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Nearly a year ago I introduced you to Kyrstin Westwind — the carfree, single mom who was just starting a bike-powered blender business called Sprocket Smoothies. Since then Kyrstin has been busy attending local bike events (at … Read more
Team Awesome says ‘Thanks for pedaling’
On my way into lunch at Redwing Cafe in Southeast Portland today I noticed cards hanging from the bikes parked out front. Upon further inspection this is what I found:
Noted urban planner to speak in Portland
Gordon Price(Photo: PriceTags.ca) Next Thursday (11/29) Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments, with an emphasis on land use. Price is a former City of Vancouver, B.C. Councilor and current Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia Professor who teaches, researches, and writes extensively on … Read more
CCC employee chosen for Skidmore Prize
Neal Armstrong(Photo: Alison Hill Graves) An employee at the non-profit Community Cycling Center (CCC) has won the Skidmore Prize. Neal Armstrong, the CCC’s volunteer and events manager, is one of four winners of the prize. He’ll receive a $4,000 personal grant and will featured in the Willamette Week’s 2007 Give Guide (slated for their November … Read more
Meet Smokey Box; advocate, bike tourer, piano player
Mr. Smokey Box.(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland) The other day while riding down on the Esplanade near the Salmon Street parking lot, I noticed a man walking a peculiar bicycle and trailer set-up.