Dingo the Clown on one of his many fantastical bikes.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember Dingo? He was the ring-leader of the now defunct Alberta Street Clownhouse. I, and many others, spent many Last Thursdays hanging out at the Clownhouse and watching and participating in all the crazy, zany gags and events they used to do … Read more
Jonathan Nicholas, seen here in Heppner, Oregon during the 2006Cycle Oregon.(Photos © J. Maus) Jonathan Nicholas, the author and journalist who is considered the soul of Cycle Oregon and who has shared his insider observations on Portland’s bike scene for over two decades, has decided to take a buy-out offer from The Oregonian and will … Read more
Neal Fegan and “Blue” outside his shop in St. Johns.View slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus)
BikeRackers in action.(Photos © J. Maus) If you think it’s hard to find a bike parking spot around town, try finding one at an event (especially if it’s bike-related). Last March, a local entrepreneur set out to solve that problem and so far his business has been “amazing”. Jeff Castro, a former product designer (with … Read more
Robert Stapleton and his tall-bike.(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday morning on the way to my office, I made a slight detour to check out an amazing bike parked on SE Hawthorne Blvd. Turns out it belongs to a man named Robert Stapleton (he had stopped to do some window shopping). Robert told me this fully … Read more
Bicycling Magazine has a nice little story about Higgins restaurant in their Cycling Nutrition section this month. Here are a few excerpts: “…Higgins, 50, is the owner and head chef of Higgins Restaurant and Bar, a Portland, Oregon, mainstay that’s home to bistro-style dishes that feature organic, sustainably grown, locally sourced food. And the restaurant … Read more
13 year-old Leo Westwind, just minutes after getting his new bike.(Photos © J. Maus) A very tough year for 13 year-old Leo Westwind was made a bit brighter on Friday. Leo suffers from a genetic liver ailment known as Alagille Syndrome and last winter his condition worsened severely. In December, his mom Kyrstin (owner of … Read more
Tom Miller will be the Mayor’s chief of staff.(Photos © J. Maus) In what is probably not too surprising of a move for City Hall watchers, City Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams has named Tom Miller to be his chief of staff once he becomes Portland’s mayor in January. Miller is already chief of staff … Read more
“I remember being the type who would say ‘Get out of the road you bike rider’, but now every time I do something, it’s like ‘I’ll ride my bike over there.’ It’s definitely something I know I’m going to do for the rest of my life.”— Brandon Roy to Oregonian reporter Jason Quick OregonLive.com has … Read more
Jacob Rathe in his Team USA gear.(Photos © J. Maus) 17 year-old Jacob Rathe will have a lot to tell his Lincoln High School classmates when he returns to school for his Senior year this fall. On Monday, he’ll board a plane to Cape Town, South Africa where he’ll compete in the UCI Juniors World … Read more
Dan Kaufman and his Disco Trike.Video below(Photos © J. Maus) One of the fringe benefits of pedaling around Portland this time of year are all interesting bikes and people you come across. One such person is Dan Kaufman. Dan lives just off the Springwater Corridor Trail in Sellwood with this wife Kirsten (a real estate … Read more
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