Vanessa RenwickPhoto © Montana Maurice As part of the process to transform their iconic “Pyle” of mini-bikes into official public art, the Zoobombers have chosen two artists to help turn their visions into a reality. According to regular Zoobomber Carl Larson — who (along with a group of others) is working with the Regional Arts … Read more
The Pyle, at its current location on SW 9th.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Even though it’s been over a year since Zoobombers first met with PDOT about it, the process to integrate the iconic mound of mini-bikes known as the Zoobomb Pyle into a piece of official public art is now moving along quickly. After the … Read more
Crowds were thick all day.View slideshow below(Photos © Jonathan Maus) I still can’t decide what was more impressive at yesterday’s Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show; the crowds or the builders. One of the event organizers, Austin Ramsland, says that over 1,800 people attended the show. They were treated to an unprecedented display of building prowess from … Read more
[Editor’s note: This is the first article by new contributor Carl Larson. I hope to bring you more of his writing in the future.] The iconic Zoobomb Pyle will get a new home.(File photo © Jonathan Maus) The “Zoobomb Pyle,” that colorful jumble of janky kids bikes chained to the bike rack across from Rocco’s … Read more
Tackling the hill on a freaky mini.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Coming up in November is the first-ever Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. Among the 25 vendors are some of Oregon’s most talented bicycle craftsmen. Several well-known custom bike makers from Portland will be exhibiting. But in addition to the usual suspects, and in a nod to … Read more
Well, not exactly. But reports are coming in that the Willamette Week (a free weekly newspaper in Portland) is running radio ads touting their new re-design and that one of them features a Zoobomber as the voiceover. I haven’t heard it myself, but here’s how one tipster remembers it: “I heard it on 95.5 (I … Read more
What’ll you have? You might remember when I shared the news of The Little Red Bike Cafe back in July. The new eatery just opened and word has spread about their bike-centric menu. As you can see in the graphic at right, they’ve got a breakfast sandwich called the Zoobomb, named after that fun-loving group … Read more
(File photo) In a meeting room nine floors above Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, bike lawyer Mark Ginsberg hosted a mini-summit Thursday between representatives of Zoobomb and the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau.
After the meeting. L to R: Lawyer Mark Ginsberg, Traffic Division Sgt. Mike Fort, Commander Mark Kruger, and Zoobombers Dave Terry, Leah Bendlin, and Corey Sevigny.(File photo)
Competitors begin another run.(File photo) Yesterday was the annual Zoobomb Century. During the Metro-wide Sushi Ride we made an ambassadorial stop to check out the action. During our short time on the hill, I snapped a few photos and got a sense for what this epic contest is all about. On our MAX ride up … Read more
I found a little trick that lets me embed Flickr slideshows into my posts. My goal is to figure out how to use Flash to create slideshows with audio (if you know how to do that please get in touch). For now, let me know what you think of this slideshow from Sunday’s Zoobomb (place … Read more
The St. Johns Bridge on the way to Sauvie Island.(View entire gallery) There’s nothing like a three-day weekend to get the summer bike fun flowing. On Sunday, the girls and I joined about 15 other folks for a ride out to Sauvie Island for the second annual Strawberry Ride organized by Dat Nguyen. We rode … Read more
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