(Photos: Universal Cycles)
Another major Portland retail bike shop is leaving town.
Universal Cycles will close Portland retail location and move to Beaverton
(Photos: Universal Cycles)
(Photos: Universal Cycles)
NW Portland is now a Slow Zone. Here’s how your neighborhood can be one too
(Photo: Scott Kocher)
By Portland resident Scott Kocher, a lawyer and safety advocate who has worked tirelessly to encourage the City of Portland to lower speeds in many Northwest neighborhoods.
Have you noticed new 20 mph signs in northwest Portland?
Job: Shipping Specialist – Velotech, Inc.
Job Title
Shipping Specialist
Company / Organization
Velotech, Inc.
Job Description
JOB OVERVIEW: This position is responsible for picking, packing and shipping customer orders. Qualified Shipping Specialists also execute product put-away, clean their work area, execute physical counts, and available for general physical and/or minor administrative labor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Pick incoming web orders and warehouse pick up orders
• Pack and ship orders according to supervisor’s guidelines
• Maintain accurate inventory through regular cycle counting
• Assist receiving department with put away of new items
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace
• Assist with any projects, or assist in other departments as instructed by supervisor
• Perform all duties in a safe manner and report all safety concerns immediately to supervisor
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• Wear closed toe shoes at all times in warehouse
• Be able to lift 25lbs above your head without assistance
• Stand for long periods of time
• Be able to lift 50lbs without assistance
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Solid knowledge of cycling products
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently or with others to manage multiple task with minimal supervision.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please click on the link below
https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=4367&clientkey=F102FCECFB43ED66CAD0C8276CB962A9
Becky Jo’s Carfree Life: Gear Me Up
We’ve established my Ready, Fire, Aim personality and the caveats that may entail. Don’t worry. We are just getting started.
For this one, we have to go back in time. Back when I commuted a very long time to work in a sea of cubicles and wanted a bike for weekend fun. This is five or six years ago, and I got a “road bike.” At the time I didn’t have any beef with REI and didn’t really know what “road bike” meant; it was a previous year’s clearance so price was nice, it would fit my frame, and it was aesthetically pleasing to me. That was truly the extent of my needs at the time.
Comment of the Week: From Jason Meggs, Idaho Stop law researcher
Portland’s traffic death toll climbs to 51 after two more people died this morning
PBOT vows to defend Flanders bikeway from impacts of proposed 23-story building
(Source: Otak)
Guest Post: How Oregon got Idaho Stop
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Metro funding task force votes for Tier 1 project list, sends recommendation to council
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Becky Jo’s Carfree Life: Ode to Zen Bike Guy
Now that we’re acquainted, my first and biggest question is:
“How are you not constantly having a heart attack?”
I know some of you are totally chill. I see you. I have this amalgamation of chill cyclists in my head, based heavily on a few in particular. One looks more like he’s hovering along, and there just happens to be a bike under him. You know the guy. No helmet, no hands on the handlebars, not even aware of the potholes, wearing all black sometimes with a plaid flannel variation, and certainly unconcerned with vehicles. He’s glorious. Sometimes he’s female. She has the cutest little basket in front of a big heavy cruiser, wearing a dress and sandals, and without any effort whatsoever is passing me up a hill. Sometimes it seems like folks of all kinds are passing me and not at all having the same level of stroke-inducing-crazy-car-magnet-luck I’m having.
Be honest with me, okay? Is there some law of diminished returns on wearing reflectors, all the lights, Day-Glo green and pink, and two rolls of reflective tape? Is there a point at which it starts being more like a flame-to-a-moth scenario? I know it happens with emergency vehicle lights and traffic, so you can tell me. I’ll believe you.