The “Solid” bike drew a crowd at the big reveal party Friday night.(Photos by J Maus/BikePortland) What happens when top design firms are paired with expert bike makers and told to create the “ultimate urban utility bike”? Thanks to the Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project we now know the answer to that question.
The culmination of an eight-month collaboration between Ti Cycles and Portland design firm Industry will be unveiled tonight as part of the Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project competition. (Photos: Industry) Portlanders will have an opportunity to dwell on the frontier of bicycle design and technology tonight at the Reveal Party for the Oregon Manifest Bike … Read more
Launch party was at Ace Hotel Cleaners last night.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) The details of the 2014 Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project were announced in downtown Portland last night. Among a crowd of professional product designers, bicycle builders and bike industry tastemakers, event director Shannon Holt introduced five teams that will compete to create the … Read more
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Organizers of the Oregon Manifest event are set to release a new book tomorrow. The book, BIKE CRAFT, DESIGN, INNOVATION, is a coffee table quality, 228-page publication that provides an in-depth look into the bikes and the builders of the 2011 competition as well as a recap of the inaugural 2009 … Read more
The Faraday, shown here at the Oregon Manifest field test in Portland last September, will soon be available as a production bike.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Back in September, when the entries in the 2011 Oregon Manifest Design Challenge competition were revealed, one bike in particular caught my eye. It was the “Faraday” electric-assist bike built … Read more
A People’s Choice award will be given to one of these entries into the Oregon Manifest challenge.
The Cielo by Chris King entry and the Tsunehiro/Silas Beebe entry (R) roll on Skyline Blvd during the 50-mile Field Test. The bikes took 3rd and 2nd places respectively.(Photos © J. Maus) Tony Pereira of Portland-based Pereira Cycles took home top honors for the 2011 Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge. The event, which was a … Read more
Crowds pack into PNCA’s gallery to see the Oregon Manifest entries.(Photos © J. Maus)
Team Metrofiets explains the highlights of their entry to the panel of judges as the Oregon Manifest competition continues in Northwest Portland today.(Photos © J. Maus)
What happens when you combine one of the most esteemed product design and “innovation consultant” firms in the world, a highly respected custom bike builder, and the latest battery technology and then tell them to build the ultimate utility bike? Introducing the Faraday, the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge Entry from the San Francisco-based IDEO … Read more
Bike builders and design pros from around the country unveiled their entries for the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge this morning in Northwest Portland.– Photo Gallery – (Photos © J. Maus) The entries into the 2011 Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge have been revealed and urban utility bike design will never be the same. Right … Read more
Jonathan Reed of Quixote Cycles is confident in his entry and can’t wait to see what others have created.(Photo © J. Maus) If you’re not excited about the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge yet, I have no other choice than to seriously question your love of bicycles. Some of the most accomplished bicycle minds in … Read more
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