People on Bikes
Welcome to People on Bikes, a column that takes a closer look at who’s riding bikes in Portland. These pictures can tell us a lot: Who’s riding? Who’s not? What type of bikes do we ride? How do people stay cool in summer and warm in winter?
If you like bikes, bike fashion, or just have an anthropological curiosity about what people look like when they ride, you’ve come to the right place. Check the past editions below — and don’t forget to check out special editions from New York City, Copenhagen, and Colombia!
People on Bikes: Miami and Key West
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
People on Bikes: Post-lockdown edition
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
People on Bikes: Inner southeast Hawthorne
I apologize. Somehow, three years have passed since I did a proper People on Bikes.
Who’s riding on ‘Better Naito’? A look at how the project is going so far
What it looks like, and who’s riding it.
People on Bikes – NE Broadway near Moda Center
A tiny slice of Portland’s daily bike riders.
People on Bikes – NW Portland edition
Here’s what cycling — and the people who do it — look like in northwest Portland.
People on Bikes: Colombia
It’s likely that more bike trips happen in Bogotá, Colombia, than any other city in the Western Hemisphere.
People on Bikes: SE Clinton and 25th
(Photos © Will Vanlue) Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. I started this series in 2011 and have been doing them infrequently ever since. This time around, for the first time ever, I’m featuring someone else’s images: Will Vanlue. Will is a man about town in Portland. You might have read his … Read more
People on Bikes: East Portland edition
Our People on Bikes series returns with a special edition from east Portland.
Photos: Cycling style in Amsterdam
An Amsterdam family dressed to ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland
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