Bike Loud PDX volunteers are spreading the #BikeLove
(Designs for Bike Loud PDX by Emily Guise)
velotines day
Community Cycling Center bringing back ‘Velotines’ delivery service
A tradition that celebrates “all-analog affection.”
TriMet will host Breakfast on the Bridges to share transit mall changes
TriMet and Shift will bring you free breakfast next week.(Photo © J. Maus) TriMet, in partnership with bike fun promoting non-profit Shift, will host three Breakfast on the Bridges events at the end of this month. The purpose of the events is to spread the word about how bikes are expected to navigate safely along … Read more
Happy Velotine’s Day: A bike love guide
(Photo © J. Maus)
Velotines Mocktails on the Bridge
St. Velotines Mocktails on the Bridge Date: Thursday – February, 14 2008 Time: 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Location: East end of the Hawthorne Attire: Something Pink… [See photos and read about last year’s event.]
Finding bike love on Valentines Day
In Portland, Valentines Day should be called Velotines Day. Sure, we love our bikes year-round, but this time of year an extra-special feeling permeates the bikeways. Here are a few events to make your Velotines Day memorable.
Shift gets “Light a Fire” award from Portland Monthly
The spirit of Shift.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Shift — the bike-fun loving group that bring us Breakfast on the Bridges, Bike Moves, PedalPalooza, and more — has been chosen to receive a “Light a Fire” award from Portland Monthly Magazine. Editor-in-Chief Ted Katzaukas (who happens to be a daily bike commuter) says Shift won in the … Read more
PINK "love courier service" coming to Portland
If I told you about a collective of cyclists and artists that started a movement called PINK to spread love by delivering notes around the city while wearing pink jumpsuits and pedaling pink bicycles, you might think it’s a natural fit for Portland. After all, this city has serious penchant for pink, bikes, and love. … Read more
Cyclists smitten on Velotines Day
[Kirsty Hall woke up at 5am to brew coffee for bike commuters.] This morning, commuters were welcomed into downtown Portland with smiles, pastries, patch kits, coffee and, um, condoms. Yes, it was a special “Bike Love” edition of the monthly Breakfast on the Bridges tradition. Cyclists were treated to specially baked cookies, bright pink signs … Read more
Celebrate bike love on St. Velo-tine's Day
[Elicia Cardenas shows the love. 4/29/06] Portland’s bike-loving Breakfast on the Bridges crew has birthed a new holiday that is sure to become an annual tradition; St. Velo-tine’s Day. Tomorrow morning (2/13) from 7-9am on the Hawthorne and Broadway Bridges, they’ll be holding the special event where they encourage you to, “Celebrate the day of … Read more