Bike Issue 2016
Surprise! You Just Got a Bike
It’s the 2016 Bike Issue, and It’s for the People
Meet Your New Bike!
We Put Biketown to the Test on a Volcano. It Got Us to the Top... Eventually
The E-Bike Is the Perfect City Bike
How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Hills and Love E-Biking
The Life-Changing Magic of Bike Maintenance
A Guilt-Free Approach to the Care and Feeding of Your Steed
Demanding More from the City
Portland’s Most Prominent Tactical Urbanism Movement Explains Itself
YOU Can Learn to Ride a Bike Right Now!
Our Music Editor Just Did
Meet Your New Helmet
Try Your Hand at Winning One of These Custom Bike Issue 2016 Beauties
NOW THAT you've got a bike, you'll want a helmet.
No, it's not a requirement to wear a bike helmet in Oregon if you're 16 or older. And, yes, people sometimes debate whether or not helmets really make people safer. But let’s assume for our purposes that a piece of armor for your head might help if that head strikes something hard.
In that case, you want the sleekest armor out there, and the Mercury’s here for you. We recruited four of our favorite artists to work up custom Nutcase helmets, and we’re giving them all away! Up for grabs is original artwork by Boss Dog, Nick Patton, Matt Stanger, and Martin Ontiveros.
Register to win one (or all four). Winners will be chosen at random on Tuesday, July 26.
Get on your bikes and ride!
Boss Dog
Matt Stanger
Martin Ontiveros
Nick Patton
