Free bike safety classes for kids (hopefully) raise a generation of cyclists.
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Roger and Jim: Boilermakers
Wheels of steel: How the West Coast’s biggest shipyard runs on bike power.
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Natalie Ramsland: Bike Builder
Meet the tough bike builder who crafts graceful cycles.
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Employees of the Year!
Mini-Interviews with Top-Notch Bike Workers
Mini-interviews with Portland’s top-notch bike workers.
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Worst. Night. Ever. #4: Cycle the Well Field
Photos courtesy of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council Dear Blogtownies, I feel like you haven’t really gotten a handle on this Worst. Night. Ever. thing yet. For starters, the thing you sent me to took place in the MORNING. Secondly, the bike tour of Portland’s well field took place on one of the nicest days […]
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Get to Know a Bicycling Zealot!
Two contrasting bits of bike news today. The new issue of the NW Examiner includes an editorial by the paper’s publisher Allan Classen, about the bicycling zealots who are running roughshod over his neighborhood. BikePortland tipped me off to the pretty hilarious editorial here, which you can read in pdf here. The editorial closes with […]
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Bike Snob is Blogging for Powell’s This Week!
Hey, remember that time I interviewed bike culture “merciless realigner” Bike Snob about his new book? Well, now we’ve got even better news for the book nerd-bike nerd Portland crowd: Bike Snob is guest blogging for Powell’s all week, in preparation for his speaking gig at the City of Book on June 20th (same day […]
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Four Reasons to Get Excited for Next Week’s Bike Issue
1. It includes an interview with one of the top American cyclocross racers AND ex-riot grrl Molly Cameron. 2. It includes writer Dave Bow being made fun of by schoolchildren for trying to ride his bike without his pantleg rolled up. 3. It includes the entire schedule of PedalPalooza‘s 250 free bike rides. 4. The […]
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Cyclo-Drama Muddies Up Forest Park
BT Livermore This week’s article on Forest Park details some of the dire financial straits the park is facing. But if all them doggone numbers are too snoozy for you, here’s a bit of he-said she-said bickering that didn’t make it into the paper’s pages. Jon over at BikePortland has a piece up on the […]
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It’s June! It’s Time to Get Bat Shit Crazy On Your Bike!
Pedalpalooza is just eight days away! And our annual Bike Issue comes out next week! This years theme is “Bikes Work” and in it you’ll find profiles and articles about the many loyal and dedicated cycle-folk that make our town a great place to ride. Also inside will be a complete schedule of bike-related happenings […]
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RE: Finally, a Bike Seat Cover No One Will Ever (Want to) Steal
Wait… HOLD ON! I think I may have found somebody who might actually like this bike seat cover!
