Posts tagged “portland”  

Yes!

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Well this looks like fun!

Photos from Santacon 2009 in Portland.

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That’s what’s been missing to mainstream tall, freak bikes is a kickstand! Now, if they could make a bike out of u-locks and rollerblade wheels …

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Note: This post was told to us by Chris Mahan who raced the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships on a Specialized Tricross Singlecross. His first report was published yesterday. Chris designs for Novara.

Instead of a qualifier on Saturday, we made friends with Sunday’s combatants and rode a social ride. It seemed like it was all up hill on dirt roads, and it rained harder all the time. A few beers were drunk, as race prep for Sunday.

The race is all hush hush so you don’t get any details until you are there ready to start. A costume is pretty much a must. Best to select one you can ride in. I went with a dark angel with wings and a halo.

While we recovered from the Mobile Social Worldwide and rode in the Seattle rain, Chris Mahan guest blogged for us at the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships in Portland. He rode a Specialized Tricross Singlecross.

As Rock the Bike said, “Diggin the cyclocross nuttiness.”

Chris told us

the Specialized cross tires hooked up in the mud and the bike felt balanced and quick, but seemed designed more for the road than raceday. It’s too heavy for the barriers and the v-brakes just don’t have enough mud clearance. A parts upgrade — wheels, cranks —- would resolve that quickly.

Thunderdome

Please tell us that Master Blaster was in the Thunderdome!

Also see photos from PDX Cross. Chris designs for Novara.

Pereira Cycles locking bicycle has been generating lots of discussion and interest since last week.

Features:

• Handmade Tail light
• Custom Rack and Stem
• Custom Lemolo bag
• Integrated U-lock

Embrocation Cycling Journal uploaded video that explains how the bike locks.

Sweet Pea Bicycle’s Litttle Black Dress bike on a coffee run. The Little Black Dress is in their LUST line of custom bikes for women.

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Kryptonite lock core is built into steerer tube. Fits ubiquitous Portland “staple” bike rack perfectly. Handmade “pear” key fob. An entrant in the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge.

Also see the integrated light.

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A HUB beer bike would need taps, of course, and taps made from hubs by Metrofiets.

Portland’s all-female group of tall bike builders and riders — the Irondelles.

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This Fall, we’re back in the Cross scene. We’ll cover it more with racing and new gear. Also working on our Baryshnikov over the Barriers technique, knowing where the saddle is, and more style.

Last year with produced a series of videos, like this one. See more of them on our Cross collection page and Cross tag.

Across the US, Cross Clinics are on and cyclists are working on their skills like this Team Beer Style Dismount in Portland. Here in Seattle, there’s a season ending crit this weekend and we’re onto practicing with our bad selves. We’ll work on controlling the bike when running and more.

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A Cycle Track is a dedicated bike lane common in many European countries and Portland just unveiled one. NYC has one too.

More on the Cycle Track from an Oregonlive report that claims bicycle commuting contributes $2.6 billion to the Portland local economy every year (even as supporters of bike commuting that seems like bike-voodoo economics).

Also see

• Slideshow
• Cycle Track ready to go
• And Val’s thoughts on Cycle Tracks.

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Seattle's World Naked Bike Ride was in the news again for a ride they did through Greenlake and the Waterfront, offending some parents. A week ago we heard about naked bike riders in Belltown and then they rode on July 10th.

We usually only heard about the nakedness during the Fremont Fair, it's as predictable a story as the Blue Angels flying overhead or bad weather. This year though, it's more nakedness than ever. In Portland this year, they set a naked record.

Updating our post from yesterday with Byrne's Bicycle Diaries Book Tour dates. BikeJuJu noted he's stopping in Seattle on September 28th before the Portland event.

From earlier this year, a profile of Portland's Earl Blumenauer whose mission is to create a sustainable society and do so with bicycles.

"We have been flogging this bicycle thing for 20 years . . . All of a sudden it's hot."

Cycling is hot and David Byrne will talk about "seeing the world from the seat of a bike" at a release party for his new book, the Bicycle Diaries, on September 30th.

Bike Portland has for the details.

Stylish, handmade panniers from Queen Bee Creations in Portland, Oregon.

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This cyclist was painted up for World Naked Bike Ride last weeked in Mexico City -- another ride was in Portland.

Photo: AP Photo.

This weekend, during the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade, more naked cyclists will ride.

Cirque du Cycling is Portland's bike culture, mashed all together on Mississippi Avenue. We missed the event this year, just back from MPLS, but of course Bike Portland and others were there blogging it all.

Oh and an estimated 5000 naked cyclists showed up.

Parade

Photo: Bike Portland

Race

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