Pitfalls, the avoiding thereof (1)
Cyclists slow down to avoid crater-sized ‘hole’…and swerve into the canal. [twitterer]
Pitfalls, the avoiding thereof (2)Tips and advice on buying used bikes—Peugeot=no go.
VulnerableAccording to [...]
It will be all Lance all the time on the Versus cable network when the 2009 Tour de France kicks off in Monaco on Saturday.
After a series of 10 one-hour shows on Friday highlighting the all-time best Lance Armstrong stages, Versus will launch its live coverage for Stage 1 [...]
The Tour de France 2009 will be televised in the United States on VERSUS with live coverage every morning of every stage, replays during the day, and "expanded" coverage during primetime each evening.
FrameForum recently posted an excellent article about German carbon fiber framebuilder rafael (the brand name is intentionally not capitalized). Rafael Hoffleit, a 32-year-old architect and triathlete from Heidelberg, is the designer and builder of the world’s first custom carbon monocoque frames. Mr. Hoffleit recently [...] 
New bike corral installed yesterday in front of Crema at the corner of SE 28th and Ankeny.Yesterday, city maintenance crews put the finishing touches on Portland’s 19th bike corral (number 20, just a block away at SE Pine, should be done any [...]
At the launch of this year's "Safe Cycling - Share the Responsibility" campaign aka the "bike blitz", the cops promised to focus on aggressive cyclists and car drivers endangering cyclists. How effective have they been in targeting the worst offenders? Or have they once again mostly set up sting operations [...]
Can you guess what this is?
City is rolling out public outreachThe City of Portland is about to embark on a series of open houses to inform neighborhoods about their bike boulevard plans.
The Bureau of Transportation [...]
Monaco – Dutchman Martijn Maaskant, the first reserve for Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tour de France Squad, will replace former Irish national champion Dan Martin on the start line on Saturday. Martin is suffering from knee tendonitis. Multiple team medical staff members have been working closely with Martin [...] I really hoped to ignore this story, but now that word about it has spread I sort of have to (unfortunately, a mere Twitter update didn’t suffice).
A local web marketing/consulting firm has plastered a MAX train with the question: “Should cyclists pay a road tax?”
The company says they’re [...]
The new design of Interbike.com highlights and expands on the site's most-used features, and includes resources to help attendees manage time at the show
Powers, MacGregor Score Wins; Hanson, Jones Third At Criteriums
Entrance to transit station and multi-use path at SE Division Street.TriMet re-opened a 1.6 mile section of the I-205 multi-use path yesterday. Word from spokeswomen Mary Fetsch is that the stretch between SE Caruthers and SE Harold is now open since light rail construction has been completed [...]
LaHood: “Portland is the transportationIn a show of political support the likes of which I’ve never seen, a host of elected officials were on hand this morning to welcome U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Portland. They assembled at the [...]
As we’ve been covering with regularity in recent weeks, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy installing new on-street bike parking facilities. Known as “bike corrals,” they have proven to be very popular [...]
Metro Pres. David Bragdon Last night, at the headquarters of Keen Footwear in the Pearl District, Metro Council President David Bragdon unveiled the new name and logo that will serve as the umbrella for a bi-state effort to build out our regional trails [...]
Ray LaHood will learn aboutU.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will be in Portland today. The Daily Journal of Commerce and reliable sources say that LaHood [...]
New bike parking on NE Glisan at 28th gives room to park and room to breathe.Yesterday I ventured over to Northeast 28th Street to see PBOT’s latest installation of on-street bike parking.
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The Portland police have alreadyI’ve got great news for bike lovers and horrible news for bike thieves… It’s been about four years since we first launched the BikePortland Stolen Bike Listings and now, after [...]
