Posts Tagged ‘portland’

Editor’s note: Seattle writer Paul Andrews was kind enough to catch Metrofiets at the Seattle International Bicycle Expo for us and wrote this fantastic article. by Paul Andrews You’re thinking about taking the plunge and ditching the car. But you wonder: How will I shop for groceries? What about the toddlers? And what if I [...]

Summary: A look at the growing urban bike culture in the United States and Europe, with a special emphasis on the personalities involved. Rating: 5/5 Availability: Order it from Powell’s if you want to feel authentic. Otherwise you could go for the usual, Amazon. “I often saw cyclists running red lights, riding the wrong direction [...]

Austin cyclists are engaged and excited about what’s coming. That was the message city staff heard loud and clear last night at the bicycle plan open house held at Mellow Johnny’s. Political campaigns and local organizers are also paying attention to the increased excitement. Representatives from the Chris Riley Austin City Council campaign were there, [...]

Ever had one of those weeks? Sorry all, the roundup is two days late this week, but here it is! We have a lot of great stuff for you, so I’m sure it was worth the wait. Apparently some Portland residents don’t actually want to bike to get around. They would rather walk. Can you [...]

Just received at A2W headquarters is our very own copy of Pedaling Revolution, by former Oregonian reporter Jeff Mapes.  Bike Portland is where I learned about this book first, and decided to order my own copy from their initial review. There’s a bit more on the OregonLive site. This book is a broad, but detailed [...]

Paul Dorn of the Bike Commute Tips Blog has written a completely fantastic column about experiencing the world as a cyclist versus being in a car, focusing on that great biking town Davis, California. Pretty much representative of its industry, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show says they are “holding firm” in this rough economy. [...]

I was just over checking out Joe Bike, a Portland distributor of inexpensive utility bikes. In addition to Yuba Mundo and Batavus bikes, Joe imports Flying Pigeon bikes from China and upgrades them with decent brakes and cranks. A Flying Pigeon that stops? What a radical idea! Anyway on his information page for the Flying [...]

The Dumbest Product of the Week has taken a detour in the last month away from cycling specific products into some generally inane offerings. While that’s completely within my vision of this series, we are a bicycle site so I do not want to go too long before dissecting silly bike products. This week’s nominee [...]

Or, how bicycle advocates in Oak Cliff are trying to move Dallas up from the bottom of the pile when it comes to urban cycling “As long as I’m the bike coordinator for the city, Dallas will never have on-street bike lanes.” – PM Summer, Dallas Transportation Alternatives Coordinator/Effective Cycling Instructor Earlier in the week [...]

News and interesting stories from the blogs: Portland Going For 25% Bicycle Mode Share Within 15 Years, San Francisco Bike Blog Would you mind saying that one more time, please? I could have swore you just said ‘25% Bicycle Mode Share within 15 years,’ but I’m not stupid, and I’m not crazy – yet – [...]