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• Cyclocross stars will shine in Portland this weekend

  Big crowds turned out last year.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) With the massive success of cyclocross in Portland this year, it should come as no surprise that the season is set to end with a bang. This weekend offers up a buffet of ‘cross events... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:29 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, North, Rides/Events, Editorial, Racing, Bicycle Boulevards, Cyclocross, Sellwood Bridge Project, brad ross, usgp

• Get your bike bling at BikeCraft

  Bike-inspired earrings by Jim Duthie. Do you love bikes enough to wear friction-shifter earrings? Looking over the final vendor/artist list for BikeCraft, I’m amazed at the unexpected ways our local craftsmen and women use bike imagery and bike... Posted Dec 02 2008, 09:46 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Art/Culture, Rides/Events, The Scene, bikecraft

• Veer premiere tonight; tell us what you think

  Tonight’s premiere is sold out.(Photo © J. Maus) Veer, the full-length documentary that offers a glimpse into Portland’s bike culture, will premiere tonight at the Hollywood Theater. The show is sold out (but I hear a few tickets will be made... Posted Nov 21 2008, 06:30 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, The Scene, films, veer

• More of what’s in store for BikeCraft IV

  A Queen Bee wallet. BikeCraft IV is right around the corner and we’ve got a fantastic line-up of new and returning vendors you will not want to miss. Since we last profiled several of this year’s confirmed BikeCraft vendors, more creative... Posted Nov 19 2008, 05:35 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Art/Culture, Rides/Events, The Scene, bikecraft, events

• Who’s coming to BikeCraft IV?

  Liz Dickey will return this year with her fantastic bike-inspired clocks.(Photo © J. Maus) BikeCraft IV is just around the corner! Wednesday, December 10th, at Roots Organic Brewing (on SE 7th, just south of Hawthorne). The event is in Roots’ great... Posted Nov 12 2008, 06:49 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Art/Culture, Rides/Events, The Scene, bikecraft

• SSCXWC and Cross Crusade photos and mini-report

  A ‘cross racer dressed up like a swamp monster riding through a huge wall of bubbly foam: It must be SSCXWC.Slideshow below — Gallery here(Photos © J. Maus) As if the Cross Crusade wasn’t wild and crazy enough, this weekend’s event... Posted Nov 10 2008, 06:24 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, Racing, Cyclocross, sscxwc, sscxwc08

• Free beer, Olympic talent, and a high “stupidity factor”

  A scene from last year’s SSCXWC.(Photo: PJB Photo/Flickr) If you’re trying to decide what to do on Sunday, you might want to roll over to Portland International Raceway to partake in a special edition of the Cross Crusade. In addition to the... Posted Nov 08 2008, 11:15 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Rides/Events, Racing, Cyclocross, sscxwc

• BikeCraft IV coming soon!

  A scene from last year’s event.(Photo: J. Maus) BikeCraft, the bike-lover’s gift bazaar that showcases local, handmade, bike-themed arts, crafts, fashion, and more, is coming next month. I’m still working on a final date, but the event will... Posted Nov 06 2008, 02:07 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, bikecraft

• Lance in France at Wordstock

  Cover of Lance in France by Ashley Maceachern. Lance Armstrong is coming to the Wordstock Festival. Well, OK, not really. But Lance fans (especially little ones) still have a reason to get excited about Wordstock. That’s because local author Ashley... Posted Nov 05 2008, 04:43 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, books, lance armstrong

• Unofficial single speed ’cross “World Championships” coming this weekend

  Wendy Williams, the winner of last year’s SSCXWC, getting her official tattoo — which was required if she wanted to defend her crown.(Photo: SSCXWC) This weekend Portland cyclocross scene will get even wilder with the return of the Single... Posted Nov 04 2008, 06:26 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, Racing

• Events will re-visit ghosts of freeways past

  This defunct freeway ramp serves as a reminder of Portland’s freeway-fighting past.(Photo: Shawn Granton) “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”–philosopher George Santayana Much of the why Portland is... Posted Oct 28 2008, 01:16 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Rides/Events

• Crusaders head north for double the fun

  This weekend’s Cross Crusade event will be all about beer, costumes, and…oh yeah, bike racing.(Photo © J. Maus) This weekend, scores of Portlanders will head north for the annual Halloween-edition of the Cross Crusade. Held once again at the... Posted Oct 24 2008, 02:47 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, Racing, Cyclocross, video, cross crusade

• New workout series will take pain to the parks

  “It’s winter and cold and dark, but that doesn’t mean you need to sit around and get blob-like.”– from the Pain in the Park website Jeff Henderson (the man behind the Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon) and his partner... Posted Oct 22 2008, 02:05 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events

• Putting the ‘hands’ in handmade

  These cards were available at a party hosted by Wieden+Kennedy as part of the Oregon Manifest Bike Show. After the opening day of the Oregon Manifest show, Wieden+Kennedy hosted the Blowout Afterparty. (Photo © J. Maus) Attendees were welcomed into W... Posted Oct 13 2008, 03:00 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Rides/Events, Framebuilders, The Scene, oregon manifest handmade bike show

• Spin, skin and sin; roller races gone wild

  Bright lights set the stage for cycling showmanship at the Rapha Roller Race event Saturday night.Slideshow belowPhoto Gallery I had never been to a roller race before, but I got a taste of what it’s all about on Friday night. At the urging of a... Posted Oct 13 2008, 01:57 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, oregon manifest handmade bike show