Yesterday, we received a press-release from the Portland Bureau of Transportation with the latest on their much-anticipated Bicycle Master Plan update. This plan is the city’s blueprint for making Portland a world-class city for bicycling and this major update of the 1996 plan has generated a lot of excitement in bike advocacy circles. Now it’s [...]
A couple months ago, I undertook my biennial pilgrimage to my native country of Belgium, visiting family and friends and, as usual, catching up on savoring the best chocolate and beer on the planet. For the geographically challenged, Belgium is a little European country wedged in between France and the Netherlands, and also bordering Germany [...]
Tomorrow, rain or shine, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is turning it’s monthly Kidical Mass ride into a fun and family-friendly rally for a worthy cause: adequate funding for Safe Routes to School and bike boulevards.
Here are all the details:
Please join us at 5:30 pm this Friday, March 20, for Kidical Mass: Safe Routes to [...]
This is the first article in a series of blog posts where we’ll look at some common technical aspects of cycling. Brett Flemming – Bike Gallery’s General Service and Training Manager – kicks off things with some tips and pointers about brake pads and rims.
Congratulations year-round bike commuters, you’ve almost made it through another winter! [...]
Bottle cage, redefined.
This past weekend, Signal Cycles, the local custom bike company started last year by Hollywood Bike Gallery staffers Matt Cardinal and Nate Meschke, showcased its timeless bicycle crafts in Indianapolis at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Besides a lot of people oogling over Nate’s and Matt’s creations at the show (which reportedly [...]
February 23, 2009 – 3:00 pm
Last week, the eigth annual Worst Day of the Year Ride rolled through Portland. In good tradition, the weather turned out to be quite nice and the organizers reported a turn-out of more than 3,000 riders, a new record! We saw a lot of people – familiar and new faces alike – dressed up in all sorts of orginal, even [...]
