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Category Archives: Guest Column

Bike Gallery customer delivers meals on two wheels

June 30, 2009 – 11:38 am

Ted Forgeron is a longtime customer of Bike Gallery who recently retired from Intel after 27 years. His new passion is delivering food to seniors through the Meals on Wheels program — and he does it all by bike!
I have always been interested in the Loaves and Fishes program called Meals on Wheels. The problem was [...]

By Mickey Deagle | Also posted in Bike Advocacy | Comments (4)

The 2009 Trek 7.6 FX: a bike for beginners

June 22, 2009 – 5:02 pm

Carol DeLancey is a Bike Gallery customer who grew up in Oregon, but moved two years ago to Loulé, a small city in the Algarve region of Portugal. She is a Cycle Oregon regular and is helping her partner train for this year’s event in Portugal’s incredible sunny weather.
Much has been said and written about [...]

By Mickey Deagle | Also posted in Product Review | Comments (20)

Watching the Pro Tour in Portugal: an Oregonian’s impression

March 2, 2009 – 2:24 pm

Carol DeLancey is a Bike Gallery customer who grew up in Oregon, but moved two years ago to Loulé, a small city in the Algarve region of Portugal. She is a Cycle Oregon regular and is helping her partner train for this year’s event in Portugal’s incredible sunny weather. Recently, Carol watched the Pro Tour [...]

By Barb Grover | Also posted in Travel | Comments (0)

Guest blogger Mia Birk’s thoughts on Amsterdam’s Cycling Class for Immigrant Women.

October 9, 2008 – 12:53 pm

Immigrant women on a group ride in 2007.
(photo copyright Gemeente Amsterdam Zeeburg)

Yesterday, we got to learn more about a cycling class for immigrant women in Amsterdam, which has been highly successful. Here are some reflections by Mia Birk, one of my fellow visitors, who is the former Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Portland [...]

By Jay Graves | Also posted in Bike Advocacy | Comments (4)