Features
- By Nicola Fairhead
NAHBS Profile – Sacha White of Vanilla Bicycles and Speedvagen
Many of the Northwest frame builders will be exhibiting their work at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show next February. Bicycle Paper will be featuring some of them over the next couple weeks.
- By John Quattrocchi
From Concept to Vegas in a Year or Less
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. The three-day event, simply known as Interbike to more than 1,000 exhibitors and almost 23,000 attendees from 60 countries, takes place every September as a way of showcasing and celebrating the bicycle industry.
- By Nicola Fairhead
The USBRS: Developing a Cross Country Cycling Network
Unbeknownst to many a cyclist, members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials , the Adventure Cycling Association), Mississippi River Trail and East Greenway Alliance have spent years slaving away on an epic project — an extensive bicycle route system that will span the entire continental USA.
- By Sara Raposo
Meeting of the Minds: Transforming Communities Through Cycling
On Sept. 3-5, Seattle once again hosted the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference, organized by the National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW), becoming the only city to host the conference for a second time.
- By Erik Moen
Erik's Holiday Present List
Every now and then, I sit back and dream up a few of my favorite things to put on my Christmas/Holiday list. This is my unsolicited list of goodness: bike things that are good for the mind and body. It can't hurt to ask...
- By Tai Lee
Swift Industries: Seattle's Custom Pannier Builder
Northwest commuters and touring riders rejoice! Locally-made panniers are now available through Seattle's Swift Industries. And the best part is, they're available in custom colors!
- By Tai Lee
Küat Beta: As Tested by an Eight-Year-Old
The Küat Beta bike rack leaves a few impressions well before one opens the box. As explained on the company's website, Küat is a combination of the two company founders' last names, Kuschmeader and Atkinson.
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Opinions
- By Joe Kurmaskie
The Ravioli Ride
Everyone rides a bike in Italy; bankers in suits, bombshells in flowery dresses, old men carting baguettes and sausages back home in wire baskets.
- By Maynard Hershon
I'm Down, Down on the Ground...
On August 11th, a Monday, I fell off my bike and broke my left femur. I also dislocated my left middle finger and tore up the top of the knuckle where my thumb joins the rest of my hand.
- By Joe Sales
The Flavor of the BC Cup of Cross
Only a few years ago, British Columbia based racers wanting to pursue a season of cyclo-cross had to make the journey south across the border to Seattle and Portland for a chance to race.
- By Gordon Black
Here’s an Idea Whose Time Has Truly Come
If you’ve never traveled abroad, you might reasonably think that when it comes to innovation, progressive thinking and new ideas, the U.S. has the market cornered.
- By Maynard Hershon
You got a problem, dude?
Do you sense an increasing anti-cyclist hostility from our non-riding neighbors? No wonder, as a growing number of our cyclist brethren are doing their daily best to annoy drivers and pedestrians.
- By Joe Kurmaskie
Living Strong, Wrong, or Bong
Two racers on a training ride flank me at the red light. We’re at the top of the hill. I passed them coming up, but traffic laws allowed them to pull even. As we wait for the green, the one on my left, executing a decent track stand, rephrases the question. It sounds like something closer to an accusation this time.
- By Gordon Black
Critical Mass: Help or Hurt the Cause of Bike Advocacy?
Since its inception in 1992 in San Francisco, Critical Mass, the regularly scheduled but officially unorganized gatherings of bicyclists in urban centers around the world, has attracted its share of scorn and praise.
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General News
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What Are You Doing on the Worst Day of the Year?
Portland, Ore. – 3,000 cyclists will brave the elements for an 18-mile bike ride in support of the Community Cycling Center on the… -
The Seventh Annual Filmed by Bike Jury Has Been Chosen
Portland, Ore. — Seven stellar people will spend hours watching very short bike movies to create the program for the Seventh Annual… -
Filmed By Bike Festival Accepting Bike Movies
Portland, Ore. – “Filmed by Bike” is a film festival showcasing independent bike-themed movies from across the globe. Entries are… -
1st Annual Portland Veloswap on January 10, 2009
Portland, Ore. – Portland is for cyclists, and 2009 is for bargain hunters. Cycling in the winter may be for hardened and seasoned… Read more general news »
Racing News
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Registration for Willamette Stage Race is Officially Open
Willamette Stage Race 4/23-4/26. Early stage details are posted atElite Competitive Cyclists Needed for Research Study
Elite competitive cyclists or triathletes with no significant cardiac or respiratory health problems are invited to take part in…Burnaby Velodrome Closed Due to Heavy Snow
Due to the combination of heavy snowfall & melting and a power outage at the velodrome shutting down the air pumps the roof on the…Bend Oregon awarded the 2009-10 Cyclo-cross National Championships
Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 23, 2008)—The 2009-10 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships have been awarded to the…Read more racing news »
Industry News
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True Fitness Adds New "Green" Self Generating Recumbent Bike for Home Use
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5, 2008—TRUE Fitness (www.truefitness.com), one of the most respected manufacturers of fitness… -
Solarc NGX Allows Users to "Pierce the Darkness"
Skaneateles Falls, New York, October 1, 2008 - Welch Allyn Lighting Products, a premier manufacturer of high-performance lighting… -
Advanced Sports, Inc. Purchases Breezer
PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 22, 2008) - Advanced Sports, Inc. (ASI) and Joe Breeze announce the purchase of Breezer bikes by ASI.… -
SCOTT Bicycles Discountinues Sponsorship
Sun Valley, ID, August 26, 2008 — SCOTT Bicycles announced today that it will discontinue the sponsorship of the SCOTT-American… Read more industry news »
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