Twenty Portland area youth took advantage of a first-ever Portland Parks and Recreation summer camp focused on mountain biking skills, trail stewardship, teamwork, and exercise. This video is a close up look at the four-day camp with interviews from the youth riders, their instructors and guides. Northwest Trail Alliance (a chapter of the International Mountain Bicycle Association nwta.org ) helped make the camp possible by providing volunteers, instructors, coordination, grant writing and other funding. The camp would not have been possible without several other key partners including the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Dirt Dojo, the Lumberyard Indoor Bicycle Park, Portland Audubon Society, Treadwerks, Bureau of Land Management, AND backing from the IMBA HucknRoll grant and the Bike Gallery. Support the NWTA by becoming a member or contributing today. http Other links: www.bikegallery.com www.imba.com http.btaoregon.org thedirtdojo.com www.lumberyardmtb.com audubonportland.org blm.gov

Disco Trike gets a Pedalpalooza workout today starting with the 8-Bit Ride and dance off http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2013.php#08-3440 then we’re rolling up to the Bike Love Premiere Party and Fashion Show – where we will be busting more tunes and emceeing the event http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2013.php#08-3604 Then later tonight it’s the World Naked Bike Ride http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2013.php#08-3465  – Bike fun to the Max!

Here is the Trailer for the Bike Love Doc

BIKE LOVE from Typeset Film on Vimeo.

It’s that magical time again.  Where the streets become filled with laughter, sound systems and the bicycle bells of the thousands.

Yes, it is Pedalpalooza, arguably the largest pedal party in the world.
Kicking off Thursday, this festival of bikey fun celebration of bikes looks to inspire, delight and put passion to the pedals.

For the latest updates visit
pedalpalooza.org
shift2pedal.blogspot.com

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We can do it better by bike.

The Bike Move has been covered by the several news sources, including CNN  and has been featured on Portlandia.

But to appreciate the Bike Move you need to get on your bike and move a move.

It is a party in the streets, a team cranking pedals, turning gears and carrying unimaginable amounts of heavy items by that simple invention, the bicycle.

If you are in Portland, Oregon and would like to your next move to be by bike post the event on Shift2Bikes and announce your Bike Move a week in advance on the Shift2Bikes eMailing List.

T a l l  B i k e J e s u s Rides…
is an exclusive CrankMyChain! series where Tall Bike Jesus rides various events, happenings and occurrences two stories above them.  Subscribe to the PDXKtv YouTube channel to be updated on all the adventures of Tall Bike Jesus and the Church of the Tall Bike.

I first met Ilima, lead SexBot for the SexBots on stage during Open Bike. Her song, “Ride You Like A Bicycle,” was sexy and only matched by her dance moves that were equally as enthralling.

She wants to share more.

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