Category: News
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Portland’s Affordable Bike Neighborhoods
Where can Portland cyclists with an average income still afford to live? via WillametteWeek Portland has long been thought of as a cycling mecca for one big reason: Affordable homes were close enough to work to commute by bike. Housing prices rose by another 6.6 percent last year, and a February project by Governing magazine…
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Bike Shelter in Oregon State Parks
by OSPF on April 15, 2015 Following a successful 2014 pilot project to construct new bike shelters for cyclists in state park campgrounds and day-use areas, the Oregon State Parks Foundation is currently working with state park managers, local companies and community volunteers to expand the state park bike shelter network and help build Oregon’s…
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Happy Maps for Biking
I watched this video and was reminded of my last TransAm, the section on the East Coast, where a couple of groups wanted to catch up to me, and they did. They cut the chords of a route that meandered. Sure, they rode long days, and so did I. But on my path I encountered…
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Is FreeAirPump Something Or Nothing?
Welcome to FreeAirPump.com, an ever-growing list of places that provide free air for tires. Are you fed up with paying $0.75 to $1.00 just to fill up one of your tires? Do you think it’s ridiculous to have to swipe your credit card in order to get access to something that should be free? FreeAirPump.com…