by Ayleen Crotty
When spring arrives, all roads lead to the beach! That’s what motivates 2,000 cyclists as they make their way along any one of five gorgeous rural routes to picturesque Pacific City for the 17th annual Reach the Beach Clean Air Bicycle Challenge. This year’s course features two new routes: one from [...]
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Filed under: Coast, Event Rides, Health
by Will Ross, age 17 and Eli Reid, age 16
Recently, we contacted a company called CETMA Racks about their front-mounted cargo racks for bicycles. We found out two things right away: CETMA was a company of one guy—Lane Kagay—and that he and his wife were in the process of packing their bags and moving to [...]
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Filed under: Cargo Bikes, Reviews, Youth Articles
by Ray Thomas
Don’t Let It Get Stolen In The First Place
Of course, if you can prevent a thief from taking your bike in the first place you have succeeded in your efforts relating to stolen bikes. Locking your bike is a good step to prevent theft, and a good selection of various hardware and [...]
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Filed under: Advice, Bike Theft, Bikes & The Law
by Nolan Chase, age 16
When we were in Portland for Filmed by Bike this spring, we had the opportunity to visit with framebuilder Joseph Ahearne, of Ahearne Cycles, in his Portland workshop. It’s a small shop, which he shares with a man who converts cars to biodiesel, and it’s where he builds his bicycles. Ahearne [...]
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Filed under: Framebuilding, Portland Area, Youth Articles
by Ellee Thalheimer
“Flat on your back”
“Feeling deflated.”
“A flat affect.”
“I’m going to pump you up.”
“Pump up the jam.”
“Get pumped.”
The idea of being pumped up and the idea of deflation are commonly used for metaphorical description in the vernacular. What the hell am I talking about? Well, I’m not really sure, but as I led my [...]
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Filed under: Personal Stories, Travel
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