Posts Tagged ‘Portland’
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
You may not be able to tell by the weather over the past couple of days, but it’s springtime! And there’s no better way to celebrate spring than by hanging out with the amazing people at Portland’s Community Cycling Center (CCC).
On Friday, May 31st, the CCC is hosting a spring fundraising party on Friday, May 31st, from 7:00 to 10:00pm at their new workshop location at 1805 NE 2nd Ave. Tickets to the event are only $10, and that low price will help the CCC move towards their spring campaign goal of $20,000. Your ticket also gets you delicious food from Russell St. Bar-B-Que and Bipartisan Café, as well as beer from Hopworks Urban Brewery, which will be flowing out of the famous Metrofiets beer bike.
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Tags: bike museum, bipartisan cafe, community cycling center, cycle oregon, cycling, event, food, fundraising, hopworks urban brewery, metrofiets, oregon, Portland, russell st. bar-b-que, spring fling
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
When Portland Pedal Power riders head out on a delivery shift, there are a few necessities that they need to carry with them: a cell phone, PPP cards, a receipt book and some petty cash. Until last fall, we were using a random assortment of bags that weren’t well-suited to the job or the Portland climate. Then we teamed up with local bicycling bag manufacturer North St. Bags, and the rest is history.
Colin Wagner, one of our longest tenured riders, recently took some time to tell the first part of the story:
PPP & North St. Bags, Part One: The Idea from Portland Pedal Power on Vimeo.
Tags: delivery, food, hip bag, local, north st. bags, partners, Portland, Portland Pedal Power
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Thursday, March 21st, 2013
If you read the blog yesterday, you know that Portland Pedal Power will be representing Point West Credit Union this weekend at the PDX Bicycle Show. If that isn’t a good enough reason to swing by, test-ride some bikes and get some swag, here are a few more sponsors you can check out at the event:
Nutcase Helmets: Nutcase is the brainchild of designer Michael Morrow, who saw a gap in the market for sports helmets and decided to focus on helping cyclists (and skaters, snowboarders and other outdoor sports fans) express their personality, views and allegiances while also protecting their heads. Check out their designs here and head over to the Nutcase Pedal Park at the Bike Show on Sunday at 3pm, when they will announce the finalists of their recent “Design a Helmet” contest.
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Tags: beer, bikes, bikeswap, bta, contest, Health, hopworks, Nutcase, pdx bicycle show, Portland, promo, rack attack, sponsors, sustainability, Transportation
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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
The PDX Bicycle Show is going down this weekend, March 23rd and 24th at the Portland Expo Center. Let the drooling over brand new, shiny bikes begin!
This year, your friendly neighborhood delivery riders at Portland Pedal Power have partnered with Point West Credit Union to bring bicycle loans to the show – a perfect pairing, don’t you think? Point West is proud to support Portland’s pedal efforts through an affordable loan for not just the bike, but all the accessories needed to make it road ready. With rates as low as 4.49% APR, YES, that brand new, shiny bike could be yours! You can even get pre-qualified for the loan before you visit the bicycle show!
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Tags: bike loans, community, cycling, delivery, event, new bikes, pdx bicycle show, Portland, portland expo center
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Are you in the mood for some comfort food? Skip the typical unhealthy fried food this time and try Kalé.
Kalé, which is a simple spiced stew consisting of meat, onions, carrots, tomatoes, and other vegetables and served with rice, was first introduced in Japan in the late 1800’s. The popularity of the dish grew throughout the years, as it became a staple at well-known restaurants and was added to the official cookbooks of the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy. Now, it’s so popular in Japan that it’s considered a national dish; one that the average person eats 86 times per year!
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Tags: comfort food, delivery, Japan, Kale, Portland, restaurants, the oregonian, willamette week
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
In case you didn’t realize, Sunday was the Worst Day of the Year. Sure, the weather was nice, but we’re talking about a bike ride, of course! The Worst Day of the Year Ride, put on by Good Sport Promotion as a fundraiser for the Community Cycling Center! And as a local, bicycle based business, how could Portland Pedal Power not be involved? As an official sponsor of the CCC, we’re closely tied to the Portand bicycling community. Jenn Dederich, one of our co-founders, sits on the Community Connections Board of the CCC, which raises funds for the agency by connecting individual and corporate donors.
And we couldn’t let a local bike ride pass us by without teaming up with another local bicycle business. So we leased one of our Pyxis-equipped Portland Pedal Power bikes to Doug Duguay, owner of BicyclingHub.com, to promote smiles and the CCC on the Worst Day of the Year Ride.
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Tags: apparel, bike, community, cycling, local, oregon, Portland, ride, smiles, weather, worst day of the year
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Have you ever wondered why Portland is such a great cycling city? Well, take a look at the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 and wonder no more! Adopted in February of 2010, the plan suggests that bicycling will be more attractive than driving by the year 2030 if advances are made in six key areas:
• Attracting new riders.
• Forming a denser bikeway network.
• Increasing bicycle parking.
• Expanding programs to support bicycling.
• Increasing funding for bicycle facilities.
• Strengthening bicycle policies.
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Tags: Alex, aybla, bicycle, bike lanes, bike portland, bike routes, bikeways, Brook, city, Colin, delivery, Fitz, Jenn, local, lunch, map, neighborhood greenways, new riders, pacific pie, Portland, Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, Portland bicycles, Portland Pedal Power, PPP, Safe Routes to School, SmartTrips, Sunday Parkways, sustainable, Transportation
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
This is a guest blog written by Rachel Freifelder of Living City and Handmade Gardens. We connected with Rachel through Portland Society, a nonprofit business alliance of professional women who are passionate about bicycling in Portland.
It is mid-January and the weather has been truly wintry. The memories of the mild fall, the late frost-date, fade so quickly when freezing fog slicks the streets and fingertips burn with cold! The sunshine is, of course, a welcome tradeoff for the dip in temperatures. I linger in it this afternoon, admiring the thin, yellow light slanting over the brave, sturdy vegetables still thriving in the garden.
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Tags: bicycle, bicycle business, Bicycle delivery, classes, Cully, deliver, delivery, food, Food Delivery, garden, local, neighborhood, organic, Portland, PPP, southeast, St. Johns, students, sustainable business
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Are you feeling the chill of the long Portland winter? How about a little bike ride to warm you up? It’s not too late to join a couple thousand other brave souls in signing up for the Worst Day of the Year Ride, the first ride of the year coordinated by Good Sport Promotion. You must have some questions, so read on for more details!
Who should participate in the Worst Day of the Year Ride?
Anyone who feels comfortable riding 16 miles! And if 16 miles sounds too easy, sign up for the 45 Mile Challenge. Either way, make sure you’re prepared with cold weather and rain gear. It’s called the Worst Day of the Year Ride for a reason.
What should I expect along the way?
A great ride! You’ll have a map of the route and you’ll be backed by road support in the form of ride along mechanics and medics, as well as support vehicles, in case you need a lift. If that’s not enough, there’s always the food factor: There will be coffee and doughnuts in the morning, warm treats at rest stops every four miles and hot soup and fresh bread at the finish line!
When are these crazy rides happening?
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Tags: bicycle, bike, challenge, city, cold, delivery, food, local, loop, map, nonprofit, Portland, rain, ride, route, Winter
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Hello all you wonderful PPP followers! I hope you all have been enjoying such wonderful weather and the sunshiney spring that we’ve been having lately! I know we’re a couple shades darker! So as much as we want to know you, our customers/ fans/ partners/ clients/ and readers, we want you to know us to! Where did we come from? How did we start? What does Ken do in his normal life setting when he’s not building wicked crazy things like rockets? So at the beginning of the season of the sun on May 6th, 2012 I sat down at a Starbucks in Sellwood to chat with Ken a little bit more about his life, and dig a bit into the beginnings of Portland Pedal Power!
Ken Wetherell is probably one of the most brilliant easy going people I’ve ever met. Almost like the mad genius in television shows that are fun, funny, and also solve all the problems that have occurred throughout the duration of the series as well. Ken is the mad genius of Portland Pedal Power, so keep reading and get into the mind of a genius. (more…)
Tags: Bicycle enclosures, cargo bicycles, cargo bikes, Ken Wetherell, Portland, Portland Pedal Power, PPP
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