Category Archives: Advocacy

E153 – Brock & Aaron: Rain & Style

Advocacy, Bicycling, Weather

Aaron & Brock discuss rain gear and talk some more about clothing choices for utility and fashion.

Headlines
Engadget via Logan: Bike+ is a security alarm and fitness computer for bicycles
Zee News: Kolkata residents fume as govt bans cycling on key roads
BikePortland: Barbur Blvd. road diet addressed at city council meeting

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Joynath shares a way to share in the protest of Kolkata’s recent bicycling ban.
01166579047 is the TOLL FREE number to call and Register your Support against the Ban on Cycling in Kolkata.

JohnnyK recommends cotton balls & petroleum jelly as a firestarter.

Mark wants a way to make donations to podcasters easier.  We don’t have the answer, but you can still donate to us.  Small recurring ones won’t be scoffed at!  At least we don’t shill for advertisers!

Chris from Kansas City shares a heartwarming story of getting his kids back onto bikes in Kansas City.

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E151 – Ayleen Crotty: Bike Scout, Cycle Oregon & Interbike

Adventure, Advocacy, Bicycling, Business, Camping, Technology, Touring

Ayleen Crotty from ORbike.com and Filmed By Bike joins us to talk about her recent journey to the famous Interbike tradeshow, the Bike Scout event she coordinated this last Labor Day weekend, and her new forays into supported touring with Cycle Oregon.

Adele Dittus joins us to fill in as co-host this week.  Aaron Flores is in Michigan visiting relatives in ailing health.

if you like the show, nominate us at PodcastAwards.com during the month of October!

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The Stickman twitters at us regarding 26 inch rims.

Dan Flores via facebook: Faygo’s website addresses our timeline question!

Headlines
Wall Street Journal: Office friendly bike clothing – don’t sweat the commute

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E144 – Cory Poole Skates to Salem

Advocacy, Bicycling, Family, Skateboarding, Touring, Walking

Cory Poole from the NW Skate Coalition undertakes a long-distance longboard trip to work between Portland and Salem!  We’re hoping he crosses the entire state of Oregon someday.  He returns to the show with some updates on the local skate scene, and also talks about his experience at the Fiets of Parenthood event.

Brock stayed up far to late for work this weekend, and passed Aaron in a school bus earlier today, who removed part of his finger unintentionally.  Cory mentions the Rob Thompson bicycle phone charger that an amateur electrician could probably make themselves.

We also include an interview Brock taped with TriMet trainer Ken Jenson at the OMSI sustainable transportation event that neighbored the Cascadia Cargo Bike Fair in July!

Mail
Aaron’s friend Sean who is crossing the country by bike found a podcast sticker still affixed to the Twin Bridges bicycle camp.

Headlines
Fast Co. via Marcus: Smart handlebars give any bicycle a brain transplant

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E139 – Rob Sadowsky & Carl Larson – BTA Blueprint

Advocacy, Bicycling, Communication, The Law, Urban Design

Rob Sadowsky & Carl Larson from the BTA join us to explain their organization’sBlueprint for Better Bicycling and how it relates to Portland’s plan for infrastructure in the future.

After our ending credits we share the speech delivered by city commissioner Steve Novick at this last weekend’s Disaster Relief Trials!

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Listener Robert donates and cheers our even-handed treatment of differing ideologies while maintaining balance.

Headlines
The Atlantic Cities via Brandon: Love In the Time of Public Transportation
NYT: B-Line gets recognition for cargo delivery by bike
BikePortland: some nimble footwork by bike shop employees helps recover stolen bikes

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E137 – Ethan Jewett: Disaster Relief Trials 2013

Advocacy, Alternate Fuels, Bicycling, Cargo, Communication, Racing, Technology

Ethan Jewett is one of the masterminds behind the wildly popular Disaster Relief Trials, the event demonstrating the value of cargo bikes in large-scale emergencies for transport of relief supplies and maintaining contact when other modes fail.  We are excited to talk with him on the eve of the second event based in Portland this year!

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Listener Dan from Portland released a dystopian novel entitled The LIghtcap and wants us to know about it!

Listener Dan from MN was on a bicycle safety ad!

Former host Brandon Rhodes shares a method of growler transport by bike for the beer lovers out there.

Phil from Alaska commutes by bike through sun, rain, sleet and snow and is writing about it on a blog.

Steve from WY weighs in on trailer transport.

Josh from Frankfurt inquires about how to start a bike moving scene.

Zed invites all Portland fans of bike fun to gather on the 3rd Wednesday of the month for the purpose of stimulating even more bike fun in town!

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E136 – Emily Finch!

Advocacy, Bicycling, Cargo, Communication, Doin' It, Downsizing, Family

Emily Finch is a success story of transitioning herself and her family from auto-dependent life into simpler transport thanks to the genius of the bicycle – specifically, the bakfiets.  Her amazing story has been featured by BikePortland, broadcast to the masses on Ricki Lake’s television program, and also passed around Reddit.  Today she shares her story with us!

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E130 – Will & Lea Vanlue: Suburban -> Urban

Advocacy, Bicycling, Cargo, Communication, Downsizing, Skateboarding, The Law, Transit, Urban Design

Will Vanlue is a bicycle advocate who began commuting out of practicality, but has developed a great passion for transport on two wheels.  He writes a blog entitled The Prudent Cyclist, and is also a communications staffer for Portland’s Bicycle Transportation Alliance and a member of the utility bike collective TRANSPORTland.  Will’s wife Lea Vanlue also joins us to add her perspective and commentary!

Headlines
Oregonian via Brandon: TriMet prepares to offer mobile ticketing for smartphone users
Oregonian: Oregon City police investigate pellet-gun shooting of skateboarder

Mail
Alexis recommends a seminar on skateboarding as transportation at Portland State University on May 31!

Phoebe from Boston remembers Orbitz, the beverage!

Caminando al DF walked 60 miles to Mexico City and says that it went great!

Dan from MN appreciated the coverage of cancer and uses patriotism as a shield.

more mail coming next week…

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E128 – Cory Poole & Billy Meiners: NW Skate Coalition

Advocacy, Cargo, Communication, Skateboarding, The Law, Touring, Transit, Walking

Cory Poole & Billy Meiners from the NW Skate Coalition join us to talk skateboarding in Portland.  It’s not just a hobby, although it is fun – it’s also a great way to get around town that meshes well with the city’s streets and transit network.  Since they are two of the nicest guys in the business, we’re happy to share our conversation with them here!  Check out pdxdownhill.com and skatefriendlypdx.com for more details if you’re intrigued, as well as some long distance skate touring from the guys atlongboardtramp.com.

Dr. Brandon Rhodes rejoins for an episode to cover for Aaron who had to work this week during showtime.  Brock discusses the Portland Afoot region-wide game he participated in and the release of their new mobile app.

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BikePortland: Portland Farmers Market introduces the Produce Pedaler

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Marcus donates and writes in about a potential visit to Portland. We recommend a few spots to eat:
Horse Brass Pub
Cackalacks cart
The Big Egg
The Country Cat

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E127 – Films, Camping, & Underpants

Advocacy, Bicycling, Camping, Communication, The Law, Touring, Travel

Brock & Aaron recap a few days of fun at Filmed By Bike, camping by bicycle in the Tillamook State Forest, and the Pedalpalooza Mashup Ride during some good weather.

Headlines

NPR via Tyson: Bike built to acheive 100 miles per hour

psfk via BikePortland: the bike-in cafe is here!

BikePortland: a group of Londoners are riding across the US to study urban design

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Dan from MN on bicycles in the Walking Dead.

Logan shares the STOOPIDTALL Bike from LA’s Ciclavia event. (It also madeBikePortland)

Emily Finch’s perspective on Aaron’s lack of clothing, sent by Zed.

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E126 – Dan Kauffman & Zed Bailey: Open Bike

Advocacy, Alternate Fuels, Bicycling, Communication, Doin' It, History, Technology

Zed Bailey & Dan Kauffman are the driving force behind Open Bike Night,CrankMyChain Cycle TV, and a host of creative projects and activism around the city of Portland.  We drink and talk about a host of topics, including Pedalpalooza, Einstein and the Theory of Relativity, cycling in SLC, Rev. Phil, Zoobombing, the Magical Midnight Mystery Ride, and “doing it better.”  Dan even plays a few original songs for us.

Zed mentions a song from Enter The Haggis: “Gasoline”

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John from Hawaii adds some input to Aaron’s planning for his trip to the islands.

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