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• “Get Dirty” Video – Booty, Babes, Big Hits… Brilliant

  From the crazy kid who brought us “Performance”… Get dirty. Do I even need to comment on how brilliant this is? Sweet Jesus I’m proud to live in the same town as this fool. Thanks to my girl LJ for the tipoff on this one. Share... Posted Jul 14 2010, 01:54 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, portland, photos, Video, Featured, get-dirty

• Tour de France *LIVE* in SE Portland – Big Screen Edition

  Watch the Tour de France Live at The Globe Bar and Cafe Ready to get your Frenchy time on? There’s a new kid in town when it comes to watching the Tour de France and they’ve got everything you need for a solid morning (or evening) of spandex... Posted Jul 02 2010, 10:28 AM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, tour_de_france, portland, PDX, Featured, tdf, le_tour, the_globe_cafe

• Ride with Bike Snob NYC

  In case you hadn’t heard, Eben Weiss of BSNYC is in town to read some passages from his book and scratch his name into a few of them for all the doting BSNYC fans in Portland. Even better? There will be a ride before the event that starts at Chris... Posted Jun 19 2010, 06:27 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, oregon, portland, bike, Featured, books, biking, riding, bsnyc, bikesnob, snob, NYC, powell's, new york city

• Stuff that Didn’t Get Said on NPR’s “On Point”

  Man, live radio is nuts! Everything happens fast and furious and you’ve gotta just roll with it. Three things stood out for me after yesterday’s show (if you missed it, you can listen to it here. It’s also available as a podcast download... Posted May 07 2010, 02:35 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, bikes, oregon, portland, Featured, biking, advocacy, bikeportland, NPR, on-point, radio, bikesnobnyc, bikesnob, biketown, pedalingrevolution, live, jonathanmaus, jeffmapes

• “On Point” Tomorrow with NPR, Loren Mooney and BSNYC

  Further proof that running is good for you. Got up, dragged ass to the track in the pouring rain, ticked out a workout with BFF Natalie Ramsland, fabulous frame-builder and very fast running partner (ouch!). Checked email from the phone before driving... Posted May 05 2010, 03:50 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, bikes, portland, PDX, Featured, Shameless self promotion, bicycling, eben-weiss, bsnyc, NPR, on-point, loren-mooney

• “Bike Economics” Event will Showcase Women-Owned Businesses

  Two local PDX bicycle ladies (the lovely Elly Blue and Ellee Thalheimer) have teamed up to throw this cool event next Thursday. Essentially, it’s a fundraiser showcasing local, women-owned, bicycle-related businesses. Funds raised will go into a... Posted Apr 30 2010, 09:39 AM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: announcement, portland, event, bikeportland, little-package, caroline-paquette, natalie-ramsland, bike-economics, UBI, Shameless self promotion, ellee-thallheimer, sweetpea-bicycles, gracies-wrench, elly-blue, tori-bortman

• New Cocktail Obsession: Remember the Maine!

  First of all, you are hereby sworn by the law of all blogging gods to never just say “Remember the Maine”. You must instead exclaim emphatically, “Remember the Maine!!” Second of all, this is a fancy drink. Somewhat obscure. Probably... Posted Apr 28 2010, 02:43 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: food, recipes, oregon, portland, Featured, beaker-and-flask, bourbon, craft-barteting, Booze, foodie, absinthe, rye, remember-the-maine, whiskey, cocktail

• In the O: Three Part Package on Bike Theft

  The links in question: Part one: Tips for Preventing Theft Part Two: What To Do if your Bike is Stolen Too Hot to Handle: How to Avoid Buying Stolen Bikes This set of articles for the Oregonian could also be called, “Everything You Never Want to... Posted Apr 25 2010, 09:57 AM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: fitness, portland, bike, Featured, SBR, robert-pickett, pickett, bicycle-locks, bike-thieves, u-locks, locks, bryan-hance, death-to-bike-thieves, maus, bike-theft, stolen-bike-registry, bikeportland, stolen-bicycle-registry, jonathan-maus, org

• I dare you not to cry: Volunteer for Bike First

  Last year I had the pleasure of covering a Bike First camp for my column in the Oregonian. In the piece, I describe involuntarily bursting into tears after watching a young girl with austism take her first unassisted pedalstrokes. If you missed, you can... Posted Mar 30 2010, 03:00 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, life, portland, bicycles, youth, ann-danica-sullivan, disability, children, learning-to-ride, autism, volunteer, bike-first, lose-the-training-wheels

• Thursday Night: Me, You, Rex Burkholder and Awesome Wine

  More than just a rad name: Rex For Metro President There’s an important election happening here in Portland in May and I want you to know about it. Why? Because it’s going to have a very large effect on the state of transportation (cycling... Posted Mar 16 2010, 06:06 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, life, portland, Featured, politics, metro, transporation, rex-burkholder, rexburkholder, planning, campaign, election

• Inspiring “Why I Ride” Video from People for Bikes

  This is too good not to share – nevermind the fact that local Sorella Forte racer, GnG reader and frequent contributor (thank you for adding your voice!) Kronda is featured for a split second. Why do you ride? Pass it along. Share/Bookmark Related... Posted Mar 10 2010, 02:29 PM by Grit & Glimmer Filed under: cycling, bikes, portland, photos, Video, biking, transportation, commuting, advocacy, peopleforbikes

• Damocles Lust: Ok, I Admit It Was Me

  About a month ago, Kenji posted a picture of his bike with hearts photoshopped all around it (I can’t find the entry, because he posts so freaking much, or I’d put it here). Anyway, along with the picture he noted: “Someone is lusting... Posted Jul 05 2008, 07:13 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, gear, bikes, news, bikelove, oregon, portland, everyday_cyclist, bicycles, oregonian