Tryke

Continuing in the "non-standard bike" them, we present to you adult tricycles - a stable way for some folks to get around.

Clever

Variety being the spice and all, Portland has a good deal of non-standard bikes.

What's a standard bike? I don't know anymore. From my childhood in the rural midwest, all adult bikes were of one of two styles - step through or with a top tube. Some kids had banana seats. Smaller kids had bigwheels or trikes. And that was it.

Not anymore. Mountain bikes and hybrids edged onto the public awareness internationally. But in Portland, the variety seems to go further. Zoobombers with thei mini bikes. Tall bikes. Choppers. I've yet to catch a picture of a commuting unicyclist, but I've seen several. Is it just here?

For instance, I never saw a cargo bike before I moved to the PNW. And the variety of them are endless, and they are everywhere. Here, Pop gets the toddler strapped in for the ride.


Ready to roll

Tea & Flowers

This week, several organizations were working on traffic calming for the bike/ped traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge, which they did in an amusing way. Several stations had signs promoting using all 5 senses when in traffic, and each sense had people demonstrating using the sense - FEEL had a couple ladies doing yoga, LOOK had people with binoculars.



SMELL went with smell the flowers, and they had bouquets tied to the posts along the bridge.




Most people got a smile about the displays, much as they do about an amusing piece of public art. But apparently this is serious, as some perceive a problem with road rage amongst the users of the bike/ped way. The comments in the BikePortland.org post show some real anger. I ride this path nearly daily, and have to say I've not actually seen any altercations, so I wonder if it's a matter of a few people getting annoyed about having to hit their brakes in a high use area, and being vocal about it. Since next month the Morrison Bridge will be re-opening with a 15ft wide, separated from vehicle traffic bike lane, I suspect the percieved problem will evaporate when some large percentage of the bridge users head toward the new bridge.

Accessories

Fashion accessories: a basket to put stuff in






















A stylish leather trunk

Or the whole handbag and heels

Classy bike, classy bike commuter.


Classic bike. Hard core commuter. Note that these two gentlemen work together.