CrankMyChain! Two-Way TV Live Independence Edition

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CrankMyChain! Two-Way TV Live from the Bikini Bike Wash @ Noon

Report from the Irondelles bikini bike wash:

Our most watched show yet: 3000+ viewers!
Lots of bikinis, tall bikes and washing.

We chatted with Rev Phil and Ron Richings and interview fabulous Irondelle's Tall Bike grrlz Meghan and Emily! Hope to have some pics soon.

CrankMyChain! is not Dead

we are undergoing metamorphsis.



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CrankMyChain! Two-Way TV Noon-1PM PDT Today

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Here is last weeks show condensed to 30- Seconds

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Stay Tuned this June for Pedalpalooza.


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Meet A.U.T.O Lobbyist Veronica Moss

New York City, NY - This is Jonathan's Maus (bikeportland.org) wayward sister who changed the spelling of her name and moved to New York City. They have not spoken for years.

Filmed by Bike Street Party and Celebrity Interviews

PORTLAND, Ore. - I got to cover this years Filmed By Bike street party and interview the local bikerati for Pirate Satellite TV. Pirate Satellite TV is a locally produced show on ION TV. This segment should air in June sometime.

Video Produce, shot and edited by Jaime Nava and crew at Pirate Satellite TV:
http://www.pstvpdx.com/
Filmed by Bike: http://filmedbybike.org

Tour 2230 SE 22nd with BikeRealtor.com

PORTLAND, Ore. –After a successful listing and pending sale just around the corner Kirsten Kaufman is back with another home in the Colonial Heights neighborhood. 2230 SE 22nd Ave is a mid-century modern California ranch style home built in 1967. It’s move-in ready and a super value at a price rarely seen in this premium location.

Kirsten specializes in homes for cyclists and people who want to drive less and live more. Visit her site http://bikerealtor.com for contact information and other great listings in Portland, Oregon.

Porltand Bike Rush Hour on Hawthorne!

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PORTLAND, Ore. - I love collaborating with Clarence Eckerson, Jr. You may remember our Sasquatch video. We have a ton of fun talking shop and rollin' tape. In this video are cool bike wheels, Clarence, Greg Raisman, Elly Blue, and bikey SE people (plus a brief shot of the Disco Trike rollin' slow).
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The first time you visit Portland, Oregon, the gaggles of cyclists streaming over the Hawthorne Bridge during rush hour is a sight you will never forget. It's something other cities need to see and be inspired by.

On a recent vacation there, I couldn't resist cranking out a Streetfilms shortie, so I naturally hooked up with Crank My Chain's Dan Kaufman to capture the essence of the PM rush and talk to cyclists about what it feels like to be a part of the mass of cyclist humanity in Southeast Portland, Hawthorne corridor. As Greg Raisman from Portland's Bureau of Transportation pointed out: 20% of all traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge is bikes. And, Portland's number of cyclists has risen 600% in the last fifteen years and shows no sign of letting up.

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Tour 2116 SE Sherman in Southeast Portland

Here is a video tour of the latest listing from BikeRealtor.com. It's in the Colonial Heights neighborhood in Southeast Portland, which is a great location for anyone wanting to drive less and live more.

Find out more at Bike Realtor.com!

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Idaho 'Rolling' Stops for Bicycles in Oregon

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Animation by Spencer Boomhower.

The Oregon Legislature is considering passage of a law that would allow bicycle riders to treat stop signs as yield signs. These "rolling stops" would allow bike riders to preserve some of the momentum they depend upon for efficient travel, just so long as they don't infringe on the safety and rights of others.

The law is based on one that's been successful in Idaho for the last 27 years, so it's come to be known as the "Idaho Stop" law.

There's some controversy - and whole lot of misunderstanding - surrounding the proposed Idaho Stop law. Spencer Boomhower does a great job helping clear thing up with the magic of animation.

Music: "Celebrated Shoo Fly Galop" by W.L. Hayden, performed by Lucas Gonze (soupgreens.com and gonze.com). Used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license.

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Citizens Opposition and Alternatives to the CRC Rally

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PORTLAND, Ore. - Sunday’s Citizen’s Opposition and Alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing rally felt like a sea change. Participants were we greeted by warm spring weather, excellent speeches, and solidarity in opposition to the I-5 CRC crossing as it’s being presented currently.

Several groups and governments from both sides of the river (and aisle) were represented and spoke to the large crowd at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Find out more at SmarterBridge.org


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Have We Got a Bridge to Sell You! - BSN HACKED!

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In our third snippet from the Bridge Shopping Network things go “all-CSPAN” as the show is hacked live into the Joe Cortright’s formal testimony at the Jan 29th Portland City Council meeting on the Columbia River Crossing (CRC). It's surely not what the BS Network hosts have in mind, as things become wonky and counter-productive to their sales pitch. Toward the end of the video hack, Cortright is questioned by Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard.

Ride you bike to this Sunday’s Citizen’s Opposition and Alternatives Rally 12-noon at Tom McCall Waterfront Park Near the Morrison Bridge. Semi-Organized Rides to the rally are posted here. Find out more at smarterbridge.org. You can also stay up to date at bikeportland.org.

See you Sunday!


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Have We Got a Bridge to Sell You! "The CRC Cures Cancer"

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"Cures Cancer" is the second in a series of spoofs by the Bridge Shopping Network (BSN) made to promote the Citizen's Opposition and Alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) rally, which is being held noon Sunday, April 5th at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park (north of the Hawthorne Bridge). To find out more about the Columbia River Crossing and see better alternatives see smarterbridge.org. The video was produced by Dan Kaufman crankmychain.com and Joe 'Metal Cowboy' Kurmaskie metalcowboy.com.

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Have We Got a Bridge to Sell You! - The Columbia River Crossing

Building Like it's 1959 is the first in a series of spoofs by the Bridge Shopping Network (BSN) made to promote the Citizen's Opposition and Alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) rally, which is being held noon Sunday, April 5th at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park (north of the Hawthorne Bridge).

To find out more about the Columbia River Crossing and see better alternatives see SmarterBridge.org

The video was produced by Dan Kaufman-CrankMyChain.tv and Joe 'Metal Cowboy' Kurmaskie-metalcowboy.com .

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Sweetpea, bicycles, Portland, and the DIY Spirit

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sweetpea bicycles from daniel sharp on Vimeo.

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PORTLAND, Ore.- This video is about a year old so the information about the National Hand Built Bicycle Show is out of date, everything else is pretty relevant. It features Natalie Ramsland of Sweetpea Bicycles (Portland, OR) and interview with Jonathan Maus of bikeportland.org. Video directed by Daniel Sharp, filmed by David McMurry, edited by Alden Morgan.

I really like the commentary and shots.

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