Friday, June 29, 2007

Portland MTB Short Track Race 1



PORTLAND, OR - Nothing makes my day morning than to get an email about a new cycling video! OK, I can think of something else, butt...

Here is the latest from the first race of the Portland Mountain Bike Short Track Race Series. There is some great helmet cam work and editing by Scott Barker. Video was also shot by Josh Connell. You can find photos at OregonVelo.com.

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Thursday, June 28, 2007

Peaches - Lovertits



Here's a naughty little video for you. It's from a bird named Peaches.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Turn Plastic Grocery Sacks into a Messenger Bag



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FROM MAKE MAGAZINE - Learn how to fuse plastic together and then upcycle a bag out of it! All you need is an iron, plastic bags, a sewing machine, and some straps and buckles and a few hours of your time and you're on your way to having a cool durable bag!

Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and 16 bit contest.

Make sure to download the pdf and read the article for all the background and step by step instructions! - PDF link

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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Tall Bike Jousting, Small Bike Jousting


PORTLAND, OR - More videos are rolling in from the Multnomah County Bike Fair. This one is from PDXK Pipeline.

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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Some Clips from MCBF


Here a video clip from the live feed we had today.



Note: I cut two of the clips from this post. They can currently be seen here.

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I have a very low bandwith connection at the park so these videos are more like random slides with live audio.




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Friday, June 22, 2007

BREAKING NEWS: DA Drops Charges Against RevPhil PLUS Naked Ride Saturday Night!




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PORTLAND, OR - The DA has dropped the charges against Reverend Phil. RevPhil won't get his day in court but he also won't have to face 2 1/2 years in jail, either.

Just by coincidence, there will be a naked bike ride Saturday night. It will be originating from free geek. I do not know the time yet but will let you know when I find out.

During the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride, RevPhil was arrested after being hit by a mean spirited and drunk driver (according to witness testimony) who's boyfriend happened to be an off-duty cop . Phil was charged with various crimes and misdemeanors while the real criminal was scurried off. Just last week Phil told me "I really want this to go to trial so we can expose what really happened in court."

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This matter may never fully be exposed in a court of law, but, to celebrate Naked Justice, you can expose yourself tomorrow on a Pedalpalooza BONUS Naked Bike Ride.

See you tomorrow at the Multnomah County Bike Fair where we'll attempt to webcast live.

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Live Broadcast fom MCBF



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PORTLAND, OR - IF the geek gods smile, CrankMyChain! will be a doing a live webcast from Col. Summers tomorrow (Saturday). So, if you can’t make it to the Multnomah County Bike Fair check out CrankMyChain! from about 2-5PM PDT.

If you wish to simulcast on your blog or website, view page source below or I'll be happy to email the code to you.

This is all very “bleeding” edge so please be patient and crafty.

If you are at the fair please stop by and say hi to me and the folks out in cyberspace.

Dan Kaufman
dan@@pdxk
503 267 2862


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Thursday, June 21, 2007

The Bicyclist - Act 9: Ten Foot Pole



In the latest episode of the Bicyclist, the gauntlet is thrown down... twice. It seems Conrad knows a thing or two about jousting. Perhaps he knows more than he should.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Dickhead #2



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PORTLAND, OR - Here's another great short that played at Bike Porn. If you are a fan of JackAss you should like this clip. Heck, you'll probably like it anyway. Whatever, I don't give a fuck if you don't like it. I do. So there!

This little bit of fun was produced by Rubbergash Productions, Slop Films, and C.H.U.N.K. 666


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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

You Never Ride Alone - Portland Premiere Friday


PORTLAND, OR - Friday is the US Premiere of You Never Bike Alone. YNBA is a cycling documentary looking at how cyclists are building critical mass in Vancouver, Canada, and changing the face of the city.

Check out the trailer below. If you are in Portland, be sure to highlight this on Pedalpalooza calendar. It's all part of the Bike-In Movies at the Hawthorne Hostel (3031 SE Hawthorne). More info: Shawn Granton, hip(at)portlandhostel(dot)org, portlandhostel.org, 503-236-3380.



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Monday, June 18, 2007

Zoobomb visits Maryhill



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GOLDENDALE, WA - Watch as zoobombers skate and minibike down Maryhill Loops Road the first paved road in the Paciifc Northwest. The road, built by Samuel Hill, is now a historic site with no auto traffic.

This video was produced by Billy Meiners (aka Billy the Kid) and RevPhil was greeted by many cheers at the Bike Porn Movie Night.

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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Bike Porn Fest & Midnight Ride



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PORTLAND, OR - Here is a quick slice from the Bike Porn Fest and The Midnight Mystery ride from Friday June 8th, 2007. This video is does not include pornography. If you are looking for that the world wide web awaits. RevPhil's Bike Porn, however, did contain pornography. The "pornography of the bicycle" and all the permutations you might think that means, some you wouldn't expect, and some you, perhaps, we're not ready for.

Was it exploitive of bicycles? Yes, but they seemed to enjoy it. Without question, though, the audience was pleased.

In the next few weeks I will play a few selected clips from the showing but you really ought to encourage the bad reverend to re-screen it in Portland or take it on the road to your hometown.

BikePorn and the Midnight Mystery Ride were part of Pedalpalooza; Portland's 2+ weeks of bikey fun which currently runs through June 23rd. Stay tuned to CrankMyChain! for more Pedalpalooza videos!

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Project Pedal is Now On the Road


REPUBLIC, WA - Michaeal Ambs' Project Pedal is underway. Hooray! Get all the latest and some great moving photography at the Project Pedal video blog. I'll be posting some of my favorites clips here at CrankMyChain! like this interview with Jack Denson. He is riding cross the United States in remembrance of wounded US soldiers (Wounded Warrior Project). Denson's site is here. Project Pedal looks it's shaping up to be a great documentary and it's already a great vlog!


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WNBR Coverage in The Oregonian

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PORTLAND, OR - Oregonian's Steve Woodward has hopped aboard today with multi-media coverage
of the WNBR. He's reporting 800 riders.

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Riding cheek to cheek Not for naught nor for naughtiness do 800 cyclists
pedal naked, but rather to do the globe some good


Tuesday, June 12, 2007
STEVE WOODWARD
Naked was the fashion Saturday night, and bikes were the luxury vehicle of
choice.
About midnight, with only the glow of streetlights draping them, an
estimated 800 men and women pedaled madly across the Hawthorne Bridge into
downtown Portland, up Northwest 23rd Avenue, down West Burnside and back
into Southeast Portland in what has become an annual Portland tradition: the
World Naked Bike Ride.
Whooping and honking bicycle horns, the riders drew waves, cheers, laughter,
camera flashes and favorable comparisons to Portland's "other" parade that
very morning. Gawkers abandoned drinks and poured out of bars. Teenagers
leaned out of a white stretch limousine to offer riders high-fives.
According to reports from bikers, some spectators even joined the ragtag
parade, shedding clothes and hopping on their own bikes.
What's the occasion? The bare facts: Since 2004, Portland-area bicyclists
have participated in a global event in which riders showing more skin than
not ride in public to protest oil dependency. Their nakedness demonstrates
bicyclists' vulnerability to cars.
Last year, the Portland event drew about 500 "naked" bikers, the largest
such ride in North America, according to organizers.
"Portland is just a very great place," Erin Downs, a 17-year-old Northeast
Portland high-school student, said at the warehouse party after the ride.
"I want to be part of Portland," she said, dressed in blue hair, a blue
kerchief and two studded leather belts slung low. "This is the life, blood
and veins of Portland. If I didn't show up, how could I be a Portlander?"
"I expected more naked people," said Mick Arrell, a 19-year-old Southeast
Portland man with red, blue and green paint smeared randomly across his
chest and arms.
It's true. Many people stripped only as far as their skivvies.
"I didn't strip down at the request of my roommate," explained Jimmy
Schmierbach, 25, of Northeast Portland. "She said she didn't want to look at
my junk."

His roommate returned the favor, riding in her bra and panties.
Although she was wearing frilly orange underwear with blue trim when
interviewed, April ("like the month") Wiza said she was less modest during
the ride.
"All the good parts were showing," said the 27-year-old Southeast Portland
resident.

Wiza also displayed a poetic message for anyone behind her: "LESS GAS MORE
(rhymes with 'gas')." The hand-painted message included an arrow pointing
readers to her (rhymes with "gas").

On the blocked-off street outside the Organics To You warehouse party after
the ride, several men had added ties to their birthday suits. One woman wore
nothing on her chest but a red Superman logo. "Green power," declared a
man's back. One woman dressed provocatively in cheap black lingerie -- cheap
because it was painted on.

Unlike many riders, friends Eric Miller, Kyle Kelley and Robin Jackson were
fully dressed in something other than facial hair: Miller in natty beret;
Kelley in full-on pink-and-maroon ensemble, complete with pink, feathered
skateboarder's helmet; and Jackson in black fedora, dark pinstripes and
red-and-white checkered vest.

Miller launched his ride with a figurative fig leaf or two to preserve his
modesty.

"I started out not all the way," Miller said, "but I was feeling it." And,
apparently, if one is feeling it, there's naught to do but shed the remains
of one's modesty -- even in the middle of the Hawthorne Bridge.

"It's nice to let go," said Jackson, an erstwhile Naked Bike Rider and a
member, with Miller, of Portland's Marchfourth Marching Band.

Actually, Jackson was dressed during the ride, too.

"I was hanging out with my parents," he said sheepishly.

Steve Woodward: 503-294-5134; stevewoodward@ news.oregonian.com


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Monday, June 11, 2007

WNBR Coverage on KATU



PORTLAND, OR - For posterity ;) here is Channel Two's video coverage of the World Naked Bike Ride. I like that they got the key talking points in. Unfortunately, they don't show that many riders. There were clearly more than the "dozens" they mentioned based on other reports and videos.

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Sunday, June 10, 2007

Naked Bike Ride Videos are Streaming In



PORTLAND, OR - First reports are saying well over 700 riders turned out even though the weather was less than ideal. Thanks Allenink for the first video report. More pedalpalooza videos and reports coming soon!

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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

The Bicyclist - Act 8: Get On Your Bike and Ride




Conrad's life in Portland's been pretty lucky so far: He got the job and maybe the girl. Now Conrad meets Zack. His luck is about to change.

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World Naked Bike Ride Promo Video



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PLANET EARTH - The northern hemisphere World Naked Bike Ride happens Saturday*. Find a ride near you at the WNBR Wiki. There will be a daytime and nighttime ride in Portland. Check out the Pedalpalooza Calendar for more PDX-NBR info.

This promotional music video is a remix of Dan and Kirsten Kaufman's 2006 Goin' On a Naked Bike Ride shot in Portland, Oregon. Check out some newly published shots and a funky take the song.

See this promo video on the big screen this Friday at Reverend Phil's Pornography of the Bicycle at 26th and SE Clinton (Clinton St Theater)
8:45pm - 10:45pm - the sexiest bicycle culture on earth.
Revphil: revphil at gmail daht comm, Portland Underground Film Festival

Some northern hemisphere rides will be taking place on Friday 8 and Saturday 30 June 2007. See 2007 ride dates for more information. Spring 2008 ride dates in the southern hemisphere to be announced.

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Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Monstertrack 8



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New York, NY - Here is a helmet cam street race video shot by Nick James on February 17th, 2007, during New York's infamous track bike only race. All footage on a Canon Optura 400 rigged to a helmet.

Check out the dude on the hi-wheeler riding on ice. Now that's bad ass!

Song is "Mari in Love" by The Pugs and is half the reason I am posting this video.

Enjoy!

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Monday, June 04, 2007

Are You Ready for Pedalpalooza?



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PORTLAND, OR - Watch the Pedalpalooza 2007 promo video by Marc de Giere for Shift to Bikes.

Pedalpalooza
starts Thursday and rolls along with two weeks of biketastic events.

We're talking bike tours, family rides, naked rides, womens rides, bombing runs, bridge breakfasts, donut crawls, dancing troupes, love letters, bike porn, tall bikes, small bikes, unicycles and trikes.

On Saturday, June 23rd it's wrapped up with the Multnomah County Bike Fair. Don't miss it because you can't!

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