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Open Bike Feb20 Live @ VeloCult

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:57:34 -0700

Live from Velocult Bike Shop in the Hollywood district of Portland, Oregon, it's Open Bike!

Open Bike Open Mic Night Feb13 Live @ VeloCult

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:13:18 -0700

Open Bike celebrated 16-inch rims Feb. 13 in honor of Mini BikeWinter X. The show was hosted by the fabulous Bridget Tunnel Turnpike, a Portland zoobomber, and featured a bunch of cool videos from years past, plus an awesome bicycle adaptation of a rock n roll classic.

This is the live recording from our Ustream webcast.

Share YOUR videos, music or spok'n word at our next Open Bike Feb. 20! Details @ http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/#20-3434

Open Bike Jan30 - Recorded Live @ VeloCult

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:40:23 -0700

Recorded Live Jan 30 at VeloCult
http://www.crankmychain.com

Portland, Ore. --- Local band Super Rocks lived up to its name at this week's Open Bike show, setting the stage for a raucous and fun-filled evening that included exotic tales of Hawaiian bike adventure, a song about hot cargo bike moms, and a vagina monologue of sorts.
Here's how it went down (links below take you directly to each act)

Super Rocks opened the show with a couple of scorchers
We showed Zed Bailey's video How to Ride a Tall Bike
Jakob Grimm played acoustic guitar and sang heartfelt songs about familiar friends and places
We showed a CNN news clip from a recent Portland bike move
Emily Finch delivered a humorous monologue about Catholic birth control, motherhood and what you can't say on Ricki Lake
Andy Schmidt played a couple of songs about being a bicycle riding papa and his love of hot cargo bike mamas
We announced the winner of our weekly photo booth contest
Ted Buehler and Molly Fitzpatrick regaled the audience with bike touring tales and photos from the islands of Maui and Molokai, and shared some tropical fruit
Super Rocks played a full set to close out the show!

BIKE LOVE

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:15:15 -0700

Bike Love is an experiential narrative documentary film about Kara Minnehan's bike riding quest in Portland, Oregon. Kara gave up her car for the purpose of trying out new modes of transportation and experiencing the city's bike culture firsthand. *See Kara introduce the trailer live to a Portland audience at See Kara introduce the project to a Portland audience at http://youtu.be/9BfMLe9ThAg#t=0h37m24s
For more information: www.bike-love.org

Open Bike Jan23 - HD Recording

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:56:03 -0700

Here is the HD version of last weeks show. Hope you enjoy. See you next Wednesday.
The bike faithful congregated at VeloCult in Northeast Portland Jan 23 for an evening of entertainment and inspiration hosted by Tall Bike Jesus and broadcast live on YouTube and CrankMyChain.com.
This week's Open Bike participants included:
0:00:53 Nathan Jones, who shared his story of riding 300 miles via the South Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway in a single day as part of a fundraiser to build a utility trailer for his bike. For more about his project: http://www.giroprotagonist.com/325-mile-day-this-saturday/
0:06:58 Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Chop Shop Video
0:11:35 CMC Photo Booth Contest!
0:13:43 Martina Schrenke Fahrner shares a firey rant about the disconnect between the bicycle industry and real life cyclists.
0:23:52 Mini Bike Winter Videos! http://www.zoobomb.net
0:28:28 Djinn Maury wows the crowd with his blindfolded violin prowess http://djinnmaury.bandcamp.com/
0:37:24 Filmmaker Kara Minnehan introduces her forthcoming documentary Bike Love. http://bike-love.org/
0:43:31 Scott Bricker of America Walks talks about how pedestrians and cyclists share common ground. http://americawalks.org/
0:53:29 An end-of-show surprise: CMC's friend Jolly Dodger presents a moving poem and video montage about ghost bikes.
59:00 Live Jam! Featuring Djinn Maury, Robert Ping, Dan Kaufman, Robert Henry, Sean Bannon and Scott Bricker

http://shift2bikes.org/cal/#30-3418

CrankMyChain! OPEN BIKE at Velo Cult - Jan16

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:42:06 -0700

Here is the HD Recording from the debut of Open Bike. Thank you to everybody who participated. Please join us next Wednesday
Facebook invite here: https://www.facebook.com/events/145944165560468
Shift Calendar: http://shift2bikes.org/cal/#23-3418
We will also be live webcasting the event - check here at CrankMyChain! Cycle TV.

Open Bike:

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:28:53 -0700

10xOne ask you to:
( 1 ) Make a 1 minute video. ( 2 ) Speak, say or write 10 words related to the video. ( 3 ) Submit it to be shown on Open Bike at: pdxk@pdxk.com

Any subject, original work only. (no copyrighted material, please.)

CrankMyChain's Open Bike is an opportunity to share your creative culture with the bicyclist&bike-curious around the world in an open mic format. Broadcast live from Hollywood District in Portland, Oregon at VeloCult on Wednesday at 8-10 PM PST.

Jake Ryder

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:51:57 -0700

This week in Portland, a late night freak bike riding experience with Jake Ryder. Check out Jake's custom furniture and bikes here: jrydevisuals.com

American Hipster Presents is a weekly documentary series profiling trendsetters in 10 cities across the country. Through earnest and stylized video portraits, the show explores the passions of American tastemakers in the worlds of music, art, food, style, and social life.

Produced by Kimi Milo Directed by David Fine Director of Photography Tyler McPherron Camera by Tyler McPherron and David Fine Edited by Nathan Petty Assistant Editor Greg Gheorghiu Research Assistant Alexandra Schardt Music in this episode courtesy of: James&Evander - "Really Real" Il Gato - "On Feathers&Arrows (on Burnt Pine)" El Bret Treble - "Prisions" Shakey Graves - "Proper Fence" The Soft White Sixties - "Queen of the Press Club" Doug Burr - "All Our Lives" (Courtesy Velvet Blue) Shakey Graves - "Roll The Bones" 5kinAndBone5 - "My So Called Life" Series Produced by Seedwell seedwell.com© 2012 Seedwell LLC

The Amgen People's Coast Classic in Less Than 3 Minutes

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:03:54 -0700

Here is a fast motion glimpse at the 2012 Amgen People's Coast Classic bike ride down the Oregon Coast. Participants catch a chartered bus from Portland to Astoria and then take a six-day fully supported bicycle ride down the Oregon Coast. There are also shorter two and four days options. Find out more at www.thepeoplescoastclassic.org or sign up at tapcc.kintera.org Video by Dan Kaufman, PDXK Productions http: www.pdxk.com

Portland AlleyCross December 2012

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:57:26 -0700

PORTLAND, Ore.- Cold rain and slick surfaces make for great urban cyclocross aka Alley Cross. This underground race in Northeast Portland's Rose City Neighborhood was a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank. Several boxes of non-perishable food were collected for the charity. Video by Zed Bailey and Dan Kaufman for CrankMyChain! Cycle TV crankmychain.com Music Pulse (George Ellinas remix) ccmixter.org