KBOO Bike Show Podcast

Lose The Training Wheels

webmaster@portlandtransport.com (KBOO Bike Show) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:33:10 -0800

Learn about Bike First, a program that works with youngsters and adults who experience difficulty getting past training wheels and onto conventional two-wheelers.

And in the second half hour, we talk with Johnny Olivan of Rejuiced
Bikes, a Portland-based business that builds pedal-powered vehicles of
the most incredible kind.

Racing and Differently Abled Cyclists

webmaster@portlandtransport.com (KBOO Bike Show) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:12:51 -0800

This month host Tori Bortman visits the first half hour with Kenji Sugahara, Director of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) and Lindsay Kandra, Portland Coordinator for the OBRA High School Cyclocross Program to talk about this exciting piolot program and how it plans to make Oregon's young adults happier, healthier and more muddy.

In the second half host Lindsay Caron looks at a part of the cycling community... often overlooked: the disabled. She's joined by Oregon Disability Sports executive director and some other abled cyclists to talk about their riding experiences and life on wheels from a different perspective.

Cycling in Italy, Bikes and Sewers

webmaster@portlandtransport.com (KBOO Bike Show) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:25:39 -0800

Elle Thalheimer (Lonely Planet Cycling in Italy) and Daniel Sharp discuss cycling in Italy and the Giro d'Italia.

Evan Ross and Alex Phillips talk about summer recreational riding in Portland and Oregon.

Mark Lear and Catherine Ciarlo from the City of Portland and Sarah Mirk of the Mercury overview the confluence of bioswales to treat storm water with bike boulevards.

Pedalpalooza 2010

webmaster@portlandtransport.com (KBOO Bike Show) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:06:52 -0800

Kicking off on June 10th, Portland's Pedalpalooza packs over 250 bike themed events into just two weeks. From Cruller Crawls to Pedal Potluck Picnics . . . From Legal Clinics to Naked Rides, there should be something of interest to everyone. And almost all events are free!

On this month's KBOO Bike Show, Lindsay and Sara host a conversation with three veteran Pedalpalooza event organizers, Leah Jackson, Steph Routh and Steven Upchurch.

Cycling and Health

webmaster@portlandtransport.com (KBOO Bike Show) — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:34:22 -0800

We all know that riding a bike is good for your health. But what exactly are the health benefits of bicycling? If you ride a bike, what can you do to take care of your body? Are there stretches you can do and food you can eat that will help you ride faster and feel better? How do aspects of urban riding--like car exhaust and road rage--affect your health? Hosts Lindsay and Elly are in the studio with a variety of health care practitioners to address these issues and answer your questions.