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Post-Election Analysis Post election woes and victories. Guest Karl Rohde from the BTA discusses current pro-bicycle legislation, what passed, what didn't pass and what's coming down the bike lane. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Bike Economy Portland's bike economy is surging. Tori and Carl talk about the bike industry in our region with guests Jennifer Nolfi (Portland Development Commission), Jessica Roberts (Alta Planning), and Matt Cardinal from Signal Cycles. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Car Free Challenge and Cyclocross Hosts Tori and Ayleen interview Karol Collymore, a participant in the Low-Car Diet program, a program that encourages people to reduce their dependence on the personal car. They will also talk about the opening of Cyclocross season with Kris Schamp. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website War on Wheels? Is there a war on wheels? Is there any difference between a "crash" and an "accident?" The August KBOO Bike Show will address recent media coverage of bike-related issues in Portland. Guests Amy Ruiz, Portland Mercury News Editor, and Jonathan Maus of BikePortland.org join hosts Ayleen Crotty and Carl Larson to analyze recent incidents, the resulting media coverage, and its influence on public perceptions. Portland's streets are famously friendly to bicyclists. Can the same be said abo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mountain Biking Tori and Carl talk with Chris DeStefano (PDX Mountain Bike Association), Shanti Ware (PUMP) and Jill Van Winkle (IMBA) about moutain biking in and around Portland, including the development of trails in Forest Park. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pedalpalooza and the Car Free Cities Conference Fun bike action explodes in Portland! On some Pedalpalooza days there are 17 events from which to choose. Add the Cycle Seen art show, Toward Carfree Cities, Cirque du Cycling and Sunday Parkways to the mix and it gets a little awesomely ridiculous! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Honoring Fallen Cyclists Sara and Tori talk to Eric Tsai and Sarah Beiers of the Brett Jarolimek Memorial Fund about how we can honor fallen cyclists of the past year and explore what new life and inspiration has grown in their memory. We also hear from local students competing in BTA's first ever Walk and Bike Challenge. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bike Patrol, Filmed by Bike Officer Robert Pickett shares perspective from his experience with the Portland Police SE Precinct bike patrol. Carl and Sara talk with two filmmakers represented at the Filmed by Bike festival. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bicycle Evangelism With their missionary zeal and promises of a better, fuller life, some of Portland's bicyclists can begin to resemble evangelical Christians with their fervor and their conversion tactics. This month, Tori Bortman and Carl Larson discuss 'bicycle evangelism' with Bengt Halvorsen, Gregg Lavender, and Reverend Phil Sano. Callers and guests debate the merit of bicycle evangelism until Reverend Phil draws the show to a close with a recitation of the "Bicycle Lords Prayer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Joe Kurmaski, the Metal Cowboy This month on the KBOO Bike show, Joe Kurmaski, aka the Metal Cowboy, aka Adventure Dad, will be on air with his kids to talk about their cross-country bicycle trip as a family. Joe will also talk about his plans for Camp Creative, a Portland summer camp for kids and families that is striving to make sure kids are engaged in the world around them - not just the TV in front of them. MORE INFO: MetalCowboy.comWe'll also talk about upcoming events you don't want to miss like the Worst Day of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ring in the New Year Ring in the new year with the KBOO Bike Show and get the year started on a bikey note. Carl Larson and Ayleen Crotty are hosting a bike music party in the KBOO studios with the Trash Mountain Boys (bike rock) and DJ Crow (fresh bike cuts) live on air.Favorite rides and bike moments of 2007 plus wishes for a bikey new year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Framebuilders Carl and Tori talk with local framebuilders Natalie Ramsland and Tony Pereira about building bikes in Portland and the upcoming Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show happening on November 11th. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Vehicular Homicide Law Bike lawyer Ray Thomas answers all your legal questions and talks about the new Vehicular Homicide law. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bike Commute Challenge and Cyclo-Cross Hosts Sara and Tori talk to Michelle Poyourow, the coordinator of the BTA's Bike Commute Challenge, an annual competition that promotes cycling to work. An additional guest tells us about the upcoming cycle-cross race season. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Low-Car-Diet Carl and Ayleen interview Portlanders who gave up driving for the month of July as part of the Low-Car-Diet Challenge. Hear how bikes fit into their transportation mix. Chris Smith will discuss transportation aspects of the upcoming Project Homeless Connect, along with volunteer opportunities. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Riding Fast Hosts Tori and Ayleen will interview bike racers to discuss the sportier side of bike culture. Is Lycra really necessary? What's the attraction to riding fast? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keeping Portland Weird Keeping Portland Weird - by bike. We talk with tall bike builder Tiago Denczuk and Jacque Authier, the mastermind behind the Sexy Cyclists ride who has big dreams of getting more women over 40 back on their bikes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clever Cycles Sara interviews the founders of Clever Cycles, a new bike shop that is importing Bakfiets and other Euro bikes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pedalpalooza Get ready for hot bike action! Interviews with event organizers for Pedalpalooza, the 2-week festival with over 120 free bike events. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Change of Seasons PDOT's Jeff Smith talk with Ayleen and Carl about getting ready for spring and summer riding. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Techie Questions Forget CAR talk, we've got BIKE talk. Get all your techie questions answered with Bike Gallery service manager Brett Flemming live on the air. Ayleen and Tori host. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Frames for Women, Cycling in Japan This month's program features Natalie Ramsland, a bicycle frame builder who runs SweetPea Bicycles, a company that makes bike custom frames especially fitted for women. Ayleen reflects on her recent trip to Japan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website B.I.K.E. Hosts Sara Stout and Carl Larson talk with John Benenate, the founder of B.I.K.E. (Bicycles and Ideas for Kids Empowerment) about the youth cycling program he has developed over the last decade. We also hear the voices of the kids of B.I.K.E., who share a special history lesson in honor of Black History Month.As always, the bike show includes news and views from the world of cycling in Portland and beyond. Additional guests tell us all about Portland's upcoming cold-weather pedal-powered ex ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website See and Be Seen Linda Ginenthal from Transportation Options talks about the new See& Be Seen campaign. Plus some of the theme song contest entries and talk about tips for winter riding, including how to keep your spirits up. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Metal Cowboy Featuring Joe Kurmaski, also known as the Metal Cowboy, on how touring across the country with his kids brought him to a new point in his life. Jerden Freeauf talks about a solo cross country trip.And ... the new THEME SONG. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Off-street Trails and Bike and Walk to School Featuring a special membership drive program with guest host Tim Calvert discussing the Springwater Trail and his other favorite off-street paths. We talk on the phone with children participating in National Bike and Walk to School Day. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Access to Cycling This month the KBOO Bike Show continues the theme of accessibility of biking.Guests include Ian Stude from the PSU bike co-op talking about programs for students.We also speak with Kirsty Hall from PDOT's Transportation Options Progrm Options. Kirsty recently implemented a new program to help seniors feel more comfortable biking and will tell us all about it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cycling and Weight Loss This month on the KBOO Bike Show the topic is major weight loss.Sara and Ayleen interview Aaron Adam and Mike Rasmussen about how becoming regular cyclists has allowed them to loose significant weight, and what that journey has been like for them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Biking Through Laos and Sharing the Road Sara is joined by guest host Tim Calvert (of tall-bike commuting fame) and guests Carie and Allan Cougar - who tell us all about their recent month-long bike trip through Laos with their 2 yr. old cougar cub, Cody Wyoming. And in celebration of Portland's ongoing campaign and the mural project that is currently being painted on SE Hawthorne Blvd - We take calls on the subject of: SHARING THE ROAD. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Messengers and Swap Meets Hosts Sara and Ayleen interview Dumpster Dave about his uncanny knack for finding screaming deals on bike gear, and consequently, his upcoming bike swap meet at Free Geek. They also inteview Dabby, a longtime local bike messenger. Dabby offers insight into the world of velo delivery and a culture that often seems like a tough nut to crack. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Artistic Side of Bike Culture Hosts Sara and Ayleen celebrate the artistic side of local bike culture with live music by the bike band the Trash Mountain Boys and guest Joe Biel from Microcosm Publishing. Joe has been distributing his zines by bike since 1996 and helps distribute bike- themed zines, stickers and patches.The KBOO Bike Show wouldn't be possible without the contributions of bike enthusiasts like you. 80% of KBOO's funding comes from listeners. Help give bikers a louder and more powerful voice! Make a co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The TriMet Squeeze Have you heard about the cyclist who blocked a TriMet bus and was punched by a rider who was let off the bus? Probably you have because it was front page news in the Oregonian. Well, the issue has really blown up. People have all sorts of opinions on the incident, but now they are also having heated discussions about the behaviors of TriMet operators. Even the folks of Breakfast on the Bridge are getting involved to give doughnuts to bus drivers as a thank you for sharing the road. Jon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website