No one wants a crappy gift this year, so buy Filmed by Bike DVDs for everyone on your list and make them all happy. Even non-bikers can enjoy the theatrical antics of Ski Boys and the rest of the gang on our DVDs!

For a limited time we’re offering your choice of any 3 DVDs for only $30 (U.S. shipping) or $40 (int’l shipping). That’s a savings of $12 or $13!

==> Buy yours today!

Hey thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hi and buy t-shirts and DVDs at our booth at BikeCraft. We had a great time, even if we had trouble breathing because there were so many people there. We estimate about 1,500 people attended and the hall was packed at 5:00, a half hour before the event was scheduled to open. And it stayed packed until 8pm, and full until 9:30.

We had a great time sharing our booth with our neighbor-friend Nikki who lives down the street from the Filmed by Bike headquarters. I was so distracted by all the people stopping by to say hi that I forgot to many pictures. Here are a few on our slideshow. You can find more from BikePortland on their slideshow.

Once again this year Competitor NW Magazine is polling people on their favorite bike events.

There’s a nice, open category for “Event other”, meaning not an Ironman, not an off road event, etc. We think that should be filled in with Filmed by Bike!!

Please vote for us today. CLICK HERE

Holy crikey bikes are everywhere this summer – and we’re not complaining! We’re seeing new riders left and right, car driving friends are all of a sudden on two wheels, wobbly riders, janky bikes and lots of smiles. It’s the summer of the bike; the bike is the official vehicle of summer 2008.

So Filmed by Bike is celebrating and partnering with The Night Ride to bring our program outside the theater walls. We’ll be hosting a bike-in theater in an open field in North Portland on July 12th and showing some of our favorites from the 2008 festival. Come join us for this killer nighttime tour of Portland.
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever sneered at a recumbent rider. Well, I tell you, one of these days we’re all going to have blown knees, bad backs and sore arms and I don’t know about you but I sure as hell don’t want to give up riding.

Now, I’m not exactly saying I’ll for sure be riding a recumbent, but after watching Bent, a documentary about recumbent culture that debuts in our Bikers Win program, I gotta say that I’m done with the sneers and jeers. Recumbents may not exactly be the new fixies, but they certainly do give them a run for their money. I mean, no attitude? That aspect right there is worth quadruple it’s weight in titanium.

Anyway, check out their poster (click for larger). They’re stoked (rightly so) to be in this year’s festival. And I’ll tell you what, it’s not our only recumbent movie.

Ricardo Portilho, a Brazilian bike enthusiast and art director, heard about Filmed by Bike from the Amsterdam-based Gerrit Rietveld Academy mailing list. His film “I Just Can’t Forget These Things” will show in our 2008 festival.The impetus for the movie came from an assignment Portilho received from Kosmopolis, an organization from Rotterdam that works with cross-cultural relationships in The Netherlands. (more…)

Rapha, the newest kids on the Portland bike block, have generously donated over $500 worth of their hot performance roadwear to the Filmed by Bike auction. Welcome to town, Rapha!

For the last ten years, Portland has made impressive and advanced strides toward being a leader in bike friendly cities. About four years ago Chris King moved to Portland and in my opinion that really sealed the deal that we’re Bike City, USA – big enough, awesome enough, and definitely bikey enough for top cycling manufacturers to call this home.

Add to that mix our powerhouse collection of frame builders, transportation planners, crafters and event hosts (grasrootsy and not) and you’ve got one hell of a bike town. Now, let’s watch some movies!!

If you’re coming to the Opening Night Throwdown, be sure to bring your cash and your used bike tubes. Cash, because our raffle is filled with hot items like this bike bag from Alchemy Goods. Used bike tubes because Alchemy uses recycled bike tubes to make bags like this.

Filmed by Bike is an official collection spot for bike tubes and we’re are trying to collect as many as possible. Keep ‘em outta the landfill and on bikers’ backs!

From my own personal experience, being an intern can be either an all around great experience or a dreaded “look what I’ve wrangled myself into this time” situation. Good or evil. Enriching or “I gotta get out of here” tragic.

I am on board as one of the two Filmed by Bike interns for the 2008 festival season. What do I think? So far, so good.

I’ve joined Team Filmed by Bike in the role of Promotions Extraordinaire. What’s not to like? The festival is all about awesome people, independent artists, great bike shorts and high levels of chili potential (see previous blog entry by my fellow intern Maryann).

And so. It’s officially my job to tell you this: April 11th is the big kick off. Tell all your friends. We’ll see you there.

On Feb 10th I was at the Worst Day of the Year Ride in Portland to promote Filmed by Bike and encourage people to submit their movies. This is a fun, 18-mile easy ride around Portland, no matter the weather. I had a blast! I met many fun bike lovers who were not only excited about bike love but about sharing that bike love! Laughing Planet Cafe did a fantastic job of feeding us all. As I am new to the Portland area, it was my first supported ride experience. And what a beautiful experience it was! Fresh chili, chowder and bread filled our tummies and warmed our hearts.

When Ayleen, FBB Director, told me there was a chili overload and asked if I would like to take some home with me, I was more than delighted! Being the angel she is, she delivered it to our home. But this was over a week ago…and I can no longer stomach even the idea of stuff! So here is where I say, NO MAS CHILI! Yes it was delicious, yes it was free, but here’s the down side..I live with six other people who have been no-stop chili eating machines! I have seen endless devoured chili dogs, bowls of chili mac and even chili and eggs! Thank goodness it is gone, until one of my house mates finds the hidden stash in the freezer!

Now, let’s get back to MOVIES and forget about chili!