Bike Move!

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on April 4, 2007 | 10,373 Plays
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These days it seems nearly every month somebody, somewhere in Portland, Oregon is moving from one house to another using only bike power.

In this re-edited archive from my bikeTV work, you'll meet members of Portland's warm and innovative bike community where dozens of folks regularly donate a few weekend hours with their bike trailers to help fellow cyclists move their belongings to a new abode.

As you'll see, sometimes it requires a little moxie, but the result is fun and environmentally-friendly. Just seeing it will make you want to move. Well, maybe...

Portland's SHIFT website even provides a place to post your move. And as one participant points out as a bonus: they have to help move you in too!

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  • Mark albrecht

    DAve:

    when you need an external stimulus, view the video named "intersection repair at the upper right hand corner. It might be a possible Lock 3 Summer Arts Experience Project. Comes from Portland, Ore. It does raise the issue of integrating public art into planning and transportation projects.

    mark

  • Timo

    I love this one!!1

  • http://sustainablesavannah.com/transportation/bringing-something-xtra-for-the-chipper/ Sustainable Savannah

    [...] carrying heavy and cumbersome loads. In Portland, Oregon, Xtracycles are regular fixtures at moving day parties at which residential relocations are achieved using bicycles instead of pickups, vans or station [...]

  • http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/nyc-bike-move/ StreetFilms » NYC Bike Move!

    [...] by a previous Streetfilm from Portland, Oregon, filmmaker Nicholas Whitaker decided to answer the challenge and bring you, [...]

  • iamshe2

    Brilliant! A few visual minutes that speak volumes. Great idea, great incentive to "try this at home".

  • velorution
  • http://scneilson.com/test/the-parable-of-the-electric-bike-2/ The Parable of the Electric Bike | test title

    [...] in part because fixies are hard work. Another case in point: the flourishing Portland bike-only house-moving scene (portrayed in the video below from StreetFilms), which may be the pinnacle of bike culture: it [...]

  • http://strollersstore.com/ Emily

    carrying heavy and cumbersome loads. In Portland, Oregon, Xtracycles are regular fixtures at moving day parties at which residential relocation are achieved using bicycles.which may be the pinnacle of bike culture

  • http://seattlebikeblog.com/2010/09/01/next-time-im-moving-by-bike/ Next time, I’m moving by bike | Seattle Bike Blog

    [...] Like in this StreetFilms video: [...]

  • http://blog.sustainablog.org/moving-by-bike/ Moving by Bike… Really! | Sustainablog

    [...] by this video of a Portland, OR bike move, Nicholas Whitaker decided to help his girlfriend, Jes Schultz move her apartment by bike. Taking [...]

  • http://planetsave.com/2010/10/29/10-more-cool-bike-stories-videos/ 10 More Cool Bike Stories [& VIDEOS] – Planetsave.com: climate change and environmental news

    [...] by this video of a Portland, OR bike move, Nicholas Whitaker decided to help his girlfriend, Jes Schultz move her apartment by bike. Taking [...]

  • http://www.kimharding.net/blog/?cat=9 Kim

    Wow, that looks like fun!

    I can up with an idea for a Cargo Bike Club, do you think this would work?

  • http://shebicycles.com/2010/11/15/rain-delirium/ rain delirium « shebicycles

    [...] Portland, Seattle, and Amsterdam are my idea of cycling nirvana.  And Minneapolis.   I see the videos, the pictures, read about the bicycle culture, the rideshare, the cupcakes (big incentive), and [...]

  • http://www.buschick.com/?p=886 More help finding a bus-chick-friendly neighborhood | Bus Chick

    [...] where we live now. (Too bad we don’t know enough bike nerds to help us do a Portland-style bike move.) But more on all that later. Besides spending lots of time packing, we’ll be in Internet [...]

  • http://www.demenagementmyette.ca/2010/02/19/demenageurs-a-velo-a-portland-en-oregon/ Déménageurs à vélo à Portland, en Oregon

    [...] sont annoncés sur le site shift2bikes.org. Pour bien comprendre de quoi il s’agit, voici une vidéo intéressante, ainsi qu’une traduction libre du témoignage de Jonathan Maus à propos [...]

  • http://www.carfreerambles.org/2011/03/hauling-or-how-to-use-your-bike-to-carry-large-loads/ » Hauling (or, how to use your bike to carry large loads) CarFreeRambles

    [...] carry just about anything–including, yes, a full-size couch–by bicycle. Check out this awesome video for an example of moving an entire household by bike, no moving trucks required! Really, check it [...]