October 10–12, 2008, Portland, Oregon

This is our manifest. Join us.

Our Partners
City of Portland
Portland Development Commission
BikePortland.org
Cross Crusade
Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association
Rapha
Wieden + Kennedy
The Leftbank Project

Bikes! Builders! Portland!

Schedule

Friday, October 10

Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show Opens

Action time. Meet some of the finest handmade bikes in the world and the personalities behind them. From bikes built in Portland to bikes built across the country, this show will highlight what can be created with two hands, a set of files, a thousand degrees of heat, and a valiant heart. Builders will be showing their bikes, sharing their stories, and collectively demonstrating the depth and breath of American cycling culture. This is not your average pipe-and-drape experience; this is a rare opportunity to experience builders and their bikes, up close, raw, personal and powerful. OREGON MANIFEST is intent on being more than just a showcase for superior craftsmanship. It seeks to display the fortitude, unrivaled pluck and indomitable spirit that burns in the heart of the artisan bike builder.

Bring your energy, your curiosity and plenty of cash money for the many unique offerings available.

Location:
Leftbank Greenroom
1618 N Vancouver Ave
Portland, Oregon

Hours:
10:00 AM Show Opens
7:00 PM Show Closes

Entry fee:
$10 for one day or $15 for both show days.
Kids under 12 get in free.

Parking:
NOTE. If you have a custom bike, give it some love, polish it up, and ride it to the show. Special bike parking will be available to custom bikes, creating an ever-evolving installation immediately outside the show venue. Additional bike parking will be available nearby.

Car Parking:
You’re still driving? Bummer.

Opening Night Blowout at Wieden +Kennedy

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is where we get down!

Wieden + Kennedy, the global ad agency behind Teams of Portland and some of the finest creative work in the world, is taking the concept of an opening party and blowing it up beyond imagination. In the works is a special multi-media bike builder exhibition featuring their personal rides. Expect beer, music, and blaring spectacle the likes of which you have never seen.

Location:
Wieden + Kennedy
224 NW 13th Avenue
Portland, Oregon

Hours:
7:01 PM to Midnight

Entry Fee:
FREE

Parking:
Bike parking will be provided. Street parking available for cars on nearby streets.

Saturday, October 11

Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show

The show continues, with or without a hangover. This will be your final opportunity to meet the builders and get your Bike Geek on in the extraordinary atmosphere of the Greenroom.

Location:
Leftbank Greenroom
1618 N Vancouver Ave
Portland, Oregon

Hours:
10:00 AM Show Opens
6:00 PM Show Closes

Entry fee:
$10

Rapha Cross Roller Race

Hot. Sweaty. Loud. Awesome. Saturday night marks the return of roller racing in Portland. You didn’t make it last year? Check the footage. This event will be blogged about to eternity!

Held across the street from the show venue, these aren’t your average roller races–they’re cross style. Running, dismounts and full-on mayhem. Riders will be selected from the Teams of Portland with wildcard entries chosen the day before. Winners of the men’s and women’s categories will each walk away with a custom built frame of their very own–and every top placer from OBRA racing categories will get a call up at the Cross Crusade race the following day (How cool is that? It’s very cool!) .

Entry fee:
Ten Dollars American

Location:
The Leftbank Building (right across the street from the handmade bike show).
240 N. Broadway
Portland, Oregon

Admission:
$10 (includes first drink)
21 years and older (sorry kids)

Hours:
8pm to Victory

Sunday, October 12

Cross Crusade/Oregon Manifest Cyclocross Race

You want cyclocross? We got yer cyclocross! The legendary Cross Crusade is the best, biggest, most lunatic cross race series in the nation. Racers come from all areas of the region, just to get a piece of it. Fast riders, classic courses, and a whole lotta cowbell!

Held at Villebois in Wilsonville, Oregon this race will feature a special Builder’s Exhibition Lap (that’s right, some of those pretty show bikes are going to get dirty), and an Oregon Manifest exhibit featuring before and after custom built cross rigs.

Entry fee:
$22 per race

Location:
SW Ravenna Loop
Wilsonville, Oregon

Hours:
8am to 6pm

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