When in Oregon...

Well, it was bound to happen... and it did: I was spotted on the Trikke 12 Roadster by the photographer for the Oregonian (our regional newspaper for Portland and surrounding communities) and they captured me, I don't know, Carving up the sidewalk or something.

Actually, I was taking my normal 12 mile route, down Main Street in Vancouver, Washington, then through the park (yes, the homeless folks are both jealous and a bit afraid. I had one guy walk up to me recently and say "Geez, man, I'm feeling exhausted just watching you"), then to the Red Lion Hotel to the Columbia River (right along the Interstate 5 Bridge) then along the water for a few miles to Beaches, our cool local waterside restaurant.

I passed a guy with a 600mm lens (have you ever seen one of those things? It's the size of a coffee can on one end, then tapers down to a conventional camera body on the other. Sort of Popeye the sailor man's forearm with a killer lens).

Anyhow, the guy jumps-up and drives 4 miles to catch me (no, I'm not some blazing rocket on the Trikke 12 Roadster... no, wait I AM a blazing rocket on that thing!), and starts shooting. We had a great dialogue, and he mentioned that he'd heard about me from his boss (I've been trying to get a story on this since the first shipments of Trikke 12 Roadsters arrived in LA), but he had a hard time tracking me down. Good to know

Note to self: "Get visible!".

Anyhow, they got the shot, and now we're getting connections in Portland and Seattle as a result (thanks to this blog and the help of Trikke Tech). Cool.

Now... to train these folks so they keep Trikking, and we create some momentum here.

If all you folks get busy, we'll have a rockin' Trikke Fest 2005 this coming year.

That's it for now! I've added a small Trikke Image Gallery regarding this below as well. Enjoy!

ME

Comments

[Michael Foster]

If anyone knows anything about a TRIKKE 12 ROADSTER that they're tired of riding, please let me know.

I'm buying 951-572-2711

[Theo Rushin]

That is absolutly fantastic! Anything that will get and keep the Trikke momentum going is a good thing. So it looks like the trick to getting the local media to pay attention is to ride a visible route on a regular basis. I found a trail like that in the DC area. I'm going to do my best to schedule myself to ride that route (13 miles) every week - weather permitting. I am an avid snowboarder and during the winter months you can find me on the slopes. Besides I need to make sure I'm ready for the 50 mile Ensenada-Rosarita ride next year.

Hey! What is Trikke Fest 2005? Is there anyting I can do one the east coast (organization, funding, marketing, etc)?

Theo
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