Portland Bike Scene

Well I hope my insight into one of USA's friendliest bike city can help to benchmark how far Singapore is, from making itself Cycle-Friendly...that is if Singapore wants to. I would think with a 6.9 mil population target, it should start embarking now. Portland is a small city at just under 600k people but I see more bikes here than in Singapore.
Here are some photos showing how bicycles are used, locked in Portland.

Bikes are locked everywhere

Creative bicycle post in the design of a bridge, with tiny cars and trucks on  it!

Normal bike posts easily found on every street.

Bike posts for customers found in the main front of Powell bookstore. (Biggest book store in Portland)

You can park and lock your bikes anywhere...even along the river

 People cycle to work as a form of commute, or a healthier way to exercise. Though cars are cheap and gasoline is easily available and affordable, people choose to cycle in Portland.

There are all kinds of bicycles, and people cycling them...especially on a wonderful Sunday

Cycling to the weekend market in Portland

Cycling to basketball

Smartphone accessory for the bike

This soon to be expiring Kickstarter project helps to make full use of your smartphones.
Will the smartphone sales going at 20% increment every quarter, it would be useful to take a look at this Kickstarter project for your bike.

Out cycling

Nice views and weather to cycle by the Columbia river

Cool night cycling display

This would be so cool if installed on my bikes...

Share the road in Portland

Here's my neighbour's car plate... Awesome community here with 8 bike racks all over the car park, enough for all residents. I have 2 assigned to my apartment. I guess it really has to start with the people, to push for government involvement? Do we really want to cycle in Singapore?

Cycling is big here in Portland!

How big is cycling over here? Huge... I see so many cool bikes over the weekend, took many pictures which I would be sharing later and guess what I have on my beer label?

Cycling as a way of life... When will Singapore ever be like that? When petroleum runs out?

All set up and ready to go in Portland

Finally had some time today to setup my bike, what a glorious sunny Sunday here in Portland. Everyone is out cycling and here I am leaving my bike in our small balcony to sun. Can't wait to go out there and do some road cycling around the nice bike friendly neighbourhood.