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A Short History of the People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland

A Short History of the People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland. RyNO DownHill – November 2006. ZooBomB is Born September 2002 Out of a wormhole The confluence of mini-bike riders and urban down-hillers. The People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland. Quickly the new group acquired mini-bikes

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A Short History of the People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland

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  1. A Short History of the People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland RyNO DownHill – November 2006

  2. ZooBomB is Born September 2002Out of a wormholeThe confluence of mini-bike ridersand urban down-hillers

  3. The People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland • Quickly the new group acquired mini-bikes • They were locked to a bike rack outside Rocco’s • The Program of Outreach had begun. Anyone can check out a bike on Sunday night • The collection was named The People’s Bike Library of Greater Portland

  4. Rocco’s and the Bike Library =Good relationship • Never a complaint from Rocco’s

  5. At Some Point, the Pile Moved across the street from Rocco’s • Near to the parking lot of the Treasury Building • In July 2003, a local weekly calls the pile a “kinetic sculpture”.

  6. Pepper Pop Lock • In September 2003, two rogue PPB members cut the lock and confiscated the People’s Bike Library. • About half the bikes were later recovered.

  7. The Holy Rack is Born • Spontaneous protests erupt in downtown Portland. • Pilgrims visit the Holy Rack

  8. The People’s Bike Library matures • Residents and visitors alike enjoy the Bike Library

  9. The People’s Bike Library becomes a Portland Landmark • May 2004 – I Like Bike • The Pile graces the cover of Portland’s Inside Guide to Biking.

  10. The People’s Library Is Living Art • Seattle Art monthly September 2004

  11. The Pile is mobile

  12. Adversary of the Library • Street kids still steal parts from the Bike Library • Then the city tags the bikes for looking “Abandoned”

  13. Pod-sack Island • In Mid-2006, the pile moved across the street to share the traffic island with the big Pod-Sack. • A local business owner complains

  14. October 2006 • The pile moves back, across from Rocco’s • ZooBomBers and representatives from the City begin meetings to decide on the future of the People’s Bike Library.

  15. 2007 – the Future • ?? • The future of the Pile is in our hands

  16. Happy Winter ! • Local weekly devotes their 2006 yearly calendar to Team Hardcore !

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