PBOT, Biketown announce 500 new e-bikes

In honor of Earth Day, which is Saturday, the City of Portland says 500 new Biketown bikes are coming to town.

[BullriderOutdoors]

At Least Half Or More Of These Bikes Will End Up In The Willamette River And Other tributaries

[meatpopsicle]

On Earth Day, I'm going to turn on every light in the house, leave my car idling in the driveway, and turn the thermostat up to 80. Happy Earth Day, everyone!

[ozonethegreat]

You guys do realize the homeless throw them in the river for fun? See it all the time by my work, environmental hazard and not really an earth day celebration.

[jamesklaatu]

This gives the term flaming duck new meaning. Wear your asbestos pants.

[adamhering]

Love how in the footage it shows just how much of a ghost-town downtown Portland has become. Not a single real person in line to ride these bikes.

[maestrovso]

The 30% + drop in cycling are the people that wised up, to realize riding bikes on the streets of Woke Town is dead wish. I'd like to know the cost of each of these touted green. and earth friendly machines and their mean time to demise.

[msmoe]

That's awesome! More of our taxpayer dollars to be thrown in the river.