60+ eager bike lovers descended upon a non-descript garage door near 38th and Belmont to get a glimpse at the magic of framebuilding from Sacha White, master craftsman of Vanilla Bicycles. Their wait was rewarded with compelling, behind-the-scenes information and cold PBR and Hansens (Vanilla Cola flavor of course).
The crowds were thick so [...]

Museums & Collections Tour I
10 enthusastic people for a mid-day Friday bike tour that came after Breakfast on the Bridges and Before the Bike Kiss-In.
Highlight: Running into Elvis
Details:We met at Old Town Pizza, a few came early to eat lunch. Everyone was made to wear a sticker saying "I collect _____". One person [...]

href="http://www.cycleoregon.com/TheWeekend/index.htm" target="_blank">my hunch is comfirmed (I've heard rumors about this for a few months now):
Cycle Oregon and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will introduce Oregon’s first State Scenic Bikeway. This 136-mile route linking two of America’s greatest bicycling cities, Portland and Eugene, will be permanently signed, maintained and marketed, to [...]

Reported by Patrick:
Five adults and four kids (one tag-along, one bike mounted child seat, and two burley trailers) participated in the third annual TKPT. We left Wilshire Park at noon and rode to St. John's (by way of the Going Street bike/pedestrian bridge) to Columbia Park. Columbia Park was a new park for the whole [...]

Signs recently spotted at Portland's first-ever Bike Kiss-in event.
* Make love, not traffic
* Honk if you're jealous
* Lip lock, not gridlock
* Bikes have more fun
* If you rode your bike, you'd be kissing now
If you [...]

Whether you're a spectator or participant, the 53rd Annual Mt. Tabor Circuit Race is an event you won't want to miss.
Hosted by Team Rose City, the course is a tough, 1.3-mile hilly and curvy circuit that encircles the upper reservoir and passes by the neck of the ancient volcano that formed Mt. Tabor. [...]

Total partcipants: 74!
from David Ross:Check the report and photos on his blog.
from Carye Bye:
Kudos to David for putting on a really fun event!! I loved biking all over Portland on a lovely sunny Saturday looking for clues mostly to do with local murals, & public art. In the group I joined up with [...]

Riders: 33
As reported by Emily:
We had wonderful weather for this ride this afternoon. 33 people were there at the start including a gaggle of kids a few people from my previous tours and lots of first timers, both to Heritage Trees and Bikes. Many thanks to Jeff Bernards and Shawn Granton for help with [...]

Don't forget to get tickets for Portland's only showing of "The Tour Baby". A behind the scenes look at the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong. There are two shows, this Weds (all ages) and Thurs (21+) at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Film maker Scot Coady will be present [...]

Went to the clown house last night. It was lots of fun. Didn't stay too late cuz I had a 2 year old and a neighbor kid whose parents had no idea where I'd taken her...and we were on bikes without lights.
BUT, we stayed long enough to enjoy:

mud wrastlin'
flaming spool walking
lightbulb eating [...]

Reported by Ayleen:
MW-Represent was thoroughly educational! We had 35 people throughout the night and the recycling bin is overflowing with beer cans - lots of Milwaukee's Best.
COMPETITIONS
BEST COZYtie : Melissa and Allison Parker
BEST MIDWEST SHIRTJennie Tower for her Rockford Speedway shirt that was signed across teh chest by the guy who won (by racing [...]

When: 6/12/05Reported by Shawn:
Despite some confusion at the beginning of the ride, the 18 participants (14 riders and 4 organizers) of the R U Couv Curious ride had a swell-o-riffic time learning how to effectively cross the Columbia River to get to Vancouver, Washington.
A group met Kiran at the Rose Quarter stop on the Yellow [...]

6/14/05Reported by Shawn:
Despite the weather turning to total crap immediately before and at times on this ride, the Pizza Ride managed to attract 24 hardy bicyclists, whose love of pizza overcamePortland's notorious rain.
The ride started at Wallace Park (NW 25th and Raleigh) at about 6.30pm and hit up two pizzerias in NW, Tributes and Escape [...]

The girls and I had a great time out at Alpenrose Velodrome yesterday.  I was really impressed with the racing and it was fun to learn more about the different track events.  I've heard a lot about track racing over the years, but this was the first time I saw it live.  I'm looking [...]

Reported by Allan:
The HOB Nob (high occupancy bike ride) was a splendid success. The stats:
People -11 riders, 2 of which were children
Bikes -1 triple with a piccolo trailer (I guess that makes it a Quad)3 tandems, 1 of which was a Chunker, 1 with a kiddie seat and a Burleydouble trailer1 single bike with a [...]

Our very own Alpenrose Velodrome in the SW hills is in the middle of an awesome racing event, The Alpenrose Six Day.
It started on Monday and goes until Saturday.  Get out there and check it out.
Get all the details here.
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Update by Mara: check out her photos . She also posted something on her blog.

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I counted 27 people at tonight's Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting.Some topics discussed:

Division/Ladds/Seven Corners redevelopment project.
Bikestation
Freight master plan
Hawthorne Bridge rumble strips

Coffee and baked goods were also consumed.

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Date of ride: 6/10/05
(Update: Just heard from Ayleen that this ride set a new MMR World Record!)
Number of riders: 88
I wasn't on the ride but I've heard the following:
Ended up as a ZooBomb with bike fun ensuing at that kiddie playground up at Washington Park.
Click here for some photos.
If anyone has a more [...]

Last Friday (I know I'm late on this one) I was lucky enough to join in on a ride that gave a sneak peak at Oregon's first State Scenic Bikeway.  Cycle Oregon is spearheading the effort that will designate an independent bike route from Portland to Eugene. 
Jonathan Nicholas was the emcee and led the [...]