13 June 2007 Archives

A bamboo bike, hand made in Portland

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Bamboo meets carbon fiber
on this locally made frame.
(File photo)

One of the best things about Pedalpalooza is that you never know who (or what) you’ll run into on a ride.

A few days ago I met up with the Grant Petersen-style Ride (Grant Petersen is the personality behind Rivendell Bicycle Works).

This ride was devoted to, “lugged-steel steeds with a taste for tweed, shellac, cork, and francophile tires.” There were Bridgestones, Rivendells, a Waterford. Some gorgeous bikes (photo gallery here). But none of them caught my eye as much as this bamboo beauty.

[This Pedalpalooza ride report is from Allan Folz.]

Name of Ride: Grant Petersen-style Ride
–Photo gallery here–

Synopsis of ride: A bunch of oldsters riding steel-lugged frames and sporting more wool than a Pendleton compnay picnic gathered at the Peninsula Rose Garden for a leisurely spin to a secret location.

[This Pedalpalooza ride report is from Reverend Phil.]

Packed with porn! It was all over the streets and into the theater, a capactity showing of Pornography of the Bicycle.

Soon to be married, though not any less offensive Alberta Clown House astounded folks with their fashion foibles; Jaclyn Pryor gave some Love Courier service and Jasun Wurster inspired transparency in the office before the movies even started!

Detectives from the Central Precinct are looking for a brazen bike thief. The man below was caught on security cameras in front of the City of Portland Building wielding a set of bolt cutters in hopes of stealing a bike. When the security guard showed up, he made a hasty retreat.

[This Pedalpalooza ride report is from Ben Salzberg.]

Name of Ride: Taco Ride
Leader: Ben
Date: 6-12-2007
Start time: 18:00
Duration: 21:00
Approx. Distance: 4 miles
Number of riders: 60
Synopsis of ride:

A huge crowd of hungry taco eaters descended like locusts on all my favorite inner SE taco trucks, devouring everything in their paths. We left in waves from truck to truck, with little or no organization or leadership, driven purely by taco-craving. Many hundreds of tacos were consumed.

Whew. That was rough.

As many of you noticed, BikePortland.org has been down since Monday afternoon.

I won’t bore you with the technical details, but here’s what happened in a nutshell. I was on my way to a record day in traffic (I guess people like photos of naked cyclists) when my server crashed (I didn’t learn my lesson). Then I changed to a dedicated server…and it crashed too. Then I changed to a new host (and a new dedicated server) and now everything is pretty much back to normal.

@ SE 20th & Belmont (Col. Summers Park, next to tennis courts!)
7:00pm, At 7:30 we ride!!!!
Come ride with the Sprockettes and our bumpin’ mobile sound system. Wear hot pink & black if you feel it in public. After the ride we’ll blast jams on the waterfront and play memory dance chain!
Ever wanted to try Sprockette bike tricks?
Want to learn a fresh new dance move?
Come play with us!!! Now is the time…we are the ones!

Graffiti Ride

@ 201 SE 12th Ave (Three Friends Coffee House)
7:00pm
We will take a tour through the inner southeast industrial area (and beyond) and consider the different forms and manifestations of graffiti.
Hunter Shobe & Michael Jones

B is for Bicycle

@ Broadway Bridge (West side – overlooking Union Station)
7:00pm
By bicycle we go finding adventure in the letter B. Here is how it works: The bikefun is up to you: bring a ride idea or destination that is A) in Central Portland (not in the boonies) B) All Ages (sorry no bars), C) Free & D) Starts with the letter B. Such as… Blowing bubbles by BigPink or Bicycling Belmont bellowing “Bikes are D’Bomb” to bystanders. Before we ride, we’ll throw all our the ideas into a Bike Helmet and randomly choose our bikefun for the rest of the night. B there or B square. Note: bring all your own props yo.

Bike Bat (Ms. Bye), bikebat at gmail daht comm, 503-248-4454

Clinic: Buying a Bike

@ 3218 SE 21st Ave (7-Corners Cycles)
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Thinking about a new ride, but mystified by the myriad choices available? Join bike maven extraordinaire Corey Cartwright for some tips of what to look for in a bike, & how to identify what type of bike meets your cycling needs.
Hosted by PDOT’s Transportation Options / Portland By Cycle program.
Mr. Forsberg, Options Guy, timothy.forsberg at pdxtrans daht oh are gee, www.gettingaroundportland.org/, 503-823-7699

Bicycle Legal Clinic

@ 1979 SW 5th Ave., Portland
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Bike lawyer Ray Thomas will give a talk on bike laws, how to defend your rights on the road, and how to bike safely and respect the laws. Attendees will take home, in addition to all this new knowledge. Thomas’s book “Pedal Power: A Legal Guide for Oregon Bicyclists” for free.

RSVP to info[at]bta4bikes.org so we know how many chairs to borrow.
Michelle Poyourow, Bicycle Transportation Alliance, 503-226-0676

Bike to Skate Potluck

@ Rose Quarter Water Fountain 5:45pm, OR meet under the East end of the Hawthorne Bridge at 6:30.

Skating begins at 7pm
Come Skate at the West coast premier skating rink Oaks Park.
Learn to Skate or Show off your skating style. $5 includes entrance fee & skate rental. Family Friendly. Rex skating starts at 9:30–free lessons.
Bring a potluck item to enjoy, by the river, before skating.
Jeff Bernards, Ytamer at aol daht comm, 503-774-5659

A bamboo bike, hand made in Portland

Report: Grant Petersen-style Ride

Report: Pornography of the Bicycle

Cops search for PDOT bike thief

Report: Taco Ride

Finally! I’m up and running again

Dance Party on Wheels with the Sprockettes

Graffiti Ride

B is for Bicycle

Clinic: Buying a Bike

Bicycle Legal Clinic

Bike to Skate Potluck

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