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Day: March 26, 2008

Nekkid Fools Ride

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Meet at North Park Blocks, NW 8th Ave & W Burnside St

Celebrate Portland’s newest tradition. Ride will be leisurely & non-aggro. Attire is nekkid-casual.

Q) Are you serious, or is this some sort of joke?
A) Huh? Rest assured there’s nothing serious about riding nekkid through downtown rush hour. But ride nekkid we will!

Q) But what about the Sheldon Brown ride the same day?
A) We’ll certainly take a moment of silence for that Merry Old Bike Fool Sheldon Brown. So this is a Sheldon ride too. I don’t know which ride Sheldon would have preferred, but you’re free to take your pick.

Non-profit hopes ‘Baristas for Bikes’ leads to bikes in Rwanda

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Local non-profit Bikes to Rwanda has launched a new effort to raise awareness and funds for their programs.

A farmer on one of the Bikes to Rwanda cargo bikes.
(Photo: Bikes to Rwanda)

Bikes to Rwanda was founded last year by Stumptown Coffee’s Duane Sorenson. Their mission is to provide cargo bikes to coffee farmers in Rwanda and to establish bike shops in the communities once the bikes are there.

Their new effort, dubbed “Baristas for Bikes” will launch at the upcoming Western Region Barista Competition being held in Berkeley, California at the end of March.

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Urban fixed-gear scene alive and well in Portland

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Ben Ficklin practices tricks on
the Eastbank Esplanade.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland’s urban fixed-gear scene is on a roll. A new fixed-gear website has been launched and two upcoming events are testament to the growing community of riders who enjoy the challenges and thrills of riding track bikes in the city.

Alex Kroman announced the debut of PDXFixed.com yesterday. He says he created the site to, “unite the different groups of fixed gear riders in Portland and give them a place to congregate, talk about bikes, and plan group rides.” Kroman says fixed-gear riding is on the rise in Portland and that, “it’s hard to pass a bike rack in this city without seeing at least one fixie locked up to it.”

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