Weekend Open Thread

Bike traffic on N. Interstate Ave.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The weekend is upon us. Pull up our excellent and jam-packed Weekend Event Guide and plan out your bike fun.

I’ve been in Lake Tahoe, California for the past few days (last-minute family thing, I’ve been writing stories late at night and early morning!), so I won’t be participating in all the great events going on… So, as per usual, share your plans and adventures in the comments below.

Have a great weekend.

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car owner and driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter.

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Zaphod
13 years ago

Jonathan,
If you have a mtn bike with you in S Lake Tahoe, you MUST find the trail called, “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.” Starts of with some technical sections and gets faster and faster as you roll. You’ll be smiling at the end…guaranteed.

Jonathan "J.R" Reed
13 years ago

How about the OBRA Master’s Track Championships at Alpenrose Velodrome.
Free to spectate, highly entertaining, cheap to race. Last major track event of the season.

Steve B.
Steve B.
13 years ago

Just past this weekend, there are two important events next week:

Aug 31, 6pm – Write Your Way – Vendetta
Group letter writing event, more info: http://activerightofway.org

Sept 1, 4pm – Rally for the Bus – City Hall
Say NO to service cuts and fare increases)
http://opalpdx.org

See you there!

craig
craig
13 years ago

Visiting the Bike Farm on Saturday, to see if I can get some guidance rebuilding the rear hub (Normandy 5-speed) on my gorgeous ’60’s MAGNEET Sprint Deluxe, Dutch road bike.

Wayne
Wayne
13 years ago

Ridng the Beaverton, Banks and Beyond ride being put on by the BW Bicycle Safety Council. Should be a beautiful ride out to Stub Stewart State Park and back.

OnTheRoad
OnTheRoad
13 years ago

Will be trying to find a route to Hopworks Bike2Beer Fest that doesn’t require riding on Powell or the sidewalk. I may have to walk.

You know Hopworks, that supposedly bike-friendly pub that is located on one of the most un-bike-friendly streets in Portland?

Jeremy
Jeremy
13 years ago

re: Bike2Beer Fest – Clinton to 29th and over to Hopworks is about as bike-friendly as they come. The only bad part is crossing Powell but there is a crosswalk there so should be no problem.

Amos
13 years ago

@Jeremy: Can’t speak from much experience down there but the HUB site recommends crossing at the light at 26th.

dare2bsquare
dare2bsquare
13 years ago

Friday evening: BTA Square Dance on North Mississippi

Patrick
Patrick
13 years ago

I also recommend the crossing light at 26th. I go through here every week, and that’s the best way to get across Powell. HUB is in a tough spot where traffic doesn’t have much time to spot a pedestrian (and usually doesn’t care about stopping).

kenny
13 years ago

Would love it if HOP had opened on Woodstock. 🙂

CaptainKarma
CaptainKarma
13 years ago

Speaking of crossing Powell- I crossed at 71st to get to Mt. Tabor just a couple of hours ago, whereupon I was almost creamed by a patrol car. He was speeding down the residential side street with no siren, responding to a shooting @ 71st & Powell. Almost got me. I had also been verbally harassed twice by the motoring public just prior to that for no apparent random reason other than it was a nice day(?).

Ah well, I made it all the way up Mt. Tabor without dying, a first for me.

A bad day bicycling is better than a good day at work, Amen!

sabernar
sabernar
13 years ago

#12: “Ah well, I made it all the way up Mt. Tabor without dying, a first for me.” Are you implying that you, in the past, had previously made it to the top of Mt. Tabor WITH dying? 😉

craig
craig
13 years ago

Star Michael @ the Bike Farm helped me out a bunch, guided me graciously, and demonstrated a knowledge of bike-foo that only comes with experience.

Bike Farm good.

Neil C
Neil
13 years ago

The Beaverton, Banks and Beyond ride was great. A nice little headwind aside, the weather was perfect and the route was mostly great. A couple roads on the route back weren’t a great choice, but whatever. The ride was a lot of fun.

Wayne
Wayne
13 years ago

Neil@15

It was a lot of fun, especially the stretch on the Banks Vernonia trail coming back, and the nice tailwind too.
The weather was perfect. I need to go back out to Stub Stewart and do some mountain biking on the trails.