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Ride Report: Natural Disasters and Geologic History of Cascadia

Posted on June 29th, 2009 at 3:54 pm.

Professor Badass expounds onlocal geologic mysteries.(Photo by J.R.)

I ditched work on Thursday to familiarize myself with the Land of Port a bit better by joining up with fifteen other people on bikes and Dr. #1 Badass (planetary geology professor) at the Washington Park Zoo MAX stop.
The four and a half hour tour began by reviewing [...]

Report: Oregon Sesquicentennial Ride

Posted on June 29th, 2009 at 3:29 pm.

Esther and Phil looove Seski.(Photo © J. Maus)

[Thanks to Carye Bye for this report (via the Shift list) on the Oregon Sesquicentennial Ride that she organized in honor of our state's 150th birthday. You can see her photos of the ride here, and check out BikePortland's photos from the start of the party here.]

Oregon is [...]

MCBF makes for fitting Pedalpalooza finale

Posted on June 29th, 2009 at 11:51 am.

Johnathon Allen tries to trackstandwhile being hit with water balloons.-Slideshow below/Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus)

As the traditional grande finale to Pedalpalooza, the Multnomah County Bike Fair (MCBF) has lofty expectations to meet. After 17 days and nights of rides and events that captured the hearts and minds of thousands Portlanders, I’d say it came pretty [...]

Report: Mini-Bike Steeplechase

Posted on June 26th, 2009 at 8:08 pm.

[This ride report was written by BikePortland intern J.R. For more like this, see our full Pedalpalooza 2009 coverage.]

The winners take the podium (Photo by Coach Dan)

Report (and photos): Pizza Ride / Bluesapalooza

Posted on June 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm.

The Epic Pizza Ride this year was in its fourth, and most extreme, incarnation, including over 100 dedicated pizza eaters, a vegan contingent, a trip up Highway 30 to St Johns, and a serendipitous convergence with the Bluesapalooza ride and its mobile sound system, blues dancers, and a roller-skating corker.
Nostalgic brainchild of the of New [...]

Report and photos: Yoga invasion sweeps Scandinavians in short shorts

Posted on June 26th, 2009 at 3:26 pm.

If there’s anything better than going on a bike ride on a gorgeous sunny day, it’s going on bike rides between parks to do yoga on a gorgeous sunny day with 60 other happy pracititioners. And if there’s anything better than that, it’s a convergence with a hundred proud Scandiniavians and their allies riding around [...]

Jousting, donuts, kid fair, beer: Something for everyone at this year’s Multnomah County Bike Fair

Posted on June 26th, 2009 at 1:56 pm.

On the midway at MCBF in 2008. (Photo © J. Maus)

“It’s the bike-gasm!”
That’s how the Multnomah County Bike Fair was explained to me on my first time around back in 2005.
The description holds true. After 17 exhausting, exuberant days of Pedalpalooza, fatigue is setting in (and there were even rumors on Twitter [...]

Report (with slideshow): Bike Kiss-In

Posted on June 25th, 2009 at 7:53 pm.

The Bike Kiss-In is becoming a time-honored tradition here in Portland. Every Pedalpalooza, couples gather in a high-traffic spot to show their passion for bikes and each other, holding up signs with slogans like “Liplock, not gridlock” and “If you were biking, you’d be making out by now.”
Check out our photos from tonight’s event [...]

Creativity reigns at Summer BikeCraft: Coming this Saturday!

Posted on June 25th, 2009 at 10:35 am.

Shaun Deller’s hats are back!

Pedalpalooza culminates this Saturday (6/27) with the infamous, one-of-a-kind Multnomah County Bike Fair. I know, you’re sad because that means eleven long months of waiting for next year will commence — but, you can keep the spirit alive, and remind yourself and the world of your love for bike fun. Come [...]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Thursday, June 25

Posted on June 24th, 2009 at 1:59 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

Report: Sexy Señoritas on Sexy Schwinns

Posted on June 24th, 2009 at 10:37 am.

[Thanks to Schwinn ride leader Esther Harlow for putting together a great ride full of badass, non-stereotypical femininity, and for providing this ride report. Check out Esther's photos here, and Jonathan's photo portraits of Schwinns and their riders the beginning of the ride (as well as the Trekstosterone ride that began in the same spot)]
Which [...]

Report: Jonathan Richman Ride

Posted on June 24th, 2009 at 10:18 am.

[This report on the Jonathan Richman Ride is by Carye Bye via Flickr. Be sure to check out her photos of the costumes and locations along the way!]
Carl (aka Roadrunner) and the Jonathan Richman crew set forth (20 people?) to experience Jonathan’s odes to love, life, and the Velvet Underground.
I think I was asked [...]

Ride Report: Pie Champ Ride

Posted on June 24th, 2009 at 10:13 am.

[Last night's Pie Champ ride report came from Susan Otcenas via the Shift List. For more reports and other Pedalpalooza coverage, see our Pedalpalooza page.]

I think it’s telling that so far, the only Pedalpalooza rides I’ve found time for are food related…..
Jeff & I hopped on our tandem at 8pm for the 15-ish mile ride [...]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Wednesday, June 24

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Tuesday, June 23

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 5:02 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

3, 2, 1, joust!

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 2:29 pm.

Mini-bike jousters compete for victory at third annual Stumptown Joustdown event held at Colonel Summers park Saturday.- Slideshow below/Gallery -(Photos © J. Maus)

A fine day for a bike wedding

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm.

Announcing: The Marriage of Bonnie Hildebrand & Pete Hoebel

Sunday Parkways success: Thousands enjoy gift of carfree streets

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 10:32 am.

It was a (car)free-for-all in North Portland yesterday.Slideshow below/Gallery(Photos © J. Maus)

Sunday Parkways made a triumphant return to North Portland yesterday when thousands turned out to take advantage of 7.5 miles of carfree streets.
Amid bright, warm sunshine and periodic rain showers, they came out on roller skates, on foot, and by every type of bicycle [...]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Monday, June 22

Posted on June 21st, 2009 at 4:15 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

Report: Take the Lane Ride

Posted on June 20th, 2009 at 9:48 am.

[Report by ride leader Emily Wilson via the Shift list. This is part of our ongoing Pedalpalooza coverage. See all our reports and photos here.]
Tuesday evening, June 16th
Around 10 riders met at the Whole Foods at 28th and E. Burnside for the Take the Lane Ride.
We got take the lane stickers, copies of the law [...]

Report: Umpteenth Annual Taco Ride

Posted on June 20th, 2009 at 9:38 am.

[Report by ride leader Ben Salzberg via the Shift list. This is part of our ongoing Pedalpalooza coverage. See all our reports and photos here.]
The taco ride is a victim of its own success. A lot of people really love to ride their bikes and eat tacos, it seems. Over 100 this time!
We had 4 [...]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Saturday, June 20

Posted on June 19th, 2009 at 6:17 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

Spreading the bike fun in Vancouver

Posted on June 19th, 2009 at 12:31 pm.

[This is part of our ongoing Pedalpalooza coverage. See all our reports and photos here.]

When Rev Phil (left) comes along, you never know what to expect.- Slideshow below/Gallery -(Photos © J. Maus)

Last night, a hearty group of Portland bike fun elders headed north to Vancouver to bid aloha and pay respects to our fine friend [...]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Friday, June 19

Posted on June 18th, 2009 at 5:15 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

Gorge Ride tests legs and MAX train capacity

Posted on June 18th, 2009 at 11:43 am.

[This ride was part of Pedalpalooza. See more of our Pedalpalooza coverage here.]

Dedicated Gorge riders were rewarded with this spectacular scenery.(Photos by Dan Liu)

Report: Bike Camping 101

Posted on June 18th, 2009 at 10:55 am.

[Thanks to event organizer Matt Picio of Cycle Wild for providing this recap via the Shift list.]
Last night, Tomas Quinones and I held Cycle Wild’s 5th Bike Camping 101 class. We held this class at last year’s Pedalpalooza in Colonel Summers Park, and we returned there for an encore presentation. In
2008, we had [...]

Report/photos: Public Art Ride

Posted on June 18th, 2009 at 10:39 am.

About 25 riders converged downtown over the lunch hour yesterday for a tour around some public works of art, led by Ben Foote of ON Gallery.
Many of the pieces were funded by the the state’s 1% for Art rule, which requires publicly funded projects to spend 1% of their budget on public art. This includes [...]

Pedalpalooza Daily: Thursday, June 18

Posted on June 17th, 2009 at 4:37 pm.

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We'll post each day's events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc...
See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter.
Click ride title for full details... have fun out there!]

[Updated with video!] Report: Dandy Warhols Ride

Posted on June 17th, 2009 at 4:04 pm.

[Thanks to ride leader Jill for reporting on Monday's Dandy Warhols Ride, via the Shift list. See bottom of post for a video of the ride!]
It took an entire day to recover from the marathon Dandy Warhols ride. What was planned to be about a 2-hour event instead turned into about a 7-hour odyssey when [...]

Report: Pun-ishment Ride meets Unmet Expectations

Posted on June 17th, 2009 at 3:58 pm.

[This report provided by Pun-ishment ride leader Matt Picio, via the Shift list.]
About 40 people showed up last evening for the Pun-ishment ride, expecting games, prizes, and bad puns. They got the last one, and a promise of a ride to a secret mystery destination, but the ride ran
late and the mystery destination was [...]

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