MCBF makes for fitting Pedalpalooza finale

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 … Read more


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

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 … Read more


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Report: Sexy Señoritas on Sexy Schwinns

[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)] … Read more


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Report: Jonathan Richman Ride

[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 … Read more