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Pedalpalooza 2006

143 events in 17 days! - 50 ride reports and posts - 126 photos

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Pedalpalooza Daily - 6/15

Posted on June 15th, 2006 at 5:25 am.

[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 - 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]
Northeast steps up to the plate today with a bouquet of bike fun. The CCC is hosting two volunteer events, the Clownhouse is having their Bikini Bike Wash, and [...]

Report: Ride Pad Thai'ed!

Posted on June 14th, 2006 at 10:11 am.

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Donuts, tacos, pad thai, whew...Pedalpalooza is quite the multicultural culinary experience!
This ride report was sent in by Carye Bye (aka Red Bat).
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Report: Taco Ride

Posted on June 14th, 2006 at 9:13 am.

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According to ride leader Ben Salzberg, it was more of a "taco mob" with around 30 people showing up for the taco feast. Here's the great report from Ben:
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Pedapalooza Daily - 6/14

Posted on June 14th, 2006 at 5:52 am.

[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 - 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]
Today we've got our first mountain bike, off-road event. Join PUMP tonight for a ride and BBQ up at Skyline Tavern.
Here's the rest of today's events:
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Report: Women on Bikes Tree Tour

Posted on June 13th, 2006 at 10:32 am.

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This ride report submitted by Emily Wilson:
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Report: Night of the Living Donuts Ride

Posted on June 13th, 2006 at 7:24 am.

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Last night, 27 donut lovers assembled in Northeast Portland for the second of three donut rides during Pedalpalooza.
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Pedalpalooza Daily - 6/13

Posted on June 13th, 2006 at 4:55 am.

[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 - 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]
Just a quick reminder: it's important to pace yourself with all these events! At last night's Donut Ride I talked to two hardcore event-goers that were already showing [...]

Put Pedalpalooza in your pocket

Posted on June 12th, 2006 at 10:18 am.

[My Pedalpalooza calendar.]

Are you having trouble keeping track of all the Pedalpalooza events? With 140 rides happening in just over two weeks, it can be tough staying on top of it all.
I thought it would be cool to have a tiny version of the calendar I could just keep in my wallet.
To create one, [...]

Report: Dead Freeways Ride

Posted on June 12th, 2006 at 9:07 am.

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This ride was led by Shawn Granton of the Urban Adventure League.
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Report: Donut Ride

Posted on June 12th, 2006 at 6:21 am.

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This report submitted by Jeme:
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Pedalpalooza Daily - 6/12

Posted on June 12th, 2006 at 2:32 am.

[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 - 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]
Start the morning with a coffee ride, sample Northeast's finest pad-thai for lunch, and then kick away the pounds with the Zoobomb crew...and gain everything back on the donut ride, [...]

Report: Of Buttes and Bond Measures

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 2:09 pm.

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This report was submitted by Patrick Barber (check out his blog, Henwaller):
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Report: Bike Movie Night

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 10:44 am.

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In honor of Pedalpalooza, this year's Portland Underground Film Festival included a night of bike films organized by none other than Reverend Phil.
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Report: Daytime Naked Ride

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 10:29 am.

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Yes folks, there were two separate naked rides in the streets of Portland on Saturday (check out this report on the other one).
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Report: 135 on Midnight Mystery Ride!

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 10:20 am.

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According to Midnight Mystery Ride (MMR) founder Ayleen Crotty, last Friday's ride was the largest ever. 135 people showed up and took over the streets of North Portland.
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Report: Malty Beverage Ride

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 10:05 am.

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This report submitted by Deepak:
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Report: Naked Ride and Dance Party

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 9:56 am.

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Last night, hundreds of free-spirited pedalers (including me!) crammed into an old industrial building on the Burnside Bridge for an epic party. It was the Pedalpalooza Kick-off Dance Party and World Naked Bike Ride all rolled into one.
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Pedalpalooza Daily - 6/11

Posted on June 11th, 2006 at 1:45 am.

[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 - 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here.]
Here's a list of today's events:
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Report: Breakfast on the Bridge

Posted on June 10th, 2006 at 6:46 am.

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Breakfast on the Bridges (B-on-B) is a proud Portland tradition that Shift to Bikes organizes the last Friday of every month. In honor of Pedalpalooza, it's happening every Friday in June.
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Pedalpalooza Daily - 6/10

Posted on June 9th, 2006 at 11:50 pm.

[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 - 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here.]
I hope you're well-rested (and not too hung over from the Midnight Mystery Ride!) because today there are 14 events for you to choose from. Whatever you do, don't miss the dance party tonight!
Here's a list [...]

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