Reporter Name – Ben Salzberg Ride Date – Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Once again, the theme was “tortillas hechos a mano” — only places with handmade tortillas. About 40+ riders showed up in spite of my best attempts to confuse and obfuscate the route and start location. We visited a brand … Read more
Reporter – Kristi Falkowski Ride Date – Monday, June 21, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report OMSI’s first Pedalpalooza ride was great fun! About 40 of us started at the Muddy Rudder for those 21+(and not on the clock). Rode down to Sellwood Park for some liquid nitrogen ice cream. Birding at Oaks Bottom led to … Read more
Sunset ride to Rocky Butte last night.(Photo © J. Maus) From infrastructure and planning discussions to outdoor film showings to mobile dance parties, Friday offers a variety of rides from your friends and neighbors. Follow the link for details. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other … Read more
Yesterday, I featured an informative Pedalpalooza ride organized by a grassroots livable streets activism group called Active Right of Way (AROW). They led folks around to areas needing improvement, discussed possible solutions, and equipped them with the tools (literally) to implement them. Local filmmaker and founder of Microcosm Publishing Joe Biel was on the ride … Read more
A sun-drenched field at Benson Highwas a perfect spot for activities.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) Some (finally!) hot summer weather led to a big turnout on the Sprockettes Ride last night. The ride was part of Shift’s Pedalpalooza, which runs through Sunday. Here’s the report from Agent Rod Quake, followed by a slideshow of my … Read more
Reporter – Michelle Week Ride Date – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Only 5 brave souls ventured to the pulp and paper land of Camas Tuesday. The ride went off without a hitch and exposed some new riders to the old evergreen hwy. In Camas we stopped by Camas bikes (the only … Read more
130 people showed up for the Sprockettes Ride last night!(Photo © J. Maus) Food, dance and trees factor prominently in today’s pedaling parties. Two Vancouver options, as well. Get out when you can, enjoy the sun and make a friend or three. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of … Read more
Ride participants in action.(Photo: Steve Bozzone) [Publisher’s note: The ride report below came in as part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalpalooza 2010. I thought it was so informative that I decided to put in on the Front Page. The ride was led by volunteer members of Active Right of Way (AROW), a grassroots transportation … Read more
Reporter Name – Kristin Bott Ride Date – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report By the numbers: 20 people 38 miles 2,150 feet of climbing (estimated) 0 drops, crashes, flats, disasters 100% awesome With Rob Anderson (team P/T Rehab, category “wrist”) as rabbit and KBott (team P/T Rehab, category “hip”) as sweep, we … Read more
Reporter Name – Kate W. Ride Date – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Approximately 18 intrepid, um, “soles” participated in the ride, including two barefoot, one Vibram Five Fingers, a Brompton cyclist wearing vintage pink leather mary janes, the raddest tweenager I’ve ever met in my life on a BMX, and one … Read more
Tandem Riders at Irving Park in NE Portland.(Photo: Morgan Moser) Reporter – Morgan Moser Ride Date – Monday, June 21, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report We had a fantastic time last night on the Tandem Ride. After my husband and I bought our tandem last year we knew we had to organize a ride for … Read more
(Photo: Greta Glitter) Reporter Name – Greta Glitter Ride Date Sunday, June 20, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report We had misty rain like the fjords of Norway, where Sven & I come from and our ride was in the shadow of WNBR — but still 25 Shiny friends showed up to our first Mobile Dance … Read more