[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.]
Here’s a list of today’s events:
BREAKFAST OFF THE I-5 BRIDGE (Vancouver)
Vancouver, North & West end of the path just off the bridge.
5:30am, 5:30-8:30 a.m.
Commuter social serving donuts/bagels, coffee, advice, and brochures/maps to bicyclists. Help us record bike traffic for better path sweeping.
Chad Kays, Wallis Engineering, 360-695-7041, chad.kays@walliseng.net
3001 – A BIKE PARKING ODYSSEY (Vancouver)
1300 Franklin St., Vancouver WA (Clark County plaza)
Noon, 12 to 12.30: try a new bikelink locker. 12.40 to 12.50 fix a flat contest.
A bike commuter event for novice and skilled bike commuters for Vancouver and the North Portland region. Check out new electronic on-demand bike locker technologies (www.bikelink.org) – a first in the Northwest. Hands on skills for bike commuters: fill a pannier, load a bike on a bus rack, fix a flat contest, reserve a bike locker on-line, lock a bike, etc.Date changed to 20 June – rain delay. Get your bikelink cards now – a few free cards left for Vancouver commuters.
Todd Boulanger, 360.696.8290 x8657, todd.boulanger@ci.vancouver.wa.us, www.bikelink.org/
BIKE TO SKATE
one center court (Rose Quarter water fountain)
5:45pm, meet 5:45pm ,ride to Oaks Park potluck, skate 7-10
Learn to Skate at West Coast’s best indoor skate arean, with a Certified skate instructer. Bring Potluck item to share in Oaks Park before skating. $5 includes skates
Family Friendly.
Jeff Bernards, 503-774-5659, Ytamer@aol.com
VOLUNTEER NIGHT AT NORTH PORTLAND BIKEWORKS
3951 N Mississippi ave (North Portland Bikeworks)
6pm, 1st, 3rd, and 4th tuesday of every month
Work/trade program to help with general shop tasks like breaking down and building up bikes for sale. All skill levels welcome. Your time working becomes credit for used parts at the shop. Have fun and meet great people!
Bikeworks, 503-287-1098, npdxbikeworks@hotmail.com, during shop hours 11-6, mon-sat., North Portland bikeworks
PEDAL POTLUCK PICNIC
3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd (Portland Hawthorne Hostel)
6:30pm
What’s better than riding bikes on a summer evening and having a picnic afterwards? The ride will be a casual one traversing approx. 3 miles and end in a mystery public “park” setting. The catch is the “park” will be a lesser-known and/or out of the way spot. Picnic will be potluck style, so please bring food and drink to share (preferably vegetarian/vegan), we’ll also stop at a grocery store along the way.
Shawn Granton, urbanadventureleague@scribble.com, P.O. Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185, Urban Adventure League
HOB-NOB (HIGH OCCUPANCY BIKES)
NW 11th & Kearney (Jamison Square)
6:30pm
A Pedalpalooza classic favorite, bring your tandems, triples, trailers, and cargo bikes to the HOB-nob. A leisurely social ride and sight-seeing tour of interesting, out-of-the-way locations in Portland’s west-side.
Cody Cougar Bikencamp
VOLUNTEER NIGHT AT THE VANCOUVER COMMUNITY CYCLING CENTER (Vancouver)
808 Main St, Vancouver WA 98660 (Vancouver Community Cycling Center)
7pm, Every Tuesday from 7 – 9:30pm
On Volunteer Nights, volunteers work on a variety of projects, including cleaning bikes and dismantling bikes for recycling. No mechanical skills are needed to participate.
Neal Armstrong, 503-546-8864, info@communitycyclingcenter.org, 360-567-0900, www.communitycyclingcenter.org/
VOLUNTEER NIGHT AT THE COMMUNITY CYCLING CENTER
1700 NE Alberta St, Portland OR 97211 (Community Cycling Center)
7pm, Every Tuesday from 7 – 9:30pm
On Volunteer Nights, volunteers work on a variety of projects, including cleaning bikes and dismantling bikes for recycling. No mechanical skills are needed to participate.
Neal Armstrong, 503-546-8864, info@communitycyclingcenter.org, www.communitycyclingcenter.org/
SHORTEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR RIDE
3029 SE 21st Ave (People’s Co-op)
9:30pm, We will depart at 10pm. Ride continues all night.
Celebrate the solstice! Bring something to eat & drink as we traverse local cinder cones on the shortest night of the year. Ride ends at sunrise.
Rayos del Sol