Susan Otcenas has a keen eye for erratic drivers. She’s logged thousands of miles on her bike, riding between her business in Hillsboro and to meetings in and around Portland.
Last Sunday night, while driving, she watched in horror as the car in front of her struck a cyclist riding in a bike lane on TV highway in Beaverton…and then kept on going.
Last Friday, Nikkie West of the Community Cycling Center put the final touches on a bike art garden at Abernethy Elementary school in Southeast Portland.
The garden includes six artistic sculptures (see them all) made from recycled bike parts and was a collaborative effort between West – the CCC’s recycling coordinator – and Beret Halverson. Beret (pronounced Brett) and Nikkie met in Americorps and now Beret is in charge of Abernethy’s organic garden.
Last night, 27 donut lovers assembled in Northeast Portland for the second of three donut rides during Pedalpalooza.
[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 signs of Pedalpalooza fatigue.
Here is a list of today’s rides:
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, I used a nifty online tool called PocketMod. It’s a utility that converts PDF files into a format that allows you to make tiny little booklets.
This ride was led by Shawn Granton of the Urban Adventure League.
Bridge Pedal head honcho Rick Baumann just sent me these photos of the 2006 Bridge Pedal commemorative helmet.
Graphic designer Michael Morrow and his Portland-based company Nutcase Helmets, have created what is sure to be a popular item. I was lucky enough to grab one of last year’s helmets (thanks Ric!) and I’m looking forward to adding this one to my collection.
This report submitted by Jeme:
[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, led by none other than Captain Pastry!
Here’s a list of today’s events:
This report was submitted by Patrick Barber (check out his blog, Henwaller):
In honor of Pedalpalooza, this year’s Portland Underground Film Festival included a night of bike films organized by none other than Reverend Phil.
Yes folks, there were two separate naked rides in the streets of Portland on Saturday (check out this report on the other one).