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Remember this photo of City Commissioner Sam Adams riding a Zoobomb bike in front of City Hall?
Well, he’s not Portland’s only pedal-friendly politician. Check out the photo below of Mayor Potter posing with CHUNK 666 in Southeast Portland.
It was taken by CHUNK’s chief chronicler, Silken.
I asked Silken for more details but in typically mysterious CHUNK fashion, he declined my request.
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This looks like it was taken at the Woodstock neighborhood parade in July. Mayor Potter rode in it (in a car) and so did CHUNK.
Before being elected Mayor, Candidate Potter did several neighborhood rides to meet and mingle with voters — on his recumbent bike. So he’s very comfortable with oddly-shaped bikes.
[And please don’t flame me if you’re a recumbent rider. By “oddly-shaped,” I just mean, “not the traditional diamond-frame.” So, relax!]