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Weekend recap: beach, bridges, and a bike move


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Reach the Beach was, “100 miles
with a constant headwind.”
But worth every mile.
Photo: Lynne Fitz

It was another very busy bike weekend.

You know the drill. I’ll mention a few events, and hopefully you’ll share your adventures and reports in the comments. Ready. Set. Go…

Things got started early Saturday morning with the annual Reach the Beach ride. Riders from all over Oregon descended on Pacific City to raise money for the American Lung Association.

Unfortunately, according to this post in the Forums, there was a bad crash. I hope everyone’s OK.

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The girls and I clowned
around on a trike.
Photo: Dat Nguyen

Also on Saturday was the public grand opening of the completion of the Three Bridges Project. These bridges have vastly improved the connectivity of the popular Springwater Corridor Trail and the event was a big success. I explored the action with my daughters and I’ll do a separate report soon (take a sneak peak at my photos).

Sunday was yet another bike move. This time the moving crew pedaled from the NE Alberta area to St. Johns.

Some other strong cyclists used their legs to power them through the corners of the Swan Island Criterium, hosted by the Presto Velo racing team.

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Tom Rolf gets advice from
master tall bike builder Morgan
(a.k.a. “Roadkill Racoon”).
Photo: Tom Rolf

From cargo bikes to race bikes, this recap ends with tall bikes.

Last night was the first of several tall bike construction workshops in preparation for the Stumptown Joustdown coming up on June 9th (during Pedalpalooza).

OK, now don’t be shy… What did you do on your bike this weekend?

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