Month: June 2007

Physical Therapist – Running/Triathlon specialist, Herriot Sports Performance

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Job Title – Physical Therapist – Running/Triathlon specialist
Company/Organization – Herriott Sports Performance

Job Description
Herriott Sports Performance is expanding to Portland!! We are looking for qualified staff for our new cycling performance center. We are a full service cycling performance center offering coaching, personal training, exercise physiology testing, group exercise classes (circuit training and Computrainer Multi-rider), group cycling and triathlon instruction classes, and non-invasive health care including Physical Therapy and natural medicine.

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Singlespeeder Spurgeon finishes heroic RAAM feat

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Spurgeon displaying determination.
(Photo: Unknown)

A few minutes ago, endurance cyclist and Hillsboro resident John Spurgeon — whose story I shared on Monday — surged into Atlantic City New Jersey and became the first person to ever complete the grueling Race Across America on a singlespeed.

The story on the front page of the RAAM website simply says, “Single Speed History: He freaking did it!!!!!!!!”

Riding on frames built by Portlanders Ira Ryan and Sacha White, Spurgeon completed 3042 miles in 12 days with an average speed of 10.5 miles per hour.

Facing a possibility of not making the cutoff in the final days, Spurgeon went without sleep and rode all night to ensure his historic feat.

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Calling all vintage bike lovers

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If this 1960s Carlton is
your style, you’ll love the
Vintage Velo ride.
(File photo)

If Cinelli, Gitane, and Holdsworth mean anything to you, than this Sunday’s Vintage Velo ride is sure to satisfy.

Last Memorial Day, Portlander Larry Myers (who rides ’77 Gitane tandem with his sweetheart) spread the word for a ride where only pre-1986 lightweight road, track and touring bikes were welcome. 40 people showed up and the ride was such a success that he plans to do it every month.

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Vintage Velo Ride

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@ Community Cycling Center, 1700 NE Alberta

Here we go again- Portland Vintage Velo is holding it’s second in a series of vintage bike rides! The focus of our loosely-knit group is lightweight road, track, and touring bikes built no later than 1986. We had 40 people show up for the first ride, on Memorial Day; we expect an even better turnout for this one!

The planned route is as follows: We will start at the Community Cycling Center, 1700 NE Alberta, in NE PDX, @ 11am. From the CCC, we will ride through NoPo, to the St. Johns Bridge, cross the river, and head for Sauvie’s Island, then return to the CCC.

Total mileage will be about 30 (mostly flat)miles. This is a relaxed, non-competitive ride, and riders of all skill levels are invited. We will regroup frequently; no one will be left behind.

Multnomah County Bike Fair

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@ SE 20th and Belmont (Col. Summers Park)

Competitions and crafts.
Music and mayhem.
Beer and bruises…

MCBF is the catastrophic culmination of 2+ weeks of Pedalpalooza bike fun. Bring your friend. Bring your bike. Bring your sunscreen. Bring your camera. Bring your best game. Bring your bandages. Bring your bike fun.

Multnomah County Bike Fair tomorrow!

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Mult. County Bike Fair!

Be there or regret it all year.
Saturday from 2-7:00 at
Col. Summers Park (SE 20th/Belmont)

Tomorrow is the big day we’ve all been waiting for…the Multnomah County Bike Fair! I hope you’ve blocked off some time to get over to Colonel Summers Park (SE 20th and Belmont) to check it out. Things get rolling at 2:00 and will be going strong until around 7:00.

I’ve been talking with the organizers and reviewing the schedule and oh my, it is going to be unforgettable.

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Dropout Weekday Warrior Ride

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@ n.e. 13th & Holladay (Holladay park, between lloyd center and the max)

7:00pm
Freakbike riders grab yer tallbikes, choppers, swingbikes, trikes, and other crazy pedal powered monstrosities cuz we’re going for a ride
around 5 miles of easy riding, then we stop at a store, then we hang out outside and cause trouble
more fun than other, less fun things
DROPOUT Bikeclub, dropoutbikeclub at yahoo daht comm

Bike-in Movie

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@ 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd (HI-Portland, Hawthorne Hostel, in the yard)

7:00pm, music and food starts at 7pm, movies commence at dark
A perfect almost end to PedalPalooza… see bicycle related movies under the stars in the Hawthorne Hostel’s spacious side yard! Our feature this year is “You Never Bike Alone”, a documentary on Vancouver BC bike culture. http://youneverbikealone.com And if that ain’t enough for you, enjoy some pre-movie live music and food donated by local businesses!
Shawn Granton, hip at portlandhostel daht oh are gee, portlandhostel.org, 503-236-3380

Heritage Trees of N Portland

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@ 700 N Portland Blvd (Peninsula Park, south – Ainsworth – side)
6:00pm
Enjoy your evening with a leisurely tour of Portland Heritage Trees in North Portland. Come see some amazing specimens of large and unique trees, and the Sugar Maple that has its own matching house!
Emily, mlemily at gmail daht comm

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