Month: June 2007

@ NE 7th Ave between Shaver St & Mason St (Two Plum Park)

Are you ever mistaken for someone else in the bike community? Bring your “twin” on a leisurely after-dinner spin on bikes that will end with icecream-soda floats – 1 per set. Bring a tall glass. If you don’t have a doppelganger that you know of, dress a-like with your best mate. Real twins also welcome. All ages & Pigtails encouraged. This ride is co-hosted by Lauren (from a two-twin family) & Carye (from the Twin Cities). Just don’t ask Carye about the Sprockettes or Lauren about Bathtubs, because if you do, you have the wrong twin.
Carye Bye, bikebat at gmail daht comm, 503-248-4454

@ SE 43rd and Rhone (Creston Park’s parking lot)

Learn about some of Portland’s Heritage Trees.
Janis McDonald, janis.mcdonald at pdxtrans daht oh are gee, City of Portland, Office of Transportation, 503-823-5358

@ 5329 NE Sandy Blvd (Hollywood Bike Gallery)

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Gelato! A free ride with free Gelato for all. Grab your helmet, your bike, and a friend and join us for a casual ride to Mio Gelato for a frozen treat.
Bike Gallery/Team Rubicon, barb at bikegallery daht comm, www.bikegallery.com/, 503-281-9800

@ SW Salmon & Naito Parkway (Salmon Springs Fountain in Tom McCall Waterfront Park)

Come ride possibly the best and the worst Multi-User Paths (MUP) in Portland! We’ll leave from the Salmon Fountain in Waterfront Park and to the Eastbank Esplanade. We’ll continue down the beautiful Springwater-on-the-Willamette trail to Sellwood, where we’ll embark on the most frightening commuter route imaginable – the Willamette Greenway Trail! We’ll start off right by crossing the Sellwood Bridge, and hit the bottom end of the trail proper, where we’ll negotiate the most anti-bicycle multi-use path in Portland! The theme is MUPpets, so bring Kermit, Elmo or whoever along! It was pointed out that it’s better to start with the bad and end with the good…. So, we’re going to start with the horrendous westside Willamette Greenway Trail and end with the Springwater Corridor. We’re starting from Salmon Fountain, but the end will be at the top of the Eastbank Esplanade, so those going to the Twin Spin can continue on to NE Shaver.
Matt Picio, Wanderlust – A Cycling Journal of the Pacific Northwest

@ 4321 SE Hawthorne (Common Grounds Coffeehouse)

Come along and join us for a Monday morning Bikepool from SE Hawthorne and 43rd to downtown, via the super bike-friendly Hawthorne Bridge.

Starting point: Common Grounds Coffeehouse (SE Hawthorne between 43rd and 44th)

Meet at 7:30am to drink coffee
Leave at 8:00am sharp for a leisurely bikeride downtown

Our ride will end downtown at Chapman Square Park (the cool little park with the elk statue fountain slap-bang in the middle of the road).

New and experienced cyclists welcome; the more the merrier.

Free Portland bicycling maps, and other assorted biking goodies too
Kirsty, liquidrunning at kittymail daht comm

@ NE 33rd and Killingsworth (Concordia Ale House)

Moderate pace bike ride for those who appreciate a good ale after a good ride. We’ll meet outside Concordia Ale House and enjoy a moderate paced ride to Blue Lake via the Marine Drive bike path. After a stop at Blue Lake, we will return to Concordia Ale House for a well deserved Ale. In honor of smart riding, “helmets are required”.
Loriann

@ Portsmouth & Willamette

This ride will tour the marvelous trail network in North Portland. With 15 miles of trails it’s possible to get in a great ride with hardly any cars to be encountered. We’ll take a relaxed pace tour of the Peninsula Crossing, Columbia Slough, Marine Drive, and Portland Road off-street paths. Great fun. After, we’ll find a good place to have a beer.
Roger Geller, roger.geller at gmail daht comm

@ 608 SW Alder (Moonstruck Chocolates)

Today we bike for chocolate! Yum. There will be 3-4 scrumptious stops, surely enough chocolate to stop the cravings for awhile. Bring cash.
Margarete, release00 at yahoo daht comm, 503-421-6963