[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc…
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9:45am – 5:45am: Midweek Ride to the Gorge
Take the MAX to the end of the line and enjoy a leisurely, day-long bike ride through the scenic Columbia Gorge. Got questions, misconceptions, or ideas about being late? Ride leader S. Granton responds here. Meet at the Hawthorne Hostel, 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Public Art Ride
Lunchtime ride to check out Portland’s wealth of public art. Meet at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, West End of Steel Bridge (At Lee Kelley’s “Friendship Circle”)
4:30pm – 6:00pm: The Great Tricycle Race II
A Dread Pirate Roberts bonanza. Bring your own trike or borrow one there. The smaller the better. The race is on in the Wallis Engineering parking lot, 215 W 4th St, Vancouver.
5:15pm: Sexy Señoritas on Sexy Schwinns
Ladies and your Schwinns, meet in Chapman Square, near the Elk Statue, SW 4th Ave and Main St.
5:15pm: Trekstosterone Ride
Gents and your Treks, please meet at Lownsdale Square, the “gentlemen’s gathering place” , SW 4th Ave and Main St (look for the manly Trek riders).
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Cyclists’ Rights Legal Clinic
Bike lawyer Ray Thomas will teach you all you need to know about your legal rights and responsibilities on the road. At the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, 233 NW 5th Ave.
6:00pm – 7:00pm: Pretty Panty Ride
Vancouver’s third annual panty-based bicycling event! Meet at Esther Short Park (Propstra Square), 300 W 6th Street, Vancouver (next to the clock tower). Dinner at Burgerville to follow.
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Celebrate Watergate
It’s the anniversary of the Watergate Hotel break-in! Celebrate along with local electeds and party animals on this bike tour of various political offices and sites of note. Meet at the Democratic Party Headquarters, 232 NE 9th Ave.
6:30pm: IPRC Zine Reading by Bike
A ride around town interspersed with readings by local zinesters who write about biking, transit, and carfree living. Meet at the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC), 917 SW Oak St (Suite 218).
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Bike Camping 101
Learn the basics of self-supported bike camping from Matt Picio of CycleWild. Meet at Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St (near the shelter).
6:30pm: Bike to Skate and Potluck in the Park
Meet at Rose Garden courtyard, N Interstate Ave and Multnomah St (by the fountain). Ride to Oaks Park to go skating and have a potluck picnic and BBQ.
6:30pm – 8:00pm: Buying a New or Used Bike
Join City of Portland bike guy Jeff Smith at REI (1405 NW Johnson St) for a seminar on what to look for when you’re bike shopping.
10:00pm: 2nd Annual Fo-Po Bar Cruise, 2009 Edition
The late, great, controversial Foster-Powell pub crawl…is back. Meet at Smokey’s Bar, SE Foster Rd and 56th Ave.