Our Weekend Event Guide is back, just in time to help plan your weekend of bike fun. Take a gander at all the fantastic events listed below.
Saturday, July 31st
Gourmet Century
This is Portland-based Chris King Precision Components’ signature event. With McMinnville as a base, riders enjoy a metric century and and an absolutely excellent feast all along the way. “The route is a worthy road course interrupted with just enough fun and epicurean interest to keep you moving ahead…” Read more at the event website.
Tour de Tillamook (All weekend)
Two days of mountain biking and camping in the Tillamook State Forest. What’s not to love? Hosted by the Northwest Trail Alliance, this family-oriented weekend event features guided mountain bike rides, kids skills clinics, food, trail rides, demo bikes, and more. Check out the website for more info.
Bike MS: Explore Oregon (All weekend)
This fully supported, two day fundraising ride features one day in the Willamette Valley followed by a ride through the Historic Columbia River Highway. More info at BikeMSOregon.com.
3:00 pm: Bike to Skate: Birthday Edition
Meet at Peace Memorial Park (above Eastbank Esplanade) and ride to Oaks Park for some good, old-fashioned roller skating. Details here.
8:00 pm: Italian Ice Social Ride
Meet at Food Fight! (SE 12th and Stark) for a ride to Oregon Ice Works, an ice cream cart (with vegan options I’m told) in Sellwood. More info.
Dusk: Bike-In Movie Night/Portland Zine Symposium
This is a fundraiser for next month’s 10 annual Portland Zine Symposium. WTFBikes (SE 11th and Clay) is hosting this screening of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and the evening will also feature the 11th edition of “Pedal Power” a local zine by Stumptown Underground dedicated to all things bike. More info here.
Sunday, August 1st
Vancouver Courthouse Crit
This OBRA-sanctioned race is held just a few minutes north of Portland in Vancouver, Washington. Racing starts and 10:30 am and features a tandem and a “Kiddie Crit.” Benefits the Washington School for the Blind Foundation. More info here.
8:45 am: PDX Bridges
It is Portland Bridge Fest after all, so what better time to ride to all ten Portland bridges and learn about their history and other interesting factoids? Free and meets at a coffee place in North Portland. Details here.
10:00 am: Bike Tour of Community Gardens
Alberta Coop hosts this biking tour of gardens in Northeast Portland. Get an up-close look at cooperative gardening endeavors. Lunch break in Fernhill Park. More details here.
11:59 pm: College Radio Ride & Dance Party
KPSU is leading this ride which takes off from the final PDXPOPNOW! event. Dancing and good times are expected outcomes. More details here.