People on Bikes: Waterfront Park near Hawthorne Bridge

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Today’s shoot was at Waterfront Park. I saw many types of bikes and people. It was great to see the summer styles. Scroll down for more.
(All photos © J. Maus)


Welcome to the latest installment in our ongoing series, People on Bikes.

Today I spent an hour or so watching people ride bikes in Waterfront Park near the Hawthorne Bridge. What struck me about this location, was the sheer diversity in the type of people riding. From moms to tourists, people out for exercise and professionals coming home from the office — there was a bit of everything out there today.

Scroll down (all the way for a special treat!) to view selected images from the shoot. While looking at them, think about the diversity and volume of people that passed by my lens in just a short time (and these are only about 1/3 of the total that went by) .

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Mt. Hood!

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Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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TheCowabungaDude
12 years ago

Two tourers…awesome. Portland, OR rackin’ in the racks…

David Boerner
David Boerner
12 years ago

This all makes sense EXCEPT:
Orange shirt/Pirate Hat guy.
Huge road bike with 26″ wheels?
Rear disc rotor, but no brakes?
Sunglasses worth more than the bike?
The quads of a bike racer, but with leg hair?
Reverse-riser bar?

This photo leaves me with more questions than answers

rider
rider
12 years ago
Reply to  David Boerner

Ha! I also paused on that photo for a while trying to figure out what is going on with that bike. Let me know if you figure it out.

Patrick Croasdaile
12 years ago
Reply to  David Boerner

I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed this as well. Very perplexed by it all.

daisy
daisy
12 years ago
Reply to  David Boerner

That is one of BikesDirects specialty “lifestyle” series packages. Lot’s of bang for the buck with the one stop shopping.

Matt
Matt
12 years ago
Reply to  David Boerner

Rear derailleur??? Double chain ring???

diondatta
diondatta
12 years ago
Reply to  David Boerner

Just some dude who built himself a “Franken-bike”. Probably the next cool-kid fad….what ev…At least it’s not another monster-truck or fast & furious road racer.

April
April
12 years ago
Reply to  David Boerner

Last fall I bought a secondhand bike on Craigslist, and at some point it had been turned into a single speed, but all they’d done is removed the derailers and shortened the chain. So it still had three rings in the front and seven in the back. It looked pretty dumb until I spent the money to have derailers and shifters put back on the bike–which cost a good $100 more than the bike did!

Probably a similar situation…the bicycle is just in-between changes of some kind.

John Russell (jr98664)
12 years ago

That yellow trike looks surprisingly comfortable.
Also, I’ve got to wonder where the two fully loaded ones are headed.

P.S., don’t forget to close HTML tags.

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
12 years ago

Wow really shopping out of the Stereotype Catalogue for this week’s pics.

cycler
12 years ago
Reply to  Paul Johnson

Not sure what you mean by this- it seems like there is no particular sterotype at all- just a lot of very different kinds of people riding bikes.
I thought it was pretty awesome how dissimilar all the riders were instead of hewing to a specific sterotype.

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
12 years ago
Reply to  cycler

Quick: Spot the not-hipster.

Sloop
12 years ago

Hey, I see me! I think I saw you down there taking photos. Cool stuff, Jonathan! I’m so glad I took the day off work.

TV commuter
TV commuter
12 years ago

Jonathan must be playing a trick on us with that pirate bike. No front derailleur (but multiple chainrings). Can’t tell if the rear derailleur is hooked up (might have a downtube shifter on the right side?). 26″ wheels & rear disk rotor, but it doesn’t look like there are any brakes hooked up at all. I assume stopping is done by powerslide? Is this one of those “find 10 things wrong with this picture” tests?

daisy
daisy
12 years ago
Reply to  TV commuter

It’s set up fixed. The thing that looks like a deraileur is a braking power modulator, smooths out the brake pulses and prevents unwanted trunk skidding.

spare_wheel
spare_wheel
12 years ago
Reply to  daisy

chinese bike with american/italian decals — full price
chinese bike with generic decals — 50% off

just sayin’

(and i don’t even own a bikes direct)

April
April
12 years ago
Reply to  TV commuter

I’m guessing that the owner isn’t done making modifications to the bicycle.

Schrauf
Schrauf
12 years ago

More People on Bikes! But what is the “special treat for scrolling to the bottom”? I was expecting a local celebrity, a bike trailer full of chickens, or a girl in a pretty dress… something.

L
L
12 years ago

I think the special treat was supposed to be Mt Hood in the last pic.

Rain Panther
Rain Panther
12 years ago
Reply to  L

Given the weather this spring, I think catching a glimpse of the mountain just about qualifies as special.

Big Curmudgeon
Big Curmudgeon
12 years ago

I love this series. It’s a great reminder why I stop riding as soon as the weather gets nice. Have fun everyone. See you when the rain comes.

April
April
12 years ago
Reply to  Big Curmudgeon

Your name is definitely correct.

I avoid the multi-use paths on nice days as much as anyone, but yeesh.

Big Curmudgeon
Big Curmudgeon
12 years ago
Reply to  April

As one who commutes a good distance every day, including time on the MAX, avoiding the fair-weather bicyclists is virtually impossible. I’ve simply learned to reconcile their desire to ride with my desire to avoid jail time by taking a 3-4-month break from biking every year. It works quite well, as I enjoy walking more than biking anyway.

middle of the road guy
middle of the road guy
12 years ago

4/5 single speeders not wearing helmets. Notice a trend?

daisy
daisy
12 years ago

That trend is called FREEDOM.

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
12 years ago
Reply to  daisy

I want to be free from paying their emergency room bills with my tax money when they suffer a severe head injury that isn’t covered by their insurance, then.

Bike Girl
Bike Girl
12 years ago
Reply to  Paul Johnson

Jeez louise. Just enjoy these lovely pictures of people on bikes on this gorgeous day!! No need to play Debbie Downer. It’s Friday! And it’s beautiful outside!

Skid
Skid
12 years ago
Reply to  Paul Johnson

You don’t pay via your taxes you parrot, you pay via higher medical costs. It wouldn’t be an issue at all if we had universal health care though, would it?

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
12 years ago
Reply to  Skid

Depends on the hospital. OHSU, Oregon’s only major trauma center, is a state hospital, so when someone welches on their debt there, we all pay for it. And if we had universal healthcare, yeah, I’d be ready to bolt that helmet to your head.

spare_wheel
spare_wheel
12 years ago
Reply to  Paul Johnson

I feel exactly the same way about all the motorists who drive like maniacs without proper cranial protection devices. Utter madness.

S
S
12 years ago

Twenty-something mom in Spandex is the headline shot?

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S
S
12 years ago

Edit: extremely short shorts.

Summer styles indeed. You love to see them, do you?

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marshmallow
marshmallow
12 years ago
Reply to  S

Yes, more of those shots please!

April
April
12 years ago
Reply to  S

I know I do. Any age, any gender, any body, the sight of people enjoying a warm day is beautiful.

verfremdung
verfremdung
12 years ago

Paul Johnson
Depends on the hospital. OHSU, Oregon’s only major trauma center, is a state hospital, so when someone welches on their debt there, we all pay for it. And if we had universal healthcare, yeah, I’d be ready to bolt that helmet to your head.

Paul Johnson, OHSU is not the only trauma centre. Nor is it truly entirely a state hospital. There is another, quite major hospital, and one that sees all sorts of fun stuff called Emanuel, who is own by Legacy Health System, a non-profit.

And your preoccupation about paying for providing medical care for cyclists that get injured due to their own stupidity is valid. However, I am 100% certain (since I am an ED RN) that the majority (which is VERY high) of medical costs goes to care for people with chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, renal failure and A-fib, etc. More often than not these are a result of poor choices made aka: sedentary lifestyles, terrible diets and undeniable lack of control when it comes to consumption of drugs, and yes, alcohol and tobacco are in this category.

So, continue to be as adamant and passionate and encourage people to make healthier choices. Your dollars might start going to more productive venues then.

April
April
12 years ago
Reply to  verfremdung

I went to Legacy Emanual’s ER after an accident I had in October (I got a lacerated liver and some facial injuries after doing an endo). I have no idea if you were one of the people who helped me out or not, but I got excellent care, especially from the nurses. I spent five days there in total (including a day and change in the ICU) and everyone was great!

tom
tom
12 years ago

Please slow down,too many people are being hit buy a few bike riders on the water front.

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
12 years ago
Reply to  tom

There’s no reason that shouldn’t already be a segregated path…it gets way too much traffic to have no lane control at all.

Kyle
Kyle
12 years ago
Reply to  tom

I don’t understand why people don’t ride on Naito. I commute on Naito and I feel like I hardly ever see people on it and yet waterfront is always packed.

April
April
12 years ago
Reply to  Kyle

I’ll take Naito if I’m in a hurry to get somewhere, but Waterfront Park has a much prettier view and less car exhaust.

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
12 years ago
Reply to  Kyle

Willamette Greenway is almost invariably faster than Naito unless PBOT screwed up and can’t keep Willamette clear of the festival. Reason? Traffic lights. A single red light on Naito can easily double the amount of time required to cross downtown.