up on the Get Lost ride (tonight at 6).
(Photos © J. Maus)
I had a great time just editing up today’s list of rides. The bike hijinks of Pedalpalooza continue with a slew of rides for every taste and style. From small bikes to tall bikes, explosions, tea and tree forts — and even some fun in the ‘Couv! Today should be another very good day.
And remember, I’m posting ride recaps and photos over on the Pedalpalooza 2011 page.
12:00pm OMSI Science Ride
Our ride will start at noon at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave) with some sciency fun while we wait for everyone to gather. Our meeting spot is in the parking lot behind the PEPCO building. This is the white building just north of OMSI. If you’re riding along the esplanade you’ll see us and we’ll put up some signs to help. We’ll hit the road around 12:30 for a casual ride with some science stops along the way. We’ll make a loop and return to omsi and take a behind the scenes tour of our exhibit-building workshop. Then we’ll make some liquid nitrogen ice cream, and have at least one big explosion.
4:00pm Ride to the Sodapop Ride (in Vancouver)
Meets at Peninsula Park (650 N. Ainsworth). Wanna hit the Pop Crawl (see below) but can’t navigate the I-5 spaghetti junction solo? Come ride with us, we’ll take you there! Meet at the Peninsula Park gazebo at 4, we’ll ride out at ~4:15 (if you miss us, head up Vancouver Ave and catch us if you can!). Vantuckians, hang on, we’ll be there soon!
5:00pm 2nd Brompton/Folding Bike Tea Ride
Meet at Clever Cycles, 908 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Tea at 5:00, Ride at 6:00 – If small wheels and ‘origami’ bikes are your thing, join us! We will serve tea at 5:00 and gaze lovingly on our folding bikes… So bring your Molton, Pashley, Dahon, Fridays… Ride starts at 6:00 and we will probably end up at the Belmont Station for some pints!
5:00pm Pop Crawl (Vancouver)
Meet at Pop Culture, 1929 Main Street, Vancouver WA. Bring some cash for the multiple places we shall be hitting up for deliciously refreshing (non-alcoholic) beverages.
On the list? (The likes of and possibly more…)
-Pop Culture (Moxie’s for the diehards)
-Niche
-Plaid Pantry
-7/11 (For the Slurpees of course.)
-To be decided?
*Please note that helmets are required in Vanfunky. Hopefully we will wrap up at the downtown water front. But route is subject to change.
5:30pm Riot Grrrl Ride
Bike Revolution Girl Style Now! Explore Riot Grrrl’s legacy in Portland. Wear your best ripped fishnets, bring a white t-shirt and we’ll bring the sharpies. Slow pace, not a loop. Meet at Star E. Rose Cafe, 2403 NE Alberta St
5:30pm Bikes, beer, bags, bocce, ballons & bingo ride
Meet at Laurelhurst Park, 3700 SE Ankeny St (SE corner near the tennis courts)
An epic roving 2-person team tourney of arbitrary theme, with prizes of unimaginable (sentimental) value. Spots limited – please RSVP in advance as a team or individual by emailing the organizers at bbbbbb_pdx[at]hotmail.com.
6:00pm Get Lost!
Meet at Bikeasaurus, 1337 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Under the Hawthorne bridge at SE MLK)
A ride led entirely by chance. Dice are rolled to determine how many blocks to ride, and which direction to turn once we get there (Odd total =R, Even =L). You never know what to expect. Since we won’t be taking designated bike routes riders should be pretty comfortable in semi-hairy conditions, but dangerous or illegal routes will not be traveled. Probably not a loop, but that’s what we said last year, and we (eerily) ended up in the exact place we started! Read about last year’s ride here: http://bit.ly/eDaPZW
6:00pm Belligerante’s Blitz ride
Meet at Belligerante’s Clubhouse, 5311 NE 10th (South of Killingsworth)
Come roll out for glory, and be a monument to the idea of personal freedom. we will be riding west to Yorgo’s and the Greeley food carts Gulpyumm!
6:00pm Skate Critical Mass!
Meet at Ankeny Fountain. Take the lane on roller skates, skateboard, scooter, or fruit boots! Join us and some of the Rose City Rollers as we skate around town.
6:00pm Glitter Magic Dress-up Rainbow Lover
Meet at WTF Bikes, 1114 SE Clay St. Pretend you’re a 5-year-old girl. You have a huge trunk full of dress-up clothes. Tutus, princess dresses, fairy wings, wigs, tiaras… Put on your dress-up clothes and streamers and come ride around town with us until we are tired and bored and need liquor. Tequila!
6:00pm Tai Ji and Qigong For Cyclists
Meet at Wilshire Park, NE 35th Ave and Skidmore St. Ride to a location yet to be determined based on weather and get an introductory class in self health maintenance via Chinese martial arts. After the ride I’ll be heading to the Dropout monthly ride.
6:00pm Demo Derby
Meet at SE Stark St and 13th Ave (on the steps on the north side). Once known as the sport of tsars, demolition derby was the province of Russian nobility during the pre-Revolutionary era. After the disposal of bourgeoisie customs in the hectic months following the October revolution, demo derby was not seen for decades until resurfacing in the American heartland. Come participate in this ancient and revered sporting event at Washington High School. Rules will be announced prior to the start.
Possible after-event: “how to repair badly damaged bicycles to get home”
7:00pm Piknik In The Tree Fort!! (Kid Friendly)
Meet at Theoria Gallery, 1212 N Killingsworth St, (between Interstate and I-5 on Killingsworth). Start at Theoria Gallery dressed to impress in your secret-disguise costume, follow the pink-butt gorilla to a mysterious location for a piknik in a tree house
8:00pm Dirty Diablo’s Wild Ride
Meet at Devil’s Point, 5305 SE Foster Rd Wild Devilish Delights! Come Run with the Devil y’all! FREAK OUT! Rockin’ tunes, lights, dancing & adult related stops. I ruptured my Achilles [at] Lit & Loud last year but the next day I still held this ride! (We were a few hours late waiting for the cast to dry;) Bring Lights! Wear Protection! Ride at own risk!
it before at tonight’s Dropout Bike Club
Prom Ride (photo from 2010 prom).
9:00pm Dropout B.C. – Prom Ride
Meet at Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St. We ride at 10ish The Dropout Bike Club’s monthly social ride. This month we are excited to host a wonderful Prom ride again! Photo booth, vegan party punch, and Prom dance party til late with live performances by Ilima & the Sexbots, The Wrong Kind, Lamplight, Crank My Chain, and more TBA!
Over the past 6 years, this ride has become the place to show off your newest bicycle oddities and party with the core of bike fun movement. ThunderTwins Sound Collective will be there bumpin with the new Tall Tour Sound system. All bikes welcome, pace is set by freak bikes and under 4 miles. Ride rain or shine
9:00pm Space Ranger Bike-in Movie: An American Astronaut
Meet at 4611 SE 64th Ave (just south of Foster Rd.) Dance and Costume Contests; 10:00 Film Screening (or when it’s dark enough) Bike-in movie screening of the cult classic space-western/musical, AN AMERICAN ASTRONAUT, by Cory McAbee. Includes a dance contest, best SPACE RANGER/ INTERPLANETARY DERELICT costume contest (9PM) and, of course, a toilet stall photo booth. Bring cozy blankets and pillows for your bikes to lie on while they watch the 90 min movie… Blueberry Pirate themed snacks are encouraged.
If you’re a ride leader, feel free to add any last-minute changes/info in the comments below. Also, remember to fill our our Pedalpalooza Ride Report Form after all the fun is over.
Pedalpalooza runs until June 26th. View the full calendar at ShiftoBikes.org.
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Quick note about the 5:30pm Bikes, beer, bags, bocce, ballons & bingo ride, the tennis courts are near Ash, not Ankeny. Ankeny is on the other side of the park.
I’ve got my giant orange dice megaphone locked and loaded!