Summer stops by for a weekend, and Portland explodes with bikes
Posted by Michael Andersen (Contributor) on April 19th, 2015 at 9:03 am

(Photo from Yuriy Mikitchenko via Instagram)
One of the best things I did when I started writing for BikePortland a couple years ago was to use Tweetdeck to create a live feed of people in the Portland area who use the word “bike” or “bicycle” on their social media.
A day like Saturday really lights that list up. Here’s a sampling, roughly in chronological order through the day.
biking out to hit up 4-6 spots for #recordstoreday for my #vinyladdiction fix
— Optic Echo (@opticecho) April 18, 2015
We bike to eat shit-we bike to trucks to haul shit pic.twitter.com/qftNUDmPYq
— joelieohlie (@joelieohlie) April 18, 2015
Talk me out of asking an ex to go on a bike ride with me.
— JoAnn Schinderle (@joannlizabeth) April 18, 2015
Well, now I get to bike to the Hollywood Farmer's Market on a gloriously sunny morning.
— Sonia Connolly (@sonia_pdx) April 18, 2015
Biking in the sun + green lights all the way up Williams = it's going to be a good summer.
— Max Calabro (@maxmakesart) April 18, 2015
Such a beautiful day in #PDX to enjoy a beer after a bike ride. pic.twitter.com/peERLEnkar
— The Beer Doll (@Diana_Kitsune) April 18, 2015
Lovely-ginger-bearded dude just swooped by on nice bike w/toddler in front seat. Cuteness.
— Lizbon Grav (@lizbon) April 18, 2015
I got the Job at the Airport hahaha. Now I gotta figure out transportation. Maybe Bike and Max will work out Lol
— LegendKing Gasmoney (@Rh3aLm) April 18, 2015
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I would be lying if I said that I wasn't surprised that Harrison blew out the suspension on his bike already๐๐๐
— Hannah Marie Harwood (@harwood_marie) April 18, 2015
Ah, headwind, my old nemesis! #biking
— Paul Burdick (@reedmaniac) April 18, 2015
Just completed a 16.87 mi bike – Beautiful ride with a beautiful man! http://t.co/InuZDGh5lD #RunKeeper
— Marion Olsen (@MarionMOlsen) April 18, 2015
made a new bike bud today. lots of biking commencing. http://t.co/gtB6mP9Upo pic.twitter.com/7bUdf70G4f
— billy mcdermott (@hamhoagie) April 18, 2015
I went on a 3 mile bike ride downtown so proud of myself :'))
— chella (@mechella_parker) April 18, 2015
And my favorite:
That ride was pretty good/easy guess I'm going to be one of those bike people now.
— Taylor Fisher (@ghalidrim) April 18, 2015
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