Total partcipants: 74! from David Ross:Check the report and photos on his blog. from Carye Bye: Kudos to David for putting on a really fun event!! I loved biking all over Portland on a lovely sunny Saturday looking for clues mostly to do with local murals, & public art. In the group I joined up … Read more
Riders: 33 As reported by Emily: We had wonderful weather for this ride this afternoon. 33 people were there at the start including a gaggle of kids a few people from my previous tours and lots of first timers, both to Heritage Trees and Bikes. Many thanks to Jeff Bernards and Shawn Granton for help … Read more
Reported by Ayleen: MW-Represent was thoroughly educational! We had 35 people throughout the night and the recycling bin is overflowing with beer cans – lots of Milwaukee’s Best. COMPETITIONS BEST COZYtie : Melissa and Allison Parker BEST MIDWEST SHIRTJennie Tower for her Rockford Speedway shirt that was signed across teh chest by the guy who … Read more
When: 6/12/05Reported by Shawn: Despite some confusion at the beginning of the ride, the 18 participants (14 riders and 4 organizers) of the R U Couv Curious ride had a swell-o-riffic time learning how to effectively cross the Columbia River to get to Vancouver, Washington. A group met Kiran at the Rose Quarter stop on … Read more
6/14/05Reported by Shawn: Despite the weather turning to total crap immediately before and at times on this ride, the Pizza Ride managed to attract 24 hardy bicyclists, whose love of pizza overcamePortland’s notorious rain. The ride started at Wallace Park (NW 25th and Raleigh) at about 6.30pm and hit up two pizzerias in NW, Tributes … Read more
Reported by Allan: The HOB Nob (high occupancy bike ride) was a splendid success. The stats: People –11 riders, 2 of which were children Bikes –1 triple with a piccolo trailer (I guess that makes it a Quad)3 tandems, 1 of which was a Chunker, 1 with a kiddie seat and a Burleydouble trailer1 single … Read more
Update by Mara: check out her photos . She also posted something on her blog.
Date of ride: 6/10/05 (Update: Just heard from Ayleen that this ride set a new MMR World Record!) Number of riders: 88 I wasn’t on the ride but I’ve heard the following: Ended up as a ZooBomb with bike fun ensuing at that kiddie playground up at Washington Park. Click here for some photos. If … Read more
(reported by Ms. Elicia Cardenas)Date: 6/13/05Riders: 26Click here for the slide show We went on a short ride through Southeast. The good geeky students all recieved worksheets to help identify the various bike facilities and traffic calming devices, and got to put a star on each item viewed. They also got stickers proclaiming such geek … Read more
UPDATE: Check the video (from Ed S. at the Big Time TV blog) Check out my slide show from the rockin’ Kick Off Parade! This one was completely accidental, I didn’t see the graffitti till i got home! (it says, “Smash the State” I think.)
(reported by Ben Salzberg) It rained cats and dogs right at the time to gather for the ride, eliminating all but the hardiest cyclists. We still had 9 taco enthusiasts along for the ride, and visited several excellent stops: Cha Cha Cha (Hawthorne)Uruapan IISuper Torta We didn’t get down to San Felipe… maybe we can … Read more
as reported by the Cougars: * Riders: 28 Mystery Destination: former homesite of George Washington Shaver, pioneer of steamship navigation Special Thanks: Ethan and Kellie for making dessert crepes with all the fixin’s Ride Synopsis: From Bikehenge we pedaled south on 18th, under Hwy 26, then along the mixed-use trail that runs along the Sunset … Read more