Pedaling toward a dream on the Historic Columbia River Highway

One of several scenic lookouts.View full gallery(File photo) Last week I got an up-close look at one of the country’s most scenic bikeways. My guide was Jeanette Kloos, President of the Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway, a new group that is working to restore and reconnect the highway to its previous glory. Originially … Read more


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Welcome Pez readers

I got Pez’d! If you’re just clicking over here from the article in Pez Cycling News…welcome to BikePortland! Since you read Pez, you’re probably a big bike racing fan (so am I). I’ve got lots of racing articles and photos for you to enjoy. Check out the slideshow below from a recent criterium series held … Read more


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Oregonian says cyclists are “treated like roadkill” in Oregon

A forceful editorial in today’s Oregonian gives a much needed push to the Vulnerable Roadway Users bill (H.B. 3314), which is (hopefully) just days from a final Senate vote. The article is bluntly titled, “Bad drivers, dead bicyclists,” and it opens with this line: “Let’s save for another time the argument about reckless bicyclists, the … Read more