[Waiting for the train.]Photo by taisau Last night I led my first Pedalpalooza ride! I’ve been so inspired by all the creative and fun rides I’ve been on that this year I finally decided to lead my own. My ride, I called it the “Communified Ride” wasn’t especially creative or amazing or anything. Besides just … Read more
Hagg Lake, a popular mountain biking area about 50 miles west of Portland, recently got a new section of trail thanks to a local mountain bike club. Fifteen members of the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) volunteered a Saturday to put in a total of 75 hours of trail time. That’s what I call sweat … Read more
[Wyatt and Lauren atthe Tourism Summit.] Wyatt Baldwin and Lauren Bondi continue to improve on their online bicycle route planning tool, the byCycle Trip Planner. The most interesting new development is the addition of a “safer” route preference option. According to Wyatt: “The main thing it (the “safer” option) does different from “normal” is more … Read more
[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.] Two especially awesome rides today. First the Bike Kiss-in! Check out last year’s report…it’s just what it sounds like! And you should definitely check out the Transportation Geeks Ride. Back … Read more
[Have card, will cycle.] While up in Vancouver (WA) recently, I got a tour of the Northwest’s first pre-paid bike lockers. City of Vancouver transportation planner and BikeStation board member Todd Boulanger worked for over a year on the project and was excited to show them off. The lockers work on a debit card system … Read more
[Introducing Sweetpea Bicycles] Portland’s burgeoning crop of custom framebuilders just got a litte sweeter. Natalie Ramsland and her partner (in life and business) Austin have launched Sweetpea Bicycles. Natalie recently quit her job as a bike messenger and is now working full-tilt to design and build bikes especially for women. She has set up shop … Read more
More 2006 Pedalpalooza coverage View the full calendar of events. Now this is a ride I wish I’d been on. Thanks to Aaron for the report and photos (unfortunately he got a silly ticket while on the ride!):
More 2006 Pedalpalooza coverage View the full calendar of events. On this ride, the number of kids almost equaled the number of grown-ups! Thanks to ride leader Patrick for this report and photos:
More 2006 Pedalpalooza coverage View the full calendar of events. Emily is famous for her Heritage Tree Tours and she submitted this report on her most recent one:
More 2006 Pedalpalooza coverage View the full calendar of events. 15 people their way up to the bike-friendly Skyline Tavern for this mountain bike ride. Here’s a little report and a group photo sent in by PUMP’s Roger Louton:
More 2006 Pedalpalooza coverage View the full calendar of events. Sorry folks, but so far no photos have surfaced from this ride.. Here are some photos. Big thanks to Jacque Authier for leading the ride and providing this report:
