Presented by Shift, Pedalpalooza is a bike celebration/event like no other. Over 200 events in 17 days (see full calendar here). Below you’ll find ride reports, links to photos, videos, and more!
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BikePortland intern Dan Liu attended the Jesus Ride followed by the Midnight Mystery Ride last night. Below is his report — also check out his well-captioned photo album. As one Jesus “Brian” Christ put it, last night was “A perfect night for Jesus”: warm, mostly dry, and with lots and lots of bikes. This holy … Read more
Eddie Skaug was a beginnerat last year’s clinic;this year he rode with only a few wobbles.(Photos © Elly Blue) On the waterfront tonight, in a light drizzle, you could see a dozen people at a time mounted atop unicycles, in various stages between scooting around expertly and clinging to the railing for dear life. Unicycling … Read more
Ride leader Evan Ross goes over the basics before we started.– Slideshow below – (Photos © J. Maus) Evan Ross, owner of Portland Bicycle Tours, led about 15 of us on an adventure through the streets of downtown Portland… and beyond. We met at the Vera Katz Statue on the Eastbank Esplanade. Before we got … Read more
[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!] 9:00am – 1:00pm: Cycle the Well Field See … Read more
Jacqueline Authier honks Stephen Upchurch’s horn.– Slideshow and video below – (Photos © J. Maus) The 2009 Pedalpalooza got off to a rollicking start last night as an estimated 300 people turned out for the traditional Kickoff Parade. The ride met at St. Francis Park in southeast Portland and then meandered through main streets (including … Read more
[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!] 7:00am – 9:00am: Breakfast on the Bridges Every … Read more
“Follow me to Pedalpalooza” — spotted this morning outside Powell’s on NW Couch at 11th.(Photo © J. Maus) – Slideshow below – Can you feel it? That energy/buzz/mojo you sensed in the air when you woke up this morning was because Pedalpalooza starts tonight (as if you didn’t know already). This our fifth year covering … Read more
[Editor’s note: We’ll be posting Pedalpalooza ride reports as they come in. Pedalpalooza begins today, but there has already been one ride — a preview ride, on Tuesday, June 9, encapsulating as many themes and destinations as possible. This report came over the Shift list yesterday.] Special thanks to Laughing Planet Cafe, official sponsor of … Read more
Riding naked. Oh what a feeling.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s less than one week from one of the most epic rides on Portland’s bike calendar (and with all the amazing rides we have, that’s really saying something). Yes, the annual World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) commences this Saturday night. In 2007 we had about 800 … Read more
You never know what you’ll see during Pedalpalooza.(Photos © J. Maus) Shift’s eighth annual Pedalpalooza is shaping up fast. A quick browse at the ever-expanding ride calendar (178 events posted as of today!) and you’ll realize that this year’s 17-day fest will once again raise the bike fun bar to unprecedented heights. This year, the … Read more