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[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!] 4:30am: The Ridiculously Early Donut Ride That’s right, … Read more
The masses assemble in Northwest Portland prior to the World Naked Bike Ride. There were bikes and flesh as far as the eye could see in every direction when I took this photo (from the roof of a school bus).– View slideshow below –– More images –(Photo © J. Maus)
This was the scene today on N. Mississippi when the Sunny Nekkid Bike Ride crashed the Art Bike Parade at the Cirque du Cycling.– More photos here/Slideshow below –(Photos © J. Maus)
[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!] 9:30am: Lents Bicycle Boulevard Ride Wonk out about … Read more
What more wholesome, charming sight to greet you bombing down Glisan on a warm, overcast day than 50 or so ebullient naked people on bikes? That’s what happened to me and a friend today. I threw my bike on the grass and pulled out my camera as people rode by cheering and urging us to … Read more
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
Racing action is just the start of the fun at the Cirque du Cycling, coming to Mississippi Ave. tomorrow!(Photo © J. Maus)
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