Weekend Event Guide: Pedalpalooza picks, Sunday Parkways, Naked Ride, Oregon City and more
Pedalpalooza’s last weekend ends with a bang.
Rides/Events
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Family Biking: Oxbow Regional Park is a great bike camping destination
Grab the kiddos and head to Oxbow!
Pedalpalooza goes to the prom (photo gallery)
The theme was Cosmic Space Invaders.
Pedalpalooza: Photos from Cosplay and Plaid To Plaid rides
We hope you’ve been enjoying Pedalpalooza. From the looks of streets and social media it seems like the rides and events are going very well. To keep you inspired and updated, we’ve got a few photos to share from two rides that happened on Saturday: The Cosplay Ride and the Plaid to Plaid Ride… Cosplay … Read more
This Pedalpalooza ride paid homage to the color teal, and nearly 100 people showed up
“It shows that even a seemingly simple thing as a color can bring people together.”
Breakfast on the Bridges is every Friday morning in June
Breakfast on the Bridges is a proud Portland tradition. It’s been happening for about 16 years and shows no signs of running out of steam — or should I say cream. As in, cream for your coffee.
Weekend Event Guide: Ripplebrook, Fanno Creek, murals, Sunrise Movement, and more
Remember how I said last week’s relative quiet was the calm before the storm? Well the storm is here. Pedalpalooza is in full swing and we’ve got a tantalizing selection of rides for you to choose from this weekend.
Bikes, Bridges and Bullet Trains: Riding Japan’s Shimanami Kaido route
Robert Pickett, a former (and future!) Portland resident and member of the Portland Police Bureau Bicycle Patrol Unit, is currently serving as a U.S. diplomat stationed with his wife and two daughters in Sapporo, Japan. “Its the best ride in Japan—let me know if you end up doing it and want some company.” High praise … Read more
Family Biking: How to Pedalpalooza with the little ones
Happy Pedalpalooza! My kids and I joined over a thousand others on the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Ride on Saturday and we’re excited for more bike fun! Hundreds of rides with all sorts of themes for all sorts of people will take place this month and a lot of them are kid friendly.
Here’s what the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Ride looked like
Pedalpalooza is off and running. And from the amount of smiles at Saturday’s Kickoff Ride, y’all are ready for it!
What does Patrick Cashman have against the World Naked Bike Ride?
A man named Patrick Cashman has a bone to pick with Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride, the 9,000-rider strong annual event which will embark from Laurelhurst Park on June 29th. Cashman has been on a personal crusade since late last year to hold ride organizers accountable to the letter of the law and to force … Read more