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Carl Larson drove down from Portland to take advantage of a carfree Rim Drive.(Photo: Emily Wilson) The legendary Rim Drive around Crater Lake was officially carfree for the first time ever this past weekend. And even though the official announcement gave folks just a few days notice, it appears many people showed up to ride … Read more
Portlander Mike Cobb competed at the Seattle Disaster Relief Trials.(Photo by Fred Bretsch – FEMA Region 10) Seattle cargo bike advocates held their first Disaster Relief Trials event over the weekend. The event sprung up thanks to inspiration from Portland’s event of the same name that was held last year. Portlander Mike Cobb traveled north … Read more
Join friends for an evening ride and picnic up on Rocky Butte.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Pedalpalooza menu for this evening looks quite delicious. Whether you’re into happy hour with the beer and biking experts behind the Hop in the Saddle, hanging out in hammocks, or dancing the night away under the stars, there’s bound … Read more
Photo by Alex Milan Tracy The official count is in: Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride broke a record this year with an estimated 8,150 participants. The last two years, ride organizers put the number of riders at 4,500 and 4,200 people respectively — so this is a substantial increase. The count was performed by volunteers … Read more
Detail of ride flyer. The local legacy of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) will be showcased on the Art For the Millions bike tour this Saturday. The ride is being organized by Know Your City, a Portland-based non-profit that “connects people to place.” The group’s Executive Director Marc Moscato got in touch with us to … Read more
Something new this year: we’re using Storify, an embeddable social media aggregator, to round up some of our favorite social media chatter about Saturday’s naked ride — including a few from other WNBRS around the world. Check below the fold for a selection of tweets, videos and photos from the event.
Photos by Alex Milan Tracy. In the future, the 2013 World Naked Bike Ride will be remembered as the year things got sophisticated. Thanks to a permit to gather in the South Park Blocks and a deal with the Portland Art Museum to allow entrance to their bike-design exhibit Cyclepedia for the unique fee of … Read more
It’s safe to say Portland’s never seen a World Naked Bike Ride quite like this.
2) Nobody cares that your body is not perfect. Nobody’s body is perfect, so for one night, everybody’s body gets to be perfect.
For Portland bike lovers, the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Parade is the gathering of the tribes, and also the time to start planning your month.
As of Thursday morning, the weather forecast for Saturday night is 68 degrees with zero chance of rain.
With 257 different bike rides and events in the next 23 days, it’s geospacially impossible to keep up with the world’s best bike festival. But here are some places to start.