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Report: Taco Ride

[This Pedalpalooza ride report is from Ben Salzberg.] Name of Ride: Taco Ride Leader: Ben Date: 6-12-2007 Start time: 18:00 Duration: 21:00 Approx. Distance: 4 miles Number of riders: 60 Synopsis of ride: A huge crowd of hungry taco eaters descended like locusts on all my favorite inner SE taco trucks, devouring everything in their … Read more


Naked Bike Ride run-in inspires praise for Pedalpalooza

Photo: Alex Williams Metroblogging Portland writer Alex Williams had a run-in with the Day Time Naked Bike Ride yesterday. He pulled up next to a group of cyclists sans-clothing on SE Stark. The run-in inspired Williams to compare Pedalpalooza to the Rose Festival (an annual event that coincides with Pedalpalooza each June). Not surprisingly, he … Read more


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Pedalpalooza preview: The Stumptown Joustdown

The man behind the eventaboard “Juggernaut”.File photo:6/24/06 With Pedalpalooza just around the corner (June 7-23), I thought I’d feature some of the interesting events already on the calendar. The first one is the inaugural Stumptown Joustdown. Jousting is nothing new on the Portland scene, but what makes this one different is that it’s open to … Read more