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April 2019
Cascade Gravel Grinder Day 1
Three Day Omnium Format - Race/Ride One, Two or All Three Days The Cascade Gravel Grinder is one of the most scenic and diverse gravel events in the country. Located in Bend, Oregon the event will provide three days of amazing rides through the Central Oregon high desert and Cascade Mountain Range. Bend is home to thousands of miles of remote gravel roads were deer out number cars 10 to 1. All three days of riding offer different scenery and…
Find out more »Breakfast on the Bridges
The last Friday of every month Shift volunteers serve breakfast to bicyclists on the Steel and Hawthorne (and sometimes the Tilikum!) bridges (find updates on Twitter). Many bike commuters have come to look forward to hot coffee and delicious pastries on their way to work once a month - and you can't beat the view! Note, we generally arrive on the bridges around 7:00 a.m. and stay till 9:00. Join us for this fun, community-building event. Stop by on your…
Find out more »Friday Flat Fix Clinic (PSU Bike Hub)
Bring your bike to this Friday workshop and learn how to change your flat tire. This is a great clinic for a refresher or for the first-time cyclist. All classes are FREE for members and $5 for walk-ins. Our events are hosted at the PSU Bike Hub (1818 SW 6th Ave). Please email us (clint@pdx.edu) if you have any questions.
Find out more »Cascade Gravel Grinder Day 2
Three Day Omnium Format - Race/Ride One, Two or All Three Days The Cascade Gravel Grinder is one of the most scenic and diverse gravel events in the country. Located in Bend, Oregon the event will provide three days of amazing rides through the Central Oregon high desert and Cascade Mountain Range. Bend is home to thousands of miles of remote gravel roads were deer out number cars 10 to 1. All three days of riding offer different scenery and…
Find out more »Sorella Forte Women’s Club Ride
We lead women-only rides from River City Bicycles in Portland every Saturday. These rides are geared to (no pun intended) the intermediate rider. If you are brand new to cycling, the pace and ride length will probably exceed your limits. You can always come try us out with the option of turning back if need be. So what is the pace? Typical (total ride) average speed is 15-17 mph — faster than a recreational cruise, but almost always conversational pace….well, except…
Find out more »Ride to End Veteran Suicide
Ride to support veteran suicide prevention. Cars and motorized and non motorized bikes. Organizer is Sam McAllister. Sponsored in part by XTRA Trucking, Dailey's Trucking and Eastside Paving. Food and drink offered by the Moose Lodge 1891. Registration starts at 9. Last ride out at 11. Cost is $20 for riders/drivers and $5 for passengers. Food (at 3:30) and prizes. Vendor tables and blood mobile (see flier in post section for sign up information) also (seeking participants for both). Contact…
Find out more »Gateway Green Cleanup
Join us at Gateway Green for litter removal and invasive species removal at Gateway Green, East Portland's newest park and the city's premiere public off-road cycling park. We'll also be working on our adopted segment of the I-205 Multi-Use Path, between Gateway Green and Gateway Transit Center. (Please note, youth under 16 cannot work on the path, so if you are bringing children and youth, please plan to volunteer in the park itself.) We look forward to seeing you!! Please…
Find out more »First Timer’s Ride (River City Bicycles)
Led by the fantastic and friendly folks at River City Bicycles (a Portland institution!), this is a relaxed ride perfect for those just getting started on two wheels — or anyone who likes a social spin. Bring your own bicycle or borrow one from the shop. 5-8 mile ride through quiet, nearby neighborhoods. Loaner helmets available.
Find out more »Free Adult Riding Lessons
Wish you could ride a bike but never learned how? Or maybe you need a refresher in judgement and traffic free environment? This FREE class is for you! Doesn't matter if you're 18-80, we will get you rolling no time. With our safe and easy teaching methods, students will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bike all in a two hour class. Bikes and helmets will be provided for all participants!
Find out more »Bike Hub Work Party
In partnership with Home Forward New Columbia and the Community at Large, we need your help. The CCC Bike HUB located at New Columbia could use a face lift after 8 hard years of service and learning to North Portland families. It’s time to clean, paint, and party. We need volunteers, paint brushes, drop cloths, folks with ladders we can use for the work, any and all folks with repair (carpentry) skills we can use your assistance. Join us for…
Find out more »Biking About Architecture: Humboldt-N Irving
We'll see it all on this easy, slow, laid-back tour (~4 miles) of the unusual in this quirky neighborhood chock full of eclectic edifices, from a stone mansion to a minareted temple to a Swedish GastHaus and LEED & co-op housing. More fun than educational; more architectural than super-bikey. Non-looping (easy loop back to the start)--ends at Mojo's (probably) for beer and shepherd's pie (bring dinero for brews & food).
Find out more »Randi Jo Fabrications Trunk Show
Rivelo will be hosting their 4th Annual Randi Jo Fabrications Trunk Show on Saturday, April 27, from Noon to 4PM. Randi's designs are often imitated, but never duplicated. Her craftsmanship is second to none. Randi and Eric will be on hand, selling new, classic and one-off bags, caps (adult and kid's sizes), shop aprons, and more. Rivelo will be serving coffee, cookies, and famous Elk Claws from Elkton, Oregon (RJF's HQ). 401 SE Caruthers St., Suite 103, Portland OR At…
Find out more »Cascade Gravel Grinder Day 3
Three Day Omnium Format - Race/Ride One, Two or All Three Days The Cascade Gravel Grinder is one of the most scenic and diverse gravel events in the country. Located in Bend, Oregon the event will provide three days of amazing rides through the Central Oregon high desert and Cascade Mountain Range. Bend is home to thousands of miles of remote gravel roads were deer out number cars 10 to 1. All three days of riding offer different scenery and…
Find out more »Sauvie Shootout
The ¡Sauvie Shootout! is a spirited weekly group drop ride. Bring a friend or 3 and make The Sauvie Shootout part of your weekly training plan! We depart EVERY SUNDAY at 9 AM from Ovation Coffee -941 NW Overton This is a self-supported, unsanctioned group ride. This is a 100% open course on public roads, open to cars and automobile traffic. Riders agree to RIDE AT THEIR OWN RISK. You and ONLY YOU will be responsible for navigating hazards as…
Find out more »Bike the Levees
There are 27-miles of levees along the lower Columbia River, extending from North Portland to the Sandy River. The levees reduce the risk of flooding for the tens of thousands of jobs and residences, places of historical and cultural significance, and hundreds of acres of parks and natural areas in Portland, Gresham, Fairview and Troutdale. Bike the Levees is a unique opportunity to visit and learn about the history and functionality of this 100-year old flood control system, including the…
Find out more »Salvage Sunday at the CCC
Our Salvage Sundays are the most inexpensive way to get a bike at the Community Cycling Center. Are you an artist looking to build a fence out of old bike parts? Or maybe you're welding together a DIY tandem. Or are you a tinkerer looking for a new bike to build up? Whatever your reason, Salvage Sunday might be for you! The Community Cycling Center receives thousands of bikes donated to us each year. We reuse everything we can- some…
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