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November 2019
Thanksgiving: Dead Streets Ride
OK Bikey Gang! Time for the Coolest, Most Chill Thanksgiving Tradition. The Thanksgiving Dead Streets Ride! We’ll meet up at Holladay Park at 9:30am, leaving at 10am for the most carless you’ll ever see Downtown Portland and Close-in PDX. Come ride with us and build up your Thanksgiving Hunger!
Find out more »Thursday Night Ride (TNR)
Meet at the Salmon Street Fountain at 7pm, depart about 7:30pm for a super chill, Critical Mass-styled (but without the politics), mobile sound system galore, party ride!!! == For a taste of what to expect, see BikePortland's coverage of the ride.
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 »Black Friday Women’s MTB Ride
Join us as we put tires on some of the trails and get familiar with this trail system just 20 minutes west of Portland. The Rocky Point Recreation Area is private property that is leased exclusively by Northwest Trail Alliance (nw-trail.org). Additional information about this property http://nw-trail.org/trails/rocky-point/ In order to access this property you must be a NWTA Member (http://nw-trail.org/get-involved/join/) in good standing as well as complete the online Rocky Point Waiver (https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/ERU75YHzxsNGZLWHbj96Bd/) prior to your arrival. Following these guidelines…
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 »Black Sabbath Friday
Come help celebrate an alternative to shopping, ride will be mainly in N&NE , there will be a stop , all bikes welcome. Meet at Irving Park... You'll find us if you listen for Ozzy.
Find out more »Winter Wonderland Bike Ride
Join us for a 9.5 mile bike ride to the Winter Wonderland 'Bike the Lights' night. The ride begins at Block Bikes PDX in St. Johns, but you are welcome to join us at any of our stops along the way. Start: Block Bikes PDX @ 4:30 pm Stop 1: Columbia Park @ 5 pm Stop 2: Peninsula Park @ 5:30 pm Stop 3: Paul Bunyan Kenton @ 6 pm Finish: Portland International Raceway to begin Bike the Lights! Total…
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 »Endless Summer Saturdays
Endless Summer Saturdays are back and better than ever! This year we're featuring 3 different routes to help mix up those winter base miles. Please be sure to check the route and meetup point each week; weather may force cancellations and/or route changes. We'll post updates by 8pm on Friday. Route 1: Lake O (32 miles, 2,200' of climbing) Route 2: Oregon City (33 miles, 1,600' of climbing) Route 3: Cornell/Thompson & the West Hills (31 miles, 2,800' of climbing)…
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 for those just getting started on two wheels. If you want to learn the basics of riding a bike — from shifting to properly fitting your helmet — this is the ride for you Bring your own bicycle or borrow one from the shop. 5-8 mile ride through quiet, nearby neighborhoods. Loaner helmets available.
Find out more »BikeCraft
Find unique handmade bikey gifts for your whole crew at this year's BikeCraft Holiday Gift Fair. When you've checked off your list, stick around for food, drinks, music and a comfy place to hang on a winter day. We've made the event better than ever this year! === BikeCraft was founded in 2005. See our website for current vendor list and more details.
Find out more »December 2019
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 »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…
Find out more »BikeCraft
Find unique handmade bikey gifts for your whole crew at this year's BikeCraft Holiday Gift Fair. When you've checked off your list, stick around for food, drinks, music and a comfy place to hang on a winter day. We've made the event better than ever this year! === BikeCraft was founded in 2005. See our website for current vendor list and more details.
Find out more »Zoobomb
Zoobomb meets every Sunday night to ride the MAX elevator to the top of Washington Park and bomb crazy bikes down big hills. Want to try it out? Meet at the Zoobomb Pyle at the corner of 13th and SW Burnside in Portland, Oregon at 8:30 PM on Sunday night with, a bike, bike lights and a helmet (full-face preferred). We ride sun, rain, snow, or whatever. We have bikes you can borrow, or bring your own (regular bicycle, freakbike,…
Find out more »Roule Monday Night Ride
Come on a friendly after work ride! The ride is as fast as the group of the evening want it to be, but it's meant to be social and not a race. We'll roll out the Springwater to Sellwood, climb up the Riverview Cemetery, and head back to Portland on Terwilliger. It's mostly car-free and in bike lanes. When: Every Monday Evening, September 9 though December What: 12 miles, 800-ft climb Rollout: 6pm SHARP from Caruthers Landing - near Portland…
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