Annual bike fun fest with hundreds of rides. The fest began in 2002 when the traveling Bike Summer stopped in Portland. Locals loved it so much, they did it again in 2003 and called it “Mini Bike Summer.” Then in 2004 the named changed to Pedalpalooza. In 2024, the organizer chose to drop that moniker and refresh back to Bike Summer.
“It’s just friendly nod to the Portland biking community – which several of our employees belong to.”— Tom LaBonty, Southwest Airlines employee We all heard the big news back in April when Frontier Airlines removed the flat fee for checked bicycles. Long before that, we’d floated the idea of having Portland International Airport (PDX) become … Read more
A sun-drenched field at Benson Highwas a perfect spot for activities.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) Some (finally!) hot summer weather led to a big turnout on the Sprockettes Ride last night. The ride was part of Shift’s Pedalpalooza, which runs through Sunday. Here’s the report from Agent Rod Quake, followed by a slideshow of my … Read more
The dice told us where to go.–Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) On Friday, I took a gamble and went on a Pedalpalooza ride that left the route up to chance. As luck would have it, myself and the 20 or so others on the ride got lucky and had a memorable excursion through the streets of … Read more
A scene from the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Parade in 2007.(Photos © J. Maus)
Shift puts the fun in bike fun.(Photos © J. Maus) I’m really looking forward to our Get Together tonight. We’ll be at Plan B (1305 SE 8th) from 5:30 to about 8:00 (in the back patio if the weather stays dry) talking about Shift and getting the lowdown on Pedalpalooza 2010 (which starts June 10th!). … Read more
Pedalpalooza is coming!(Photo © J. Maus) [This article was written by contributor Carl Larson.] It’s officially time to start getting excited about Pedalpalooza — Shift’s 2+ week festival of bike fun that hits the streets of Portland in June. There are lots of ways to get excited… -You could read Jonathan’s late-night dumpster-side account of … Read more
Esther and Phil looove Seski.(Photo © J. Maus) [Thanks to Carye Bye for this report (via the Shift list) on the Oregon Sesquicentennial Ride that she organized in honor of our state’s 150th birthday. You can see her photos of the ride here, and check out BikePortland’s photos from the start of the party here.] … Read more
[This ride report was written by BikePortland intern J.R. For more like this, see our full Pedalpalooza 2009 coverage.] The winners take the podium (Photo by Coach Dan)
The Epic Pizza Ride this year was in its fourth, and most extreme, incarnation, including over 100 dedicated pizza eaters, a vegan contingent, a trip up Highway 30 to St Johns, and a serendipitous convergence with the Bluesapalooza ride and its mobile sound system, blues dancers, and a roller-skating corker. Nostalgic brainchild of the of … Read more
If there’s anything better than going on a bike ride on a gorgeous sunny day, it’s going on bike rides between parks to do yoga on a gorgeous sunny day with 60 other happy pracititioners. And if there’s anything better than that, it’s a convergence with a hundred proud Scandiniavians and their allies riding around … Read more
On the midway at MCBF in 2008. (Photo © J. Maus) “It’s the bike-gasm!” That’s how the Multnomah County Bike Fair was explained to me on my first time around back in 2005. The description holds true. After 17 exhausting, exuberant days of Pedalpalooza, fatigue is setting in (and there were even rumors on Twitter … Read more
The Bike Kiss-In is becoming a time-honored tradition here in Portland. Every Pedalpalooza, couples gather in a high-traffic spot to show their passion for bikes and each other, holding up signs with slogans like “Liplock, not gridlock” and “If you were biking, you’d be making out by now.” Check out our photos from tonight’s event … Read more