Ride Along is our popular feature where we join people from across the Portland region for their ride into work. In the process, we gain a better understanding of who’s riding and what type of conditions they face.
We’re looking for a new sponsor of this popular series. Please let your boss or manager know about this great opportunity. If you’re interested in working with us, please contact our sales manager Jonathan Maus at jonathan@bikeportland.org or (503) 706-8804.
Check out previous Ride Alongs via the links below…
This post was made possible by Portland Design Works, a local company that designs beautiful and functional parts and accessories for everyday cycling. Ben is one of three winners of our Ride Along Contest we held last March.
A 20-mile pre-dawn bicycle commute might sound horrible to some people; but if anyone can enjoy such a long haul it’s Vancouver resident Ben Sanders. [Read more…]
— This post was made possible by Portland Design Works, a local company that designs beautiful and functional parts and accessories for everyday cycling. Kimberlee is one of three winners of our Ride Along Contest held last March.
From neighborhood highways to neighborhood greenways, from bike paths that double as both wildlife corridors and homes to families with nowhere else to go, Kimberlee Chambers’ 12-mile work commute offers a stunning diversity of riding experiences.[Read more…]
Ben and Kate Cogdill outside her preschool in northwest Portland. (Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
— This post was made possible by Portland Design Works, a local company that designs beautiful and functional parts and accessories for everyday cycling. Ben Cogdill is one of three winners of our Ride Along Contest that will be featured in the coming months.
In many ways Ben, Jenica and Kate Cogdill are a typical Portland family. But when it comes to getting around, they’re a rare breed. The Cogdills live and work downtown and bicycles suffice as their family vehicle. While Portland’s inner neighborhoods have some of highest rates of family biking anywhere, it’s uncommon to see kid-toting parents amid the hustle and bustle of the central city.
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Portland Designs Works. And we’re kicking it off with a contest that will win three lucky readers $300 worth of PDW gear.
Now, PDW has stepped up to be the official sponsor of our Ride Along series! That’s the regular feature we’ve been doing for just over three years now where I meet up with a reader at their house and join them for their ride into work. Along the way, we get to know the person and we see their ride — the good, the bad, and the ugly parts — from their perspective.[Read more…]
Alexandra Reis (she goes by “Ali”), a 30 year-old social worker who lives in north Portland’s Overlook neighborhood, is one tough cookie. She earned her urban cycling stripes on the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan while going to graduate school at New York University. Now she’s putting her street smarts to use on her 11-mile daily commute to the outer limits of southwest Portland. [Read more…]
Not every bike trip east of I-205 is terrible. In fact, parts of Kathleen McDade’s daily commute from Gateway to Ventura Park are downright pleasant. But as is often the case here in east Portland, it’s the crossings of major arterials that really make her nervous.[Read more…]
Ben, Liam and Campbell McLeod roll out of their driveway in Sellwood on their way to school this morning. (Photos J. Maus/BikePortland)
This morning I joined Ben McLeod and his two sons, Liam (9) and Campbell (7) for their ride to school. They live in Sellwood, just a few blocks east of Sellwood Park, and the boys go to Cedarwood School in Lair Hill. The trip is just about four miles and it includes some of the best and worst biking conditions that Portland has to offer. [Read more…]
Welcome to the latest installment of our Ride Along series, which is sponsored by MetroMile.
Prepare to be envious of Paul Cole’s commute. This 29-year-old northwest Portland resident has a commute that’s only about 1.5 miles, most of it on relatively low-stress streets, and he also gets to ride over the Willamette River every day.
Cole, who works in marketing for a software firm, lives in an apartment in Old Town at NW 5th and Everett. He moved to Portland from St. Augustine Florida in 2007 and hadn’t ridden a bike since childhood when he moved here. One day he stumbled into Bike Gallery during one of their big sales and bought a bike. “I was kind of nervous at first,” he recalled, as he packed his panniers and got ready for work (he stores his bike in his apartment). [Read more…]
We meet on SW corner of Pioneer Square in downtown PDX. Meet around noon, departing about 12:15. You'll be back downtown by about 1:30. We ride up to the Fairmount Read More »
Cause what else do single people have better to do on a Monday night than go on a bike ride and vibe with other single people. To heck with tinder! Read More »
Treasure hunting at Community Cycling Center is back! Did you miss browsing our used parts selection? We missed you too! Visit us once a week for masked, distanced, and outdoor Read More »
Eat drink and be merry also consider having the ride of your life, come ready for anything, be kind to all travelers, pack out what you bring in, bring out Read More »
This group bike ride is not to a sock hop but rather to The HOP - a new neighborhood greenway in NE Portland. This greenway goes East-West through the Gateway Read More »
A 69-year tradition returns for six weeks of racing! This is one of the most challenging and fun race series of the year held in beautiful Mt. Tabor Park, on Read More »
Every Thursday night, meets at Salmon Springs Fountain. TNR is a safe space and consent is required ! "If it's not a HELL YES; then it's a FUCK NO!" If Read More »
How are you dealing with the new restrictions at Providence Park for Thorns/Timbers games? Only clear bags allowed, so what do you do with your bike-y gear? 1 post - 1 participant Read full… Read Post »
Beautiful orange Bike Friday Tandem Two’sDay folding bike with electric assist. Many options including: disk brakes front and rear triple front rings twist shifter rear rack with removable bags Barely used and stored in… Read Post »
I saw this posted on NextDoor. Good to be a considerate cyclist: Clinton Park Bike Party. There was a gathering and party last night at the playground at Clinton Park with at least 60… Read Post »
Are there any shops in town that are super good at SRAM eTap? I know many mechs can work on it, but I need a complicated upgrade. 1 post - 1 participant Read full… Read Post »
To whatever yahoo decided to poach the Wildwood trail, your tracks were visible from Germantown to Springville Road. Not cool. Don’t create more access issues where there are few. 14 posts - 4 participants… Read Post »
Hi Cyclists Please note that we are having some significant tree work done after the September 2020 windstorm, January 2021 wind/rain and February snow storm. All of you that frequent our cemetery know what… Read Post »
