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Get ready to roll through the heat with these tips
As if we didn’t have enough on our plates, now a heat wave is coming. Given that we’re in the midst of a surge in biking and many of you might not have been through a hot summer season before, it’s worth thinking ahead about how to stay comfortable when cycling gets sweaty. Biking in … Read more
Lube up and ride on: Tips from a bike lube geek
Hi! My name is Maria Schur and I work as the national sales representative for HGNR, which is the Portland-based, U.S. distributor of Dumonde Tech bicycle lubrication products. If you’ve heard of me around town as Bicycle Kitty, recall my Forest Park commute back in 2012, or read my articles here on BikePortland, you know … Read more
Is it icy where you are? Open thread for road conditions
The more you know.
Ride the heat wave with these 10 proven tricks
Time to get wet.
Survive winter riding with these 30 pearls of wisdom
The straight dope on surviving and thriving on big adventure rides during winter.
Guest post: 9 tips for a better rainy day bike ride
Some sage advice to circumvent soggy cycling.
New to biking? Been a while? These tips will comfort you
It’s all in the pedals, knees, saddle and bars.
Comment of the Week: Eight simple tips for wet riding
For those of you who’ve moved to Oregon in the last year: yes, every winter is like this.
A few words of advice for folks working to conquer hills
A reader makes a solid case for why and how to stay in the saddle the whole way up.
Take the no-sweat challenge (and other tips to survive the heat)
A few hot tips (get it?!).
Comment of the Week: A 45-year bike commuter weighs in