PedalpaloozaJune 12 - June 28, 2008 |
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Pedalpalooza is 2+ weeks of bikey fun.
With 212 events,
most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions
are likely to find many events of interest.
Nearly all events are free.
To add your event to this schedule, click [Add an Event], above. If your event is already on the schedule and need to change or cancel your event, click the link in the confirmation email. If that doesn't work, contact the calendar crew.
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Thursday June 12
- CONQUER THE WEST HILLS
- 1 SE Madison St, Portland (Under the Hawthorne Bridge on the East Side of the River)6:30am - 8:30am, We go over the west hills and on to Beaverton and Hillsborohttp://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1237365
Join me on a fun commute to work to kick off pedalpalooza. From Inner SE Portland to Hillsboro. Just to show that it can be done on a bike
Starting Location: East Bank Esplanade, Under the Hawthorne Bridge 630AM Sharp.
Sugata, sugatagmail - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - COUV COMMUTER 101 POSTPONED
- 12:00pm, Postponed
- KICKOFF PARADE
- 6:15pm, Arrive early to decorate your bike
- WOMEN ON BIKES RIDE
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6:30pm - 8:00pmSpringwater on the Willamette-Beginner ride-if you need to rent a bike call 503-227-1719.
Janis McDonald, janis.mcdonaldpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org/, 503-823-5358 - TIME CAPSULE 2012
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6:45pmWe are on the cusp of a wild time ride where changes in weather patterns plus upheavals in the energy and transit sectors will affect our supply lines to food and products. We face transitions, then, into altered lifestyles. This is surely a time to mark where our lives are now for the benefit of our future selves to reflect on our celebrations, joys and woes, and triumphs!
Throughout PedalPalooza, please consider what you would like to contribute to the Time Capsule 2012. Items will be collected at the 2008 MCBF. (So set your time dials for the year 2008, and ride the PedalPalooza timeline.)
Tom Wilburn, Time Capsule 2012 - THE 5 SENSES RIDE
- Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave, Portland (Out in Front)9:00pm
- BIKE IN FILM AT PLAN B
- CANCELED Moved to June 19
- FOPO BICYCLE BAR TOUR
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10:00pmExperience the seemy underbelly of a Portland whose seemy underbelly is rapidly becoming not as seemy. What really goes on behind the filthy doors of The Trap? Does Smokey's really live up to it's name? Does Mama Maria's really have "the best Italian food in town"? (Actually, we won't answer that one... trust me.) Live the strange but true lifestyle of a "Portland local" for a few hours. Cut a swath of pinball and pbr through the heart of Felony Flats.
Smores in Mt. Scott Park after last call.
JJ, iwalkedwithazombiecomcast
Friday June 13
- BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGES SPECIAL PP EDITIONS!
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Steel & Hawthorne Bridges, Willamette River (West-bound lanes, East end of the Steel, West end of the Hawthorne)7:00am - 9:00am, 7 to 9 am... give or take a few cups of coffee, First - Third Friday in JuneBreakfast on the Bridges reaches out to bicyclists during their morning commute once a month on Portland bridges. We give bicyclists (and pedestrians) free coffee and pastries as a way of saying thanks for not driving and keeping our morning commute enjoyable! Our corner of the sidewalk is also a place for cyclists to meet each other and is a major entry point into Portland's thriving communities of bicycle activism, advocacy, and fun. BonB is powered solely by bicycle! Get involved or just show up! More info:
http://www.shift2bikes.org/wiki/bikefun:breakfast_on_the_bridges
Pvt. Cups, cancel.mangmail, Breakfast on the Bridges on the wiki on the Shift2bikes.org - PROJECT MAYHEM: ASSIGNMENT #12
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9:00am, Do Anytime during PedalPalooza and beyond!Bike to a gas station. Take a picture of yourself with your bike beside the gas prices. Make a hard copy of your picture and bring it to MCBF on June 28, 2008. Or if you are in another part of the world, then post it to: http://www.shift2bikes.org/gasprice/
It's getting exciting now. Think of everything we've accomplished. With the decline of oil supplies and the rise of gas prices, we will view the collapse of financial history. One step closer to economic equilibrium...
Tyler Durden, Gas Price - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - BIKE LUNCH
- Waterfront park, SW Pine St and Naito Pkwy (i'll have a helmet with a three leafed clover, look for it!)12:15pm - 1:15pm, Sometimes it starts early sometimes it ends late.Make friends with bikey people on your lunch break. 12:15PM Friday's
Since it is sunny it will be at waterfront park near battleship Oregon mast (SW Pine, and SW Naito Pkwy). Probably in the grass under a tree.
NOTE MERCURY PEDALPALOOZA CALENDAR HAS WRONG LOCATION!!!
Daniel Patrick Johnson (teknotus), teknotusgmail, 503-409-1735 - SANTACON CRITICAL MASS
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4:45pmPORTLAND GREYHOUND STATION, 550 NW 6TH AVE, Portland, OR 97209. No fee. Helmets. Slow. As flat as possible. End point: Nearest pad or homeless shelter for Santa to crash for the evening or Sunnyside Park, SE 34th & SE Taylor St., whichever comes first. Meet the Santa. Or, BE the Santa!
Santa, santatulsaokyahoo, Outdoor Mobile Advertising - POLICE ON BIKES--HOW DO THEY DO IT???
- Sunnyside Park, SE 34th Ave and Taylor St (Blacktop behind the school)5:00pm - 8:00pmThe Southeast Precinct Bicycle Patrol will set up slow-speed cone courses that officers must pass to become bicycle certified. Bring your bike and helmet and give 'em a try! We will also demonstrate some of our dismounts and even crashing drills. And we'll do our best to answer questions about bike safety, traffic laws, and any neighborhood issues.
Officer Robert Pickett, 503-823-1277 - PUMP FRIDAY NIGHT SCAPPOOSE RIDE
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6:00pm, Every FridayJoin the PUMPp Friday night ride on tight single track in Scappoose. Intermediate to Gonzo technical trails. Bring Lights if you have them. 6:00 p.m. Take Highway 30 West from Portland. When nearing Scappoose, make a left on Rocky Point Road, just past the truck scales. Follow Rocky Point Road 1.1 miles & meet at the first blue gate on the right. Contact John Joy 503.708.5752
John Joy, newsletterpumpclub, www.pumpclub.org, 503-708-5752 - VEGAN CYCLIST PUB CRAWL
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6:00pm, Happy hourish, but we'll keep going!
In conjunction with PDX Try Vegan Week, a north-to-south bike caravan hitting a few select vegan-friendly bars, such as the Bye and Bye, to sample their delicious vegan appetizers, preferably during happy hour. Bye and Bye from 6 on, trajectory will probably include the Mash Tun (prior to Bye and Bye), Hungry Tiger, Too and end at Plan B.
Tamara, portlandveganreubens.blogspot.com - UMPTEENTH ANNUAL TACO RIDE!
- Lindo Michoacan, SE 34th Ave and Division St (Taco truck by Kappaya and Village Merchants)6:00pm, Get here quick, since they close early.We will ride from taco truck to taco truck, eating tacos and comparing notes. It was such a mess last year I'll maybe try to make more organization, or just a total scramble. Bring dollars for tacos (typically $1.25-$1.50/each). Don't eat a burrito, you won't be able to eat more at the next place, duh.
Suggestions welcome... only places that serve goat?
Ben, benridemybike, 503-442-1276 - BICYCLE SPEED DATING
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- BIKE HAPPY HOUR WITH MEXICAN DELEGATION
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CANCELED Moved to June 20International super-advocate Gil Penalosa (from Bogota, Colombia) is bringing a delegation of professionals from Mexico to the Carfree Cities conference. Come meet our guests and chat about bicicletas in two languages at this happy hour. Spanish knowledge is a plus but not required. Let's show them a good time!
Jessica Roberts, jr0berts23yahoo, 503-752-4144 - BIKE PORN 2: BIKEXPLOITATION
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8:45pm - 10:45pmThe return of the single most desirable evening of bicycle sexuality presented in vivid digital tape.
*BIKE PORN 2: bikexpolitation*
<i>A program of sexy bike shorts from a variety of artists on the theme, "bikexploitation"</i>
For one night only peer though the BikeSmut-O-Scope![TM]
Please try to arrive early and refrain from not groping your MC, full facial required to ride.
Revphil, revphilgmail, BikeSmut.com - 300 RIDE
- Clinton St Theatre, SE 26th Ave and Clinton St (meet in front following film)10:45pm, immediately following Bike Porn 2We'll ride dressed like Spartan Warriors escaping Persia as we make our way from Bike Porn 2 to the MMR. Toga clad maidens, integral both then and now to the Spartan's Heroic Code, are welcome.
Xenophon, Story of Anabasis - MIDNIGHT MYSTERY RIDE
- Pub at the end of the universe, Se 28th & Gladstone (one mile from bike porn!)11:59pmRide your bike to a mystery location, have a great deal of fun.
Team Midnight, yeabikes.net/midnight
Saturday June 14
- CYCLE THE WELL FIELD
- 9500 NE Sandy Blvd (Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center parking lot across the bridge from MAX Red Line Stop)9:00am, Check in at 8:30am. We'll return about 1:30pm.Join the Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for a bicycle tour through Portland's Groundwater Protection Area located in the Columbia Slough Watershed. Groundwater Specialist Randy Albright of the Portland Water Bureau will lead the ride. We'll make several stops to learn the mysteries of groundwater and how to protect this important groundwater resource. The ride: 16 miles over relatively flat terrain, at a slow/moderate pace. FREE. For ages 12 and up. Bring your bike, helmet, water and lunch. Dress for the weather. Space is limited so register early!
Katie Meckes, katie.meckescolumbiaslough, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, 503-281-1132 - WILD PLANTS LORE BICYCLE TOUR
- 5040 SE Milwaukee Ave (Oaks Bottom North Parking Lot off SE Milwaukee Ave.)9:00am - 12:00pmAre you a cyclist who rides on the Springwater Corridor Trail? Have you ever wanted to know more about the plants growing along the trail? Which plants are edible, poisonous, medicinal, or useful for fiber, shelter, or fire making? Join Shaun Deller of TrackersNW for a bicycle tour of wild plants lore. Meet at the Milwaukee Ave. entrance to Oaks Bottom (the north parking lot). Ride the trail toward Powell Butte observing and discussing various plants along the journey. Free! End point uncertain. Possibly Powell Butte.
Shaun Deller, shauntrackersnw, www.trackersnw.com - CYCLE SEEN BIKE ART RIDE!
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Stumptown Roasters on Division, 4525 SE Division St (mmmm.....coffee.....)10:00am, We'll take off around 10:20 or so, and will cycle around Portand visiting each art location.Ride around Portland on a beautiful June Day and check out all of the bike art that local Portlander's have put in the show! We'll be starting at Stumptown Roasters for morning coffee, and going on from there to nine locations including A Better Cycle, Guardino Gallery, The Little Red Bicycle Cafe, IPRC, and more!
The full ride will be 20ish-30 miles, so come prepared! Join us for part of the ride if you can't stay for the entirety. (Most locations have food and drink along with the art, so bring cash!)
Ashley Mitchell, cycleseen.infogmail, www.cycleseen.org, cycleseen.infogmail - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ROAD RIDE
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10:00am, Every SaturdayMeet at Trainer's Club in Lake Place Shopping Center for an intermediate level road ride. Helmets required
Kelly At Bike Gallery , www.bikegallery.com/, Casey - at Trainers's Club 503.636.3900, 503-254-2663 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - URBAN FARMS & EDIBLE GARDENS TOUR
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11:00am - 3:00pmThis ride will meander from Cully to Sunnyside taking in half a dozen gardens on the way. We'll get a short permaculture primer, learn about raising chickens and keeping bees, see methods of grey water recycling and composting toilets, and witness the abundance of food that can be raised on an urban lot. Get out of the rice line at costo and come learn how to grow your own food.
This ride will end in good proximity to catch most of the stumptown joustdown.
Jacqueline Authier, jacqueauthiergmail - WNBR SUNNY NEKKID RIDE
- Glisan & NE 39th Ave (Joan of Arc Statue)2:00pm
- TARCK BIKE RIDE!!!
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2:00pm - 3:00pm, We roll at 2:15pm.....This is the first of the worst, a "tarck" bike specific ride!
So get out your flipped risers, top-tube pads, color-coded wheelset, american apparel hoodies, and radical skids for this ride.
TARCK WIKI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarck_bike
FREE
OPEN TO EVERYONE
*TARCK ATTIRE / COMPONENTS SUGGESTED BUT NOT NEEDED*
Example Components:
Oury grips, flipped risers, ultra-narrow flat bars, top-tube protectors, colored wheelsets, aerospokes, oddly angled saddle/bars, etc.
Example Attire:
American Apparel hoodie, girl jeans, bandanas, scarves, giant sunglasses, sleeveless shirts, deep Vneck
Comrad Wheelie, comradwheeliebikeyourself, Comrad Wheelie's BikeYourself.com - STUMPTOWN JOUSTDOWN
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2:15pmThe Stumptown Joustdown is a call to arms seeking the Pacific Northwest's finest bicycle jousters. The day long tourney will be open to all bikers, and all types of bikes; tall bikes, road bikes, fixed gears, mini-bikes, choppers, unicycles, etc. Each style of bike will joust in it's own class, with trophies and glory going to the best of each division. Think you're tough? Grab a bike, grab a lance, and get bruised.
Solid Gold, corey7egmail - CIRQUE DU CYCLING FAMILY RIDE
- Self Enhancement, Inc., 3920 N Kerby Ave (parking is on the side streets around SEI, which is just a few blocks from the main activities of Cirque du Cycling)4:00pm - 5:00pm, ride leaves promptly at 4, come early to sign in.Free group ride for families! Slow, escorted, safe with a yummy Cherry Pit rest stop of treats for kids.
Space is limited (for safety reasons)! Pre-register online through our website.
Let's all ride bikes together! The 3.2 mile course starts at SEI and is perfect for all ages and abilities and has a police escort. We'll wind through the residential streets of Boise-Elliot up to Peninsula Park for the rest stop.
It's free! Helmets are required.
Parade Team, InfoCyclingCircus, www.CyclingCircus.com, 503-459-4508 - CIRQUE DU CYCLING PARADE
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Mississippi Ave, Mississippi Ave (Line up begins near Rebuilding Center)5:00pm, 4:00 for lineup - DON'T BE LATEThe nation's largest bike pride parade featuring bike clubs from all around the area.
4:00pm :: Parade line up begins
5:00pm :: Parade rolls
Come one, come all, freak bikes short and tall! Choppers, tall bikes, swing bikes, double stacks, unicycles and minis.. or whatever else you ride.
Rides must be in a group and pre-registration to reserve your spot in the parade is required. Bring noisemakers and be prepared to strut your velo stuff right down the middle of Mississippi for the one mile route. But watch out, the clowns will be on hand to rope you in if you're out of line!
If you're no
Ayleen Crotty, AyleenGoodSportPromotion, www.CyclingCircus.com, General event info: InfoGoodSportPromotion, 971-221-7228 - CIRQUE DU CYCLING CRITERIUM
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6:30pm - 9:00pmCome watch the area's fastest bike racers at the Mississippi Avenue Criterium. The unique two-way course with quick loops is so exciting to watch. Bring your lawn chairs, grab a burrito, or settle into our beer garden and get ready for a night of hot racing action.
SCHEDULE
6:30pm Category 3/4 - 45 minutes plus 1 lap
7:30pm Category Pro/1/2/3 - 1 hour plus 1 lap * warmups are the 15 minutes before the race
GET READY TO RACE!
Racers will pass each other at 70 miles per hour with only a one four-inch barricade between them in this exciting two-way racing up and down Mississippi Avenue.
Team Cirque, Jim-AndersonComcast, www.CyclingCircus.com, 503-975-8229 - BIKE IN OUTDOOR MOVIE AT RERUN
- RERUN , 707 NE Fremont St (2 Blocks East of MLK)7:30pm - 10:00pm
- PEDALPALOOZA DANCE PARTY
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9:00pm - 5:00amDance Party for the Naked Ride. Body paint and secure storage area will be provided, though we aren't making any guarantees about how secure the storage really is. To be admitted to the party you must be 18 or older. Please bring your ID if you want to get into the party. *The party's theme is "Masquerade".*
Shift, Countdown and Info - WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE
- Track 7, NW 30th Ave and Industrial St (Same as the Dance Party)11:59pmThe name says it all. See www.worldnakedbikeride.org for more info. The ride will leave from the Pedalpalooza Kick Off Dance Party at 11:59 PM and return for more dancing. Portland has the largest naked ride in North America ... the ride is as naked as you want to be. Note: To be admitted to the party you must be 18 or older. Please bring your ID if you want to get into the party. (Also of interest: a non-Pedalpalooza 5K Fun Run at 7:30pm less than 1 mile from our party, http://www.barebunsrun.com/)
Freaky Uppity Cycling Kids, Your First Naked Ride
Sunday June 15
- BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ROAD RIDE
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9:00am, Every SundayMeet at Woodstock Bike Gallery for a 20-30 mile road ride, some hills, but no rider left behind.
Helmets are required.
Ryan Manner, www.bikegallery.com/, 503-774-3531 - WEEKLY WOMEN'S RIDES
- 9:00am - 11:30am, Every Sunday
- FATHER'S DAY TRAILER KIDS PARK TOUR
- Wilshire Park , NE 35th Ave and Skidmore St (at the sandbox)10:30am, Ride leaves 1st park at 11:00 SHARPHitch up the trailer and grab the kids, we're going to the park by bike! We will travel to a few parks, the ride ending when our interest fades. Bring a picnic & we'll stop at any ice cream shops we happen to pass. We will want to cover some ground, so tag-along bikes, tandems, trailers, and biking kids that can hack some miles. Feel free to bring older kids: any aged kid that likes parks is welcome. Even though it's Fathers Day, Moms are also encouraged to attend ;)
Patrick, patrickbportlandrainbarrels - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - GREAT TRICYCLE RACE
- Wallis Engineering Parking lot, 215 W 4th Vancouver WA 98660 (close to the I-5 bridge)11:00am - 12:00pm
- PRETTY PANTY RIDE
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Esther Short Park, Esther Short Park, W Columbia St. and 6th St. (near the clock tower)12:30pm - 1:30pmThe Second Annual-Ride Vancouver in your pretty panties. Show off your pretty panties-the ones you keep hidden all year! Guys pull those Batman boxers out of the Bat Cave. If you have none some will be found for you...Panties parading on bikes, hats, bums, etc. We will be visiting outdoor art (some not so easy to find)in Vancouver and ending with fabulous Stumptown coffee at Mon Ami.
Leah Jackson, leahatseagmail - AWESOME PARK2PARK
- Wellington Park, NE 67th Ave and Mason St (picnic table on Mason)1:00pm - 4:00pm, duration approx, depends on playtimeMake your inner kid an outie for the day! We'll ride park to park in NE PDX, Wellington to Wilshire to Alberta to Woodlawn to Peninsula, stopping to play a while at each. Leisurely pace; one-way, non-looping ride starts ~near the 12, 33, 71 and 72 bus lines and ends ~near the Expo Max line. Super-fun toys and games provided (free). Dress is park casual (board shorts, perhaps? water will be flung) but not optional. Get ready for fun--it's time to PLAY!!
Jenny, editrixpdxhotmail - ETHNIC MARKET TOUR
- 1:00pm
- GRANT PETERSEN-STYLE-RIDE
- N Ainsworth St and Borthwick Ave (Peninsula Park, steps to Rose Garden on Ainsworth St)2:00pmBack for a second time, equal parts Petersen-style Ride and Petersen Style-ride. Bring your lugged-steel, tweed, shellac, cork, and francophile tires... a rolling bike show with plenty of interesting discussion. Good natured curmudgeons gladly suffered. Grouchy know-it-alls dropped. Will be a bit longer than last year's. Still no lycra.
A. Homer Hilsen - BIKE POLO
- Alberta Park, NE 19th Ave and Jarrett St (polo court)2:00pm, Every SundayBike Polo has been played nearly every Sunday at Alberta Park for more than nine years.
Great for spectators this bike polo is rated PG-13 for profanity, violence, sexuality and gratuitous fun.
Mallets and heckling provided. Bring your own beater bike or ride one of ours.
Polo Haus, Axles of Evil - MINI BIKE LIFE DRAWING
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4:00pm - 6:00pmBored of drawing reclining nudes posed lazily on a couch? Then ride on down to Colonel Summers Park to draw action-packed poses by some of your favorite minibike dancers! Bring everything you'll need to do your art (lots of paper, pencils, pens, paints, pastels, even an easel if that's what it takes.) We'll start with a series of quick gesture drawings, then move on to longer poses of up to 15 minutes. Nudity = ? Still seeking another minibike model or two...contact me if you're interested.
ERin, erinphloxie, 503-453-5787 - ZOOBOMB
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SW 10th Ave and Oak St (Zoobomb Pyle!)9:00pm, Every SundayCome ride with us, everyone welcome! We like to ride kid's bikes down hills at night, it sounds silly and it is silly, but a crapload of fun too!
Zoobomb, gabrielamadeusgmail, www.zoobomb.net
Monday June 16
- TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
- Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland (Downtown Portland between Broadway and Park, and between Montgomery and Harrison)9:00am, events all day - check carfreeportland.org for times, June 16 - 20Towards Carfree Cities Conference VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series brings together people from around the world who work to promote practical alternatives to car dependence. The conference attracts professionals, advocates, and community leaders who focus on the creation of sustainable transportation systems and on the transformation of cities, towns, and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life.
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - DE-PAVING DAY AT TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
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10:00am - 4:00pm, Speeches at 10:30, Pavement breaking at 10:45Break pavement and repair our urban ecology at this sustainable public event! Depave (depave.org) will lead the pavement breaking and supply tools; and all are invited for informal conversation afterwards!
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - DEPAVING RIDE
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4:00pmTour places that people have made better by removing concrete. See what a pickaxe and some sweat can do to improve your neighborhood. Starts after the TCC Conference Depave! event, and will be back before the Conference party.
Timo, timolandiagmail, www.depave.org - LAKESIDE BICYCLES MONDAY NIGHT MASTERS AND WOMEN S
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6:00pm - 8:00pm, Races run every monday night May - AugustMonday night at PIR is designed to provide fast, fun and exciting racing for any ability, skill and experience level of cyclist, separated by categories. New racers are welcome and encouraged. Monday nights May 5th to August 25th.
Jim Anderson, jim-andersoncomcast, www.racemondaynight.com - GELATO RIDE
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6:00pm - 8:00pmMeet at Hollywood Bike Gallery for a casual neighborhood ride with Team Rubicon to a gelato hot spot - just a little riding (about 6 miles) but lots of great gelato!
Helmets required.
Barb Grover, www.bikegallery.com/, 503.282.3455 x232 - VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN HERITAGE TREE TOUR
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6:00pm - 7:00pmVisit some of Vancouver's most celebrated Heritage Trees on an enjoyable 4-mile guided bicycle ride. the flat, easy bicycle route begins and ends at Esther Short Park. Admire trees whose legacies connect residents of Vancouver to the proud past of our community. Participants on the ride must respect private property, wear helmets, and obey all traffic laws.
Jessica Antoine, urbanforestryci.vancouver.wa, Vancouver Urban Forestry, 360-619-1108 - MEET IN PORTLAND EASYGOING BIKE RIDE
- Eastbank Esplanade , 5 SE Madison St, Portland (Meet by Vera Katz Sculpture)6:15pm - 8:15pmJoin riders from Meet in Portland, a free social-networking group, for a loop ride up the Eastbank Esplanade, across the Steel Bridge, down Waterfront Park, and back up the Springwater Corridor.
The pace is relaxed and social. Helmets are mandatory. Most of the route is pretty flat. We will meet and end at the Vera Katz sculpture at the Eastbank Esplanade. Dinner at Montage afterward.
Kady, niobecatgmail, www.meetin.org/city/MEETinPORTLAND/EventsDetails.cfm?EventsID=75818 - 6/16 MEN'S FUN RIDE
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6:30pmWarm weather is finally here! Would you forward this invitation to friends who might enjoy exploring the city by bike with other men – and would you consider joining us yourself?
WANDERLUST: MEN'S CYCLING RIDEABOUT
6/16 & 7/7 (1st & 3rd Mondays), 6:30 pm
Outside Whole Foods, NE 15th & Fremont
When a group rides together not knowing where they're going, all these experiences unfold -- things like team, flow, laughter, and that whoosh of being free AND connected as men on the move together. This experience of easy riding together pulls out some experiences
David & Dennis, yogibartpdxgmail - LADIES OF TIMO: THE UNAUTHORIZED TOUR
- 6:30pm
- STENCIL RIDE
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7:30pm, We'll ride after the presentations***Stencil Nation Book release, presentation and stencil art exhibit at Powells, then we ride to see art on the streets and have our own stencil "workshop". Bring stencils, paint and stuff you want painted!***
Mr DeJerk, dejerkgmail, D e J e r k . c o m, www.stencilnation - PARK2PARK NIGHT RIDE
- 8:00pm, Into the wee hours!
Tuesday June 17
- TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
- Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland (Downtown Portland between Broadway and Park, and between Montgomery and Harrison)9:00am, events all day - check carfreeportland.org for times, June 16 - 20Towards Carfree Cities Conference VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series brings together people from around the world who work to promote practical alternatives to car dependence. The conference attracts professionals, advocates, and community leaders who focus on the creation of sustainable transportation systems and on the transformation of cities, towns, and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life.
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - PUBLIC DAY AT TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
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PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland (followed by Art Show and Reception at City Hall, 1221 SW 4th.)9:00am - 9:00pm, keynote, presentations, and art show times at carfreeportland.orgThe Towards Carfree Cities Conference opens its door to the public for a free day to promote discussion of urban livability, mixed-use development, local agriculture, pedestrianization, strong neighborhoods, accessible public space, and sustainable transportation.
We are excited to announce that Gil Penalosa, a pioneer of Bogota's carfree ciclovia movement and executive director of the Canadian organization Walk and Bike for Life, will deliver the keynote speech!
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - DEAD FREEWAYS RIDE
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11:00am - 3:00pmWhat if...Portland built all the freeways it planned? This ride will follow the routes of several highways that never made it off the drawing board, such as the fabled Mt. Hood Freeway, some that did but were later removed, like Harbor Drive, and also as a reference some freeways that currently exist. Approx 13 miles of riding through moderate traffic.
Shawn Granton, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com, P. O. Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185 - CARFREE CITIES ART SHOW OPENING
- City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave (On 4th Ave between SW Jefferson and SW Madison)5:00pm - 8:00pmJoin us for the Carfree Cities Postcard Art Show! Enjoy art from around the world, live music, bike dancing, food and drinks. To participate, send carfree mail art (post-marked before June 1st 2008) to: Shift, P.O. Box 6662, Portland, OR 97228
"People's choice" postcard will be featured in Carbusters magazine.
Sara Stout, www.carfreeportland.org - CASUAL URBAN RIDE WITH THE ADVENTURE GROUP
- 8 SE Madison St, Portland (By the drinking fountain on the Esplanade)6:00pm - 7:30pm, Every Tuesday in July - SeptemberA casual 1-hour urban ride on the low-traffic streets and trails of Portland with the Adventure Group, a LBGT-friendly outdoors club. All levels welcome, helmet required.
Laurent, AG.ComNewsyahoo, The Adventure Group, 503-880-8900 - PORTLAND MERCURY NEWS RIDE
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6:00pm - 7:30pmA free tour of Portland's News hotspots with Mercury News Team Amy Ruiz and Matt Davis.
The Portland Mercury News Team, newsportlandmercury, The Portland Mercury, 503-294-0840 - PEDAL POTLUCK PICNIC
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6:30pm - 9:00pmWhat's better than riding bikes on a summer evening and having a picnic afterwards? The ride will be a casual one traversing approx. 3-5 miles and end in a mystery public "park" setting. The catch is the "park" will be a lesser-known and/or out of the way spot. Picnic will be potluck style, so please bring food and drink to share (preferably vegetarian/vegan). Bringing your own cup, plate, and utensils also recommended. You can also sneak into the co-op for supplies.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com - HERITAGE TREES OF PORTLAND
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Palio, 1996 Se Ladd Ave (Out in Front)6:30pm - 8:30pm
- UNICYCLE FOR NOOBS
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6:30pmEver wondered what it was like to ride a uni? Think you've got the balance for one wheel?
Come on out and give it a try. Unicycle instruction and unicycles will be provided.
MJ And Izarra, unicyclebastards.com - THE RED RIDE
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6:30pmTip your helmet and wave your little red book as we tour the past and present hotbeds of Portland’s pro-worker activism.
Inspired by how crummy our economy is these days, this ride will connect us with folks working together to build a community where people matter more than profits.
They say that the revolution never ends, but this ride has a start and a finish. We'll meet up at Liberty Hall just SW of Vancouver and Freemont and wrap it up at the Red and Black Cafe on SE 12th & Oak (10 miles total.)
Helmets are not required, but the communists would want you to ride safely.
Michael O'Leary , pdxmikegmail - SHIFTING TECHNIQUE CLINIC
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- 6/17 SPORTS MASSAGE 4 DUMMIES: DEMO & EXCHANGE
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7:00pmCould you forward this to men who may be interested in learning simple Sports Massage techniques for dealing with early summer over-use aches & pains? And would you RSVP yourself?
6/17 MEN’S HEALING TOUCH EXCHANGE:
Sports Massage Intro
Tues, 7-10 pm,
Mike Borgstrom, LMT, will provide an interactive demonstration of simple Sports Massage techniques for dealing with aches & pains people often experience in early summer as they amp up physical activity & exercise. You’ll then have the opportunity to give & receive healing touch with other men (tailor
Bart, bartqland - TRICYCLE RACING!!
- Mt Tabor Legacy Theater and Lounge, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., PDX, Or (Bar-Muda Triangle, 49th and se Hawthorne)10:00pm - 1:00amTrike Racing Tournament, indoors, at Mt Tabor Legacy Theater and Lounge, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne, PDX, Or.
$3 dollar entry fee to race, spectators are free, cash prizes!!! 10 p.m.(ish)
Alan, tricycletuesdaysgmail, mttaborlegacy.com
Wednesday June 18
- BREAKFAST OFF THE I-5 BRIDGE
- 6:00am - 9:00am
- TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
- Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland (Downtown Portland between Broadway and Park, and between Montgomery and Harrison)9:00am, events all day - check carfreeportland.org for times, June 16 - 20Towards Carfree Cities Conference VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series brings together people from around the world who work to promote practical alternatives to car dependence. The conference attracts professionals, advocates, and community leaders who focus on the creation of sustainable transportation systems and on the transformation of cities, towns, and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life.
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - BIKE TO SKATE
- Oaks Park, Rose Quarter fountain (1 center court)5:00pm - 9:00pm
- PUMP WEEKLY WED. FOREST PARK RIDE
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5:30pm, Every WednesdayJoin PUMP for our weekly Wed night ride in Forest Park. We typically ride 15 to 25 Miles on the firelanes, break into two groups, then meet for post ride-brews & food at Cracker Jack's pub. All levels welcome, No one left behind. Non-Members wecome. Ride sign up is not required for this ride. Meet at the Thurman gate at 5:30 p.m. www.pumpclub.org
- Once a month during the summer we'll meet at 6:00 at the Skyline Tavern on Skyline Drive (just west of Germantown Rd).
First one is Wednesday June 11th.
Amy Singmaster, newsletterpumpclub, www.pumpclub.org - BIKE LEGAL CLINIC
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6:00pmWant to know what your rights are when you ride a bike around town? Not sure what responsibilities you have in common with car drivers?
Come to the offices of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance for a workshop on bike law with bike attorney (and author of Pedal Power: A Legal Guide for Oregon Cyclists) Ray Thomas.
All attendees receive a free copy of the book, and Ray leaves time at the end to answer individual questions.
Free, but RSVP to infobta4bikes.org
Michelle Poyourow, michellebta4bikes, www.bta4bikes.org/resources/legal.php, 503-226-0676 x13 - SPROCKETTE DANCE PARTAY!!!
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6:00pmCome kick it with your hometown homegirls - the Sprockettes. We leave from PSU downtown and ride to the east bank esplanade for dancing to our bumpin' mobile sound system. Bring snacks and drinks and play with our hula hoops, chariots, bikes, and trade sweet moves! Wear hot-pink and black to rep!
Agent Trouble, stayhiddengmail - THE AXLES OF EVIL WILL CRUSH YOUR SPIRIT BIKE POLO
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Polo Court, NE 21st and Killingsworth (Alberta Park)6:00pm, until dark, Every WednesdayFounded in the Northwest, Little Beirut-style bicycle polo is a Portland institution. Come out and test your mettle. Mallets and heckling provided. Bring your own beater bike or ride one of ours.
Donations of food, beverages, ski poles, and bike parts (specifically mt bikes with horizontal drops outs and V brake attachments) appreciated, please inquire at the park.
Polo Haus, Axles of Evil - ESCAPE FROM NE
- NE 28th Ave & NE Brazee Ct (one block N of Brazee St)6:30pmUsing directions generated at random during the ride, try to escape from set boundaries in NE Portland. Will we cross Alberta, Burnside, Williams, or 57th first? Or will we get stuck in an infinite vortex of North-eastitude? Will hipsters steal our socks? First drinking establishment across the line wins!
Lilymonster And Crow, anomalilygmail, 513-484-6987 - SPOKEN WORD RIDE
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8:30pma slow bike ride with stops in resonant locations to share spoken word performances about bikes and biking and also a few bike dance or trick numbers. mutant bikes and costumes welcome.
The Fossilosopher Of East Van, fossvcn.bc.ca, dinosaurs against fossil fuels
Thursday June 19
- MORNING BIRDING BIKE RIDE ALONG THE COLUMBIA SLOUG
- Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant, 5001 N Columbia Blvd, Portland (Meet and be ready to ride at 7AM at the trailhead.)7:00am, Be ready to ride at 7AM.7 am to 9 am Thursday June 19, Morning Birding Bike Ride along the Lower Columbia Slough. Birding is a lovely attention-grabbing adventure you CAN do almost anywhere. Biking is joy almost beyond measure that you SHOULD be able to do almost anywhere. Combine birding and biking on a spring morning along the Columbia Slough and then you are really living the good life! Join us for this fun pre-work bird and bike.
Jim Labbe, www.urbanfauna.org - TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
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Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland (Downtown Portland between Broadway and Park, and between Montgomery and Harrison)9:00am, events all day - check carfreeportland.org for times, June 16 - 20Towards Carfree Cities Conference VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series brings together people from around the world who work to promote practical alternatives to car dependence. The conference attracts professionals, advocates, and community leaders who focus on the creation of sustainable transportation systems and on the transformation of cities, towns, and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life.
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - BICYCLE BOULEVARD TOUR
- South Park blocks outside PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, SW Harrison St and Harrison St, Washington2:00pm - 5:00pm, ends at BTA office: 233 NW 5th AveTour SE Portland's Bicycle Boulevards and see the low traffic, family friendly routes through the neighborhood. We will tour various traffic calming and reduction features that make these streets ideal for cycling. Ride is free, flat and family friendly. Please wear a helmet!
Emily Gardner, emilybta4bikes, www.bta4bikes.org, 233 nw 5th ave, 503-998-2596 - MOCKTAILS OFF THE I-5 BRIDGE
- 3:30pm - 6:00pm
- ZINE READING BY BIKE
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6:00pm - 7:30pmLocal zinesters will read from their self-published works on the topic of being car free. From bicycles to buses and other modes in between. Come along on an early evening bike ride-reading. Ride will end at Car Free Square Dance in chinatown.Free!
Carye Bye, iprcworkshopsgmail, IPRC, 503-248-4454 - BIKESTATION PORTLAND - UPDATE
- Market Street Pub, 1526 S.W. 10th (Outside on patio. Bike parking on site. Near to Carfree Conference site.)6:00pm - 7:00pmJoin Todd Boulanger, Chairman of Bikestation for a few beverages to discuss the status of large scale secure bike parking in Portland and the US. (How to get one for your city!) Bikestation is the USAs bike parking network with soon to be 8 bike parking hubs: Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, Long Beach, Tempe, and DC.
Todd Boulanger, oulangerexcite, bikestation, 360-281-0944 - UNICYCLE POLO
- alberta park, approximately NE22nd and NE Killingsworth (bike polo court. SE corner.)6:30pm, 'till darkness do us partRide a unicycle? want to attack other unicyclers with a stick? especially other unicyclers who are about to take your ball? Well, brother, have I got the event for you!
Bring your uni. Bring your body armor and helmet. The Bastards will supply mallets, balls, and minor first aid.
Guaranteed to be a good time! We also like people who like to watch.
The UnicycleBastards, irrepantslessgmail, www.unicyclebastards.com/ - WOMEN ON BIKES - BACK IN THE SADDLE
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6:30pm - 8:00pmA review of gear, laws, riding skills, routes, basic bike upkeep and flat tire repair.
Janis McDonald, janis.mcdonaldpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org/, 503-823-5358 - SQUARE DANCE STREET PARTY
- NW Davis St and 3rd Ave (Festival Street!)7:00pmParty featuring old time square dancing in the street to close out the Towards Carfree Cities Conference!
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, http://www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - 4TH ANNUAL BAR-HOPPIN BY BICYCLE BIRTHDAY BASH
- 7:00pm, Meet at 7, ride shortly thereafterward.
- BREW-HAHA!
- Concordia Ale House, 3276 NE Killingsworth St, Portland (West of Hot Lips)7:30pm, arrive early for a pint, we ride @ 8pm
- MINI-BIKE STEEPLE CHASE
- Washington Park, 4100 SW Canyon Rd (the toke-a-motive or choo-choo train)9:00pm, After party at 10:00pmThe third annual Mini-Bike Steeple Chase race. Meet at the choo-choo train (AKA Toke-a-motive), near the elevators, at the top of the hill at 9:00PM for a race through the dark paths of Washington Park--choosing only one illuminated by glow sticks. 16" (or less) wheels only. Expect hills. Expect to get lost. Prizes and trophy. After party at Pirate Island at 10:00PM.
Turbo, morganic007yahoo - BIKE IN FILM AT PLAN B
- 9:00pm
Friday June 20
- BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGES SPECIAL PP EDITIONS!
- Steel & Hawthorne Bridges, Willamette River (West-bound lanes, East end of the Steel, West end of the Hawthorne)7:00am - 9:00am, 7 to 9 am... give or take a few cups of coffee, First - Third Friday in JuneBreakfast on the Bridges reaches out to bicyclists during their morning commute once a month on Portland bridges. We give bicyclists (and pedestrians) free coffee and pastries as a way of saying thanks for not driving and keeping our morning commute enjoyable! Our corner of the sidewalk is also a place for cyclists to meet each other and is a major entry point into Portland's thriving communities of bicycle activism, advocacy, and fun. BonB is powered solely by bicycle! Get involved or just show up! More info:
http://www.shift2bikes.org/wiki/bikefun:breakfast_on_the_bridges
Pvt. Cups, cancel.mangmail, Breakfast on the Bridges on the wiki on the Shift2bikes.org - SISYPHEAN CRULLER CRAWL - PART 1
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7:00amJoin us for a mythic ride on the west side of Portland. Unlike the Greek king Sisyphus, your efforts will not go unrewarded. Your leaders will keep a moderate pace while towing doughnuts and coffee to the top for you. Details to come at http://scc.sovweb.com
Cruller Crawl Crew, CrullerCrawlgmail, Sisyphean Cruller Crawl - TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
- Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland (Downtown Portland between Broadway and Park, and between Montgomery and Harrison)9:00am, events all day - check carfreeportland.org for times, June 16 - 20Towards Carfree Cities Conference VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series brings together people from around the world who work to promote practical alternatives to car dependence. The conference attracts professionals, advocates, and community leaders who focus on the creation of sustainable transportation systems and on the transformation of cities, towns, and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life.
Towards Carfree Cities Conference, www.carfreeportland.org, portlandworldcarfree, 503-810-9443 - WORKSHOP: VISIT TO MAYA LIN'S LAND BRIDGE
- Old Apple Tree Park, 110 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661 (Ride path tunnel under rail line to Old Apple Tree Park)9:30am - 10:00amThis is a walking tour of the new 'Land Bridge' installation of the larger Confluence Project. This project highlights Lewis & Clark's meeting with Native American tribes along the Columbia by reconnecting pedestrians and bicyclists to the Columbia waterfront over the SR-14 highway. It has been designed by Johnpaul Jones, architect and Maya Lin, artist. The trail surfaces have been designed to be environmentally friendly. This is a stop as part of the Towards Carfree Cities Conference mobile workshop in Vancouver. This site is east of the I-5 Bridge, a 12 minute bike ride from the Expo MAX.
Todd Boulanger, todd.boulangerci.vancouver.wa, Confluence Project, 360-487-7726 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - NOW WHAT? WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BIKE PATH ENDS.
- Citybikes Annex, SE 8th Ave and Ankeny St (by cob bench/kiosks)2:00pm - 5:00pm, depart at 2:15Zen and the art of finding pleasant bike routes on neighborhood side streets, especially when the bike path alongside car, bus & truck traffic ends abruptly. Ride will end at Salmon Street Springs at 5:00 pm in time to hook up with "The Worst of Portland Ride" (unless noone wants to).
Roger Noehren, roger.cambiogmail - THE WORST OF PORTLAND
- That barren traffic island., SW Sheridan St and Naito Pkwy (Just south of I-405.)5:15pm, We'll ride at 5:30 and finish at the start of the Sexy Cyclist Ride.
- PUMP FRIDAY NIGHT SCAPPOOSE RIDE
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6:00pm, Every FridayJoin the PUMPp Friday night ride on tight single track in Scappoose. Intermediate to Gonzo technical trails. Bring Lights if you have them. 6:00 p.m. Take Highway 30 West from Portland. When nearing Scappoose, make a left on Rocky Point Road, just past the truck scales. Follow Rocky Point Road 1.1 miles & meet at the first blue gate on the right. Contact John Joy 503.708.5752
John Joy, newsletterpumpclub, www.pumpclub.org, 503-708-5752 - KIDICAL MASS
- North Park Blocks, NW 8th Ave & W Burnside St (Meet at the playground.)6:00pm - 7:00pm, Meet at 6pm. Safety briefing 6:15, ride leaves 6:30 - no dilly dallying!Kidical Mass hits Portland! Founded in Eugene in April 2008 by Shane Rhodes, of Eugene's Safe Routes to School program, and Paul Adkins of BikeFriday, this family friendly event is designed to draw attention to kids and families with the necessary reminder that kids are traffic too. This is a law-abiding easy ride in traffic on downtown streets. Helmets are required and decorations and bike bells are encouraged. There's no fee but bring cash because we're going for ice cream!
Also, have your kid design the Portland Kidical Mass logo - prize awarded! Contact organizer for details.
Angela Koch, angelabta4bikes, www.kidicalmass.org, 503-226-0676x19 - REMEDIAL RIDE: FRENCH FRIES/MILKSHAKES EDITION!
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont (meet by the bleachers)6:00pm - 7:00pm, departs at 6pm SHARP! don't be late! if you are, catch up at either location below.Come with us as we support two of Portland's newest (and delicious) food carts in inner SE.
We will meet at Col Summers park and head to Potato Champion (SE 12th and Hawthorne), where we will pick up our fries and then head to Sip (SE 21st and Tibbetts) for our milkshakes.
BOTH LOCATIONS ARE EXTREMELY VEGAN FRIENDLY!
This remedial ride clocks in at just over a mile (with a break at the halfway point). It will be EASY, flat, slow, fun, and full of junk food.
*WHAT TO BRING: reusable container to carry your fries in (if you want to dip them in the milkshakes!). 3 - 5 bucks for each cart
Ben, youfixedmyearsyahoo, www.myspace.com/benjamindaniel - SEXY CYCLIST RIDE TO KARAOKE 2 KARAOKE
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6:30pmMeet at 6:30, ride at 7:00
High Heels! a short Skirt! Hot Pants!!!... experience the feel of the wind on your thighs and show off those legs you sexy thing!
We'll take our stylish flamboyance 'round the town, then meet up with those Krazy Karaokeista's for the KARAOKE 2 KARAOKE PUB CRAWL and THEN dance into the wee hours. Oh yeah, did I mention a Fashion Show?
J Authier, jacqueauthiergmail - BIKE HAPPY HOUR WITH MEXICAN DELEGATION
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7:00pmInternational super-advocate Gil Penalosa (from Bogota, Colombia) is bringing a delegation of professionals from Mexico to the Carfree Cities conference. Come meet our guests and chat about bicicletas in two languages at this happy hour. Spanish knowledge is a plus but not required. Let's show them a good time!
Jessica Roberts, jr0berts23yahoo, 503-752-4144 - SOLSTICE RIDE (SHORTEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR)
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9:00pm - 7:00am, leave Peoples around 10pmTraverse local cinder cones as we celebrate the shortest night of the year. Ride leaves Peoples around ten and doesn't stop until we see the sun rise. Ride your bike that you feel most comfortable riding on for hours. Bring something warm: it can get chilly at night. Bring food and drink as well. Lights (good lights with fresh batteries) and awareness of marked and unmarked hazards encouraged.
Rayos Del Sol - DROPOUT BIKE CLUB-MONTHLY RIDE
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9:00pmThe dropout bike club's monthly freakbike social ride. Over the years, this ride has become the place to show off yer newest bicycle oddities. Come ride and socalize and probably end up by the river. All bikes welcome, but the pace is set by the freakbikes.
Deadbuny, deadbuny13yahoo, myspace.com/dropoutbc - BOWIE VS. PRINCE MOBILE DANCE PARTY
- 9:30pm
Saturday June 21
- MYSTERIOUS WARD TRIANGLE GET LOST RIDE
- Y-Mart, 14612 NEv4th Plain Rd,Vancouver, WA 98682 (https://businessphotosusa.com/imagedb/img/US/9868-23-24-3570041.jpg)10:00am - 12:30pm, At the digression of interested partiesSaturday June 21.
Tour the Sifton and Heritage Neighborhoods of East Clark County. Get lost in the maze of closed communities. Visit the beautiful wooded parks. Ride the Paddon Expressway bike path and visit beautiful downtown Orchards. The fun is staying and straying together as a group and visiting all the local businesses before Wal-mart is built across the street.
Calvin M. White, calvin.whitegmail, Calvin M. White, 360-883-2401 - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ROAD RIDE
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10:00am, Every SaturdayMeet at Trainer's Club in Lake Place Shopping Center for an intermediate level road ride. Helmets required
Kelly At Bike Gallery , www.bikegallery.com/, Casey - at Trainers's Club 503.636.3900, 503-254-2663 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - TROLLEY TRAIL EXCURSION
- Waterfront Park, Waterfront Park, Milwaukie (West side of McLoughlin and SE Harrison in the park)11:00amTake a leiurly there and back 9 mile ride from downtown Milwaukie to the edge of Gladstone and discover an urban trail that is mostly primitive with lots of interesting sights. We will leave from the riverfront park in Milwaukie and head South on Mcloughlin until the trail diverges and heads off on its own. Street bikes are OK, uless it's really wet and you don't mind the mud! Kids welcome. See the trail in it's natural setting before it is paved and landscaped.
Paul Hanrahan, hanmadedesignsgmail, 971-506-2579 - SAFER ROUTES TO SCHOOL BIKE2SKATE
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12:30pm - 3:00pmSafer Routes to School presents Southeast Portland Bike2skate ride. We will meet at A Better Cycle at 2324 SE Division Street at 12:30pm, leave at 1:00pm sharp and ride the Springwater Corridor to Oaks Park amusement park and skating rink. This is a family friendly ride, kids with their parents are highly encouraged to attend and of course everybody needs to have a helmet on, even the parents. If you need help locating a helmet please contact Joel at joelhbta4bikes.org, 503-226-0676 ext.29. Make sure and bring cash for skating and afterward lets ride to the citybikes/KBOO block party!
Joel Holly, joelhbta4bikes, 503-226-0676 x29 - CHARIOT DAZE
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12:30pm - 12:30amA rolling party, of mobile sounds, water cannons, make up kits, illustrators and more! "Compete" in a variety of events.
Why go to just one pedalpalooza event, when you can do it (most) all!
Not all chariot events are bloody massacres. Today you will have the opportunity to partake in lots of fun with more than 2 wheels. Show of your design skills, what can you build and haul around town?
Revphil, revphilgmail - SPLASH DANCE
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2:00pm - 4:30pm, At 2:30 we rideWe will combine forces with the Chariot Daze to bring you the 3rd Splash Dance! Its the best combination of bikes, water, and shaking your booty! With tunes courtesy of KBOO's electronic dance show Plugged In, we'll ride, dance, and splash all over town with our sound system in tow! Dress for a dance party - a wet one! Squirt guns encouraged.
Marc, 503-284-6259 - BREWPUB RIDE
- Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd (outside in the back patio area)2:00pm - 5:00pmCome test your riding skills with a nice beer buzz. We will be riding to 4 or 5 different brewpubs around SE and SW Portland. Quick pizza/beer stop. Possible tram ride, bring 4 dollars. Ending at the Green Dragon. We will hook up with the zombie ride by 6 PM. Bring ID and cash. Meet at Lucky Lab at 1:15 for first beer.
Chris Nordeen, chrisnordeenexcite - TOUR OF PORTLAND'S ECLECTIC BIKE SHOPS
- Citybikes Annex, SE 8th Ave and Ankeny St (by cob bench/kiosks)3:00pm, depart at 3:30 after shop tour.
- ZOMBIE CYCLE RAMPAGE
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6:00pm, Meet at 6. Ride by 7.Dress like a ZOMBIE. Smear on the latex, the makeup, the fake blood. Learn to ride with a noticeable limp, a faraway stare, a droopy-walkingdead-sneer. Ride a bike, a scooter, a wheelbarrow, a lamp; anything with wheels. Extra points given for riding a unicycle. Tour the Willamette waterfront and make several rest stops at as yet undisclosed locations.
Have fun, make friends, go home when you run out of cash or karo syrup.
Doper/ The UnicycleBastards, irrepantslessgmail, www.unicyclebastards.com/ - NPGREENWAY RIDE ALONG THE WILLAMETTE
- Top of Waud Bluff Trail , N Willamette Blvd and Harvard St (Near the University of Portland)6:00pm - 8:00pm, We plan to end in time to see the Bike in Movie in the University Park NeighborhoodCome join North Portlanders for an evening ride along the Willamette River. Note: Dress for the weather and be prepared for some possible rocky/rough terrain. This ride will end up at the University Park Neighborhood "Bike-in-Movie."
Scott Mizee, infonpgreenway, npGREENWAY, from the esplanade to the columbia, (503) 823-4524 x6 - NEW WAVE NIGHT RIDE
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7:00pm - 10:00pm, Ride starts at 7, music & dancing at 9Meet at Woodstock Gallery at 7pm. Depart for Stacatto Gelato and other refreshments on restaurant row on NE 28th. Return to the shop for DJ'd 80's dance music provided by DJ Kenny. Period dress (and bikes) encouraged.
Ryan Manner, ryanmannerbikegallery, The Bike Gallery, 503-774-3531 - N. PORTLAND BIKE IN MOVIE
- Mc Kenna Park, N. Wall between Lombard and Willamette (Rain location: Astor Elementary on Van Houten)8:00pm, Movie starts at darkUniversity Park Neighborhood Assoc. invites you to our neighborhood for a B&W classic. Free, just bring a blanket or chair to sit on. Popcorn and snacks available for purchase.
UPNA, seeshellbikecomcast, www.universityparkneighbors.org/ - RAUNCHY RIDE II: RAUNCH HARDER
- Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd (Look for the fishnets...)8:30pmThe last Raunchorama Strip Club Crawl was so much fun, we gotta do it again, but on this ride we'll crank up the volume a bit (and the distance), so be prepared to part with your dollars, stay up all night, and be exposed (har har) to a diversity of shapes of sensuality. (zombies are welcome and encouraged)
There are several planned raunchy stops across the city (exact locations to remain top secret until the night of the crawl), most of which do not require a cover charge, but bring lots of dollars for the dancers...
Heather Williams, ptownpeachgmail
Sunday June 22
- SUNDAY PARKWAYS - CICLOVIAS IN PORTLAND
- North Portland, N Killingsworth St and Kerby Ave (Route covers 6 miles - see map on website)8:00am - 2:00pmA 6 mile circular route of city streets open to walk, bike, run, jump & skip - without having to watch out for cars!
A relaxed, non-competitive, FREE event featuring a variety of activities in 4 parks and along the route.
Go to the website for a map of the route - join the fun anywhere along way!
Linda Ginenthal, linda.ginenthalpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org/, 503-823-5266 - BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ROAD RIDE
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9:00am, Every SundayMeet at Woodstock Bike Gallery for a 20-30 mile road ride, some hills, but no rider left behind.
Helmets are required.
Ryan Manner, www.bikegallery.com/, 503-774-3531 - WEEKLY WOMEN'S RIDES
- 9:00am - 11:30am, Every Sunday
- ZOOBOMB CENTURY
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Washington Park, SW Canyon Rd and Canyon Rd, Washington, 97221 (Top of the Zoo MAX Elevators)10:00am - 10:00pm, Race @ 10am, Picnic all day long!Come race the zoobomb hill for 100 miles on a 16" wheeled bike! Zoobomb's most grueling and popular event of the summer will be jam-packed full of max rides, math, sweating, and speeding. Or lots of picnicking, tofurkey, beer and sun if you are just here to hang out and spectate.
Gabriel Amadeus, gabrielamadeusgmail, www.zoobomb.net - SUNDAY PARKWAYS FAMILY FUN RIDE
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11:00amBreak out the trailers and tagalongs! Bring the kids! Sunday Parkways route means no cars! 6 mile circular route tours North Portland with music, dancing, food and fun along the way.
Timo Forsberg, timothy.forsbergpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org, 503-823-7699 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - RIDE TO CYCLOVIA/SUNDAY PARKWAYS FROM SOUTHEAST
- Citybikes Annex, SE 8th Ave and Ankeny St (by cob bench/kiosks)11:00am - 12:30pm, depart at 11:15am
- SUPERHEROES FOR BICYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS
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12:00pm, Meet at 12pm and ride begins at 12:30pmThe Superheroes For Bicycle Safety Awareness is a bike ride during the Sunday Parkways. Children of all ages are encouraged to dress up as a Superhero, either known or created for the ride. I look forward to see a lot of smiling, costumed faces. More info TBD.
Pete Hertzsch, superherobikeawarenessgmail, myspace.com/superherobikeawareness, 503-757-1032 - SWINGERS RIDE
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Arbor Lodge Park, N Bryant St and Delaware Ave (At the swings.)12:00pmMonogamy is overrated. Bring a bike you're prepared to share and delight in the chance to have someone else's top tube between your legs as we cruise Sunday Parkways. The weirder the better: Pixies, tallbikes, tandems, cargobikes, choppers, fixies, trikes, Huffys, recumbents and, most obviously, SWING BIKES!
Campy Cassanuovorecordo - BIG GAY BIKE RIDE
- 2:00pm
- BIKE POLO
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Alberta Park, NE 19th Ave and Jarrett St (polo court)2:00pm, Every SundayBike Polo has been played nearly every Sunday at Alberta Park for more than nine years.
Great for spectators this bike polo is rated PG-13 for profanity, violence, sexuality and gratuitous fun.
Mallets and heckling provided. Bring your own beater bike or ride one of ours.
Polo Haus, Axles of Evil - RIDE FROM CYCLOVIA/SUNDAY PARKWAYS TO SOUTHEAST
- Unthank Park, N Haight St and Failing St (SE corner of park)2:00pm - 3:30pm, depart at 2:15
- CYCLE SEEN FAMILY RIDE
- New Seasons, 1954 SE Division St (Inside Cafe by the Cycle Seen Photos)2:00pm - 4:30pm, Meet 2pm inside cafe to see photos - Ride time 2:30Ride along with us to 3 different locations that are part of the Cycle Seen exhibition. We'll view art that is representative of Portland's bike culture. At 2:00 we'll meet in New Seasons and view family/pet cycling photos. Then at 2:30, we'll bike to Stumptown on Division for photos, (and coffee and cocoa!) that are up for auction to benefit Bikes to Rwanda. We'll end our ride at A Better Cycle on Division where there will be a ghost bike exhibit along with some more great cycling photos!
Tave & Tracy , tavefascemsn, www.cycleseen.org , 503-313-5811 - UNIMPROVED ROAD RIDE +
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4:45pm - 6:15pmGrab your mountain bike and let's hit the trail, right here in the city! We will spend about 1 1/2 hours exploring several exciting places where the pavement ends and the fun begins, ending up at a choice venue for some grub. Includes a cool shortcut from NE to NoPo. Change out those slicks for some knobbies and get ready for some thrills (and maybe a couple of hills, too)!
Lianagan - BIKE CAMPING 101
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Optional adjourn to adult establishment afterwards for further discussion
- ZOOBOMB
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SW 10th Ave and Oak St (Zoobomb Pyle!)9:00pm, Every SundayCome ride with us, everyone welcome! We like to ride kid's bikes down hills at night, it sounds silly and it is silly, but a crapload of fun too!
Zoobomb, gabrielamadeusgmail, www.zoobomb.net - DAWN BOMB
- 11:45pm
Monday June 23
- BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - DAY XY
- 11:00am
- THE UNNECESSARILY FUN RIDE
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1:30pmA !Bring your own Bike Rodeo and Circus Fun Bike-stravaganza! Bring toys, games, food, and friends. Meet other humans passionate about having fun, learn to juggle, or have a picnic. For kids of all ages. Free!
Will Workforf Ood, willclownhouse, workforf-ood.livejournal.com - CROOKED HISTORY TOUR OF PORTLAND
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5:30pm - 7:30pmWhy are the Woodlawn neighborhood and the Ladd's neighborhood strees crooked? Why is Couch Street not pronounced "Couch Street"? Where were the streetcar tracks before they were torn out? How did the parks get named?
Come ride on an historic tour of Portland with a local historian leaving from one crooked neighborhood (Ladds Addition) headed to another (Woodlawn). We will make little stops for discussion several times along the way. The trip will end at Woodlawn Park which is very near Good Neighbor Pizzaria on NE Deakum and 8th.
Gregg, woodlawntreesgmail - GELATO RIDE
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6:00pm - 8:00pmMeet at Hollywood Bike Gallery for a casual neighborhood ride with Team Rubicon to a gelato hot spot - just a little riding (about 6 miles) but lots of great gelato!
Helmets required
Barb Grover, barbbikegallery, www.bikegallery.com/, 503.282.3455 x232 - EPIC PIZZA RIDE
- Woodlawn Park (under the bridge), NE Dekum St and Bellevue Ave (park is 1/4 mile east of MLK on Dekum)6:15pm - 11:15pm, caffiene and stamina recommendedNot to be outdone by the donut ride, this year's pizza ride will be a haphazard yet precise expedition around the eastside of town to sample the "holiest" of foods. In the interest of "doing it better", there will be more pizza stops and we'll keep riding into the wee hours of the night. Hardcore pizza buffs and novices are all welcome to join us as we eat, ride, repeat over a course of many undisclosed miles. Who makes the best? Bring cash for pies, of course. No mooches. Those who endure the whole night will be rewarded. And call in sick the next day.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com - THE BIG GIRLS RIDE
- Eastbank Esplanade , 5 SE Madison St, Portland (Next to Vera Katz statue)6:30pm - 7:30pm
- GRAF RIDE
- 6:30pm, Leaving @ 7pm
- BIKING VIKING RIDE
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7:30pmCalling all Vikings and Valkyries! Don your finest Viking garb, attach horns to your helmets and embark on an urban biking adventure! We'll meet at the welcoming Norse Hall Lounge for drinks starting at 7pm, then at 7:30 proceed to explore Portland's Nordic history and culture, and even make an invasion (sack the Irish!). Bring cash for drinks, skol! Build your Viking Bike now -- soon we shall set sail. No big hills, centrally located, leisurely paced. Soundtrack provided.
Kristi Holden, kristigogoyahoo, 503-863-9958
Tuesday June 24
- CYCLE SEEN: SLACKERS' BREAKFAST
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10:00am - 1:00pmFor those of us who can ride during a weekday and eat breakfast mid-morning. Yes, calling you: self-employed, under-employed, unemployed, students, stay-at-home moms & dads, and the independently wealthy; you know who you are. Let's ride to breakfast.
Meet at 10 am at Stumptown Coffee Roasters on Division, coffee, check out the art and then ride 5 miles up to Cup & Saucer on Killingsworth for Breakfast.
Rachel Red Riding Hood, cycleseen.infogmail, www.cycleseen.org - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - VEGAN BAKED GOODS RIDE
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1:45pm, Join us for some or all of this ride around town.A ride hitting various cafes and bakeries where delicious vegan goods are to be had (cupcakes, muffins, cookies, cinnamon rolls, cake!). Starts at Papa G's, SE 23rd and Division, heads over to the bike-thru window at Black Sheep via the Cellar Door, runs downtown and to the Pearl eventually ending at Sweetpea Baking at the vegan mini-mall at SE 12th and Stark with an optional "after-party" at Laughing Planet on Belmont (think vegan chocolate cookies!).
Tamara, portlandveganreubens.blogspot.com/ - NEW COUV' BIKE SHOP - NOW OPEN - BAD MONKEY
- Mon Ami Cafe and Crepe Shop, 1906 Main (Uptown Village)5:15pm - 5:45pm
- URBAN BIKING WORKSHOP
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5:30pm - 6:30pmWhen you were a kid you probably biked, and it was easy. You did it barefoot. With an ice cream in one hand. No sweat.
Now you look around you and think "Biking? Around all these cars? Scary!"
Biking in the city doesn't have to be scary, despite all the cars. In this workshop we'll go over the skills that will make you safer and more comfortable on the road.
We'll also cover basic bike laws, necessary gear, and route finding.
No actual bicycles or roads involved however - just bring your questions, and we'll send you off with maps and newfound confidence that you can do it.
Stephanie Noll, stephaniebta4bikes, www.bta4bikes.org/resources/commuter.php, 503-226-0676 x23 - ELK ROCK ISLAND POTLUCK
- 10 SE Madison St (Vera Katz Statue)5:30pm - 9:30pm, Ride at 6pm.Elk Rock Island is a Portland gem. A seasonal island in the middle of the Willamette, Elk Rock sports trees, coves, cliffs, and wildlife – the perfect setting for a picnic with your friends. Bring along a dish to share and we'll toast the sunset. Ride is appx six miles each way.
Gabriel Amadeus, gabrielamadeusgmail, 503-381-4456 - BIKE KISS-IN
- The Elk, SW Main St and 3rd Ave (between 3rd and 4th in the middle of Main)5:30pm - 6:00pm, Timing is essential! Smooching begins promptly at 5:30!
- DOWNTOWN HIGH & LOW BAR BIKE TOUR
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5:45pm, If late ask bartender for note with next bar.Bar tour by bicycle. Shuffle board to be played. Bring all your Oregon bottle deposit money to spend in our smoke free parlors. Explore the areas Portlanders dare not to go. The tour area is within 2 miles of the Interstate Bridge and safety of the border. Working lights and helmets required. Multiple bailbond offices near by - if you desire.
Todd Boulanger, oulangerexcite - PORTLAND LABOR HISTORY RIDE
- Waterfront Park, SW Ankeny St and Naito Pkwy (Seawall at the foot of Ankeny St. in the park)6:00pm, ride at 6:30 SHARPWhere did the IWW's first Portland strike take place? What happened in 1934 down on the docks, and how did the police deal with it? Explore some of the significant and not-so-significant events and locations in Portland's labor history. Five miles, with an encouraged but optional 2.5-mile spur at the end to a kick-ass film screening by the Portland IWW at Liberty Hall.
Bryan, axcordiongmail - CASUAL URBAN RIDE WITH THE ADVENTURE GROUP
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8 SE Madison St, Portland (By the drinking fountain on the Esplanade)6:00pm - 7:30pm, Every Tuesday in July - SeptemberA casual 1-hour urban ride on the low-traffic streets and trails of Portland with the Adventure Group, a LBGT-friendly outdoors club. All levels welcome, helmet required.
Laurent, AG.ComNewsyahoo, The Adventure Group, 503-880-8900 - STITCH'N'BITCH RIDE
- North Park Blocks, NW 8th Ave & W Burnside St (By the big elephant)7:00pm
- SUNSET ROCKY BUTTE POTLUCK PICNIC
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- CORPORATE TACO RIDE
- 7:30pm
- PDX IWW PRESENTS BREAKING AWAY
- 9:00pm - 11:00pm
- TRICYCLE RACING!!
- Mt Tabor Legacy Theater and Lounge, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., PDX, Or (Bar-Muda Triangle, 49th and se Hawthorne)10:00pm - 1:00amTrike Racing Tournament, indoors, at Mt Tabor Legacy Theater and Lounge, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne, PDX, Or.
$3 dollar entry fee to race, spectators are free, cash prizes!!! 10 p.m.(ish)
Alan, tricycletuesdaysgmail, mttaborlegacy.com
Wednesday June 25
- BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - BLOOD SUGAR CIRCUS, BIKINI BIKE WASH AND HOT DICE
- Skye Tower Clown villa, 1605 SE 33rd Ave (off Hawthorne)11:45am - 4:45pm, wash til dark, then find other stuff to get intoWe wash bikes all day, make a slip n slide and play stupid games.
Best bikini gets a prize, worst bikini gets arrested.
acoustic music and fire stuff welcome.
Wanna contriubute anything to this event?
Call Dingo at fastclownveryfast,biz
Dingo And The Blood Sugar Circus, dawgsnaxfastmail.fm, myspace "Bloodsugarcircus", fastclownveryfast.biz - PARK-ING BROWN BAG
- Green Empowerment, 140 SW Yamhill St (check the window for further locative details)12:00pm - 1:00pmwith a goal of biking and reclaiming parking spots for public enjoyment, we will be scouting out just before noon for a spot downtown to transmogrify from parking space to PARK (ing) space. of course, we won't know exactly where the spot shall be in advance, so swing by Green Empowerment's window for exact location at noon. never fear, we'll pay to PARK and have a mini-bike in space, so we shall be legal!
What to Bring:
you
your lunch
potted plant or other park accoutrement
astroturf and minibike provided
Steph Routh And MJ Freshy Fresh, steph.routhgmail, www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking, 971-322-8207 - THE WURST RIDE OF THE YEAR
- NW Lucky Lab Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby St (Not the one on Hawthorne!)3:30pm - 6:00pm, Be there at 3:30 for a drink, or 3:45 to rideSausage Salvation is at hand. You’ve been on the best rides in the past, now it’s time to taste the Wurst. Just like laws, you don't want to see how they're made, but you will see where to get them. Then we'll roast them in a park. Frosty adult beverage will be procured along the way. Bring cash to trade for links.
Dr. Wasabi Kielbasa - FAMILY RIDE TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER
- Vestal Elementary School, 161 NE 82nd Ave (meet behind the school.)4:30pmThe Columbia River is an easy low-traffic 5 mile bike ride away. If it’s hot we’ll dip our toes in the river and if it’s raining, we’ll button down under the I-205 bridge. Either way, we’ll eat some lunch and meet new friends. Bring a bag lunch and, if you like, something to share. Brought to you by the BTA and Safe Routes to School.
Carl Larson, larsonbta4bikes, BTA - THE BHAKTISHOP'S FIRST CELEBRATE-YOUR-YOGA RIDE!
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5:15pm, Meet at 5:15 for Sun Salutations, ride will commence at 5:45Pedal around Portland between hotspots in the sun, deliciously and leisurely stopping for some fun outdoor yoga. Start at 5:15 with some saluting to the sun on the top of Mt. Tabor and then ride to a few of our favorite spots in SE for more yummy yoga with some of the most fun and beloved yoga teachers in Portland. Finish the ride at The Bhaktishop Yoga Studio at SE 26th and Division around 7:30 for the final sequence of yoga poses, snacks, and community fun for all. All ages!
Tasha, tashamathebhaktishop - PUMP WEEKLY WED. FOREST PARK RIDE
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5:30pm, Every WednesdayJoin PUMP for our weekly Wed night ride in Forest Park. We typically ride 15 to 25 Miles on the firelanes, break into two groups, then meet for post ride-brews & food at Cracker Jack's pub. All levels welcome, No one left behind. Non-Members wecome. Ride sign up is not required for this ride. Meet at the Thurman gate at 5:30 p.m. www.pumpclub.org
- Once a month during the summer we'll meet at 6:00 at the Skyline Tavern on Skyline Drive (just west of Germantown Rd).
First one is Wednesday June 11th.
Amy Singmaster, newsletterpumpclub, www.pumpclub.org - WINE TOUR DE FRANCE
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6:00pmTake a casual ride on Portland's riverside paths to Burdigala Wines in Sellwood, where a selection of fine wines from various regions of France will be available for tasting, including Bourgogne/Burgundy, Cotes de Rhone, Languedoc, Bordeaux and Loire. Find your own way to your next destination or ride back to the starting point with the group at approximately 9:30 PM. 21 and over only. Wine flight, $5.00. Wine bar and small plates to compliment wines will also be available. RSVP appreciated.
Randy, randyaipns, Burdigala Wines - DAISY DAISY TANDEM RIDE
- 6:00pm, ride at 6:30
- THE AXLES OF EVIL WILL CRUSH YOUR SPIRIT BIKE POLO
- Polo Court, NE 21st and Killingsworth (Alberta Park)6:00pm, until dark, Every WednesdayFounded in the Northwest, Little Beirut-style bicycle polo is a Portland institution. Come out and test your mettle. Mallets and heckling provided. Bring your own beater bike or ride one of ours.
Donations of food, beverages, ski poles, and bike parts (specifically mt bikes with horizontal drops outs and V brake attachments) appreciated, please inquire at the park.
Polo Haus, Axles of Evil - BELMONT BIKE ART POTLUCK
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6:00pm - 8:00pm, 6:00-8:00 PM *or show up at 5:00 to volunteer*The Belmont Bike Art project will install art bike racks in the on-street bike parking on Belmont. Come to a fun potluck and vote on the sunflower design that neighborhood artists will build. During May and June, anyone can draw and submit sunflowers in shops on Belmont. All the sunflower drawings will be displayed at the potluck. Anyone who comes can vote for the final design. Come for good food, music, and art -- all while make bike parking on Belmont beautiful.
Greg Raisman, belmontartracksgmail - WURST RIDE MEATUP
- 6:15pm
- GROW FLOWERS BY BIKE: THROW SEEDBALLS!
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St (At the gate to the community garden, on 20th.)6:30pm - 8:00pm, we ride at 6:30pm!Like to garden? Like throwing stuff as you bicycle? This ride is for you! Imagine an eyesore empty lot transformed into a native flower, food, or hardy plant paradise.
On this ride we will take readymade seedballs (clay+seeds) and throw them into inner SE/NE urban dead zones. See a movie on making seedballs, here http://getfreshcut.com/2008/03/18/seed-bombing/
No one left behind. Families and kids encouraged. Includes Sweetpea bakery snack stop. Ends where Grindhouse Film Ride begins.
Dr. Sabrina Sunflower, sabrina.portlandgmail - GRINDHOUSE MOVIE RIDE
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8:00pm - 12:00am, Ride leaves around 8:30pmThe movie ride is back for the summer and this month will feature grindhouse films! The casual ride takes place at sunset and goes to a secret cinema screening under the stars. Bring some friends, snacks, drinks, and a blanket.
Marc, movieride.net, 503-284-6259
Thursday June 26
- BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - FAMILY FARMERS MARKET RIDE
- Buckman Elementary, 320 SE 16th Ave (in front of the school)4:30pmEnjoy a short ride with other families to the East Bank Farmers Market. Take some time to talk to farmers and pick out some treats for a picnic in Colonel Summers Park. Bring a backpack, plates, spoons and forks, and a little bit of cash for the market. Ride leader will bring knives and a cutting board to cut up treats to share. Brought to you by the BTA and Safe Routes to School.
Steph Noll, stephaniebta4bikes - BIKE TO SKATE
- 5:00pm - 10:00pm
- UNOFFICIAL CRC BIKE BRIDGE TOUR & DISCUSSION
- Meet outside of Wallis Engineering Offices, 215 West 4th St., Ste 200 (corner of 4th and Columbia)5:30pm - 7:30pm, If you arrive late look for us on the bridge.Have you heard about the big bridge coming to Portland Vancouver? Come out for a bike tour and discussion so that you can learn about how the new Interstate Bridge will affect bicycling across the Columbia for the next 100 years. Discussion at bar after tour. The DEIS comment period for this project closes 1 July. Submit a DEIS comment here: www.columbiarivercrossing.org.
Todd Boulanger, oulangerexcite, Day of event Chad: (360) 695-7041 - DIGITAL STRAY ALLEY CAT
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm, Or slightly later
- WOMEN ON BIKES RIDE
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6:30pm - 8:00pmCouncil Crest-Beginner Ride. We will start at the top of Council Crest Park and ride the Fairmount Loop.
Janis McDonald, janis.mcdonaldpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org/, 503-823-5358 - HEN PECK 5000
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6:30pmDiscover the world of chicken events, in which brave participants ride on shoulders and complete feats involving bravery, danger, silliness, and stupidity. Jousting, derbies, and more. These events are not for children whose parents are feint of heart.
Helmets required (we'll have some extra if you forget yours). Chicken-themed accoutrements and paraphernalia highly encouraged.
Girl-shawn, shawneramagmail - THE DUDE RIDE
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Laurelhurst Park, 3700 SE Ankeny St (Enter a world of pain near the pond...)6:30pm
- SUNSET MYSTERY RIDE
- 7:45pm
Friday June 27
- BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGES
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7:00am - 9:00am, Last Friday of every monthBreakfast on the Bridges reaches out to bicyclists during their morning commute once a month on Portland bridges. We give bicyclists (and pedestrians) free coffee and pastries as a way of saying thanks for not driving and keeping our morning commute enjoyable! Our corner of the sidewalk is also a place for cyclists to meet each other and is a major entry point into Portland's thriving communities of bicycle activism, advocacy, and fun. BonB is powered solely by bicycle! Get involved or just show up! More info:
http://www.shift2bikes.org/wiki/bikefun:breakfast_on_the_bridges
Pvt. Cups, gentlygmail, Breakfast on the Bridges - SISYPHEAN CRULLER CRAWL - PART 2
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7:00amJoin us for a mythic ride on the east side of Portland. Climb a hill or two, and let us shoulder the pastry burden. The pace will be moderate, since your leaders will also be hauling coffee. Details at http://scc.sovweb.com
Cruller Crawl Crew, CrullerCrawlgmail, Sisyphean Cruller Crawl - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - NOW WHAT? WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BIKE PATH ENDS.
- Citybikes Annex, SE 8th Ave and Ankeny St (by cob bench/kiosks)2:30pm - 5:30pm, depart at 2:15
- SAM ADAMS' RIDE
- City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave (congregate outside)5:00pm, Ride at 5:30.From my home in North Portland to my office in City Hall downtown, I have a great commute. It's the end of the work week and nearly the end of Pedalpalooza. Join me for my ride home to Kenton. We'll stop for a few wonky points of interest and then a beer.
Sam Adams, www.commissionersam.com - CRITICAL MASS
- 1 NW Naito Pkwy (Underneath the West side of the Burnside Bridge)5:30pm - 7:00pm, At 6pm we ride
- PUMP FRIDAY NIGHT SCAPPOOSE RIDE
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6:00pm, Every FridayJoin the PUMPp Friday night ride on tight single track in Scappoose. Intermediate to Gonzo technical trails. Bring Lights if you have them. 6:00 p.m. Take Highway 30 West from Portland. When nearing Scappoose, make a left on Rocky Point Road, just past the truck scales. Follow Rocky Point Road 1.1 miles & meet at the first blue gate on the right. Contact John Joy 503.708.5752
John Joy, newsletterpumpclub, www.pumpclub.org, 503-708-5752 - TOUR DE MILWAUKIE
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6:00pmDare to go beyond the limit–of Portland, that is! We'll take a grand tour of Milwaukie, Portland's charming neighbor to the south. Learn about Milwaukie history, see unique points of interest around town, and get briefed on current efforts for making the town more bike-friendly. Our ride will end at a food establishment in downtown Milwaukie, so bring money. (All the cool kids eat dinner in Clackamas County!)
Heather Andrews, hahateleport, Bicycling in Milwaukie, 503-775-4994 - THE COWBOY RIDE
- 6:00pm, leaves at 6:30
- PEDALPALOOZA REVIEW RIDE
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6:00pmFind the highlights of 2.5 weeks of PP '08 and cram it all into one donut, pizza, dance, nekkid, beer, porn, tallbike, singletrack, unicycle, bomb, coffee, carfree, bridge packed ride. we will end at freaky friday around 10:30 so as to let you get your tall/joust/freak on.
come dressed in your favorite ride-costume from the past couple of weeks!
Fool, gentlygmail - BIKE-IN MOVIE AT THE HAWTHORNE HOSTEL
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7:00pm - 10:00pm, food and movies at 7pm, movies at darkAn annual tradition... see bicycle related movies under the stars in the Hawthorne Hostel's spacious side yard! Enjoy some pre-movie live music and food donated by local businesses! Volunteers needed, contact us to help out!
Shawn, shawnportlandhostel, portlandhostel.org, 503-236-3380 - NORTH FREAK RIDE
- Irving Park, NE 7th Ave and Fargo St, Portland (Meet at Irving Park, ride to mystery location)10:00pm, Ride at 10:30pm., Fourth Friday of every month
Saturday June 28
- STP TRAINING WRAP UP
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ROAD RIDE
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10:00am, Every SaturdayMeet at Trainer's Club in Lake Place Shopping Center for an intermediate level road ride. Helmets required
Kelly At Bike Gallery , www.bikegallery.com/, Casey - at Trainers's Club 503.636.3900, 503-254-2663 - WOMEN ON BIKES - BE YOUR OWN CHAMPION
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10:00am - 1:00pmA 3-hour clinic on choosing the right bike, gear, riding techniques, use of TriMet bike rack and route planning
Janis McDonald, janis.mcdonaldpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org/, 503-823-5358 - BUDDHAS BY BIKE!
- Dharma Rain Zen Center, 2539 SE Madison St (Please come inside and take off your shoes)10:00am, 4(ish) hours estimated, but flexible. Ends at MCBF!On this beginner-friendly (for Buddhists and cyclists) ride, we'll visit a dozen or so local Buddhist centers and temples; learn why inner SE is called the "Buddhist Ghetto"; see what Willamette Week calls "Portland's Best Buddha"; stop for lunch at a non-profit Buddhist vegetarian place, do a quick meditation, and end up at the MCBF!
Bring $$ for lunch and optional donations.
Koken, keidokokengmail, 503-358-7086 - BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28The Recyclery Bike shop will be having a two week Pedalpalooza Recycling drive. For used, worn out, or thrashed, bicycle tires and tubes. Just drop them off for free. We will recycle them. Bicycle tires and tubes ONLY.
Rob Pugh, therecycleryyahoo, Therecyclery.com, 503-734-8831 - PSYCHOCROSS!
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CANCELED Sorry! Couldn't find any help!Cyclocross for psychos. An impossible obstacle course of different classes, from 12" to tall bike. Here's a video for some inspiration: http://www.extremesportclips.com/video/2346/Mini-Trike-Obstacle-Course.html
Marc, 503-284-6259 - SIERRA CLUB CYCLING
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- TIME CAPSULE 2012
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1:45pmYour future, Your input for a Time Capsule to be opened during PedalPalooza 2012. What are your thoughts and feelings now and for the future of bicycling? During MCBF there will be a location to collect your items to be put into the time capsule.
Tom Wilburn, Time Capsule 2012 - MULTNOMAH COUNTY BIKE FAIR
- 2:00pm - 7:00pm
- SPROCKETTES' INVITATIONAL BICYCLE BASH!
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8:00pm - 2:00am, Doors open at 8pm, entertainment begins at 9pm, Doors close at 2 am and party is over at 2:30amCome party at the Sprockettes Invitational Bicycle Ball after an amazing day at MCBF. This year's Sprockettes' Bicycle Bash will include live music, DJ's, art gallery, silent auction, raffle, food and drink will also be available for sale and of course...performances by all of your favorite bicycle dance troupes. Guaranteed fun with your hometown homegirls.
The Sprockettes, sprocketteshotmail, sprockettes.org