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Pedalpalooza is 2+ weeks of bikey fun.
With 215 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, Portland6:30am - 8:30am, We go over the west hills and on to Beaverton and Hillsboro
(Under the Hawthorne Bridge on the East Side of the River)http://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![[at]](images/at.gif)
630AM Sharp.
Sugata, sugatagmail
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- BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28 (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)The 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
- City Center Vancouver12:00pm, PostponedEvent postponed until early July. Sorry. Email for invitation.
Todd Boulanger, todd.boulangerci.vancouver.wa
, 360-487-7726
- KICKOFF PARADE
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6:15pm, Arrive early to decorate your bikeKick it off! Bring out the bike love on a costumed, decorated, escorted Bike Parade.
Shift
- 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
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St6:45pmWe 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, Portland9:00pm (Out in Front)A ride with something for each of your five senses
Sense-ability, mlemilygmail
- BIKE IN FILM AT PLAN B
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CANCELED Moved to June 19Dead Baby Bikes of Seattle has a film fest that is traveling to Portland tonight. see a bunch of crazy bike films by cyclists, for cyclists, with a large dose of hell yea.
Jamie Mastin, jmastinnewbelgium
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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!
Steel & Hawthorne Bridges, Willamette River7:00am - 9:00am, 7 to 9 am... give or take a few cups of coffee, First - Third Friday in June (West-bound lanes, East end of the Steel, West end of the Hawthorne)Breakfast 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
Anywhere with a fueling station with gas prices9:00am, 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, Portland11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28 (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)The 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 Pkwy12:15pm - 1:15pm, Sometimes it starts early sometimes it ends late. (i'll have a helmet with a three leafed clover, look for it!)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
- Portland Greyhound Station, NW 6TH AVE & NW GILSAN ST4:45pmPORTLAND 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 St5:00pm - 8:00pm (Blacktop behind the school)The 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
- Rocky Point Rd. off Hwy. 306:00pm, 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 St6:00pm, Get here quick, since they close early. (Taco truck by Kappaya and Village Merchants)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
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6:30pm - 8:00pmPedalpalooza first singles event. Meet, ride, move on. You never know who you will meet. Ride will be based on short trips and plenty of side to side handlebar time.
Cuddle Buddy, cuddlecuddlebuddy
- 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
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300 RIDE
- Clinton St Theatre, SE 26th Ave and Clinton St10:45pm, immediately following Bike Porn 2 (meet in front following film)We'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 & Gladstone11:59pm (one mile from bike porn!)Ride 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 Blvd9:00am, Check in at 8:30am. We'll return about 1:30pm. (Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center parking lot across the bridge from MAX Red Line Stop)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
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WILD PLANTS LORE BICYCLE TOUR
- 5040 SE Milwaukee Ave9:00am - 12:00pm (Oaks Bottom North Parking Lot off SE Milwaukee Ave.)Are 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!
Stumptown Roasters on Division, 4525 SE Division St10:00am, We'll take off around 10:20 or so, and will cycle around Portand visiting each art location. (mmmm.....coffee.....)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, Portland11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28 (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)The 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
- Cully Neighborhood, rsvp for start location11:00am - 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 Ave2:00pm (Joan of Arc Statue)Because riding nekkid when it is SUNNY and WARM is sublime. Per tradition, this ride will finish at the Joustdown at Col Summers Park.
Cody Cougar Bikencamp
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TARCK BIKE RIDE!!!
- Salmon Street / Waterfront Fountain, SW Salmon St & Bikepath, [No City]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
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CIRQUE DU CYCLING FAMILY RIDE
- Self Enhancement, Inc., 3920 N Kerby Ave4:00pm - 5:00pm, ride leaves promptly at 4, come early to sign in. (parking is on the side streets around SEI, which is just a few blocks from the main activities of Cirque du Cycling)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
Mississippi Ave, Mississippi Ave5:00pm, 4:00 for lineup - DON'T BE LATE (Line up begins near Rebuilding Center)The 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
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CIRQUE DU CYCLING CRITERIUM
- Mississippi Ave, Mississippi Ave6:30pm - 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 St7:30pm - 10:00pm (2 Blocks East of MLK)FREE MOVIE and POPCORN. Outdoor film showing featuring the movie BREAKING AWAY. Family friendly! Cartoons for kids start at 7:30 pm. The main feature starts at 8 pm. Walk or Bike to Rerun and bring a blanket to sit on in case we run out of chairs. (This event will cancel if there is RAIN)
RERUN
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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 St11:59pm (Same as the Dance Party)The 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
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9:00am - 11:30am, Every SundaySunday's at 9am from the Hollywood Bike Gallery. Free women's rides. Contact danabbikegallery.com for more information on dates and routes.
Dana Barnes, danabbikegallery, 503-281-9800
- FATHER'S DAY TRAILER KIDS PARK TOUR
- Wilshire Park , NE 35th Ave and Skidmore St10:30am, Ride leaves 1st park at 11:00 SHARP (at the sandbox)Hitch 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
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LEO'S RIDE
- Gathering @ Share-It-Square, intersection of SE 9th & Sharrett11:00am, at noon, we ride! (near south end of Sellwood Bridge)A family-friendly bike ride benefiting 13 year old cycling enthusiast and recent transplant patient Leo Westwind.
Everyone is welcome on this mid-summer ride that will meander through several Portland neighborhoods on a route showcasing a variety of City Repair Project sites! Ask friends to sponsor your ride, or just pledge for yourself, we will have goody bags for everyone who donates and fun prizes for a variety of feats, including most donations collected.
Kyr Westwind, bikeblendergmail, Friends of Leo
- RIDICULOUS MTB RIDE
- SW Naito & Salmon St (Fountain)11:00am - 5:00pmEpic urban trail adventure. We will ride every last bit of singletrack in the Portland area, so expect to be out for a while. Approximately 50 miles of riding, with about half off-road, in one big convoluted loop. Cross or MTB strongly suggested. Expect the ride to take at least 6 hours, moving at a fun but brisk pace, with a few stops for refueling. Everything is on the menu: Forest Park, Mt Tabor, Powell Butte, as well as many secret little tracks. If you think you know about something that no one else does, let me know and we'll put it in. Reverse from last year.
Scott, snowickigmail
- BICYCLE TIRE & TUBE RECYCLING DRIVE
- The Recyclery Bike Shop, 1417 SE 9th Ave, Portland11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28 (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)The 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
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GREAT TRICYCLE RACE
- Wallis Engineering Parking lot, 215 W 4th Vancouver WA 9866011:00am - 12:00pm (close to the I-5 bridge)Join the Dread Pirate Roberts for fun and mayhem. Tricycles, how fast or funky are you?! Some tricycles will be available(for those of you who have a long ride to the 'Couv). Prize for the best dressed tricycle-or rider!
More than one heat.
Dread Pirate Roberts, stucatgmail
- PRETTY PANTY RIDE
Esther Short Park, Esther Short Park, W Columbia St. and 6th St.12:30pm - 1:30pm (near the clock tower)The 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 St1:00pm - 4:00pm, duration approx, depends on playtime (picnic table on Mason)Make 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
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1:00pmCome check out some great ethnic markets in Portland's East Side and meet others who love interntional cooking.
Helmets required, recipes to share are optional.
Loriann, loriannwettern
- GRANT PETERSEN-STYLE-RIDE
- N Ainsworth St and Borthwick Ave2:00pm (Peninsula Park, steps to Rose Garden on Ainsworth St)Back 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
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BIKE POLO
- Alberta Park, NE 21st and Killingsworth2:30pm, Every Sunday (polo court)Bike Polo has been played nearly every Sunday at Alberta Park for over five 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
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
SW 10th Ave and Oak St9:00pm, Every Sunday (Zoobomb Pyle!)Come 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
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TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES CONFERENCE
- Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland9:00am, events all day - check carfreeportland.org for times, June 16 - 20 (Downtown Portland between Broadway and Park, and between Montgomery and Harrison)Towards 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
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, Portland11:00am - 7:00pm, Open to close for the two weeks of Pedalpalooza, June 12 - 28 (On the coner of SE 9th & Madison.)The 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
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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
- Esther Short Park, W Columbia St. and 6th St.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
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MEET IN PORTLAND EASYGOING BIKE RIDE
- Eastbank Esplanade , 5 SE Madison St, Portland6:15pm - 8:15pm (Meet by Vera Katz Sculpture)Join 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
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6:30pmPortland's famous transportation demand manager has a sordid side known only to a small cadre of women. Now that it's bikey time in Oregon, join us for this lengthy tour of the city as we tell our tale for the first time.
Portlandia
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