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| 28 | 29 | 30 | I began to feel that myself plus the bicycle equaled myself plus the world, upon whose spinning wheel we must all earn to ride, or fall into the sluiceways of oblivion and despair. That which made me succeed with the bicycle was precisely what had gained me a measure of success in life -- it was the hardihood of spirit that led me to begin, the persistence of will that held me to my task, and the patience that was willing to begin again when the last stroke had failed. And so I found high moral uses in the bicycle and can commend it as a teacher without pulpit or creed. -- Frances E. Willard, How I Learned To Ride The Bicycle, 1895 |
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Monday June 1
- 2009 MONDAY NIGHT MASTERS AND WOMEN PIR SERIES
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6:00pm - 8:30pm, Every Monday in May 4 - 31, every Monday in June - 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 4th to August 31st.
Jim Anderson, jim-anderson
comcast
, www.racemondaynight.com ![[forum]](images/forum.gif)
- CRASH-FREE FOREVER RODEO
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6:00pm - 9:00pmLearn how to feel 100% confident on every ride. In 3 hours learn how to: be firm yet friendly with drivers, avoid hazards, handle your bike on all types of road conditions and situations. Get: comfortable on your bike, great at clipless pedals, over any hurdle you have. 3 hours. Kids $24 / adults $35. Full details at http://bikempowered.com/courses/crash-free-forever-rodeo/
Brian Lacy, brianBIKEmpowered
, www.BIKEmpowered.com, 503-975-2391
- INTERMEDIATE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, May 11, May 18, May 27, June 1, June 8How's your shifting? Our Intermediate Maintenance Class will give you the essential skills to keep your bike shifting and riding smoothly. Participants will learn how to complete their six-month and annual maintenance and repairs. The first three classes focus on drive-train maintenance including replacement of the chain, gear cluster and derailleur cables. The final two sessions cover basic wheel truing and brake adjustments. Cost: $130.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter
, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
Tuesday June 2
- PEDAL POTLUCK PICNIC
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6:30pm - 8:30pm, First Tuesday in May - SeptemberThe PPP returns for its FIFTH season! A casual bicycle ride traversing approx. 3-5 miles (5-8km) with a different route each time. The end destination is a mystery park or ark-like setting. The term "park" will be used liberally here, so expect the unexpected! At the endpoint we'll enjoy a picnic dinner. Eating will be potluck style, so please bring food and drink to share (preferably vegetarian/vegan).
Please also try to bring your own silverware, plate, and cup. We will also stop at a grocery store along the way. If it looks like it'll rain we'll end up at a COVERED destination.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com
Wednesday June 3
- 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
- SMARTTRIPS BIKE MAINTENANCE BASICS
St Johns Community Center, 8427 N Central St6:30pm - 8:00pm
(at St. Johns Park, just north of the St. Johns town center)Join us for a hands-on clinic covering basic bike maintenance, flat repair, & a few simple adjustments & cleaning techniques. Bring your bike! Please call 503-823-7083 or email jeff.smithpdxtrans.org to reserve your space in the class.
Jeff Smith , jeff.smithpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org/, 503-823-7083
- INTERMEDIATE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1Due to popular demand, we have added another Intermediate Maintenance Class!
Participants will learn how to complete their six-month and annual maintenance and repairs. The first three classes focus on drive-train maintenance including replacement of the chain, gear cluster and cables. The final two sessions cover basic wheel truing and brake adjustments. Cost: $130.
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcomunitycyclingcenter, Classes Web Page, 503-288-8864
Thursday June 4
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UNICYCLE POLO
- Alberta park, NE 20th Ave and Killingsworth St6:30pm, April 23, every Thursday (Polo courts)Unicycle Polo.
Where? When? 6:30pm Alberta Park Just about EVERY thursday of the month (Keep your Glazzies peeled on the listserve for info {www.unicyclebastards.com/contact us). Mallets and balls are supplied by the bastards as long as appropriate alcoholic donations continue. however, we are always in need of skipoles and balls. Bring yer uni. bring yer 2x2s. bring yer triple antibiotic ointment.
prepare to breathe hard and sweat. unicycles, remember? not bikes. unis.
also, remember vandalism? not cool. never will be.
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Doper, irrepantslessgmail, www.unicyclebastards.com
- BASIC BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS FOR WOMEN
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, May 14, May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11In our Basic Maintenance Class participants will learn all the essentials to perform regular monthly maintenance on their bikes, including flat tire repair, cleaning, lubrication, gear and brake adjustments and general troubleshooting. No experience required. Cost: $125
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
Friday June 5
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BIKE SHOW
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7:00pm7 PM: The Sprockettes
8 PM: Music Starts!
IRAQASAURUS (Freaky Ensemble)
RAISED BY TELEVISION (Fresh Rock & Roll)
TINY KNIVES (Thrashy Trio)
ATOMIC BUTTER BABES (Nautical Naughtiness)
FREE!
donations kindly accepted and encouraged
Morgan Scott
Saturday June 6
- BEACON ROCK BIKE CAMPING
- Cascade Station MAX station, 10200 NE Cascades Pkwy9:00am, June 6 - 7 (9am departure - call if you'll be late! 503-781-5095)Join us this weekend for bike camping at Beacon Rock State Park in Washington!
We'll leave from the Cascade Station MAX stop at 9am on a 42-mile trip to one of the great wonders of the Columbia River Gorge - Beacon Rock, one of the world's largest monoliths.
It should take us a little more than 5 hours to get out there, leaving plenty of time for those who want to hike to the top of this 800' rock and see unparalleled views of the Gorge.
Hope you can join us for the next exciting bike camping event of the season and the last before Pedalpalooza!
$5 for park fee, bring your own food
Matt Picio, matt.piciocyclewild, Cycle Wild, 503-781-5095
- JORDAN'S BIKE MOVE
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12:00pmHello Hello,
I am moving this Saturday, June 6th at 12 o'clock. All the way from NE to SE. It's only 4.5 miles. But it shall be worth it. Ever seen an arcade machine riding down the street? Me neither, but I sure would like to see it. Donuts and coffee shall greet you at my current home, while pizza and beer shall toast you at the new place.
The details:
Saturday, June 6th noon
702 NE Roselawn (right by Alberta) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=702+NE+Roselawn&sll=45.561179,-122.658577&sspn=0.0512,0.2211&ie=UTF8&ll=45.562261,-122.658706&spn=0.007091,0.013
Jordan Bailey, jordanbta4bikes
Sunday June 7
- BEACON ROCK BIKE CAMPING
- Cascade Station MAX station, 10200 NE Cascades Pkwy9:00am, June 6 - 7 (9am departure - call if you'll be late! 503-781-5095)Join us this weekend for bike camping at Beacon Rock State Park in Washington!
We'll leave from the Cascade Station MAX stop at 9am on a 42-mile trip to one of the great wonders of the Columbia River Gorge - Beacon Rock, one of the world's largest monoliths.
It should take us a little more than 5 hours to get out there, leaving plenty of time for those who want to hike to the top of this 800' rock and see unparalleled views of the Gorge.
Hope you can join us for the next exciting bike camping event of the season and the last before Pedalpalooza!
$5 for park fee, bring your own food
Matt Picio, matt.piciocyclewild, Cycle Wild, 503-781-5095
- ATTIC-TO-ATTIC, INTRA-IRVINGTON, FLAT, SHORT MOVE
- 2414 NE 14th Ave Unit B12:00pmSunday, June 7
12 noon
2414 NE 14th Ave. -- come to the door on the north side of the house
We are moving exactly one mile away and we'd appreciate any and all help. Plenty of furniture, boxes, and loose, oddly-shaped objects for persons of all abilities and carrying capacities. This bike move features next-to-no elevation gain, Fo-Ti hummus on the front end, and Cha! Cha! Cha! burritos and Session lager at the destination. Each apartment is on the second floor, and the new place has "character" -- watch your head.
Russ And Lisa, rawillis3juno
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BIKE POLO
- Alberta Park, NE 20th Ave and Killingsworth St2:00pm, 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![[forum]](images/forumflash.gif)
- BLESSING OF THE BIKES
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2:00pm - 2:30pmThe Cathedral and the Archdiocese of Potland will conduct the second annual Blessing of the Bikes, on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2 PM at the Cathedral. The parish will acknowledge the contribution that cyclists make to the community and environment. Portland biking is the platinum standard, and the cyclists bring a special life to our neighborhood and city whether they ride for recreation, commuting or competition. The Cathedral parish will welcome everyone from across the city to celebrate and recognize our biking community. The service will pray for those who have died.
Thomas W. Gornick
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ZOOBOMB!
- The New Zoobomb Pyle, W Burnside St & SW 13th Ave9:00pm, Every SundayCome ride with us! Everyone welcome! We like to ride kids' bikes down hills at night, it sounds silly and it is silly, but a crapload of fun too! Bring a bike, MAX fare, bike lights, and any safety gear you want to wear.
** Minibikes encouraged, all bikes welcome **
** Helmets are a good idea **
** Ride at Your Own Risk **
** Leave no trace **
Zoobomb, www.zoobomb.net
Monday June 8
- 2009 MONDAY NIGHT MASTERS AND WOMEN PIR SERIES
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6:00pm - 8:30pm, Every Monday in May 4 - 31, every Monday in June - 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 4th to August 31st.
Jim Anderson, jim-andersoncomcast, www.racemondaynight.com
- INTERMEDIATE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, May 11, May 18, May 27, June 1, June 8How's your shifting? Our Intermediate Maintenance Class will give you the essential skills to keep your bike shifting and riding smoothly. Participants will learn how to complete their six-month and annual maintenance and repairs. The first three classes focus on drive-train maintenance including replacement of the chain, gear cluster and derailleur cables. The final two sessions cover basic wheel truing and brake adjustments. Cost: $130.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
Tuesday June 9
- PEDALPALOOZA PREVIEW RIDE
- SW Stark St & W Burnside St5:45pm (at the new zoobomb pyle!)are you ready for 2.5 weeks of crazy diverse bike fun? this ride takes advantage of the fact that everyone else's ride will be listed by the time we go, so we can pick the best rides of the coming weeks and take a taste of as many of them as we can!
Fool, gentlygmail
- TRAVEL STORIES: BICYCLE TOURING
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6:30pmA series co-presented by both Portland hostels featuring travel presentations on near and far from those who lived it.
For June, Hawthorne Hostel staffer Shawn Granton will share his experiences of bike touring over the past few years. Maybe hearing these tales will inspire you to go on your own bike tour?
This event is FREE. Donations are accepted.
Shawn Granton, shawnportlandhostel, portlandhostel.org
Wednesday June 10
- 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
- A FREE VEHICLE LAW CLASS FOR BICYCLISTS
- Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR6:00pmWhen: Wednesday, June 10, 6:00p.m.
What: Class on Oregon’s vehicle laws from a bicyclist’s perspective with Bike Lawyer Ray Thomas.
Where: Salem Public Library
Cost: Free
Contact: 503-228-5222 for questions
Ray Thomas
- SMARTTRIPS SHOP BY BIKE
Friendly House, 2617 NW Savier St6:30pm - 8:00pmDo you ever take the car because you have too much to carry on a bike? Come find out how to conveniently transport groceries, packages, & kids with your bicycle. The session concludes with you building your own "bike bucket". Please call 503-823-7083 or email jeff.smithpdxtrans.org to reserve your space in the class
Jeff Smith, jeff.smithpdxtrans, www.gettingaroundportland.org/, 503-823-7083
- INTERMEDIATE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1Due to popular demand, we have added another Intermediate Maintenance Class!
Participants will learn how to complete their six-month and annual maintenance and repairs. The first three classes focus on drive-train maintenance including replacement of the chain, gear cluster and cables. The final two sessions cover basic wheel truing and brake adjustments. Cost: $130.
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcomunitycyclingcenter, Classes Web Page, 503-288-8864
Thursday June 11
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BICYCLIST BEER BONUS
- The Waypost, 3120 N Williams Ave4:00pm, All days, all times (Between Russell and Fremont)Happy Hour prices those arriving at The Waypost by bicycle during the entirety of Pedalpalooza, any time of day!
Michael Newman, The Waypost, Michael Newman, 503-367-3182
- CARFREE HAPPY HOUR
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5:00pm - 6:30pm, We'll leave in time to catch the kickoff ride.Car-free happy hour is an informal venue to mingle participate in a social exchange of information, ideas, and connections. Second Thursday of each month at Roots. Everyone is welcome! We'll head to the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Ride launch point in time for its 6:30pm departure.
Elly
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PEDALPALOOZA KICKOFF RIDE
- Saint Francis Park, SE 12th Ave and Stark St6:00pm, Decorate at 6. Ride at 6:30. (This is a private park. Please be respectful.)Kick'n off the Pedalpalooza season! Bring out the bike love for a costumed, decorated bike ride. Arrive early to decorate your bike. NO sign-up! NO fees! Just come to ride. Note, families with young children please meet at Ladd Circle (for your safety) no later than 6:25pm; the ride will pick you up enroute. A suggested route is available here http://www.shift2bikes.org/pedalpalooza/KOrideMapRoute2009.pdf
Shift
- BASIC BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS FOR WOMEN
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, May 14, May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11In our Basic Maintenance Class participants will learn all the essentials to perform regular monthly maintenance on their bikes, including flat tire repair, cleaning, lubrication, gear and brake adjustments and general troubleshooting. No experience required. Cost: $125
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
- GUERRILLA TRAFFIC CALMING
- NE Prescott St and 57th Ave7:15pmRoll from Kick-Off Ride. Meetup at Prescott/NE 57th. DIY traffic calming, DAMMIT. Make it COUNT. Guerrilla direct action to slow down W/B traffic on Prescott.
Up With Bikes!, upwithbikesyahoo
- SUMMER OF 69: WORLD PREMIERE
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8:30pm - 10:00pmLocally Shot Portland Sexploitation Comedy
$8 (includes a free Vodka Drink)
View Trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3rXwoEik4
Clinton Street Theater, Clinton St. Theater
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BBC ALERT RIDE
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10:15pmNo one will deny our butts are the brunt of many a joke. Butt not for the Bicycle Butt Cleavage ride where we'll puteth our butts in honored and rightful seats (bicycle seats)! We'll take back the terms of 'crack' and 'cleavage' from the Drug Queens and Porn Kings to restore the names of 'Ass Crack' and 'Butt Cleavage' to a respectable heritage. Show up then to show off some cleft by wearing low-rider clothes; this IS a necessity so to frame your butt. Diapers are also okay, but wear some damn clothes. This is NOT a naked ride!! All sexes and sizes welcome. Followed by a C.Y.A. (cover yer arse) lecture {air quotes} to prep you for upcoming PP events.
Joe The Plumber
Friday June 12
- BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGES
- Westbound Hawthorne Bridge bike lane and lower deck of the Steel Bridge7:00am - 9:00amYou bike commute over the Steel Bridge or the westbound Hawthorne Bridge, you get free fun breakfast.
Fool, gentlygmail
- PORTLAND CITY TOUR
- Vera Katz statue, 2 SE Main St12:00pm - 2:00pmTake a ride with Portland Bicycle Tours for a free city tour! We'll cruise along the esplanade and meander through parts of downtown for a closer look at historic buildings, public art, and successful commerce spaces. Contact us if you need a bike or helmet.
Evan Ross, portlandbicycetoursgmail, Portland Bicycle Tours, 503-360-6815
- THE CHOCOLATE RIDE
12:00pmChocolate and bike riding are both known aphrodisiacs. Mix both in this 12 chocolate shop tour.
Joshua Dallman
- HORTICULTURAL CHALLENGE RIDE
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2:00pmPortland is a lovely place if you like plants (you do like plants, don't you?), so come and test your plant knowledge on the Horticultural Challenge Ride. Meet at Irving Park for a guided ride through NE neighborhoods ending at Grant Park. We will visit maybe 100 plants and the person/team that names the most plants correctly wins. Prizes will depend on what you bring! So start looking at plants now to get sharp and for goodness sakes, bring something for the winner
Theo, theoelliotgmail
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BIKE TO BASEBALL
- Buckman Elementary, 320 SE 16th Ave5:15pm - 5:45pm (on the playground)Join all the kids who participated in the Walk + Bike Challenge for a night at PGE Park! On field activities for kids, the Challenge winner will throw out the first pitch and bikes will overtake the stadium for a night of bikey baseball fun. Fireworks after the game, too! Bring cash for tickets (or purchase ahead of time; info at www.walknbike.org)and treats.
Angela Koch, angelabta4bikes, Walk + Bike, (503) 226-0676 x19
- NOOBS ON UNICYCLES
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6:00pm"Hey Look! A unicycle convention for people who can't ride unicycles!"
Ever 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.
Nipple, nippleinsubordinate, Unicycle Bastards
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BIKE/PED LEGAL CLINIC
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6:00pm - 7:30pmAre you ready for a double feature? We are.
More and more people traverse by cycle and sandal as the weather becomes finer. The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition hopes that this Ped/Bike Legal Clinic will help us all learn how best to get along in safety and in courtesy.
Led by lawyer Ray Thomas, we will explore the rights and responsibilities of folks on bike and on foot. The clinic will take place at the Lucky Lab NW for your culinary enjoyment. This event is free and open to the public (but you're on your own for food and beverage!).
Steph Routh, infowpcwalks, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, 971-322-8207
- VANCOUVER TRAILS RIDE
- Esther Short Park, 600 SW Columbia St6:00pm - 8:00pm (Next to the clock tower)Leisurly pace on the Discovery & Burnt Bridge Creek Trails to the Burton area and back. 18 miles total. Helmet required.
Klaus, klausthepunishergmail
- A FREE VEHICLE LAW CLASS FOR BICYCLISTS
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6:00pmWhen: Friday, July 12, 6:00 p.m.
What: Class on Oregon’s vehicle laws from a bicyclist’s perspective with Bike Lawyer Ray Thomas.
Where: Lucky Labrador NW
Cost: Free
Contact: 503-228-5222 for questions
Ray Thomas
- BIKE PORN 3: CYCLEBOUND
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6:45pm - 10:45pm, also a screening at 8:45Back by popular demand, NOW WITH ADDITIONAL TIMES!
a program short erotic bike movies by various artists.
$6
More info at website
Bicycle Pornographer, BikeSmut.com
- WEND'S BIKE BASH
- 525 NW 10th Ave, Portland7:00pmJoin Wend Magazine and Lizard Lounge for a benefit ping pong tournament and party to celebrate the release of Wend’s spring issue. Ten bucks gets you into the ping pong tournament, and all proceeds will go to the World Bicycle Relief Fund (a national non-profit that brings bikes to developing countries). We’ll be giving away two gift certificates to Lizard Lounge as well as a NAU jacket to the evening’s ping pong masters. We'll also raffle off a bunch of sweet bike swag from Surly, Planet Bike, Timbuk2, Chris King and others.
Wend Magazine, annawendmag
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JESUS CYCLE PROCESSION
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7:45pmResurrect your own, personal Jesus as we ride through the night prepared to pay for (and indulge in) the sins of humanity. Come as your favorite savior: Carpenter Jesus, Baby Jesus, post-resurrection Zombie Jesus or choose the ever popular create-your-own Jesus. Our congregation will start the ride off with Bike Porn. Those not wanting to partake of the films can join the group at the SE Lucky Lab between 10 & 10:30. From there we'll follow temptation into the night.
The Almighty, Unicycle Bastards
- BIKE PORN 3: CYCLEBOUND
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8:15pm - 10:15pmThe world premiere of the somewhat anticipated collection of short movies by various artists.
$6
Bicycle Pornographer, BikeSmut.com
- MIDNIGHT MYSTERY RIDE
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11:59pm, At Midnight we ride!Bring what you need to stay drunk, fed, and warm in the outdoors. There's only one person who knows where this ride is going.
Sysfail, sysfail.dobcgmail, yeabikes.net/midnight, Team Midnight
Saturday June 13
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CYCLE THE WELL FIELD
- aloft hotel at Cascade Station, 9920 NE Cascades Pkwy9:00am - 1:00pm (One block from the Cascade Station MAX stop on the red line)Curious about where your drinking water comes from? Join the annual bicycle tour of Portland’s groundwater system! Staff from the Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council will lead this free trip focusing on Portland’s back-up water supply system. Bring your bike, helmet, water, lunch, and weather-appropriate clothing. Suitable for adults and children over 12 of all riding abilities. Advanced registration is required at www.columbiaslough.org
Melissa Sandoz, melissa.sandozcolumbiaslough, www.columbiaslough.org, 503-281-1132
- BTA VOLUNTEER SATURDAY
9:30am - 12:00pmJoin BTA staff and other awesome volunteers for a laid-back morning of getting the word out to BTA members. Drop in anytime between 9:30 and 11:30 AM to the BTA office. Snacks, coffee and good company provided.
Bicycle Transportation Alliance, infobta4bikes, www.bta4bikes.org
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SPRINGWATER DIVISION LINE
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10:00am - 2:00pmHave fat tires? Want to ride out past boring where the Springwater Division Line ran in the early 1900's?
This ride is for adventurous mountain bikers wishing to witness this historic trail first hand. Bikers must work together to hand our bikes down and up a washed out area of the trail.
Please see this web page for last years ride details, complete with satellite images and time-lapse video of the first part of the trail.
http://www.richardpowell.com/b2e.html
We will meet at the historic Linnemann Station in Gresham at 10am. The ride will last for approximately 4 hours, ending at 2pm.
Richard Powell, rpowellhostpond, richardpowell.com, 971-212-4990
- SANS DéRAILLEUR CAMPING TOUR
- Hillsboro MAX Stn, 333 SE Washington St, Hillsboro10:30am, MAX loading is limited - consider coming early and have breakfast in Hillsboro (Map to Banks: <iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=W+Main+St+%26+NW+Adams+Ave,+Hillsboro,+OR+(Hatfield+Government+Center+MAX+Station))A sub24hr overnight camping trip to Stub Stuart park via the country lanes of Hillsboro and the Banks Vernonia trail.
Ride lightly loaded bikes without dérailleurs on (mostly) low traffic country lanes and rails to trails. Camp overnight with bivy sack/ tarp and share the fire and stories of past pedal paloozas. Riders responsible for gear, food and tent site (walkin tent sites). Modest social pace of 10 mph. Map http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=39890&a=93863
Todd Boulanger, todd.boulangeryahoo, RSVP for possible July Rain Date - if rain. Walk-in Tent site - 1st Come 1st Served., 503-806-0314
- BIKE2MARKET BIKE RIDE
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10:30am - 11:00ambike from NW Portland to the Farmers Market at PSU. We are meeting in Couch Park at NW 20th and Glisan. The ride departs at 10:30 AM.
Bike2market, bike2marketbike2market, twitter.com/bike2market
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DESTINATION DIY
- IPRC, 917 SW Oak St, #21812:00pmTake a meandering ride around town to visit locals who embody the do-it-yourself spirit. Grassroots media organizer Marc de Giere and Destination DIY radio/podcast producer Julie Sabatier will introduce you to Food Not Lawns, zinesters, backyard chicken coops, foraging with Urban Edibles, how to make tinctures & infusions, and where to find art in strange places.
Julie Sabatier And Marc De Giere, Destination DIY, juliedestinationdiy and www.blogityourself
- CIRQUE DU CYCLING
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12:00pmCirque du Cycling
June 13, 2009
CyclingCircus.com
Come one, come all!
The circus is coming to Mississippi Avenue.
Cirque du Cycling, presented by Laughing Planet Café, is part circus, part bike street race and a benefit for Self Enhancement, Inc.
It's a day filled with bike watching and riding fun!
* Art bike parade
* Criterium-style street race (with two-way racing!)
* Free three-mile family ride
* Live entertainment
* Beer garden
* Exhibitors
Come watch live entertainment and music all afternoon, and an evening criterium street race with a two-way racing right dow
Good Sport Promotion, infocyclingcircus, CyclingCircus.com, 503-459-4508
- MYTH BUSTERS SCAVENGER HUNT
- Liberty Hall, 311 N Ivy Street12:00pmSaturday June 13
Myth Busters Scavenger Hunt
Noon
Enjoy a little friendly competition in the race to be the first team to successfully solve the riddles and find the clues that lead to the final destination- the opening of an independent film by a respected local filmmaker. See Portland through different eyes, form camaraderie with other adventurers, and ride away smarter than you came. For cyclists of all levels.
Meet at Liberty Hall
Saturday, June 13th
311 N. Ivy St.
Noon
Suggested donation for food and film at the end, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds
Trillium Shannon, pdxflorgmail, 503-734-4778
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GRASS HUT DISCOVERY RIDE
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12:30pm - 4:30pmJoin Grass Hut art collective as they take you on a wonder-filled discovery joy ride to the Bins, to feed nutria, to Elk Rock Island, to swim in the Willamette River (upstream from the poop), and to make art out of driftwood.
Scrappers, artdirectorportlandmercury, Grass Hut, 503-295-0840
- YEHUDA MOON AT CLEVER CYCLES
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1:00pm - 3:00pmRick Smith, the creator of "Yehuda Moon & the Kickstand Cyclery," is going to be at Clever Cycles to answer questions about our favorite fictional bike shop and to sign books, t-shirts and bikes(?!)...
Please pre-order books, t-shirts and prints at http://www.yehudamoon.com/patronage.php or Clever Cycles.
Martina Fahrner, martinaclevercycles, clevercycles.com, 503-334-1560
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SANTA RAMPAGE!
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CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.Shout-out to all Santas to roll Miss Ave. Why wait 'til December? Reschedule X-Mas! Field limited to first 66 Santas. All others MUST wait for SantaCon, 21 June or Santa Anarchy, 26 June. If more show, we'll start Santa waterboardings, until someone confesses to murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. NO lying ALLOWED.
Santa, upwithbikesyahoo
- WNBR SUNNY NEKKID RIDE
- Coe Circle, NE 39th and Glisan2:00pmProof Portland is twice the bike city of anywhere else: we kick it with two WNBR. This one because nekkid in the sun is sublime.
Cody Cougar Bikencamp
- YOGA FOR CYCLISTS WORKSHOP
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CANCELEDFor those who love to ride....here is a yoga class just for cyclists. Learn tips and tools on stretching and body mechanics while riding. We will cover a ten minute warm-up and cool-down sequence to begin and end a ride. Come explore ideas for bring important counter poses into your home practice or for a really good stretch.
The Yoga Space
2853 SE Stark, Portland
$20 earlybird registration
$25 day of
No yoga experience necessary.
Emily , emily_morichyahoo, theyogaspace.com, 503-928-2478
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CIRQUE DU CYCLING PARADE
- Mississippi Ave, Fremont west of Mississippi2:30pm - 3:00pm, The entire street fair and race goes all day. Parade participants must arrive at 1:45. (In da street!)Calling all freak bikes, tall bike, unicycles, teams, clubs, floats, choppers, swing bikes and more! Get your crew together for a gigantic parade down Mississippi Avenue, led by the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers.
This parade is part of Cirque du Cycling, a benefit for Self Enhancement, Inc, an organization that empowers youth.
GROUPS MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE to get a spot in the parade. What's a group? What do you want it to be? Groups are any coordinated team of people. Still not sure? Let's talk more!
COME WATCH or sign up early to participate. FREE!
Team Cirque, AyleenGoodSportPromotion, www.CyclingCircus.com, 971-221-7228
- NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS RESTORATION
- PSU campus4:00pm - 6:00pm (Smith Memorial Student Union Building (park block side)Members of the Cooperative Weed Management Area will be hosting this ride. Our ride will tour a couple of restoration sites in and around central Portland. Site tours will include identifying native and non-native flora and fauna. We will discuss how a healthy native ecosystem functions and the negative effects of invasive species. We will be visiting Keller Woodlands restoration area and Marquam Nature Trail restoration area. Both sites are more or less off of SW Terwilliger Blvd. The ride is considered easy to moderate with some steady hill climbing.
Nate Woodard, info4countycwma, www.4countycwma.org
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FIG LEIF NAKED RUN/RIDE
- Forest Park, NW Leif Eriksen Drive7:30pm - 8:30pm, Gathering begins 15 minutes prior to the start (500 yards beyond the NW Thurman Street gate)This is the 4th Year of the Fig Leif 5K with the addition of Portland's first Off-Road Naked Bike Ride. Both events start at the paved section of NW Leif Erickson Road at 7:30pm on Saturday, June 13th. This is the area about 500 yards beyond the entry gate at the top of NW Thurman St hill.
This is the warm-up event for FREE!!!, but a donation of two canned food items is appreciated. This will be donated to a NW Portland soup kitchen.
(Join us for our free promo and un-dress rehersal / practice run and ride the week before same place and time on Sat June 6th.)
Leif Erickson, figleif5kgmail, Fig Leif 5k and Off Road Naked Bike Ride
- PEDALPALOOZA KICKOFF DANCE PARTY
- 2181 NW Nicolai St9:00pm - 2:00am (Careful of the tracks!)Free party, cheap beer, good music, dancing! This year's theme is "Where the Wild Things Are." This is a dance party by cyclists, for cyclists. Your bike is your ticket! The WNBR is starting and ending here, and although you don't need to get naked you should be aware that other people will. We need volunteers. See the following link for more details.
Ms. Sin Not, meghan.sinnottgmail, www.shift2bikes.org/wnbr/wnbr.html
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BATTLE OF THE BIG BAD BIKE LIGHTS
- 2181 NW Nicolai StCANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver. (at the tracks)Bike lights have come a long way, baby! But, it's no secret the technology has a long way to go. Bike lights should be BRIGHT, cheap, AND no-brainers. Come show a captive audience your BIG bad bike lights in action and light up a whole lotta NEKKID bodies on bikes at the same time!
Dan Goldwater, M-Electric: "I've got some new gear that blows away anything you have seen before."
Big Bad Bike Lights, upwithbikesyahoo
- WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE
2181 NW Nicolai St11:59pm (same as the dance party)Join us in the largest naked ride in North America, and quite possibly the world, as we gently protest against the fossil fuel dependence, and show the world a better, funner way. See http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ for more propaganda. The dress code is officially "as bare as you dare". The ride is a loop, starting and ending at the dance party. This is an unsupported ride, meaning you ride at your own risk.
Freaky Uppity Cycling Kids, Your First Naked Ride
Sunday June 14
- LENTS BICYCLE BOULEVARD RIDE
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9:30amJoin the Lents Neighborhood Association and community organizations, including Community Health Partnership, Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Lents International Farmers' Market and other Healthy Active Lents partners for a Bicycle Boulevard Ride led by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) from Kelly Elementary to the Lents International Farmers' Market. PBOT will discuss potential bicycle infrastructure improvements in the Lents and surrounding communities.
Amy Gilroy
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THE JOY OF SECTS RIDE
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10:30am - 1:30pmJoin us for a tour of Portland's diverse and devout religious institutions and worship sites. We'll be taking time to explore glorious architecture, people, and practices of a wide range of religions, from Apostle to Zen. A fun, open-minded, and respectful opportunity to learn something new about different religious organizations in your own neighborhood. We will be greeted by a representative of the faith at each stop, who will take time to "sell us" the religion, tour the facilities, and answer questions. Then wrap-up at a fine local watering hole to discuss and dissect the day's adventure.
The Bike Temple, biketemplegmail, biketemple.org
- NEW SHANGHAI BIKE-ANEERS PIRATE RIDE
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10:30amAvast ye freebooters, scallywags and lubbers alike. Swab yer bikes, buckle yer swashes, hoist the Jolly Roger, an' join us as we navigate the Fanno Creek trail. Dressing piratical and decorated bikes encouraged. Kids of all ages welcome, pack food and drink as we plan to stop for lunch. There are no fees. There are places where riding on the road is required. We will regroup before and after riding the roads.
Bent Ryder, BentRydergmail
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SURPRISE BIKE WEDDING
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CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.Ever wanted to make the biggest, impromptu mistake in your life, without getting hit by a bus? THIS is the ride for you.
Simply show up in appropriate wedding attire, tux, gowns, etc. Homage to last year's Kiss-in Ride, but, with REAL longer lasting legal consequences. Game?
If sparks fly between strangers, friends, and maybe even frienemies, well, hey, SURPRISE Bike Wedding, aka, possibly the BIGGEST mistake or GRANDEST fate of your life!
Paul C Tay, bikebillboardsyahoo, bikebillboards.blogspot.com
- GAY BIKE PARADE (GLBTTQI)
- park blocks, NW Parks and NW Flanders10:30am - 12:00pm, Depends how long the parade lasts but this estimate is liberalWhy does everything have to be at the same time? I want to show my queer pride and my bike pride. You too>??? Awesome come to Park and Flanders at 10:30am on June 14th! Costumes are encouraged!
Anarchy
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GO LOCAL
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11:00am - 1:00pmThis is a great opportunity to bike around inner east Portland with your State Representative. Come explore what "local" means to me.
State Rep. Jules Kopel Bailey, kopelbailey.repstate.or
, www.julesfororegon.com/, 503-986-1442
- CITY REPAIR SITE TOUR
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11:30amUrban permaculture, cob benches, intersection paintings, oh my! Come join the City Repair Project crew in a tour of various VBC sites around town from this year and years past. We will gather at this year's Village Building Convergence venue at 11:30 and ride at noon, ending in time to go to one of the afternoon rides and possibly connecting with one of them.
Deepak Saxena, dsaxenaplexity, The City Repair Project, 503-957-8596
- PORTLAND PARKS RIDE
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12:00pm - 2:00pmCome ride with Portland Bicycle Tours for a free adventure, exploring some of Portland's beautiful parks! We will take off from the Tom McCall Waterfront Park and loop East, using bike boulevards and passing through quiet neighborhoods on our way to Laurelhurst and Mt Tabor. There will be snacks before returning to our starting point.
Evan Ross, portlandbicycletoursgmail, www.portlandbicycletours.com, 503-360-6815
- BAD MONKEY ANNIVERSARY RIDE VANCOUVER
- Bad Monkey Bikes Board & Skate, 1717 Broadway st Vancouver WA 9866312:00pm (Mcloughlin and Broadway)Bad Monkey 1st anniversary celebration. Free registration starts at noon, fun ride at 1pm. Then hang out with the monkeys for snacks and beer after the ride, or join the Fat Tire cruzer club ride that starts at 4pm. Check us out at badmonkeybikes.com
Wade Leckie, wadebadmonkeybikes, badmonkeybikes.com/, 360-718-7837
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HOMELESS HOTSPOTS BIKE TOUR
- O'Bryant Park, SW Stark St and 9th AveCANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver. (Picnic in the Park)Ever wondered how the other half lives? Ever wonder what life would be like without mortgage, rent, or address? Well, wonder NO more!
Ride starts with free lunch. Mix and mingle with the nicest peeps you've ever met. Git edukated. And, don't snicker. You could be next.
Roll past Sisters of the Road to grab the yellow book. Drop by Street Roots to learn how to panhandle, without really trying. Visit PDX Rescue Mission to learn where to drop your head without getting busted for illegal sitting and laying. Then, hop MAX to Dignity Village. Bring some cash, like maybe ten clams
Paul C Tay, bikebillboardsyahoo, Outdoor Mobile Advertising
- FREAK-BIKE ALLEY CAT
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1:00pmFreak bike fun! Must have a freak bike to compete (anything modified and done DIY to your bike, e.g. choppers, tall bikes, mini bikes, etc). Meet at the center circle of Ladd's Addition. Multiple stops requiring odd skills and feats of strength! Free! Prizes to the winners and DFL.
Turbo, morganic007yahoo
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BIKE POLO
- Alberta Park, NE 20th Ave and Killingsworth St2:00pm, 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
- GRANT PETERSEN-STYLE-RIDE
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2:00pm - 4:00pmEqual 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. Still no lycra.
A. Homer Hilsen
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TOUR DE GOATS! (RIDE IS FULL)
- The Going Goaty Co-op2:30pm (Exact location given upon registration)Did you know there are over 50 goat owners in Portland!? Want to learn what it takes to raise your own, or even make cheese?
The 2009 Tour de Goats will start with an in depth tour of the Going Goaty co-op & urban homestead.
After meeting our two milking mamas and their kids, we'll cruise to meet other goats, see where to get the goods to take care of them, and end with a local goat cheese tasting at Foster and Dobbs at NE 15th & Brazee.
Cost: sliding scale $5-20 (includes cheese plate and snacks)
Collected at the door. Participation limited to 25, so please register early.
Emily Gowen; Ride Led By Gregg Lavender, emily.gowengmail
- SPLASH DANCE 4
3:00pmBikes, water, and shaking your booty! We'll ride, dance, and splash in water fountains all over town with our sound system in tow! Dress for a dance party - a wet one! Squirt guns encouraged.
Marc, Luna, Kelly And Friends...
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RIDE AGAINST THE COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING
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3:00pmThink the Columbia River Crossing (I-5 bridge expansion) is bad for the climate and our communities? Come on out and learn more about how the CRC will affect our local and global neighborhoods, while shaking your butt with our moving dance party and showing your resistance to the politicians pushing this project. This ride will end at a secret action. Don’t worry it will be a safe space for the whole family.
Portland Rising Tide , Portland Rising Tide
- I HEART PHOTOBOOTHS RIDE
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4:00pmThere will be about 4 stops, bring cash to play inside the photo booths (at least $3)more if you want a tasty beverage or two. Bring your favorite Photo booth photo to share!
Margarete, anitgravygmail
- FAT TIRE CRUZER RIDE
- Bad Monkey Bikes Board and Skate, Broadway and McLoughlin, Vancouver4:00pmNo feeS! No sign uP! Come cruZ! Helmets are not required for this ridE.. only by the city of Vancouver.. Where are we going? anywhere we want.. easy ride.. along the river over the bridge to the Island Cafe?? Hidden Bay?? bring money for snacks and drinks.. come early to the Bad Monkey for your lights, bells or a quick chain lube..
Bob Cooper, Ccooper4919aol, Van Port Fat Tire Cruzers
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HANDS-FREE DERBY
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6:30pmdo you love riding hands-free? think you're hot shit? come out and test your mettle.
we're gonna set a looping course in a park. line up, take off, last rider with the rubber side down & their handlebars untouched walks away with bragging rights. think it sounds too easy? if you crazy cats keep it up for long, we're gonna throw in some offroad (nothing technical) to make it interesting.
spectators encouraged--bring beer and a blanket, there will be plenty of unsafe seating near the course if you're trusting =)
no entry fee, cash prizes, no unicycles.
Fool, gentlygmail
- ZOOBOMB!
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The New Zoobomb Pyle, W Burnside St & SW 13th Ave9:00pm, Every SundayCome ride with us! Everyone welcome! We like to ride kids' bikes down hills at night, it sounds silly and it is silly, but a crapload of fun too! Bring a bike, MAX fare, bike lights, and any safety gear you want to wear.
** Minibikes encouraged, all bikes welcome **
** Helmets are a good idea **
** Ride at Your Own Risk **
** Leave no trace **
Zoobomb, www.zoobomb.net
Monday June 15
- THE RIDICULOUSLY EARLY DONUT RIDE
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4:30amLikely the least-attended ride this Pedalpalooza, for the truly hardcore rider. We're going to ride from VooDoo Donut downtown to Donut Day in Aloha - That's right, OVER the western hills. Bring $$ for donuts and coffee - you'll need it. Assemble at 4:15am, ride at 4:30am - Not a loop, taking MAX back. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2917531
Matt Picio, matt.piciogmail, Cycle Wild, 503-781-5095
- PUTT PUTT MINI GOLF
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12:00pmCome play some putt putt on a course that I am building. This is mini golf like you have never seen before!! Part skill, part luck, all fun. Bring a friend, bring your kids. Free snacks and refeshments. Donations accepted. This is an all day event so come by anytime.
Sage, bicyclelifestyleyahoo, 503-481-8569
- BUILDING THE LONDON CYCLE NETWORK
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12:00pm - 1:00pmThis is a special seminar, as part of Transportation Seminar Series, organized by Portland State University's Center for Transportation Studies.
Topic: Building the London Cycle Network - 900km of Fast, Safe, and Comfortable Bike Routes
Speaker: Steve Cardno, London Cycle Network Project Manager
http://www.londoncyclenetwork.org.uk/
CTS Seminars, ctsinfopdx
, Transportation Seminars
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ROMANCE REDUX WITH THE DARK KNIGHT
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12:30pmHoly Kingdoms of delusional Crap, Batman! It's the tumultuous trash novels of Romance! Thank the delicious de-moans, the Dark Knight is here to rescue us.
Come feel the stabbing pangs of the breast and the warming tingles of the loins as we emote and jeer the verse of Romance.
Platonic participation necessary in one of Portland's beautifully sweet-scented rose garden settings.
Tom-ance
- PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL "TOUR" OF PORTLAND
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3:30pm - 5:30pmWhat did the 1950s group Situationist International have to do with a bike ride in Portland in 2009? Find out as we attempt to "derive" (drift) through Portland, incorporating game-like rules to guide us, breaking from motive or destination. Maybe we will even make a map of our ride, in the Situationist style.
No philosophy homework or essays to write, as fun will be had and nothing will be taken too seriously. French wine and baguettes optional. Ride will likely last 1.5-2 hrs.
Jon Pinkos, Psychogeographical Tour
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BIG GIRLS RIDE
- Eastbank Esplanade, 5 SE Madison St, Portland5:45pm - 7:45pm (Next to Vera Katz statue)This is a ride for curvy/fat/zaftig/rubenesque women. Big girls ride bikes too so let's go for a ride together. Easy route on the Eastside of the Willamette River. Riders of all skill levels encouraged, nobody gets left behind.
We'll take a break halfway for fun, talking and snacks. (this ride is a loop)
Robin, phototrongmail
- 2009 MONDAY NIGHT MASTERS AND WOMEN PIR SERIES
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6:00pm - 8:30pm, Every Monday in May 4 - 31, every Monday in June - 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 4th to August 31st.
Jim Anderson, jim-andersoncomcast, www.racemondaynight.com
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THE UMPTEENTH ANNUAL TACO RIDE
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6:00pmWe will ride from taco place to taco place. We will try to be organized and form bulk orders (e.g. 23 chicken tacos). I.e. no individual orders. People ordering burritos will be derided, shunned, and berated unless they also eat a taco at each location, and then maybe even still. Bring cash, preferably small bills for tacos.
Ben, benridemybike, www.ridemybike.org, 503-442-1276
- UPDATED DANDY WARHOLS RIDE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!
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6:15pmCome on a tour of sites important to the history of the Dandy Warhols, one of the most successful bands to come out of Portland, with a couple members of the band! See where their 1st show electrified the audience, where they recorded some of their highly successful CDs and filmed videos, and their Portland recording studio, where they took back control over their music and now record other bands too. We'll be blasting DW music the whole way! The ride is free, but we will make at least one stop at a cafe or bar so bring a couple bucks for a drink. The ride will end with a trivia contest.
Jill, flogthebogyahoo
- BICYCLE TOURING WORKSHOP
- Hawthorne Hostel, 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd6:30pm - 8:30pm (Mt. Tabor Room)Are you a regular bicycle rider but have never taken a bicycle tour? Now that summer is around the corner, are you itching to hit the open road once the weather gets nicer and explore nature in a way you haven't yet?
Then join us to learn more about Self-Supported Bicycle Touring. We'll be discussing equipment, planning, and cost as well as day-to-day life on the road. We'll also have a few loaded touring bikes to check out.
This class is FREE. Donations accepted.
Shawn Granton And Ian Stude, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com
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HOMO BIKE TO SKATE
- Eastbank Esplanade, 5 SE Madison St, Portland6:30pm (Vera Katz statue)Ride your bike to Gay Skate night at Oaks Park! Roller disco wear encouraged. Admission and skate rental is $6 plus canned food item for Esther's Pantry.
Nickey Robo, nickeyroboriseup
- OLD FRENCH BIKES
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7:00pmAre you afflicted with an affection for old French bikes? Do you not care that parts are very difficult to find because almost every dimension on the bike is specifically French? Did you ever wonder why the French routinely used Reynolds 531 tubing which is British instead of French Durofort or Vitus?
Do you have Harris Cyclery bookmarked on your browser? You know who you are. You are on old bike geek. And it isn't just because your bike is old.
Come geek out with other similarly afflicted souls. Beer will be involved.
Scott Lieuallen, scottlbta4bikes, 503-740-1558
- ADVANCED BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:45pm, June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13Ready to learn all about bearings? Over five weekly sessions, we will cover the skills needed for hub, bottom bracket, and headset overhauling; as well as advanced wheel truing and spoke replacement. Participants will work on their own bikes in class and have access to the professional tool sets of our bike shop. Prior completion of the intermediate course is strongly recommended. Cost: $150.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
Tuesday June 16
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COFFEE ON CLAY
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7:00am - 9:00am
Please join the City of Portland for free pastries and coffee at SE 9th and Clay Street. Learn about the SE Clay Green Street – Route to the River Project and check out the newly planted trees along the route. Stop by on your way to work.
Bureau Of Environmental Services, alicembes.ci.portland.or, www.portlandonline.com/bes/greenstreet/
- ECONOMY SUCKS BUT I DON'T CARE
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10:15amUnemployed or under-employed, retired or pretired, lazy or addicted, the economy sucks but we don't care. We're going to sleep late, and roll-in for a coffee and donut while the wage-slavers are takin' it from da man. We'll ride after the caffeine kicks in.
Jeff Lebowski
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MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR HARDGEAR
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2:00pm - 3:00pmMeet at the Mountain Hardwear Store. Bike together to a steep street in the West Hills and race up! Race section will be 3 steep blocks Fixies and bikes of all sizes welcomed. Mountain Hardwear prizes awarded for speed and valiant effort.
Mountain Hardwear, elinnmountainhardwear, 503-226-6868
- BENSON BUBBLER BONANZA!
4:00pmHave you ever been curious about the water fountains that gurgle all over the city of roses? Just who is this Benson and why was he so thirsty? All your questions about Benson Bubblers answered on this ride.
Why do some have 4-bowls and why do some have only one bowl? What is the furthest out Benson Bubbler? What do water fountains have to do with beer?
We'll learn about Benson Bubblers and visit a whole variety of them and maybe a few secret other fountains.
Lilymonster, anomalilygmail, anomalily.net, 513-484-6987
- TAPAS RIDE
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5:00pmTickets are $45.00 and we have 24 places. The ride starts at 5:00 at Clever Cycles and winds leisurely through the SE. We are going hit Biwa's, Noble Rot, Nostrana and end up at the Maiden. The entire ride is about 10 miles with many loops, but few hills...
Martina Fahrner, Martinaclevercycles, clevercycles.com, 503-334-1560
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DUTCH YOUR BIKE - NETHERLANDS UW FIETS
- Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver5:30pm - 6:30pm, Woodys Tacos for happy hour when done eating with the dykesCome by Angst Gallery and Dutch your bike with home made materials to make your bike city friendly. Add a skirt guard, make a pannier template, handlebar flower vase or fender flap. Or just come by for future DIYB concepts. Eat chocolate toast with sprinkles. Donations sought for materials.
Todd 'Fietser' Boulanger, todd.boulangeryahoo
- DYKE YOUR BIKE
- Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver5:30pm - 7:00pmMake your bike as flamingly fabulous as you are. Sequins, feathers, and a little glitter glue go marvelously with streamers. Bring your own supplies or use what is provided. Why Dutch your bike when you can Dyke your Bike? All genders welcome. Bike decorating followed by a vegetarian potluck in the park - bring your food and eating implements!
Sam Green-eggs, chickeneycomcast
- PEDAL POTLUCK PICNIC
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6:30pm - 8:30pm, Third Tuesday in May - AugustThe PPP returns for its FIFTH season! A casual bicycle ride traversing approx. 3-5 miles (5-8km) with a different route each time. The end destination is a mystery park or ark-like setting. The term "park" will be used liberally here, so expect the unexpected! At the endpoint we'll enjoy a picnic dinner. Eating will be potluck style, so please bring food and drink to share (preferably vegetarian/vegan).
Please also try to bring your own silverware, plate, and cup. We will also stop at a grocery store along the way. If it looks like it'll rain we'll end up at a COVERED destination.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com
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REMEDIAL RIDE 2: FRIES AND SHAKES
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont6:30pm - 8:30pm, Meet up at 6:30pm. We ride at 7:00pm (if you're late you ride alone). Probably finish between 8 and 9pm, depending upon how long you like to linger. (Meet near the bleachers)We're doing it again: a whopping 1 mile ride (with snack breaks!). Ride from Col. Summers Park to Potato Champion (for belgian style fries) and then to Sip (for milkshakes).
Bring about 5 dollars for each cart.
Both locations are extremely vegan friendly!
Note: Brian (of Sip) is opening up on his day off just for us. The menu will be limited to milkshakes (no smoothies, juices, etc).
Potato Champion is opening early for us as well.
Nice slow pace through Buckman/Ladds, complete with corking : )
Email me with any questions.
www.myspace.com/potatochampion
www.myspace.com/getyoursipon
Ben, photos from last year's 30+ riders
- TAKE THE LANE RIDE
- Laurelhurst Whole Foods, 2825 E Burnside St7:00pm (in the parking lot by the Dog House)Lane position is an important part of being safe on your bike.
And its legal for you to take the lane to avoid hazards.
Come on this ride, learn the law, and get comfortable taking the lane in the company of other cyclists.
OldSchool
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GRATEFULLY DEAD
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7:00pm - 9:00pm, --But do any of us really know when it's over?Where's the users' manual for death and dying in this world? We'll ride to the graveyard and pay our respects, then toast to the living. But wait! There's more! We'll also provide every rider with the legal paperwork needed to make sure your doctor and your loved ones know your wishes for your end of life decisions. Helmets, needless to say, are not required.
Jerry Garcia And The Goddess Persephone, Oregon Death with Dignity Act
- THE PUN-ISHMENT RIDE
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St7:00pm (By the tennis courts)Yes, if you love puns, alliterations, and wordplay (and who doesn't?), you'll love this bike-y romp through Portland. We'll end at a secret mystery destination!
(This ride is NOT a loop)
Matt, Theo, Lily, matt.piciogmail, 503-781-5095
- BIKENDO
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7:30pmAfraid of muggers, bike thieves, and hooligans after your bike and/or hide? Learn the art of bicycle self defense and awareness. Helmet, bike light and U-lock required. Wear comfortable clothes. This is a sober class.
Nature Boy, natureboy444yahoo, 503-816-1747
Wednesday June 17
- MIDWEEK RIDE TO THE GORGE
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9:45am - 5:45pm, plan on being back to Portland early eveningRiding to quiet country roads and spectacular scenery is easier than you think. The Columbia River Gorge is just a short MAX ride away. And you can totally handle it if you are an everyday rider. Bring a snack, water, and Tri-Met fare. Approx 40 miles round trip. Gears recommended. And call in sick to work!
Shawn, shawnportlandhostel, portlandhostel.org, 503-236-3380
- PUBLIC ART RIDE
- Tom McCall Waterfront Park, West End of Steel Bridge12:30pm - 1:30pm (At Lee Kelley's "Friendship Circle")A lunchtime (bring your lunch we'll stop and eat) art ride focussing on public art though we might include one or two galleries for a quick view of a piece or two.
We'll casually ride from one piece to another and learn about the public art that is in our beautiful town.
We'll keep it near Downtown and the Pearl so you worker types can stay close to the job.
If it's wet we'll focus more on rain appropriate art opportunities.
Benjamin Foote, curatorongallery, pdxstump, twitter pdxstump or ongallery, 503-313-5379
- THE GREAT TRICYCLE RACE II
- Wallis Engineering parking lot, 215 W 4th St, VancouverCANCELEDJoin the Dread Pirate Roberts for the second annual event full of fun and mayhem! Tricycle, how fast and funky are you?! Some tricycles will be available (for those of you that have a long ride to the 'Couv). Prize for the best dressed tricycle or rider! Also for the smallest working tricycle!
More than one heat.
Dread Pirate Roberts, stucatgmail
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SEXY SEñORITAS ON SEXY SCHWINNS
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5:15pmNothing says America like a sexy woman on a Schwinn. Super Sport, Collegiate, Paramount, you can't lock up to a row of bike racks without seeing one of these around town, usually with a cute rider to be found nearby.
Let's enjoy a leisurely ladies* evening ride lookin' lovely and langorously interlocuting on our Le Tours. Ride all ages/final destination 21+ for food and drink--perhaps German, in homage to the Schwinn family. (TBD)
*Boys allowed if 1. sexy and 2. riding a Schwinn Twinn with female participant.
Le Tour Luxe Lady, theta444yahoo, 503-548-8724
- TREKTOSTERONE RIDE
Lownsdale Square, the "gentlemen's gathering place" , SW 4th Ave and Main St5:15pm (look for the manly Trek riders)Dude! Bring your made-in-Madison and your manhood to this big, burly ride. We'll spit, swear like sailors, and haul ass like he-men. On Treks. Duh.
Afterwards we'll check out the ladies and pretend to be gentlemen while enjoying a brewski.
Ted Stickle, Twig & biscuits on a bike
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CYCLISTS' RIGHTS LEGAL CLINIC
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5:30pm - 6:30pmFor over a decade, bicycle lawyer Ray Thomas has been sharing his wisdom with cyclists around the state in this 60-minute clinic on bicyclists’ rights and responsibilities on the road. Hear about Oregon’s bike law basics, get inside info about insurance, and learn what to do if you’re in a crash. Includes a lively question and answer session, and a free copy of Pedal Power, a Legal Guide for Oregon Cyclists.
RSVP to infobta4bikes.org or by phone at (503) 226-0676 x10. Leaving a message is sufficient.
Bicycle Transportation Alliance, infobta4bikes
- A FREE VEHICLE LAW CLASS FOR BICYCLISTS
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5:30pmWhen: Wednesday, June 17th, 5:30 p.m.
What: Class on Oregon’s vehicle laws from a bicyclist’s perspective with Bike Lawyer Ray Thomas.
Where: Bicycle Transportation Alliance office at 233 NW 5th Ave, Portland.
Cost: Free
Contact: BTA at (503) 226-0676 to pre-register.
Ray Thomas
- PRETTY PANTY RIDE
- Esther Short Park (Propstra Square), 300 W 6th Street, Vancouver6:00pm - 7:00pm, longer if you join us for dinner at Burgerville #2 (next to the clock tower)The Third 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 art and stopping for food at the Classic bike-in Burgerville. Bring money for food or watch us eat!
Leah Jackson, leah.angstgallerygmail, www.angstgallery.com
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CELEBRATE WATERGATE
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6:30pm - 8:30pmWe ride to celebrate anniversary of the Watergate Hotel break-in, which began the unraveling and resignation of Richard Nixon. We'll tour campaign and district offices of local elected officials, some of whom will be riding with us! Non-partisans and non-voters welcome! War-apologists and sub-prime-lenders, on the other hand, are advised they will likely be outvoted! Boo-ya!
Barack Obama
- IPRC ZINE READING BY BIKE
- Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak St6:30pm (Suite 218)Local 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 the North Park Blocks.
IPRC, iprcworkshopsgmail, www.iprc.org, 503-827-0249
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BIKE CAMPING 101
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St6:30pm - 8:30pm (Near the Shelter)Do you like camping? Do you ride a bike? Have you ever thought about combining the two?
You don't need tons of gear to go camping by bicycle. Let Cycle Wild teach you the basics of how, where, and when to go camping by bike! Free workshop, 2 hours.
Matt Picio, matt.piciocyclewild, Cycle Wild
- BIKE TO SKATE & POTLUCK IN THE PARK
- Rose Garden courtyard, N Interstate Ave and Multnomah St6:30pm (by the fountain)Ride the East Bank Esplanade from the Rose Quarter fountain to Oaks park. Enjoy nice park setting along the river for A BBQ & some homemade goodies. Cost $5 for Entry & Skate Rental.
Jeff Bernards, Ytameraol, 503-774-5659
- BUYING A NEW OR USED BIKE
6:30pm - 8:00pmThinking about a new ride, but mystified by all the choices & options that are available? Join us for some tips on what to look for in a new or used bike, and how to identify what type of bike meets your cycling needs.
Jeff Smith, jeff.smithpdxtrans, www.gettingaroundportland.org/, 503-823-7083
- INTERMEDIATE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1Due to popular demand, we have added another Intermediate Maintenance Class!
Participants will learn how to complete their six-month and annual maintenance and repairs. The first three classes focus on drive-train maintenance including replacement of the chain, gear cluster and cables. The final two sessions cover basic wheel truing and brake adjustments. Cost: $130.
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcomunitycyclingcenter, Classes Web Page, 503-288-8864
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2ND ANNUAL FO-PO BAR CRUISE, 2009 EDITION.
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10:00pmWhen the “powers-that-be” harrumphed themselves into a shlump over the inaugural Fopo Bar Crawl, their sneering jeering and careering could’ve been mistaken for jealousy or a what a small lump of lumpenproles might have called ennui. (Wrongly.)
Reeling and stealing, a-flippin’ and a floppin’.
Yet pride be damned, here we are once again, one year later, prepared to retort with Fopoplectic snorts of our own.
So don’t be a schlub, get out of that tub and come be part of the hubbub club...
Without you, the 2nd Sometimes-cheezy Oft-times-sleazy Fo-po Bike and Bar's a no-go, joe.
Euphonius, iwalkedwithazombiecomcast
Thursday June 18
- SISYPHEAN CRULLER CRAWL - WEST SIDE
7:00am - 9:00amThe 2nd annual Cruller Crawl is here! Join us for a mythic climb on the west side of Portland. Unlike the Greek king Sisyphus, your effort will not go unrewarded. Your leaders will keep a moderate pace while towing doughnuts and coffee to the top for you. Go to our event on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=69049867388 or e-mail us at CrullerCrawlgmail.com.
Sisyphean Hill Riders, CrullerCrawlgmail, Cruller Crawl 2008
- BIKE BROWN BAG
- Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave12:00pm - 1:00pm, Bring your lunch! (2nd floor, Room C)Gateway Green - An Emerald Jewel on a Platinum Strand?
Come hear about this concept to convert a neglected parcel of land into a premier recreation destination. Organizers from Friends of Gateway Green will present on how a proposed park at the juncture of 1-205 and 1-84 could reclaim greenspace, create a world-class off-road cycling facility, link neighbors, spur development in East Portland, and serve as a model for sustainable practices - all just a short MAX or bike ride away!
Timo Forsberg, timothy.forsbergpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org, http://www.gettingaroundportland, 503-823-7699
- GOLF BY BIKE
2:30pm - 6:30pmEsteemed British reporter Matthew Charles Davis leads a bike ride to Heron Lakes golf course.
Matt Davis, mdavisportlandmercury, Matt Davis Opens His Big Mouth, 503-294-0840
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DEKUM TO WOODSTOCK (PORTLANDIA OBSCURIA II)
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6:00pm, This might take a while...Burnside. Skidmore. Going?
Find out what all these street names mean.
We will be riding from Dekum down to Woodstock, giving you a one-sentence explanation of the history behind every street name we cross...even Failing.
Carl And Shawn (with Help From The Urban Adventure League)
- RAINING CATS AND MONKEYS
- Palio Dessert & Espresso House, 1996 SE Ladd Ave6:00pmBikes and rain aren't the only things that make Portland so special. Come take a tour of some of the city's many Monkey Puzzle trees and learn monkey puzzle trivia. A special prize will be awarded for the most cats spotted on porches, in yards and crossing streets along the way. We love the cats of Portland too!
Pumpkin Pie And Petals, hiserhottgmail
- A DAY AT THE RACES
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6:00pm, 4-6 Happy Hr Rialto!Join us for a horse-themed ride. Dress as your favorite type of horserider (i.e; Cowboy/girl, Cavalryperson, Joe Crispin, whatever) and dress up your steed as well! We'll start downtown at the Rialto for drinks and off-track betting then ride up to Portland Meadows for some races of our own. Bring cash for food + drink and a name for your horse. Some examples: Caveman Kitchen, Beer Hunter, Daddy Need Shoe...extra points for creativity. UPDATE: Meet us early at the Rialto for happy hour from 4-6!
Columbia Slew + Josebyanose, jenerick1gmail
- 3RD ANNUAL ROCKY BUTTE SUNSET DANCE PARTY PICNIC
- Irving Park, NE 11th Ave and Klickitat St6:00pm (East Park Entrance)Meet at Irving Park in Northeast for a ride to the top of Rocky Butte to enjoy the sunset potluck and dance party (with DJ)!
Savannah
- DEAKUM TO ULTIMATE FRISBEE
- Beaumont Wilshire Park, NE 33rd Ave. and NE Skidmore St.6:00pmSo you are going to the Deakum to Woodstock ride?
Me too.
You might not go the entire ride?
Me neither.
Let's eat a slice of pizza together at Good Neighbor Pizzaria *(the beginning of the ride) and start heading south with the big group *(this is going to be as fun as the taco ride the other night, yeah?
Then let's branch off of the big group somewhere between Going and Tillamook and ride over to Beaumont Wilshire Park to meet up with the new 7pm Ultimate Frisbee pickup game sponsered by the the Natural 20's team. Bring your cleats and shorts, and both a dark and light shirt. Rookies ok.
Natural 20s , woodlawntreesgmail
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UNICYCLE POLO
- Alberta park, NE 20th Ave and Killingsworth St6:30pm, April 23, every Thursday (Polo courts)Unicycle Polo.
Where? When? 6:30pm Alberta Park Just about EVERY thursday of the month (Keep your Glazzies peeled on the listserve for info {www.unicyclebastards.com/contact us). Mallets and balls are supplied by the bastards as long as appropriate alcoholic donations continue. however, we are always in need of skipoles and balls. Bring yer uni. bring yer 2x2s. bring yer triple antibiotic ointment.
prepare to breathe hard and sweat. unicycles, remember? not bikes. unis.
also, remember vandalism? not cool. never will be.
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Doper, irrepantslessgmail, www.unicyclebastards.com
- ALOHA TODD BOULANGER - ITS BEEN A GREAT RIDE!!!
- Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver6:30pm - 9:00pm, Todd's Low Bar Tour After the EventAn evening of bike fun - bike art, food and beverages - time for Todd to say good bye to the first heat and hello to the next.
Bring memories of past rides, Pedalpalooza events, and other mayhem. And come see the local bike themed art at Angst Gallery.
Leah Jackson, leah.angstgallerygmail, Angst Gallery, RSVP please., 360-253-1742
- BASIC BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS - $125
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16In our Basic Maintenance Class participants will learn all the essentials to perform regular monthly maintenance on their bikes, including flat tire repair, cleaning, lubrication, gear and brake adjustments and general troubleshooting. No experience required. Cost: $125
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
- FOURTH ANNUAL MINI-BIKE STEEPLE CHASE
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CANCELED Moved to June 24Zoobomb! Follow the path of glow sticks to unknown ending. This is a tough course, lots of turns, check points, and feats of strength. Prizes and trophy. Meet at the top of Washington Park at 9:00. Race starts at 10:30PM. Bring lights and safety gear.
Bad Arse Scott, snowickigmail
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TODD'S LOW BAR TOUR
- Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver9:00pmTour the Couv's Low Bars in the City Center by bike with Todd. This is the 99th Annual event.
Bring your small change from Oregon bottle returns - a bit of bike stimulus for Vancouver. Bring a helmet (or bail money) and lights. Book your event lodging now for the best rates - Econo Lodge, Hilton, etc.
Todd Boulanger, todd.boulangeryahoo, RSVP if possible.
Friday June 19
- BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGES
- Westbound Hawthorne Bridge bike lane and lower deck of the Steel Bridge7:00am - 9:00amyou bike commute over the steele bridge, or the westbound hawthorne bridge, you get free fun breakfast.
Fool, gentlygmail
- SIGHTS SOUNDS TASTES SMELLS AND A TOUCH OF PDX
- Tom McCall Waterfront Park, West End of Steel Bridge12:00pm - 2:00pm, We'll see (At "Friendship Circle" sculpture)Lets Go! Do you have a favorite smell you pass on your daily commute? what about your favorite snack spot in town? Where can you hear a melody in a public sculpture? Take a free ride with Portland Bicycle Tours and we'll show you some of our favorites. Contact us if you need bikes or helmets.
Evan Ross, portlandbicycletours.gmail, www.portlandbicycletours.com, 503-360-6815
- ALE LOVERS RIDE
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12:00pmBikes and beer-what is more Portland than that?! Meet at Concordia Ale House on the corner of NE 33rd and Killingsworth for a ride out to Blue Lake via the Marine Drive bike path. Return to Concordia Ale House for a well deserved pint! Bring beer money.
Loriann
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CITY GREEN BUILDING RIDE
- Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Avenue3:00pm - 5:00pm (3rd floor deck)Waterfront tour of green buildings starting at Ecotrust and ending at South Waterfront. Visit a mix of new and existing certified green buildings while visualizing a carbon-neutral future through the lens of the City's proposed High Performance Green Building Policy and Climate Action Plan.
Vinh Mason, vinh.masonci.portland.or, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, 503-823-3246
- POLICE ON BIKES--WATCH HOW SLOW THEY GO!
- Sunnyside Park, SE 34th Ave & Path5:00pm - 8:00pm (Blacktop behind Sunnyside School)Portland Police Officers 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 officer safety tactics, dismounts and crashing drills. And we'll do our best to answer questions about bike safety, traffic laws, and any neighborhood issues.
Officer Robert Pickett, rpickettportlandpolice, 503-823-1277
- CARG-OFF!
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5:30pmCargo bikes are so 2009! Let us unite! Bring your 'feits, xtracycle or homemade contraption and prepare to HAUL! Newton will be scratching his head wondering how you bend the laws of physics, time and space. Think scavenger hunt/ultimate quad workout & max-out the capacities of your cargo bike. All ages are welcome! After party tbd!
Buffalo Dave, buffalo.davezoobomb, 716-912-8505
- KIDICAL MASS SOUTHEAST
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5:30pm - 7:00pm, Ride at 6pm.Streets are for kids, too! Kidical mass is a celebration of family bicycling. Training wheels, tagalongs, and trailers are all welcome on this easy-going, short, legal family ride. Front and rear lights are a must for all during the winter months.
Carl Larson, larsonbta4bikes, Kidical Mass
- TIMBERS ARMY BIKE BRIGADE
- E Burnside St & SE 22nd Ave6:00pm, The Ride leaves at 6:50 (The Standard)The Timbers Army wants YOU... to come have a pregame drink/meetup with some of us at The Standard (E Burnside & 22nd) and then join us for an en masse ride to PGE park for Friday night's match against the visiting Thunder of Minnesota. We will leave from The Standard at 6:50 (8pm game.) Wear Green and White and show your civic pride!!!
Bring money if you still need a ticket to the match, GA tickets ($12) are available at the box office of PGE when we arrive.
All are welcome to join the ride and the Army in the North End at PGE, but naturally the Standard will be 21+
The Broken Cowbell
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ZOMBIE CYCLE OUTBREAK!
- Waterfront Park, 1020 SW Naito Pkwy6:30pm - 12:30am, We will ride at 7:00!Uuurrrgggh, mmmmmmm.. Braaaaains.. BRAAAAAINS!
Can you cycle with a limp? Moan forlornly? Join us for the second Pedalpalooza zombie ride! We'll be meeting at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (1020 SW Naito Pkwy). Most stops will be bars, so this ride is 21+, sorry baby zombies!
Also, if you're not a zombie, you will become a victim.
Here's our route: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&ei=1_k6St_QGJLuswPkk62CCw&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104135423838700824164.00046c96821fd7c907150&ll=45.522135,-122.664199&spn=0.014523,0.0315&z=15
Blue, lovemotionstorygmail, 503-453-5839
- PEDAL(SHIFT)PEDALSTOPBREATHESEE
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6:30pm, Shows on June 19, 20 and 21The Working Theatre Collective brings you a location based theatrical adventure on two wheels. This original production, created by the performers and inspired by portland bicycle culture, will have audiences follow performers around portland and be rewarded with a unique and interactive theatrical experience. The show/ride is free, open to all, and will be around 10 miles at an easy pace.
Noah Martin, theworkingtheatrecollectivegmail, www.theworkingtheatrecollective.com
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BOWIE VS. PRINCE MOBILE DANCE PARTY
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8:30pmThe second annual Bowie Vs. Prince ride. Last year, we had more than 300 people and the party went until nearly sunrise!
Bicycle dance party on wheels. Loud stereo system and 80's dance music. Come dressed as your favorite 80's Pop star and we'll cruise and dance at locations all over town. Slow pace with frequent dancin' stops. Bring lights. This ride is not a loop and will probably go very late.
AnomaLily, anomalily.net, 513-484-6987
- PORTLAND ROCK GYM BIKE-IN MOVIE
9:00pm, Movie starts at 10pmThe Portland Rock Gym's monthly Movie Night is taken outdoor. Bikes take over the parking lot at NE 12th and NE Couch for a classic 80's film on a suspended big screen. Bring your own blankets, snacks and enjoy the outdoor fire pit.
Michael, salesportlandrockgym, www.portlandrockgym.com/, 503-232-8310
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DROPOUT FREAKBIKE RIDE
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9:30pm, Don't plan on sleeping., Third Friday of every monthFreakbikes unite!
Dropout
- DROPOUT BIKE CLUB - MONTHLY RIDE
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9:30pm, Late., Third Friday of every monthThe dropout bike club's monthly freakbike social ride. Over the years, this ride has become the place to show off your newest bicycle oddities. Come ride and socalize. Last years ride had a turn out of 300+ people, with the Thunder Twins mobile sound systems. So be prepared to be bumpin into the late night. All bikes welcome, but the pace is set by the freakbikes. -Sysfail
Sysfail, www.myspace.com/dropoutbc
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LATE NITE LADD'S ADDITION TOUR RIDE
- Ladd's Circle Square Park, 1600 SE Harrison St10:00pm - 11:00pm (Palio's Cafe @ Bike Racks)Learn the History of Ladd's with late night whisper ride...quite is the key here. Coons and Cats roam free and fat. Maps will be provided with delineated route details. Comfortably moderate pace looping the four gardens while discussing the roses and their care by 'The Freinds of Ladd's Addition Gardens', a volunteer group which often seeks local gardeners to assist its cause. http://www.laddsadditiongardens.com/
10 P.M. Start Time \ Palio Cafe' (1996 SE Ladd Ave bike racks) / $5.00 Ride Donation Requested.
PLEASE R.S.V.P.- Response E.Mails will be sent to confirm entry position Weather Update!!!- Bring Your Gear for 'mizzledrist' (DrizzleMist)
Preston Freeman, jollydodger_23yahoo , Earth Angel Courier Delivery Service, LLC., 503-863-6554
Saturday June 20
- BIKE TO BIRDS
9:00am - 1:00pmGet to know your local wildlife refuge and bird population as we bike to Smith and Bybee lakes. Meet other bike riding birders and wildlife enthusiasts. Possibly see osprey, bald eagles, hawks, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, herons, red winged blackbirds, kingfishers, and all types of ducks. Be prepared to lock your bike! Bring binoculars, field guides, walking shoes, water, and a bike lock. Novices are encouraged and experts needed!
Marc Brodehl, marcbrogmail
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FOREST PARK SATURDAY WORK PARTY
- Firelane 5 in Forest Park, Firelane 5 and Leif Erickson9:00am - 12:00pmThis Saturday the Northwest Trail Alliance and the Forest Park Conservancy will work together on Firelane 5 on some routine trail maintenance. We will improve some of the tread that had some heavy use over the winter by filling a few ruts and removing the berm as well as removing some of the slough that has fallen down into the trail from the high side. Additionally, we will pull invasives and brush the corridor for all users of the trail.
Mark Pickett, marknw-trail, Northwest Trail Alliance FP Work Party
- PEDAL-BALLOON-ZA!
10:00am - 12:00pm, Parade at 11:30 a.m.!Hey Kids! Come deck your bike out in BALLOONS! Get creative with earth-friendly, biodegradable latex balloons from The Lippman Co. and transform your ride into a fantastical creation. We'll teach you how to turn your bike into a sea anenome, spaceship, wacky piece of abstract art, or whtever else you can imagine... Photos, food, prizes and FUN, all culminating in a "FLOAT" parade on the Eastbank Esplanade! Fun starts at 10 a.m., all ages welcome.
Matt Deegan, partyhelplippmancompany, www.lippmancompany.com, 503-239-7007
- CLARK COUNTY WINE TOUR
- Rusty Grape Vineyard, 16712 NE 219th Street, Battle Ground WA10:30amEnjoy a riding tour of 4 wineries while exploring North Clark County by bike. At the finish enjoy socializing and wine tasting at the Rusty Grape. This is a Portland Wheelmen Touring Club ride. 34 miles some rollers.
Portland Wheelmen Touring Club, anniedmorcomcast, 360-608-3173
- PORTLAND EBIKES!
- The eBike Store, 201 N Alberta St10:30am (corner of Alberta and Vancouver)Come learn all about ebikes, or ride your own! We'll start at The eBike Store (201 N Alberta, free espresso!), and make an easy tour of Portland eBike landmarks. Batteries not required.
The Ebiker
- POLO DOMINATION XHIBITION
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11:00am, until darkThe Axles of Evil host a two day polo event
day 1 registration at 11:00. Tournament begins at high noon.
a random order double elimination tournament with your team.
day 2 at high noon
you will be placed with one player from each city in another random order double elimination tournament. you will not play with someone from your town.
Axles Of Evil, polo domination xhibition
- WEAR YOUR MESSAGE
- Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver11:00am - 2:00pmFree. Drop by and Create your own T shirt with a bike inspired message. Shirts and supplies provided. Or submit a design for the Bike Awareness / Bike Safety T-Shirt design competition sponsored by the City of Vancouver. www.cityofvancouver.us/bike. Peruse the Bike Love exhibit at the gallery. Join up with the Vancouver Parks Tour. Presented by BikeMe!Vancouver and the City of Vancouver.
Terri, HandsfreeTgmail, City of Vancouver - Bike Page
- EDIBLE GARDEN AND URBAN FARM TOUR
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11:00amThis ride will meander from Sunnyside to the Cully, 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. Come and learn how to grow your own food.
Jacqueline Authier, jacqueauthiergmail
- BEST DAM BEAVERTON RIDE
- The Round, 12655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton12:00pm (MAX Users - Get off at Beaverton Central)A stroll through the neighborhoods and trails of our westernly neighbor, Beaverton. Though the suburbs breed tv-washed weirdos and car-people there is still some good riding. Come out and see what they have to offer.
Jordan, thecowabungadudeyahoo
- PEDAL BILINGUE Y COMIDA TAMBIEN
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12:00pmQuieres practicar tu Ingles o Espanol? Ven a participar
montando bicicleta, Bar-b-que, y conversacion. Trae comida.
Si no tienes bicicleta puedes disfrutar viniendo! Puedes
llamar a Albertina 503-252-9991 or call Pete 503-954-3472
Pete, petermarfellcomcast, 503-954-3472
- BIKE ATCS
- Sixth Street Gallery, 105 W Sixth Street, Vancouver12:00pm - 5:00pm, drop in at any timeStop by Sixth Street Gallery for some informal bike-themed art making. We'll be making ATCs (artist trading cards) which are small, business-card-sized pieces of art that you can trade with your friends or keep for yourself. Plenty of supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you'd like. A donation for supplies is appreciated but not required.
Sam MacKenzie, sam.ssggmail, www.sixthstreetgallery.com, 360-693-7340
- VANCOUVER PARKS TOUR
- Mon Ami Cafe, 1906 Main St, Vancouver, Wa12:45pm, Ride at 1:15.Come out and play in our downtown and uptown parks! We'll check out some easy, quiet bike routes along the way. Featuring nine parks, a few bike/ped-only connections, public art, and the Farmer's market, all packed into just 7.5 miles. Frisbees and picnics and other parklike activities encouraged. Show off your Dutch-ified bikes!
John Kangas, jikangasgmail
- FINDING PORTLAND ON 2 WHEELS
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1:00pm - 7:00pmdudes & dudettes.
bring your bike, your buddies, your digital camera (cameraphones are fine, if the pictures are clear) and your pannier, backpack, trailer, or other bikely cargo conveyance out to the park, receive a list of items to collect or find. teams of any size allowed, but team must stay together for duration of the hunt.
spend up to 5 hours hunting. converge for a festive spectator-friendly judgment & awards ceremony w/cash prizes.
Fool, gentlygmail
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SAUSAGE FEST
- Ladd's Circle, 1600 SE Harrison St1:00pm - 3:00pmSometimes, you just gotta go for meat. We'll tour some of Portland's finest meat markets, including Otto's, Edelwiess and Zack's. After the ride we'll wet our whistles at Starkey's. Feel free to simply oogle the meat, if you don't feel like taking a bite.
Oscar Mayer
- BUDDHAS BY BIKE!
1:00pmFined tuned from last year,we'll start with a quick background of Buddhism and a 10 minute meditation, then head out with some very short rides (6 blocks between the first 5 stops) and then ride to several stops further out. The final two stops will be past 82nd Ave. We’ll learn about different Buddhist groups, see some amazing sites (including what Willamette Week called "Portland's Best Buddha"). We’ll end up near a vegetarian, non-profit Buddhist restaurant for optional dinner.
Donations optional but appreciated.
Beginner friendly.
Koken, keidokokengmail
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VEGAN BIKE WEDDING
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2:00pmIt's a real bike wedding!
Bonnie & Pete are taking the leap and you are invited!
A short, sweet ceremony of love to start.
Bike ride, potluck and lawn games to celebrate.
Come ring you bike-bell, cow-bell, horn: ride celebration laps! Be infused with the joy of love, on a bike!
Ceremony in Ladd's 2pm.
Ride to Colonel Summers 2:30pm for lawn games, potluck, and just maybe some newlywed bike jousting!
(Feel free to bring a lawn game and food to share, along with your own dishes, or just come for the joy of the ride!)
Bonnie, pinkgrrlqatyahoo, locations
- 3RD ANNUAL STUMPTOWN JOUSTDOWN!
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2:30pmA full day of bicycle based battle to determine who will be Portland's next Bike Jousting Champion! Join the fun/carnage! All bike types welcome (to be mangled).
Solid Gold, 503-962-9516
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ULTIMATE FOLDING BICYCLE PARTY & FOLDER FEST
- SE 15th Ave and Miller St3:30pm, Short ride at 5:00 for those interested! (come to first driveway (with net) off of SE Miller between SE 15th and SE 13th)1st Annual Ultimate Folding Bicycle (UFB) Pedalpalooza Party/ Folder Fest/Intermodal Transit Celebration. Own a Brompton, Bike Friday, Birdy, DaHon, or exotic folding bike? Fan of car-free/car-lite living, using public transit & folding bikes? Join us at the Sellwood home of UFB designer Len Rubin, in one of the most bike-friendly neighborhoods in the U.S.! Compare & test ride folders or show off your own beloved "magical disappearing bike"! Cool cargo trailers are also invited. Bring kids! Serving Ice Cold Organic Lemonade.
Leonard Rubin, tamararubinmac, www.ufbusa.com
- LOW RIDER & MINI BIKE SHOW W/ WM STEVEN HUMPHREY
Vendetta, 4306 N Williams Ave4:00pm - 6:00pm (parking lot across the street)Show off your hot lowrider bike and your minibike tricks with this show/ride for the coolest of all bikes: small bikes! Meet at the parking lot across from Vendetta on the corner of NE Williams and Skidmore and ride en masse to the Skidmore Bluffs. Led by the Mercury's Wm. Steven Humphrey!
Wm. Steven Humphrey, editorportlandmercury, Portland Mercury, 503-294-0840
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NPGREENWAY RIDE
- Northern Terminus of the Eastbank Esplanade, N Pedestrian Trl & NE Eastbank Esplanade, Portland5:00pm, We plan to end in time for the Bike-In-Movie (by the Steel Bridge)discover the greenway you didn't even know was there! 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." Leave a voice mail at (503) 823-4524 x6
Scott Mizée, infonpgreenway, npGREENWAY, note: voice mail is not checked as often as e-mail., (503) 823-4524 x6
- FATHER/SON SUB-24 HOUR CAMPING TRIP
6:00pmBiking and Camping needn't be an epic affair. This one will have you home for lunch. Mostly the trip is about having fun, being outdoors, and instilling a sense of self-determination in the boy -- teach him the right way to be a hobo; before he learns it on the streets.
You may brown bag dinner or we'll be stopping for "carry-out" en-route. (Umm, Mom's not around... think chips and candy bars.) Destino is still TBD. Boys not riding multi-gear bikes should be on tandems, trailers, or racks. Dads can single speed if they want to. This ride will be cancelled if it's raining or forecast to rain. Sorry, but kids, camping, and rain just isn't any fun.
Allan Folz, Contact
- PEDAL(SHIFT)PEDALSTOPBREATHESEE
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6:30pm, June 20 - 21The Working Theatre Collective brings you a location based theatrical adventure on two wheels. This original production, created by the performers and inspired by portland bicycle culture, will have audiences follow performers around portland and be rewarded with a unique and interactive theatrical experience. The show/ride is free, open to all, and will be around 10 miles at an easy pace.
Noah Martin, theworkingtheatrecollectivegmail, www.theworkingtheatrecollective.com
- SOLSTICE RIDE (SHORTEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR RIDE)
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9:00pm - 7:00am, Ride at 10pm.BRINGING IT BACK TO OUR ROOTS! Celebrate the shortest night of the year by riding all night around Portland. 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
- { LATE NITE LADD'S ADDITION BICYCLE TOUR }
Palio Cafe' , 1996 SE Ladd Avenue10:00pm - 11:00pm (@ bike racks)Amaze Your Friends! Impress Your Family! Master the Maze!
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Learn the History of Ladd's from a former Oregonian 'paper-boy' whose intimate knowledge of this historic neighborhood is unsurpassed. Patches and pump on hand if the need arises. Total mileage will not exceed five miles and ride will probably last a little more than one full hour. No public bathrooms on route, so go before we roll.... LOL
$5.00 Donation Requested Weather Update!!!- Bring Your Gear for 'mizzledrist' (DrizzleMist)
Preston Freeman, jollydodger_23yahoo, Earth Angel Courier Delivery Service, LLC., 503-863-6554
Sunday June 21
- SUNDAY PARKWAYS
- Peninsula, Arbor Lodge, and Kenton Parks9:00am, 9am - 4pm (See http://www.gettingaroundportland.org for a route map.)A 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump & skip - without having to watch out for cars! North Portland's route will have two loops for a total of 7.5 miles. The scenic Willamette bluff, and beautiful Arbor Lodge and Peninsula Parks will be featured on the 4.5-mile loop and a second 3.2-mile Kenton loop has been added. Featured parks/activity areas: Arbor Lodge, Kenton, and Peninsula Parks.
Over 400 Volunteers are needed! You can sign up on ORBike.com - Sunday Parkways North. OR be part of the celebration by leading a ride or activity (ex: costume ride, juggling).
Janis McDonald, Janis.McDonaldpdxtrans, www.GettingAroundPortland.org, 503-823-5358
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PORTLAND CYCLE CHIC
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CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.If you follow Copenhagen Cycle Chic, this needs NO explainin'. Big, floppy, very busy dresses and big floppy hats/wigs slung over helmets are the uniform d'jour! Cyclists of the male variety with inner Ru Paul/Max Klinger itchin' to break out? Noooooooooo Problem. Bring IT!
Kudos if you can harmonize Boogie Woogie Biker Boizzz in Company B!
Paul C Tay, bikebillboardsyahoo, bikebillboards.blogspot.com
- RIGOLETTO BY BIKE!
CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.Lechery! Seduction! Verdi, at his blazing-hot best, via bike! Cain't git 'nuff of Rigoletto? Show up as your fav Rigoletto character, roll around aimlessly, seducing one innocent young lady after another, with song, merriment, and bike! Be prepared to belt out some really mean OPERA to unsuspecting crowds!
Rigoletto, upwithbikesyahoo
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SANTACON!
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CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.Wanna git yer X-mas started off on the RIGHT foot this year? Reschedule it to June! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxmaw1UIh0
Santa, upwithbikesyahoo
- SCRAPER BIKES!
CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.Birth in Oakland, CA, scrapers harness the creativity of gangland kids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE
Build yer own scraper: Coroplast + spray paint + fumes from spray paint = One trick-out, bangin' scraper!
Disclaimer: NO disrespect to da brothaas or sistaaas intended. Imitation da sincerest form of flattery, yo?
Scraper Biker, upwithbikesyahoo, www.myspace.com/scraperbikeking
- ZOOBOMB CENTURY!
- Washington Park/Zoo, 4100 SW Canyon Rd10:00am - 10:00pm (at the top of the MAX elevators)100 miles on a kid's bike! Sound fun/horrible? Be the first to finish this grueling dawn to dusk race and claim the glory, or just sit back and enjoy the races! Audience is encourage to bring snacks/drinks for the racers, just like a stoopider Tour De France!
Solid Gold, 503-962-9516
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FATHER'S DAY TRAILER KIDS PARK TOUR
- Wilshire Park , NE 35th Ave and Skidmore St10:30am, Ride at 11am. (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
- PORTLAND MILLIPED
- Peninsula Park, N Ainsworth St and Albina Ave12:00pm, Ride will conclude at the start of the Dead Freeways Ride. (at the Gazebo)How many bikes can you harness together with inner tubes and pull a chariot? It's a lot of fun, and Sunday Parkways is the perfect place to try it out in Portland. I did this with friends in Vancouver BC Critical Mass rides in the late 90s and it was always a hit. Come with your bike, prepared to try something new. We'll end at 3PM at the Dead Freeways Ride starting spot.
Ted Buehler, ted101gmail
- FOUNTAIN RIDE
- Irving Park, NE 7th Ave & Irving Park Path, Portland12:45pm, Ride at 1:30. (At the fountain, silly!)Let's splash around in some of P-Town's many public fountains. Bring portable water toys: balloons, squirt guns, buckets, etc. Come prepared to get wet and bring money for ice cream at the end of the ride!
Jodi, jodilee1981gmail
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BIKE POLO
- Alberta Park, NE 20th Ave and Killingsworth St2:00pm, 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
- DEAD FREEWAYS RIDE
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, and also some freeways that currently exist. We'll start off Sunday Parkways and cover some areas untouched by previous rides. There will be a break mid-way, bring a snack or cash for food/beverage.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com
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UNIMPROVED ROAD RIDE
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4:00pm - 6:00pmSingle track in SE? Not just on Mount Tabor..check it out..all new and unimproved! Knobby or 'cross tires recommended. Afterparty at a pub of our choosing.
Lianagan
- PEDAL(SHIFT)PEDALSTOPBREATHESEE
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6:30pm, June 20 - 21The Working Theatre Collective brings you a location based theatrical adventure on two wheels. This original production, created by the performers and inspired by portland bicycle culture, will have audiences follow performers around portland and be rewarded with a unique and interactive theatrical experience. The show/ride is free, open to all, and will be around 10 miles at an easy pace.
Noah Martin, theworkingtheatrecollectivegmail, www.theworkingtheatrecollective.com
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ZOOBOMB!
- The New Zoobomb Pyle, W Burnside St & SW 13th Ave9:00pm, Every SundayCome ride with us! Everyone welcome! We like to ride kids' bikes down hills at night, it sounds silly and it is silly, but a crapload of fun too! Bring a bike, MAX fare, bike lights, and any safety gear you want to wear.
** Minibikes encouraged, all bikes welcome **
** Helmets are a good idea **
** Ride at Your Own Risk **
** Leave no trace **
Zoobomb, www.zoobomb.net
Monday June 22
- POVERTY POSSE FOOD BANK RIDE
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9:00am, Ride at 10am.Bring your photo ID, capacity to carry 50+ lbs, and your poverty. Stop at the Plaid and potluck picnic after.
Ted, satanmultitoxicloafyahoo
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RANDOM LUNCH RIDE
- Easbank Esplanade, 5 SE Madison St, Portland12:00pm - 1:30pm (South end, where it meets SE Caruthers St, in the little plaza by the opera offices)There are not enough rides today! So, meet at the South end of the Eastbank Esplanade, and we'll ride to a group determined lunch stop. Eat. Disperse. I'm thinking cupcakes....
Bonnie, pinkgrrlqatyahoo
- EPIC PIZZA RIDE
5:45pmA haphazard yet precise expedition around the the city to sample the "holiest" of foods. 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? There will be many pizza stops, we'll keep riding into the wee hours of the night, and there may be some more "extreme" elements to the ride, you have been warned. So come for a little while or endure the whole event!
Bring cash for pies, of course. No mooches. Vegans will be toler...er, embraced with open arms and given smooches.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com
- 2009 MONDAY NIGHT MASTERS AND WOMEN PIR SERIES
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6:00pm - 8:30pm, Every Monday in May 4 - 31, every Monday in June - 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 4th to August 31st.
Jim Anderson, jim-andersoncomcast, www.racemondaynight.com
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JONATHAN RICHMAN RIDE
- Cappuccino Bar, 923 SW Oak Street6:00pmA perfect excuse to wear that abominable snowman costume to a lesbian bar. This party will rock all over town like it's 1965. Action packed!
Roadrunner
- GRAFFITI BY BIKE
6:30pm - 8:00pmGraffiti is all around you. In various manifestations it covers signs, trashcans, building, billboards and more. Learn to identify the various manifestations and develop an eye for picking it out as you ride. (Note: This will cover alot of the information from previous Graf Rides, however the Graffiti is constantly changing.)
MJFreshyfresh, mjfreshyfreshgmail
- BIKE PORN 3: CYCLEBOUND
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6:45pm - 10:45pm, also a screening at 8:45Back by popular demand, NOW WITH ADDITIONAL TIMES!
a program short erotic bike movies by various artists.
$6
More info at website
Bicycle Pornographer, BikeSmut.com
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BLUESAPALOOZA
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7:00pmEnjoy dancing? Enjoy bicycling? Come out for both on Monday, June 22nd, at 7pm. We will bicycle through Portland on safe streets, play blues music, and dance at rest stops. Remember to bring your helmet, lights, and bike lock. This event will be a perfect opportunity to expose new people to blues dancing. Meet at the Salmon Street Fountain on the SW Portland waterfront at 7pm. We will bike to an undisclosed public park for dancing outdoors. Music will be played along the way. Bring shoes suited for dancing on concrete. Ride is approximately 5 mi, or 10 mi round trip.
Andrew Smith, pdxbluesgmail, Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society
- ADVANCED BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:45pm, June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13Ready to learn all about bearings? Over five weekly sessions, we will cover the skills needed for hub, bottom bracket, and headset overhauling; as well as advanced wheel truing and spoke replacement. Participants will work on their own bikes in class and have access to the professional tool sets of our bike shop. Prior completion of the intermediate course is strongly recommended. Cost: $150.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
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PEDAL CAR KARAOKE
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7:30pm - 9:00pmMeet us at Colonel Summers Park for “mobile pedal car karaoke.” We'll sing and ride through our neighborhood ending at Chopsticks on Burnside. Bring your ipod and lyric sheets (24 point font) if you got’em!
PDXFUNTIME!, www.pdxfuntime.com
- BIKE PORN 3: CYCLE BOUND
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11:00pm - 12:30amThe Final screening of the somewhat anticipated collection of short movies by various artists.
$6
Bicycle Pornographer, BikeSmut.com
Tuesday June 23
- VEGAN BAKED GOODS RIDE
11:45am - 2:15pm, There are 9 stops and with a large crowd it may go past 2.5 hoursJoin us for a delicious tour of some of Portland's excellent vegan dessert bakeries. This is the ride for all vegan Dessert First dietary activists! We'll meet at Papa G's (which also serves a great vegan lunch). Bring some money to purchase the goodies.
Lianagan
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CELEBRATE WATERBREAK
- Irving Park, NE 7th Ave and Fremont St5:15pm - 6:45pm, Ride at 5:45. (near the playground)UPDATE 6/23: Angela had her baby but this ride is still ON! We are thinking of altering the route to meet up with the Sprockettes potluck. Ride leaders Olivia and Jessica will arrive at 5:15.
Original post: This ride celebrates all the pregnant mamas out there who ride with wild abandon! Pregnant (or not...we don't discriminate) wear your bikini top and let it all hang out. We'll take a leisurely stroll to the waterfront to cool off in the Salmon Street fountain. Bring cash to have your belly decorated by face painters or henna artists at the ride start, and also to buy a 'pop'sicle.
Jessica Roberts, jr0berts23yahoo, 503-752-4144
- THE SPROCKETTES' HAWT DAMN HOTPINK POTLUCK BBQ
6:00pm
We enjoy a kid friendly ride in style to Peninsula Park, where Sprockettes perform a Special summer teaser show. Followed by an evening of grillin & chillin 'til dusk.
Bring: Food to share, a fork, & a plate. Dancing shoes. As always, wear hotpink if you're feelin' it in public.
We provide grills & some homemade goodies to share.
Expect a water feature (yes, Peninsula Park boasts a water feature) and, of course, music & dancing. We will be composting/ recycling, so leave no trace!
All weather? ALRIGHT!
Sprockettes love our community! Come out and play!
Agent Trouble, stayhiddengmail, www.sprockettes.org
- VANCOUVER HERITAGE TREE TOUR
- Old Apple Tree Park, 110 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 986616:00pm - 7:30pmVisit 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 Old Apple Tree 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, jessica.antoineci.vancouver.wa, www.cityofvancouver.us/urbanforestry, 360-619-1108
- TRAVEL STORIES: BICYCLE TOURING
- HI-Portland, Northwest Hostel, 425 NW 18th Ave6:30pm - 7:30pmA series co-presented by both Portland hostels featuring travel presentations on near and far from those who lived it.
For June, Hawthorne Hostel staffer Shawn Granton will share his experiences of bike touring over the past few years. Maybe hearing these tales will inspire you to go on your own bike tour?
Shawn Granton, portlandhostel.org, shawnportlandhostel, 503-236-3380
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GROW FLOWERS BY BIKE: THROW SEEDBALLS!
- Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St6:30pm - 8:00pm (by the community garden gate)GROW FLOWERS BY BIKE: THROW SEEDBALLS!
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://www.pathtofreedom.com/pathproject/gardening/seedballs.shtml
No one left behind.
Dr. Sunflower
- POOCH PEDAL
6:30pm - 8:00pmBring your prized pup along with you any way you can for a playful pooch pedal! We will start at Sewallcrest Park in the shared dog area and pedal or paw our way 1.5 miles over to the shared dog area at Laurelhurst Park. Leashes, treats and poop bags required.
Sarah Griffis
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THE GINGER RIDE
- Summit of Irving park , NE 11th Ave and Klickitat St7:00pmEver wonder why it looks different down there? Why your skin turns red when exposed to nature's harmful sun rays? It's because you inherited a recessive gene that disposes you to all kinds of medical issues. The up side? You're dead sexy and you're not alone! Come meet others, JUST LIKE YOU! Daywalkers and normies welcome (if red wig is worn).
We'll be pedaling to various red locations in P-town. Do you see a red door that you want to paint black? Well don't, because that will defeat the purpose.
Fancy Pants, sfanclergmail
- XKCD RIDE!
8:00pmThe XKCD ride! This ride is all about dressing up in a costume inspired by, or lifted directly from, your favorite XKCD comic. Don't read XKCD? Go read some XKCD (http://xkcd.com/), click "random" a few times, and pick something out! I'll be dressed as Cory Doctorow - find me at Powell's Technical Books and let's ride into the night!
Theo, theoelliotgmail
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PIE CHAMP!!!!
- Honest-1 Autocare Parking lot, SE 20th Ave and Stark St10:00pm - 11:30pm, RIDE LEAVES AT 10PM ON THE DOT (bring lights)! the longest contest lasts an hour... or until everyone explodes. (a silly parking lot 1 mile away from the cart. even short rides are fun in big groups, so please make the effort to ride down together.)Join us while we attempt to break the record (currently 7) for most Whiffies (fried pies) in an hour.
Whiffies are $3 for sweet, $4 for savory.
many delicious vegan options are available
Winner gets the official "Pie Champ" hat and access to the "Pie Champ" Twitter account.
Not up for pounding 8+ pies? Then how about:
Fastest person to eat 3 pies with NO HANDS!!!
WINNER GETS 25 FREE PIES!!!
Gregg (owner of the Whiffie cart) will also be debuting his vegan chocolate creme pie when we arrive that night.
partial proceeds from sales will benefit: http://www.letlivefoundation.org/
Ben, youfixedmyearsyahoo
Wednesday June 24
- BREAKFAST OFF THE I-5 BRIDGE
- Vancouver, NW end of the path just off the I-5 Bridge6:30am - 9:30amCommuter social serving donuts/bagels, coffee, advice, and brochures/maps to bicyclists.
Chad Kays, c.kaysyahoo, 360-773-6828
- BIKE TO WORK
- Esther Short Park, 600 SW Columbia St6:30am - 9:30am, Show up any time between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM (SE corner of the park near the clock tower)Stop by Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver on your way to work and enjoy food and drinks, giveaways like tire patch kits and reflective items, and maps and resource cards. Commuters will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a Destination Downtown package for one night at the Hilton, dinner, movie, and dessert.
City Of Vancouver, jennifer.camposci.vancouver.wa, City of Vancouver - Bicycle Home Page, 360-487-7728
- CRANK MY CHAIN - 2 WAY TELEVISION
- stickam, on the internet11:45am - 1:15pm, with bleeding edge technology we fly by the seat of our saddles! Hang with us as we learn together.Part of the beauty of bicycles is their unprescidented ability to bring a sense of democracy. When we roll under our own power we are liberating ourselves.
The Various forms of communication must also experience such revolutions... so we give you Two Way Television!
Follow host Dan Kaufman as he finds danger, intrigue, and liberation in the streets of Portland, Oregon. Join in the conversation live on CrankMyChain.com
Dank, "Dan Kaufman" <crankmychaingmail>, , Crank My Chain TV
- IRONDELLES BIKINI BIKE WASH
- Irondelles Gang HQ, 1605 SE 33rd Ave12:00pm - 6:00pmDo you have grit and grime on your bicycle from the long winter commutes? Come and get your bike washed by The Irondelles! The Irondelles is a ladies' tall bike gang focused on empowering women to teach women about building tall bikes. The gang will be washing bikes for tips and giggles, all proceeds will go towards the costs of building tall bikes. Come enjoy the sun, have fun and get your bike clean and shiny for Pedalpalooza!
Irondelles
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PDX BIKER SYMPHONY
- Schnitzer Concert Hall, SW Park Ave and SW Salmon4:00pm - 4:30pm (Schnitzer)Join the first annual Cyclist Symphony! Wear your pin stripes, fancy pants, top hats and gloves for a traveling symphony on bikes for bikes.
With an original just-for-bikes composition by Classical Revolution PDX and Boy Wonder Galen Huckins!
This events is FREE. Please bring YOU, your friends, your sweet and snappy pants, and of course, your bike! Bells, horns and other bikey musical instruments welcome!
Ride starts at SW Park and SW Salmon.
Smash, angry.ashleygmail, www.classicalrevolutionpdx.org
- PRE-SCANDINAVIAN SHORTS MEET UP
- Piccolo Park, SE 28th near Clinton Ave5:00pm - 7:00pmCHANGE IN PLANS Broder restaurant will not be open, So Instead, we're having a pre-ride Scandinavian picnic at Piccolo Park! Stop by between 5 and 7 pm. We'll make our own open faced sandwiches! I'll bring breads and cheese. Bring any finger food or drink: dried fish, pickled herring, jams, berries, pastries, chocolate or if you are really amazing.. lefse! Or bring a few bucks to donate. Nearby grocery stores are People Co-op (3029 SE 21st) and New Seasons (1954 SE Division), or if you want to truly impress, stop by Edelweiss Sausage & Delicatessen (12th & Powell, open til 6pm) No longer meeting at Broder. Now meeting at Piccolo Park (SE 28th & Clinton)!
Carye Bye, bikebatgmail
- 2ND ANNUAL YOGA BIKE RIDE
5:15pmMeet us at 5:15pm at Colonel Summers Park on the corner or SE 18th and Taylor with your bike and your yoga mat (or a towel, we don’t care) to take a fun, easy ride thru four SE Portland’s parks on the way to The Bhaktishop for some awesome outdoor yoga! Tasha leads the second annual Pedalpalooza event, celebrating all things bikey with a fun ride, ending at the Shop with treats and music. All are welcome!
Tasha, tashamagmail, www.thebhaktishop.com/
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PORTLAND RED RIDE
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6:30pm - 9:00pmPortland's a great union town with co-operative bike shops, a bike messenger collective, union organizers and folks otherwise standing up to the boss every where you look. Roll up your sleeves, dud up your best Rosie the Riveter bandanna or Utah Phillips overalls, if you like, and be a part of the collective fun!
Saul Alinsky
- BREWZ CRUZ..
- Bad Monkey Bikes Board and Skate, Broadway and McLoughlin, Vancouver6:30pm, meet at 6:30 - ride at 7:15Hump day brewz cruz.. join us for an after work evening on your cruzer.. "no fees".. bring money for brewz and food.. don't forget your lights, bells for noise and your bike lock.. any type of bike welcome.. bring a "goodtime"..
VanPort Fat Tire Cruzers, Ccooper4919aol, VanPort Fat Tire Cruzers
- SHOPPING BY BIKE
6:30pm - 8:00pmDo you ever take the car because you have too much to carry on a bike? Come find out how to conveniently transport groceries, packages, & kids with your bicycle. The session concludes with you building your own "bike bucket". Please call 503-823-7083 or email jeff.smithpdxtrans.org to reserve your space in the class
Jeff Smith, jeff.smithpdxtrans, www.gettingaroundportland.org/, 503-823-7083
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SHORT SHORTS SCANDINAVIAN PRIDE RIDE
- Piccolo Park, On SE 28th between Clinton and Division7:00pmPre Ride Picnic. See 5pm listing
Oh ya! Summer's here, time show some skin you Swedes, Finns, Danes, Norwegians and friends (all welcome to ride in short shorts!). We'll parade our hot selves around town, and celebrate our Scandinavian pride! Ride is somewhat participant driven upon who shows up, most likely not a loop. Any co-leaders are welcome so this ride won't lean too Norwegian. Uff Da! Adventure ahead or at the very least good chocolate. Bring cash just in case. Later on 21+
To understand the inspiration for this ride, check out the photo from a Jan Palm Tree Ride
Carye Bye, bikebatgmail
- INTERMEDIATE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1Due to popular demand, we have added another Intermediate Maintenance Class!
Participants will learn how to complete their six-month and annual maintenance and repairs. The first three classes focus on drive-train maintenance including replacement of the chain, gear cluster and cables. The final two sessions cover basic wheel truing and brake adjustments. Cost: $130.
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcomunitycyclingcenter, Classes Web Page, 503-288-8864
- FOURTH ANNUAL MINI-BIKE STEEPLE CHASE
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9:00pmZoobomb! Follow the path of glow sticks to unknown ending. This is a tough course, lots of turns, check points, and feats of strength. Prizes and trophy. Meet at the top of Washington Park at 9:00. Race starts at 10:30PM. Bring lights and safety gear.
Bad Arse Scott, snowickigmail
Thursday June 25
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SISYPHEAN CRULLER CRAWL - EAST SIDE
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7:00am - 9:00amJoin us for our second annual Pedalpalooza event. This is a follow-up to our West Side ride on the 18th. Climb a hill or two, and let us shoulder the pastry burden. Go to our event on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=72819923138 or e-mail us at CrullerCrawlgmail.com.
Sisyphean Hill Riders, CrullerCrawlgmail, Cruller Crawl 2008
- ROUGH RIDER BIKE-IN LUNCH
- South Park Blocks, SW Park & Madison12:30pm - 1:30pm (The Theodore Roosevelt Statue)Meet me at the Roosevelt "Rough Rider" statue to enjoy our lunches together and hopefully some sunshine!
Drinks will be provided thanks to Columbia Sportswear
Tony Gamboa, gamboapdx
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NATURAL DISASTERS AND GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF CASCADIA
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1:00pmWe'll start underground and work our way up.
We'll ride around town looking at the various things that could kill us and see examples of the things that would have killed us if we were around at the time. Stops and topics will include the volcanic history of the region, earthquakes, landslides, mega-floods, and maybe even some meteor impacts. Don't worry, a real-live professor of geology will be on hand to protect you from mass extinction and throw around words like "Mohorovicic discontinuity" and "cleavage". Some of the stops are up steep hills, so expect to do some climbing.
Dr. Noone Badaz, snowickigmail
- MOCKTAILS OFF THE I-5 BRIDGE
- Vancouver, NW end of the path off the I-5 Bridge3:30pm - 6:00pmCommuter social serving virgin cocktails, finger food, advice, and brochures/maps to bicyclists.
Chad Kays, c.kaysyahoo, 360-773-6828
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BICYCLE TEA DANCE
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4:30pm, Will end in time for the Parks2Parks ride!Do you wish you could see your bikey friends dancing in the daytime? This is your chance!
A tea dance is an afternoon dance party. There will be tea and pie and music! Ride to a fun spot to dance in the daylight. Wear something cute.
This ride will not be a loop.
Nickey Robo, nickeyroboriseup
- BIKE KISS-IN
1669 N Williams Ave5:00pm - 6:00pm (The I-5 entrance ramp off N Williams at NE Broadway)Liplock not gridlock! Bikers have more fun, even in traffic jams. Bring jealousy-inducing signs. Couples only.
Obnoxious Cupid
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"TOUR BABY DEUX" BENEFIT FILM SCREENING
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5:30pm - 8:30pm, Door Open and Silent Auction Begins at 5:30; Film Begins at 7:00Get ready for this year's Tour de France! Tour Baby Deux! takes you deep inside the 2005 Tour de France as filmmaker and cyclist, Scott Coady lives every cycling fan's dream by following the entire Tour de France from start to finish filming all the craziness that makes the Tour the world's greatest sporting event. The film includes amazing behind-the-scenes footage with Lance Armstrong and his Discovery Channel team as he prepares for and conquers the Tour for the seventh time.
$15 General Admission / $40 for VIP. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Gruppetto Productions, Gruppetto.Productionsgmail, www.tinyurl.com/TourBabyPDX/
- LAST THURSDAY BIKE RIDE
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5:45pm - 6:45pm
group bike ride to Last Thursday on NE Alberta Street
Meet at 5:45 PM in the North Park blocks near NW Park and Couch St. The ride starts at 6 PM.
Bike2art
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UNICYCLE POLO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 09
- Arbor Lodge Park, N Bryant St and Delaware Ave6:00pm - 10:00pmHello world,
May we kick your ass?
World Championships of Unicycle Polo.
FABULOUS prizes!
Exotic Locations!
Sweaty Men and women!
Foul Mouthed Language!
Insert your own adjective and noun here!
Come see teams from around the world compete their little hearts out!
Don't have a team? that's perfect! We'll assign one to you.
Just show up....free team! woo hoo!
Helmet, unicycle, desire- bring these things.
Doper, irrepantslessgmail, www.unicyclebastards.com
- PORTLAND GREEN
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6:00pm - 9:00pmIt's not easy being green. We’ll explore some of the places which make Portland one of the country’s leaders in sustainability and green building. We’ll see various examples of the city's commitment to reducing waste and keeping our environment clean through such exotic sounding means as Green Streets, Ecoroofs, VOC, CSO, LEED, Bioswales, dual flush toilets, urban heat island effect, aerators, low e and don't forget Toilet Exhaust Heat Recovery. FREE
Todd Roll, toddpedalbiketours, pedalbiketours.com, 503-916-9704
- BTA'S LOCAL ADVOCACY 101
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6:00pm - 8:00pmJoin the BTA for a free workshop to learn how to be a successful advocate for the bike issues you care about most.
Come with a specific issue in mind to tackle during our two hours together, and feel free to bring your dinner!
Please RSVP so we can provide chairs and materials.
Steph Noll, stephaniebta4bikes, Bicycle Transportation Alliance, 503-226-0676 x23
- BASIC BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS - $125
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7:15pm - 9:15pm, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16In our Basic Maintenance Class participants will learn all the essentials to perform regular monthly maintenance on their bikes, including flat tire repair, cleaning, lubrication, gear and brake adjustments and general troubleshooting. No experience required. Cost: $125
For details or to sign up online, visit:
http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/programs/classes/
Or call
503-288-8864.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
- PARKS 2 PARKS NIGHT RIDE
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8:00pm, Until Late!Mellow ride from park to park all night long. Discover unheard of parks with plenty of play time at each. Last year we had 30 people in one tree, saxophone along the bluffs, skinny-dipping in a heated pool, among other adventures.
This ride is not a loop, and it will go late. BYOB, hula hoops, blankets, and park gear.
Douglas Adams says: Always remember your towel!
Lilymonster, anomalilygmail, anomalily.net, 513-484-6987
Friday June 26
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BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGES
- Westbound Hawthorne Bridge bike lane and lower deck of the Steel Bridge7:00am - 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, cancel.mangmail, Breakfast on the Bridges on the wiki on the Shift2bikes.org
- PEDAL POWERED PAJAMA PARTY
BonB, West end of the Hawthorne Bridge8:30amCasual Friday just got a bit more casual!
Don your best channel robe or coziest jammies and and bring your sense of fun to this super silly ride!
Meet at Breakfast on the Bridge for coffee before we begin.
Tuck a few bucks in your bike bag for a brunch stop at the Waffle Window (waffles average four bucks each) during this fun and whimsical ride
We will wrap up this leg of the ride in time for folks to join other cool rides happening during the afternoon, but I hope to see all of you jammie-clad riders with yer blankies at the Bike-in movie, 7pm, 3031 SE Hawthorne!
Kyrstin, bikeblendergmail, 503-869-4315
- COOKIES FOR LUNCH RIDE
- Crema Bakery, 2728 SE Ankeny St12:00pm (sidewalk out front)We'll start and end this ride at two of the best inner-SE chocolate chip cookie sources. (Start at Crema, end nearby at the Bakery Bar) But the real treat of this *lunch-hour ride* is a quick tour of a residential custom bike garage designed by architects Jen and Jason. Medium pace, 6 mile loop.
Scott Edwards Architecture, www.seallp.com/
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RANDOM LUNCH RIDE - 2
- South end of the Eastbank Esplanade @ SE Caruthers St12:30pm - 1:30pm (in the brick square, by the benches, in front of the opera offices)There are not enough rides, again, today! So, meet at the South end of the Eastbank Esplanade, and we'll ride to a group determined vegan-friendly lunch stop. Eat. Disperse. I'm thinking yummm....
Bonnie, pinkgrrlqatyahoo
- OREGON SESQUICENTENNIAL RIDE
- Union Station, 600 NW 6th12:45pm - 4:45pmHappy Birthday Oregon. Looking good for 150 years! Upon our bikes we'll cruise on an afternoon easy ride to multiple spots around inner Portland. Celebrate in Style: Wear Oregon's colors, blue and yellow. Prizes for best Oregon-themed costume/bike. One confirmed stop will be the Oregon Historical Society to see the Oregon my Oregon exhibit ($2 group rate/normally $11), plus other fun stops, and who knows maybe we'll run into a friendly Sasquatch! We love you Oregon!
Carye Bye, bikebatgmail
- NE HILLCLIMB RIDE
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1:00pmRide the Alameda Ridge! We'll start at coffee and take a winding ride about 6.5 miles up and down hilly roads. This ride is not a loop, so take transit or ride your bike to the start location. Wear a helmet and polka dots! Polka dots are very important.
Theo, theoelliotgmail
- N/NE DRUNKY RIDE
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4:00pmJoin us on the happiest of tours to three (or more) brewpubs in North/ Northeast Portland. We will begin at Amnesia, bike over to 5Q, and then on to Mash Tun. Beer money required. We only got two hours to get all the cheap beer/ food in before happy hour ends so no nurses allowed! Please wear an article of clothing appropriate to MJ's passing; i.e black band, one glove, black hat, etc;.
Thirsty Biker, jenerick1gmail
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SANTA ANARCHY CRITICAL MASS
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CANCELED Paul Tay, is stuck at home in Tulsa coping with the loss of two cyclists killed by a drunk driver.What Would Santa Demand? Christmas resched to last Friday in June? Public floggings of convicted bike thieves? Or maybe rename the City to Santaland? Whatever it is you think Santa desires, come dressed to impress, with a message on a home-made sign. Speech, free. But, please no overtly political speech against anyone named Sam. That'll cost AT LEAST 50 clams, the fine for disturbing the peace. Then, roll Downtown aimlessly, until group consensus finds Vic Alonzo's Cadillac Hummer, or one of the City's finest gentlemen's club, whichever's 1st.
Santa, upwithbikesyahoo
- ICE CREAM SOCIAL
- Eastbound BWay Bridge, Broadway Brg & Broadway Brg5:00pm - 6:30pmIn honor of the bicycle being patented in 1819 and the toothbrush being invented 1498, your traditional purveyors of percolation help bring an exciting twist to your post-biz crossing over the Broadway Bridge. That's right! It's an ice cream social.
You say you're vegan? We say PERFECT! This social is all about hemp ice cream (not that kind of hemp ice cream). Grab a scoop on your evening commute and while away a few moments with your cycling breth- and sistren over chilly confection.
Steph Routh, steph.routhgmail
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THE OTHER PORTLAND
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5:15pm - 7:15pm, Ride at 5:30.Ever wonder what it's like to actually drive around Portland? What streets would you use? Where would you go? What would you see? This ride will provide a glimpse of this exciting other side of Portland's mobility.
We'll ride on some great motoring roads, explore the hidden world of parking, do some banking, and visit a gas station and a drive-through to pick up refreshments for the bike-in movie.
Join us to learn about and enjoy the highlights of Portland's motoring infrastructure. Come prepared for adverse conditions, speed, and vehicular style riding.
Lovely Rita
- HALLOWEEN HAPPY FRIDAY RIDE!
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5:15pmPlease join us for a safe, mellow ride through a few (mostly) S.E. neighborhoods on Friday, October 30th, and help spread a little Halloweeny joy and bikey good will along the way - the route is about 10 miles, takes about an hour, and often ends with a pub stop. Got a costume? Let’s meet up outside of Palio on the big circle in Ladd’s Addition starting at 5:15 p.m., and kick off promptly at 5:30 p.m. Come on out and celebrate Halloween and the start of the weekend! Questions? Contact me! Peace and Blessings, all!
Misha :o), shebeastiecomcast
- TEAM BEER COWBOY RIDE
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6:00pm, Ride at 6:30.Get your boots, hat and lariat as Team Beer presents it's 2nd annual cowboy and cowgirl ride. We'll mosey through town ending with a massive cowboy roundup. Great cowboy games and prizes for the best costumes. Live band featuring both kinds of music, country and western.
Team Beer, teambeerpdxgmail
- BIKE-IN MOVIE
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7:00pm - 10:00pm, music and food start at 7pm, movies start 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!
This year we'll be showing "Long Road North" a feature length documentary by Gwendal Castellan. "Drawn by a longing for another horizon, Gwendal plans to cycle halfway across the planet. From the tip of Patagonia to the far reaches of the Canadian Arctic he makes the road his home for 19 months!"
Shawn, shawnportlandhostel, portlandhostel.org, 503-236-3380
- BRO BAR PUB CRAWL
- McFaddens, 107 NW Couch St9:00pm (Front door)You got a polo shirt? Visor? Puka shell necklace? Hair gel? Flip flops? Any other BRO apparel? Cool. Wear it all. The more ridiculous the better. Multiple polos? Pop them collars, sucka. We meet at McFaddens where we infiltrate the bro-haven and drink it up, then move onto other bro bars. We end at an undisclosed location. Bro attire and bro attitudes are REQUIRED. High fives are optional but encouraged. Bring money for drinks/cabs. Bro responsibly.
LADIES WELCOME!
Nicholas + Erik, wearehalvesgmail
- NORTH FREAK MONTHLY RIDE
- Irving Park, NE 7th Ave & Irving Park Path, Portland10:30pm, Ride at 11pm., Fourth Friday of every month (Meet at Irving Park, ride to mystery location)The North Freak Cycling collective's monthly ride!
Last month's pedalpalooza ride was a blast. 600+ people, double digit sound systems, and the party didn't stop till the sun came up.
Don't get those post pedalpalooza blues! Come
We've been rocking pedalpalooza 3 years running. Last year had portland go deaf and blind to the sound, music and light show of the Loud and Lit ride. This year will be even more epic. Bring your dancing shoes, sound systems(fm receivers also requested), noise makers, and any and all types of lights. ride with us again, we do it every month!.
Meeting at Irving P
Dutch, caulliehotmail
Saturday June 27
- BIKE TO THE RECYCLED ARTS FESTIVAL
- Esther Short Park , 600 SW Columbia St9:00am, Staffed 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (2 blks north of the north end of the I-5 bridge - 15 min ride from Expo Max station)Free staffed bike parking for bikes, trikes, unicycles and boards at the Recycled Arts Festival at Esther Short Park next to the Vancouver Farmers Market. www.recycledartsfestival.org Free maps, Ride Guides, and other bikey goodies. Brought to you by Bike Me! Vancouver and the City of Vancouver
Terri, HandsfreeTgmail
- BIKES 'N' BBQ BASH
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11:00am - 2:00pmWhat: 2nd Annual Bikes 'n' BBQ Bash brought to you by Russell St. BBQ and the Community Cycling Center
Why: To share good food and good times with our neighbors, repair bikes, listen to music, and generally get down
What else: Memorialize your favorite ride in our bicycle photo booth, listen to live music, grab some BBQ, and receive free bicycle adjustments. Come celebrate summer living in our flourishing community at this inclusive neighborhood event.
Pay what you can afford; no one will be turned away because of inability to pay.
Community Cycling Center, CommunicationsCommunityCyclingCenter, Community Cycling Center, 503-288-8864
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XTREME SOPO RIDE!
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11:00am, Followed by optional ride to MCBF.Contrary to popular belief, you won't fall off the edge of the world if you bike past SE 52nd and Powell. Join a real live native of XTREME SOPO on a tour of her neighborhood! You'll gasp when you see the army of big-ass pickup trucks! Your spine will tingle to behold the church that looks like a bowling alley! Women will faint at the lack of sidewalks! Folks, this ride is XTREME–you can bring the whole saddle of your bike, BUT YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EDGE!!!!
(There will likely be a bikepool heading to MCBF after the ride is over.)
Heather Andrews, wildsheepchaseyahoo, 503-775-4994
- PROTECT YOUR WORLD
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12:30pm - 8:30pm, 10:30 loading truck, to 8 pm taking down tent etc."Protect Your World" is offering a Bike Safety Package, Helmet & Light set for $25. 20 Volunteer needed, earn a helmet & light set for working 4 hours. Transporting helmets, setting up, fitting helmets and taking down. American Dream Pizza is the featured lunch.
Jeff Bernards, Ytameraol, 503-774-5659
- MULTNOMAH COUNTY BIKE FAIR
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2:00pm - 7:00pmMCBF is the catastrophic culmination of 2+ weeks of Pedalpalooza bike fun.
Local bikey artisan craft bazaar care of bikeportland.org
"Biking around large vehicles" clinic by TriMet's Dan Christensen.
Affordable lights and helmets from Protect Your World.
Local food carts including bike-based Soupcycle!
Root beer garden for the kiddos.
As always, live music and crazy competitions.
Bring your friend. Bring your bike. Bring your sunscreen. Bring your camera. Bring your best game. Bring your bandages. Bring your bike fun.
Shift
- SAFE RIDING AROUND LARGE VEHICLES
Col. Summers Park, SE 20th Ave and Belmont St2:00pm - 7:00pm, Funformation starts every hour on the hour until we are done (Look for Tri-met Driver in tall hat. Or Tri-met Bus)This is a free class covering safety tips for biking around busses, trucks and other large Commercial Vehicles. This funformation class is good for everyone in the family. You will laugh, you will learn and you will be safer for it. See, touch, learn and ask all the questions you would like.
Dan Christensen, dansonnetoptics, 503-933-2748
- BIKE HELMETS & LIGHTS
- Multnomah County Bike Fair, Colonel Summers Park2:00pm - 7:00pm"Protect Your World" & Shift is offering a Bike Safety package including Helmet, front light & tail light. They will be availble at the MCBF. Helmets and lights will be made available seperatley too. Come Volunteer sizing helmets, setting up, taking down. Earn a Helmet and Light. Minimum 4hr commitment.
Protect Your World, Ytameraol, 503-774-5659
- POST PP NEKKID RIDE
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7:00pmFor those who just couldn't get enough of only two nekkid rides, this is the one!
Up With Bikes!
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FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT: "THE LORAX"
- RERUN , 707 NE Fremont St8:30pm - 11:00pm, short films til dusk, then "the Lorax" (across from Irving Park)RERUN is hosting the first of several outdoor "bike-in" movie nights.
Cartoons and short films will proceed the feature. The feature for this month is Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax".
The event is free and open to the public. Limited seating is provided, but you are encouraged to bring a folding chair and a blanket. Families are welcome. Free popcorn!
This event is weather permitting.
"I Speak For The Trees, For The Trees Have No Voice" -The Lorax
Sunday June 28
- GROW BY BIKE: URBAN HOMESTEADING BIKE TOUR
Columbia Ecovillage9:30am - 12:30pmOn Sunday, June 28, pump up your tires and dust off your helmet for a bicycle tour of urban food production! Join us as we visit the great things growing in your neighbor's yards; three inspiring sites in Northeast Portland have signed on to offer tours of the foods they're raising right in the city.
$5 - tickets through http://www.boxofficetickets.com/slowfoodportland
Slow Food Portland, Slow Food Portland
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TOUR DE HOMES
- TBA, Alberta Street (more details to follow)10:00amBicycle real estate tour. Join Kirsten Kaufman, Broker, as she pedals through the Alberta neighborhood. Explore the Capecod, Bungalo and Craftsman homes in the sun on this fun-yet-informative ride. Come learn just how easy car-free/car-light living can be. Event is free but registration is required. Space limited. Please email Kirsten Kaufman kirstenbikerealtor.com to reserve a spot!
Kirsten, www.bikerealtor.com, (503) 233-9513
- MICROCOSM BIKE MOVE, PART IV
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12:00pmCome move the last of Microcosm Publishing's bookstock from one storage location into another. It'll be fun. We'll feed and beverage you afterwards and you'll get to challenge the load-bearing capacities of that axel. For added fun, we'll also be featured on an Oregon Public Broadcasting program! The best incentive to help! TELEVISION!
Joe Biel, joemicrocosmpublishing
- ART FOR THE MILLIONS WPA BIKE FIELD TRIP
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12:00pm - 5:00pmART FOR THE MILLIONS: THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE WPA
www.dillpickleclub.com
Meeting location TBA | RSVP to: yesdillpickleclub.com
A bike field trip to public works projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a program that provided economic relief to millions of idle workers during the height of the Great Depression. Meet scholars and visit sites along the way, including: Portland Art Museum, Portland Public Schools, Woody Guthrie Circle, more. Fee goes to towards lunch (provided) and materials.
Marc Moscato, marcmoscatogmail, dillpickleclub.com, yesdillpickleclub
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BIKE POLO
- Alberta Park, NE 20th Ave and Killingsworth St2:00pm, 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
- GAY BIKE RIDE TO BROUGHTON BEACH
Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland2:00pm - 3:30pm (intersection of Mason & Mississippi Ave)Are you someone who likes to cycle, explore new parts of Portland, and meet fun other queer people?
Q-Cycle consists of a great Sunday afternoon ride around the city’s finest pedal-friendly destinations and then culminates back at Q Center. The route changes each time, but the terrain remains suitable for all skill levels.
Join the adorable Zan & Tim as they take you to Broughton Beach on the Columbia River at NE 33rd Ave. It is 6 miles each way, so 12 miles total.
Bring a snack to share on the beach!
FREE
Glenn Goodfellow, glennpdxqcenter, www.pdxqcenter.org/?p=45, 503-234-7837
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ZOOBOMB!
- The New Zoobomb Pyle, W Burnside St & SW 13th Ave9:00pm, Every SundayCome ride with us! Everyone welcome! We like to ride kids' bikes down hills at night, it sounds silly and it is silly, but a crapload of fun too! Bring a bike, MAX fare, bike lights, and any safety gear you want to wear.
** Minibikes encouraged, all bikes welcome **
** Helmets are a good idea **
** Ride at Your Own Risk **
** Leave no trace **
Zoobomb, www.zoobomb.net
Monday June 29
- 2009 MONDAY NIGHT MASTERS AND WOMEN PIR SERIES
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6:00pm - 8:30pm, Every Monday in May 4 - 31, every Monday in June - 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 4th to August 31st.
Jim Anderson, jim-andersoncomcast, www.racemondaynight.com
- COMMUNITY CYCLING CENTER BENEFIT SQUARE DANCE
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7:00pmLive Music from the Greasy Chain string band and calling by Steph Noll.
Suggested Donation $5; all proceeds benefit the CCC.
All Ages and Beginners Welcome.
Food and Drinks for sale from Rumpspankers Bar.
Steph, stephriseup
- ADVANCED BICYCLE MAINTENANCE / REPAIR CLASS
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7:15pm - 9:45pm, June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13Ready to learn all about bearings? Over five weekly sessions, we will cover the skills needed for hub, bottom bracket, and headset overhauling; as well as advanced wheel truing and spoke replacement. Participants will work on their own bikes in class and have access to the professional tool sets of our bike shop. Prior completion of the intermediate course is strongly recommended. Cost: $150.
Scott Klees, scottcommunitycyclingcenter, Community Cycling Center 2009 Classes, 503-288-8864
Tuesday June 30
- PEDAL POTLUCK PICNIC
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6:30pm - 8:30pmThe PPP returns for its FIFTH season! A casual bicycle ride traversing approx. 3-5 miles (5-8km) with a different route each time. The end destination is a mystery park or ark-like setting. The term "park" will be used liberally here, so expect the unexpected! At the endpoint we'll enjoy a picnic dinner. Eating will be potluck style, so please bring food and drink to share (preferably vegetarian/vegan).
Please also try to bring your own silverware, plate, and cup. We will also stop at a grocery store along the way. If it looks like it'll rain we'll end up at a COVERED destination.
Shawn, urbanadventureleaguescribble, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com
