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Thursday, July 17, 2025

  • Family Friendly

    Location Vera Catz statue at the East Bank Esplanade., Vera Catz statue is just north of the Hawthorne Bridge, and just south of the intersection of SE Salmon St & East Bank Esplanade.

    Organizer Viv

    Time Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 6:00 PM

    Time details Meet at 6pm, ride at 6:30pm

    End time 8:30 PM

    End location End location: downtown Lovejoy Fountain Park

    How do you haul stuff? Having hauling capacity makes the bike more useful. You can drive less, and do more by bike. Milk crates are my favorite solution! They hold so much! Since there's no lid, there's no limit to the height of your pile. You can put things in and take things out, while riding, or at a red light. You can attach decorations! It's cheap and easy! Calling all cyclists with milk crates on their bikes! Or those who are crate-curious. From the starting point, we'll head to Laurelhurst Park for milk-crate games and contests. Afterwards, we'll head to a grocery store (People's Coop or New Seasons), for a ~25 minute stop, and show off how many groceries you can carry. From there, you can either head home, or ride around downtown with me, ending at Lovejoy Fountain Park. This will be a slow ride, paced for people learning to bicycle, and families with children. No one will be left behind. This allows time for socializing during the ride. We’ll take greenways and bike lanes, to minimize interactions with drivers… because Portland’s bicycle network is incomplete, there may be short necessary portions of sharing larger roads, and we’ll stay together as a group for safety.

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