Lots of bike lovers, dog lovers, beer lovers: where else but Portland? What else but the Tour de Lab? The annual Tour de Lab bike ride on Sunday September 13, combines three of Portland’s favorite things (I’d vote to add books to the mix, but… you can’t always have it all). And, need I say [...]
The Bike Commute Challenge has become an annual rite of autumn in the Portland area. It’s a friendly competition developed by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) to encourage cycling to work. The challenge runs September 1 through September 30, and is open to everyone in Oregon and SW Washington. Last year over 10,000 people in [...]
When I started cycling for sport a couple decades ago I lived on the edge of the urban growth boundary. As a novice cyclist the rural roads of Washington County inspired me to explore. Through that exploration I learned that I could go further than I thought possible, and I l discovered that some hill [...]
One of the great things about being a cyclist in Portland is the bounty of bike events. Options for bike fun abound every weekend, and even weekdays during the spring, summer, and fall; even in winter we have events to attend. Big, small, fast, slow, there’s something for everyone. Bike Gallery has been committed to [...]
Hot Enough? Cool off at the Hottest Day of the Year Ride on Sunday Aug 2!
With record temperatures scorching the city, you have to be grateful that the forecast for the weekend is now only “hot” — that is, in the 90s. But with this 100 degree plus gruppo of days, by Sunday August 2 [...]
Barely second to my passion for bikes is my passion for books. I’m equal parts bibliophile and cyclist, have been for as long as I can remember. And when an opportunity presents itself to combine the two, I’m one happy little clam. The opportunity in this case is the Multnomah County Summer Reading Program. Ah, [...]