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Take the Plunge this Summer: Go Clipless

Thursday, May 9, 2013

You’re going to fall, but probably only once. Why going clipless is worth the fall. Our resident expert mechanic Tori Bortman explains the ins and outs of clipping in.
Choosing Your Next Ride

Friday, May 3, 2013

So many rides, so little time! Our handy guide to what you need to consider in choosing the rides that will fill your calendar this summer.
Popping Outside our Bike Bubble

Monday, April 29, 2013

Portland didn’t even rank on what is widely regarded as the world’s most comprehensive list of bicycle friendly cities, the Copenhagenize Index 2013.
Group Riding Etiquette

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Our new columnist Adnan Kadir lays down the skinny on how to join a group ride, and not look like a jerk. Adnan is a USAC-certified Level 1 cycling coach who runs Aeolus Endurance.

The Calendar

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S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			1 Portland Society Wed Morning Ride/Evening Lights Ride Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	2	3 Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway Spring Ride In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist	4 Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway Spring Ride Ride Around Clark County Womens Cycling Group-Eugene Tour de Frog
5 Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway Spring Ride Bike Polo	6 Bicycle Transportation Alliance Happy Hour	7 Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	8 Wed Morning Ride/Evening Lights Ride Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	9	10	11 RAAM Oregon Cycling Challenge OSLP Pedal for the People Metric Century - Eugene Johnson Creek Restoration Ride - EPAPbike
12 Women on Wheels CycloFemme ride CycloFemme Ride (Women on Bikes event) Sunday Parkway Bike Polo	13	14 Ladies night for Bike Maintenance and MORE Tuesday Night PIR Hutch's Ladies Night Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	15 Wed Morning Ride/Evening Lights Ride Shift Meet Up Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	16 Gorge Short Track Mt. Bike Series RoS: Vaclev Hajek Memorial Ride of Silence	17 Regence Portland Employers Bike Summit	18 Reach the Beach
19 Bike Polo	20	21 Tuesday Night PIR Biking in Comfort Workshop Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	22 Wed Morning Ride/Evening Lights Ride Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	23 Gorge Short Track Mt. Bike Series Rails to Trails (Women on Bikes ride)	24	25 Human Powered Challenge Century Ride of the Centuries Let's Get Rollin' clinic (Women on Bikes)
26 Human Powered Challenge Century Ride of the Centuries Sisters Stampede - Sisters OR Bike Polo	27 Century Ride of the Centuries CRANK TT - Portland	28 Tuesday Night PIR Bike for Humanity volunteer repair	29 Wed Morning Ride/Evening Lights Ride	30 Gorge Short Track Mt. Bike Series Mystery Ride (Women on Bikes ride)	31 Breakfast on the Bridges

Featured Event

Petal Pedal is a gourmet distance bike ride like no other. You’ll journey along scenic, quiet roads along mostly flat routes (with a hilly option to visit Silver Falls) as you drift away to another world.

Cycle the Gorge

June 22, 2013

Gresham, OR

Enjoy a memorable, week long, two-wheeled slice of the Pacific Northwest with our Cycle the Gorge tour. You will enjoy the Deschutes River, Mt Hood and Mt Adams, plus the spectacular Gorge from both sides of the Columbia River.

Tour des Chutes

July 13, 2013

Bend,

The 9th annual Tour des Chutes will be held July 13th, 2013 The 9th annual Tour des Chutes will be held July 13th, 2013. Registration will open February 1st. We are able to increase registration to 1,500 riders, an increase of 100 riders over last year.We expect to fill, so register early to ensure your spot in the festivities!

Bike Blog

What Was Portland Critical Mass?

A reflection on Portland Critical Mass, 20 years later.

Spooktacular Bike Ride

Get wacky and spooky and haunt the streets of Portland by bike.

Sherar’s Falls Loop

Challenging, but worth it.

Maker Profile: Sacro-Bosco

Sacro-Bosco: Portland Interview with William Cress Website >> Why make wooden wheels? My first experience of wooden rims started when I purchased an old 1890′s track bicycle. The rims were beautiful, over 100 years old and still in fair condition. After reconditioning the hubs, cleaning and re-truing the wheels – My business partner Eric Brockman and I threw on some retro looking tubulars and we were hooked. I decided to try and replicate the wheels that we had on this bicycle. After a lot of…