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World Naked Bike Ride

Guest Post by Tyson Hallock. Possibly NSFW.
…4…3…2…1…ride naked! I had just ridden my bike down to the Portland 2010 World Naked Bike ride meeting area, a fenced in lot near Hawthorne bridge. Fully clothed I instantly felt out of place and looked for an open area to park my bike where I could tear my clothes [...]

06.22.2010 Read the full article →
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Powell Butte Trails- Portland’s only legal single track

The Pacific Northwest has a lot of great mountain biking opportunities, but mountain bikers attempting to minimize their carbon footprint are out of luck. When we get ready to head out to hit up some trails, we load up the car, and prepare to hit the highway first. Some days I’m not too crazy about [...]

06.06.2010 Read the full article →

Not as bike friendly? Portland declared 2nd most bike friendly city

A big hullaballoo is being made of Bicycling magazine’s new list of America’s Top 50 bike-friendly cities. Portland, long declared as the number one bicycle friendly city, has been toppled from its lofty perch by Minneapolis, Minnesota. I for one, applaud that call. While Portland is a nice city to pedal around in, I’ve been [...]

04.08.2010 Read the full article →

Backyard Blam Presents the Bridgetown Hustle

Prizes. Yelling. Sweet jumps. Art. Pump track action. If you’re in Portland on the 5th or 6th, check out this event- with some sort of event for bike freaks of all types, it looks to be a good time.
Friday starts with a bunny hop contest, roller sprints, some sort of trick comp, and the [...]

02.02.2010 Read the full article →