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Portland’s Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Location Released
“This ride is clothing optional.” organizers say. “It’s your choice how much or little you wear.”
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Ex-Boyfriend Music as Shared Memory, New Genre, and Bike Ride
Bike Summer ride organizers Lucy Kennedy-Wong & Priscilla Wu want you to invest in the bit!
It started as a bit between friends. Lucy Kennedy-Wong and Priscilla Wu both work downtown for the City of Portland—Kennedy-Wong long encouraged Wu to bike a trip or two more per week even if the commute from Wu’s Brentwood-Darlington spot seems long. Naturally, the two joined Portland City Bike Bus, a program where city employees […]
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The Pure Moods of Brian Eno, Enya, and Bike Summer
The August 14 ride will be a chill one, featuring sounds from the famed ’90s compilation.
A few nights ago I biked the Springwater Corridor at dusk as kids were scrambling into an abandoned industrial site on the waterfront. I slowed, hearing an unmistakable hiss. Someone’s hand lit up, holding a brown orb at the end of the fuse. Out of sight, a femme laughed a little, before urging the ignitor […]
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Portland Pride Rides All Summer Long—Here Are Some 2024 Pedalpalooza Picks!
A few ways our city leads the way in welcoming riders of all genders and sexualities.
[Find the Mercury‘s Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Despite the campy spandex uniform worn by those truly dedicated to the sport, cycling still has a reputation for having a certain straight guy “bro” quality that can make it intimidating for non-men and queer folks to get involved. But in Portland, […]
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Photo Essay: Biking in Circles at the Ladds 500
The seventh “First Annual” Ladds 500 attracted more than 1,000 people to Southeast Portland’s Ladd’s Addition for a non-competitive relay race.
The Ladds 500 is an annual bicycle relay race around a traffic circle in Southeast Portland’s Ladd’s Addition. But it’s really so much more than that: As the first big bike social of the year, the ride is a chance to come out of winter hibernation, see pals from last summer’s Pedalpalooza, and show off […]
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Photo Essay: Organizers Call Inaugural Native and Indigenous Bike Ride a Success
Pedalpalooza’s first ride geared exclusively toward Native and Indigenous riders drew attendees from as far away as Arizona.
All photos by Jarrette Werk. This story originally appeared on Underscore News. Forty Native and Indigenous community members, ranging from young children to elders, plus a dog named Ocho, attended Pedalpalooza’s inaugural Native and Indigenous Bike Ride on Saturday, August 27. Organizers Alexis Vazquez and Nanette Beyale say they’re pleased. “So many people came together […]
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Inaugural Native and Indigenous Pedalpalooza Ride Set to Roll Out
Organizers Nanette Beyale and Alexis Vazquez want their Saturday, August 27 ride to build connections within Portland’s Native American and Indigenous community.
This story originally appeared on Underscore News. Two decades of eclectic community bike rides loosely organized in Portland each summer by a team of volunteers have brought people from all walks of life together to partake in rides ranging from The Britney Spears Ride to the World Naked Bike Ride. But until now, Pedalpalooza has […]
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Bike Ride and History Talk: Tessa Hulls on the Lost History of Female Bicycle Explorers
Tessa Hulls When Tessa Hulls looks at a bicycle, she doesn’t see it as a cool toy she can use for adventures. She sees it as a cool toy she can use for adventures and a tool for social liberation. In the last eight years, the polymath visual artist/comic/writer/adventurer has biked all over the planet, […]
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How to Get Around Portland (Car-Free)
Yes, You Can, and Yes, You Should
Yes, you can, and yes, you should.
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Portland Finally Has a Mountain Bike Park
It’s Sandwiched Between Two Freeways, and It’s Probably Just the Beginning
It’s sandwiched between two freeways, and it’s probably just the beginning.
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We’re Number Three! Bicycling‘s Best Bike City Rankings Are About to Drop
It’s an every-two-year tradition: Bicycling magazine releases a list of the country’s best cycling cities, and we in Portland find reason to gripe or rejoice. For a long time, Portland dominated the field. Then it became a battle between Portland and Minneapolis for the top spot. But lately the metropolises have been getting shine. Two […]