Actually I'm pretty sure that the esplanade is indeed meant more for leisure than to be used as a commuting thoroughfare. But yes, staying the right always applies.

While many of these biking habits annoy me, I DON'T take the esplanade to work (in Sellwood, stupidly enough) because that would be ridiculous. If you're going to take the scenic route to work, you should leave yourself enough time to deal with the reality of that route.

If you can't deal with other people on bikes on your commute then clearly you possess the kind of entitlement that would lead you to believe its ok to ride your bike on the Interstate. Please, please, PLEASE start doing that.

Really?!?!?! Getting on people for taking the opportunity to FINALLY use their bikes? We should be motivating folks who don't do this all year long. YOU, Mr Anger Dyscontrol, should stay off the path-- people want to look at birds, people want to take their kids out, people.... wait. for. the. summer. for. LEISURE! I bet I know you. I bet you are that guy that is so hip he hates hipsters. You thought you could move to this city and just rant absurdities because that's what you think we do. Get your issues under control and stop threatening to hit people for looking at birds. YOU ARE A LIABILITY! Moron. BOP!

If you're not a tourist, you have no business riding a bike on the waterfront. Fuck off.

Damn bro, you mean you ride YEAR ROUND??? haha holy shit your cock must be enormous! I bet by simply posting this legions of naked hot pixie proto punk ri0tgrrlz just tore your front door down and jammed your elephant cock down their throats - SIMULTANEOUSLY!

I mean, I ride every day too - but you... man, we ALL look up to you.

This guy should be an embarrassment to cyclists everywhere.
What a asshole.
But yeah, stay to the right.

You're a fucking choad.

I'm torn. I can see both sides of this, therefore I shall label it a relatively cogent argument put forth by a giant stinking pile of human excrement.

This I,A seems like a transplant; for one he/she thinks fall in Portland means the end of nice weather.

I'm all for people and families bicycling.

However, could someone explain to me how exactly parents are stupid enough to put their child into one of those lil' baby death traps.
You know, the ones that are attached to the back of adult bicycles-how is a helmet going to save a child from 2000 lb SUV babydeathmachines. It seems like social Darwinism, and looks completely unsafe.

sugarspill, it's about where you ride- and how- with kid-trailers. (only on bike paths for me, and yes- to the right unless I'm passing)

Also I relish in the rare harmony here: that all agree this IA author is a fucking moron. YOu don't get to make the rules, especially on the fucking ESPLANADE. goddamn you, wanker idiot. go move somewhere that dickheads rule, like San Diego, and you'll fit right in.

SugarSpill, YES I can't stand the morons who put their kids in a cargo bike (or-- since we're so cultured-- call it a "bakfiets") and then ride aggressively. By that, I mean taking the lane and riding through busy, often dangerous areas with no bike facilities. Ride that shit on bike boulevards, multi-use paths, the waterfront, etc-- fine. But they have children for fuck's sake and they are going to get smooshed if an accident happens. Just use your Prius already, you smarmy pricks.

Furthermore, these bikes should not be ridden on Williams or any other crowded bike route during rush hour. They're wide and go about half the speed of every other commuter out there. Almost all the close calls on Williams are related to bikes passing one another, and getting in the way like that just invites more conflict. RIDE A QUIET BACK STREET ALREADY. It will be more pleasant for you and your tailpipe-sucking children.