I’ve just finished my first full year of cycling from Vancouver to PDX via I5/Columbia Slough.

There’s generally the same handful of riders I cross paths with every week.

Whether it’s a smile, wave, peace sign, or nod; it brings a great deal of happiness to me. Especially on the crappy days.

Looking forward to another year. Stay safe out there ✌️

I have a Sol X Ebike that's only been used once. I need to sell it and move cross country. Where are the best places to post it?

What’s the best way to get PBOT to pay attention to a stretch of road that’s unsafe for both cyclists and motorists? I wrote to PDXroads@portlandoregon.gov but I’m skeptical they’ll end up doing anything.

The stretch I’m concerned about is SE Belmont between SE 69th & 60th, ie coming off Mt Tabor. There are bad ruts that cause cars to edge into the oncoming lanes, and cyclists really should take the middle of the road going westbound to avoid the ruts. And it’s even worse in the dark, when I sometimes see unaware park visitors on bikes heading down Belmont.

Of course we can ride through the park or down Scott Dr but those are slow and have their own issues, and aren’t good for commuting, for those of us that live up there and bike regularly. So we use Belmont, but it’s been bad for years and is getting worse. Bad for cars and buses too.

Any suggestions welcome.

I've got 15.75 on a showers pass gift card leftover from a return that is set to expire on December 13th. I'm not going to use it for anything else, so if anyone wants a small discount on their order here's the code:

7RBQ BGGT 3XT9 W87V

Here are some local upcoming volunteer opportunities that I think the Portland bike community might be interested in. We are looking for a group of dedicated and passionate volunteers to help pick up litter to help clean and maintain the Marine Drive Bike Trail in Portland across multiple events.

Here are the event details. Click on the links below to register:

Event 1: SOLVE | Marine Drive Trail Cleanup Event MIO
Date/Time: Saturday, December 7, from 10 am to noon
Meeting Location: Made In Oregon – 13625 NE Jarrett St Portland, OR 97230

Event 2: SOLVE | Marine Drive Trail / 205 Multi- use path HD
Date/Time: Saturday, December 14, from 10 am to noon
Meeting Location: Home Depot Parking Lot – 11633 NE Glenn Widing Dr Portland, 97220

Event 3: SOLVE | Marine Drive Trail between NE 138th and 158th RR
Date/Time: Saturday, December 21, from 10 am to noon
Meeting Location: Relay Resources – 5312 Northeast 148th Avenue Portland, OR 97230

Please tell your friends, family, and co-workers about this event. The more volunteers that join us, the bigger the impact we can make. We hope to see you there!

I found a Showers Pass glove in the bike line on Willamette Blvd yesterday. Hit me with deets if you think it's yours.

Hi everyone, I’m coming into town in a couple weeks and was looking to rent a decent road bike for about a week? Any recommendations for bike shops or places that rent out fairly nice road bikes?

Modifying and replacing components on my Tarmac. I don’t want to deal with hassle of packing and shipping - where’s a good place to list my no-longer needed parts for sale? To give you an idea of stuff I’m looking to sell: Ultegra crankset (12-speed), Specialized carbon fiber handlebars, etc.

Hi! I am hoping to finally make it out to see the new Mitchell Pt tunnel tomorrow. What I am trying to understand though - is it possible to bike all the way through to Hood River, even if it means hopping on I-84? My understanding is the tunnel was closed to bikes for the event, and there is still 1 short section of the bike path route that is not completed, that last few miles into Hood River. I guess I just want to know, will I be able to bike through the tunnel and then hope on I-84 (as terrible as it might be) for the last handful of miles? A RWGPS route I made shows this at 63 miles from my house.

Plan B is to ride back to Cascade Lochs which will be ~ 70 mile ride, so I'm not too worried either way, as long as the CAT buses are running!

reference websites:
https://bikeportland.org/2023/09/06/two-mile-carfree-section-of-paved-historic-columbia-river-highway-state-trail-opens-saturday-379154
https://www.oregon.gov/odot/regions/pages/historic-columbia-river-highway.aspx
https://bikeportland.org/2024/11/11/this-weekend-the-mitchell-point-tunnel-in-the-gorge-will-open-to-the-public-for-first-time-in-71-years-391232

2018 Kona Rove NRB - Lime Green - Bike Index Link

• Tan sidewall tires

• Black hybrid pedals

2023 Norco Bikes Search XR A2 - Beige - Bike Index Link

• Orange Pedals

• K-Edge Karoo Mount

• Karoo 2 Computer

• Garmin Varia Rear Light

Stolen out of garage by homeless junkie. Police case number: 2024-930480

Hello. I recently had 3 bikes stolen from the bike room in my apartment building in the Pearl sometime between 11/20/24 and 11/26/24

Bikes are; 2018 All-City Space Horse. Cream color-way, tan brooks leather seat. Front basket and rear-rack. Flat/SPD hybrid pedals.

2019 All-City Big Block. Pink color-way, black Brooks cambium all-weather seat. Omnium cranks, H+Son wheels. Shimano Ultegra SPD pedals (not pictured).

IRO Mark V, year unknown. Black, dent in downtube, Shimano SPD pedals. Black Brooks leather seat.

Police report number pending.

Any info appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

While riding on the Springwater a couple of hours ago I saw an unlikely person wheeling a white Bianchi road bike near Cedarville. He was also wheeling a scooter and his friend was pushing a shopping cart. I don’t know how to find out if the bike was stolen and I just noticed it in passing and it seemed like something wasn’t right. Is there anyplace to check?

Hi all! I’m going to be moving to Portland from Colorado. Any cycling group recommendations with younger people with a range of speeds.

Also any good trails for road bike or gravel trails would be appreciated.

Hello! I am conducting a survey on bike commuting as a part of my master’s research at the University of Oregon (the Portland campus, which was formerly Concordia campus). As a fellow cyclist and commuter, I was excited to take on this domain and learn more about other people’s personal experience bike commuting. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Here is the link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GwbY8wSYWmibEa 

We really appreciate all responses! They are a huge help to this project. Please share with friends!

I can't bring my bike in, so wondering if it's affordable to have a traditional "staple" bike rack installed in the hellstrip (aka "parking strip") in front of my house. This local company has them, but requires contacting them for a quote.

Hello, for Christmas and family member who is 6'4" wants a bike. He wants to start cycling for fun and exercise and was told he should get a bike made for tall people.

I would appreciate any shop recommendations. We'd prefer a local shop so they can make sure it's comfortable.

Also, if anyone has an idea of what the cost might look like that would be helpful too. I know they can get really expensive but since it isn't a serious hobby yet he wouldn't want top of the line. Is under $1,000 a reasonable expectation?

I like Kevin but my insurance doesn’t.

Anyone else in the city have similar services?

After a major garage clean up I can’t find the spacer or zwift click to change gears. Is there any where to pick these up locally? Or if someone has spares I would be happy to buy them.

Is it a goopy mess of leaves or have they cleared the streets?

If so, just for service — or for products too? What percent do you tip?

Hi, my name is Aaron. I’m a north Portland writer, bicyclist and skateboarder. I’m wondering if you can help me contact the bicyclist who pedals through NoPo with his shirt off in all kinds of weather. I’d love to do a brief, celebratory Q&A with him for a local publication.

My family has marveled at him for years and always wondered his story. I admire him. I love his dedication to riding and his embrace of the elements. Each morning he rides near our house, but my daughter’s school schedule has made it impossible to flag him down in person.

So, do you know his name and how to reach him? It would be a short, non-judgmental, celebration of his uniqueness and place in Portland life. The dude is a boss.

Thank you,

Aaron

it's been getting more crowded with RVs and cars there in recent weeks. The strip of gravel and grass along the buildings on the west side was cleared of RVs a while ago and afterwards was blocked with a lame little orange temporary barrier. Of course this just made all those people go to the other side of the road where the path is. So, now the path is a corridor with RVs and cars on either side in places. Yesterday a car was on blocks/jacks right on the path while it was being worked on or stripped or whatever ongoing project. When i rode by the guy was climbing out from under it and looked at me confused or surprised to see someone using the path. I went into the gravel to go around him and another RV. Kind of a drag since that path is typically not in great shape due to the gravel. I reported it via the pdxreporter site. hopefully they get to it soon. That path gets a decent amount of traffic every day. just heads up if that's part of a route you're doing.