Have I mentioned I really, really love riding my bike? I really love riding my bike. And then I take a ride like yesterday’s Oregon Randonneurs Three Capes 300k, and I fall in love with it all over again. Gosh. I almost bailed on this ride, actually, because the 6am …
Once upon a time, I had a friend who lived in New York. We’ll call him Ricardo–which, coincidentally, is his real name:) He had a bike that he rode sometimes, and then it was stolen. Last summer, Ricardo came to visit Portland. We rode all around the city and out …
Of the bike questions I often get asked, “how do you carry things without a car?” has a very close competitor: “what do you do when you want to get somewhere really far away?” The answer to that one is, usually, ride there on my bike! Things that seem far often don’t actually …
A bunch of people and their bicycles, huddled under a roof to wait out a downpour… (the bitty Heisson Store, last supply stop before our campground) Must be a Cycle Wild trip in April! :) This weekend’s camping trip with Cycle Wild, a group dedicated to helping people get out …
