It’s September! Which means that in Portland, mobs of cyclists hit the streets for the Bicycle Commute Challenge–basically, a giant contest to see which workplace in Oregon or SW Washington can have the highest percentage of trips to and from work made by bicycle. I don’t usually get super into …
For a long time, I’ve had bike bell envy. My handlebars–both the ones that were stolen and the new ones I got to replace them–are super thick, and I’ve never yet found a bell mount that fits around them. So while people cheerily dinged their bells on the Eastbank Esplanade, …
There’s a new scenic bikeway in Oregon–and happily for those of us who live in Portland and don’t like the idea of driving out to a bike ride, it starts in Hillsboro! The Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway doesn’t “officially” open until September 16, but the maps are online and the …
So there I was this evening, sitting on my porch and thinking about Thanksgiving. I know, it’s a ways off still, but my family’s already asking about holiday plans–and probably with good reason, since I can be difficult to pin down. The result, though, is that I’m sort of considering …
