I feel as if we are really having to fight our way out of winter this year, although there have been some decent riding days in which the weather forecaster wasn’t quite correct, and we squeaked in a ride before the rain. April, spring, brings us the first of… Read More
Many of you know that my husband, Jim, passed away on February 4. We had been married for 53 years. He was responsible for me becoming a bicyclist and joining what was then Portland Wheelmen Touring Club. Jim started getting back into cycling in the early 90’s. Then I… Read More
We’re rolling into a new year and no doubt looking for warmer and drier riding weather as the seasons change. Here is what’s on my calendar: February 6: Not much riding but the annual celebration at our BANQUET of the past year’s accomplishments, both cycling and volunteer efforts on… Read More
Greetings! Ann Morrow here, your newly re-elected president. I ran for the office of president again because I believe in Portland Bicycling Club. It’s a good organization and there are many wonderful members who help make cycling fun. The primary objective of the club is to support cycling, and… Read More
The year just flew by. It is the end of my fourth year as president of Portland Bicycling Club. For those of you who weren’t here at the time, I also served as president from 2011 to 2013. It was Portland Wheelmen Touring Club then. I am running again… Read More
A crash course in safety. Friends, we have had a few crashes on club rides of late, and we’ll try to share some safety tips soon as a result. I know I always like to know what happened in hopes that I can learn and then avoid the same… Read More
As we wave goodbye to the end of the wonderful, warm, and mostly dry, summer cycling season of 2024, I feel the club’s activity level notching down a bit. We still have rides on the calendar because we ride all year. We still have meetings because we like to… Read More
The question is periodically posed: Does size matter? When I joined what was then Portland Wheelmen Touring Club, now Portland Bicycling Club, I’m fairly certain membership was over 1,000. For the last few years, we have hovered around 450-475. Why? I can only speculate. I think fewer people choose… Read More
