After three years, the return of the Pioneer Metric™ took place on the same day as the traditional Portland Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade. So, what does this mean? Possible late spring, pre-summer weather conditions are expected? Grey skies and threatening showers and a thorough drenching the day before, conditioned… Read More
Pioneer Metric Century™ riders leave start location at Columbia Distributing in Canby. Photo by Ted Magnuson. Pioneer is back! You will find other accounts in the newsletter, but everyone’s experience is unique. My brief account is from the perspective of start/finish director. Saturday, June 11, was another of… Read More
Seattle to Portland (STP), the Pacific Northwest’s largest multi-day bicycling event, is returning after a two-year hiatus, scheduled over the weekend of July 16-17. Our club sets up and takes down the finish-line chute at Holladay Park. PBC welcomes all finishers to Portland with our volunteer announcers cheering them on. Read More
Peter Sagan may fool around on tracks – you should not. Late this past May one of our PBC members was seriously injured in an unfortunate accident when his bike tire got hung up in train tracks. Negotiating track crossings seems fairly straightforward; Proceed straight across at a right angle… Read More
Well, it started off well enough. Several riders signed up early in January and more registered as the date drew nearer. Then a few things started going south. The first was that a number of riders rebelled when they discovered that we were going back to the traditional starting point… Read More
Sunday, July 31, is the long-awaited opening celebration of the Blumenauer Bridge connecting the Lloyd District and Central Eastside across I-84 at NE Seventh Avenue. There is a lot of history and significance, so let’s ride! I will have a club ride from Wilshire Park on Sunday morning, July 31,… Read More
Three executive board positions are opening up for PBC members in good standing. If you are interested in running, please be sure to come to the club member meeting on Thursday, June 2. Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted on the date of the election. The PBC… Read More
Bike safety is so important. It is critical as cyclists that we are easily seen. In reviewing information about bike safety, I came across a helpful article I would like to share. It is “The Brightest, Most Visible Safety Colors for Cyclists and Runners” by Matt Heid, Appalachian Mtn Club. Read More
