Each year Portland Bicycling Club members nominate individuals they believe have shown exceptional effort on the club’s behalf over the course of the year. The nominations are made prior to the end of December, and the awards banquet is held early in the subsequent year. The awards committee,… Read More
The end of the year brings a PBC financial assessment to allow your board to determine what, if any, charitable contributions might be made to share our monetary success with other bicycle-focused organizations in our community. We’ll discuss the profits from the Pioneer Century® and the Seattle to Portland… Read More
This executive board role will become available at the end of the year, and it is a wonderful way to get more involved in the club! I will be stepping down next year due to increased travel and personal commitments after serving for two and a half years. I have… Read More
We have many talented and intelligent members in our club. When they step down from a volunteer position, leaving a vacancy, it can be a little intimidating to imagine yourself stepping into that role and performing the job as well. Please don’t let your mind go there! You have your… Read More
To borrow from Don McLean’s “American Pie A long, long time ago…” I experimented with wearing contact lenses. Back then, I was a serious runner and did not even own a bicycle. In short order, I gave up on the contacts for a number of reasons. First, I really never… Read More
Most PBC cyclists crossing the I-5 bridge into Washington looking for a coffee break would probably find their way to Java House and its friendly owners Cora and Lonnie. From their cafe at the corner of West Evergreen Blvd and Columbia Street in downtown Vancouver, Washington, they have been… Read More
On Wednesday, September 13, I attempted to break the world record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on a velodrome track without other competitors present. Because the time limit is one hour, the distance traveled is… Read More
One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they start biking is to take the exact same routes they used when they were driving. It’s usually better to take different streets with fewer and slower cars. Sure, cyclists have a right to the road, but that’s a small… Read More
