Hey everyone!

This year’s Winter Light Festival will end on Saturday and the Midnite Bicycle League Challenge ends on Monday, so there’s still time to do both. On the other hand, The Street Trust’s free webinars offer a great chance to learn how to have and provide safer trips for everyone on the road.

For more info about these and more events to biking and local transportation topics, check out our event calendar.

Recurring event: Midnite Bicycle League Challenge
This is the last weekend until the Challenge ends on February 14th. The idea is to encourage folks to ride at night, anytime (no need to wait till midnight!), anywhere, three times of at least 3 miles each ride until the end date of the challenge. Registration is required. More info here.

Friday, February 11th

Winter Biking Clinic – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. Online event.
Join staff of The Street Trust for a free winter biking workshop. With fellow people who bike for transportation and commuting experts, you’ll discuss the gear, safety tips, and basic maintenance you need to feel comfortable using your bike in the winter. All levels of biking experience are welcome. More info here.

Light Brigade: WLF Inner City Tour – 6:00 pm at Salmon Street Springs (SW)
It is Scott Batchelar and Tom Howe with their well-known Light Brigade, where lights on bike are the main character. Together they’ll visit some of the PDX Winter Light Festival exhibitions located on Downtown, Pearl District and Inner East. The ride will end on a big dance party at at Pioneer Courthouse Square. More info here.

Midnight Mystery Ride – 11:00 pm.
Follow the mystery leader to a fun midnight mystery destination. The start location will be announced by the organizers on the same day of the event. “At midnight we ride!” More info here.

Saturday, February 12th

Oregon Friendly Driver webinar – 10:00 to 11:00 am
The Oregon Friendly Driver program is a free, interactive webinar class which educates drivers on the best and safest ways to use the road with people walking or riding bikes. Registration is required. More info here.

Monthly Overlook Neighborhood Ride – 10:00 am at Foxy Coffee (N)
The Overlook Neighborhood Association (OKNA) organizes this beginner-friendly, family-friendly ride. It is a great way to converse about transportation-related issues and solutions as well as the future of getting around in the neighborhood. Folks also have the chance to meet and chat with neighbors. More info here.

WeBike February Ride – 1:00 pm at Hacienda CDC (NE)
This edition of the WeBike monthly ride will discover how nice it is to reach area parks and businesses by bike, point out important bicycling infrastructure, and talk about future plans for the area. Biketown will provide free e-bike codes for folks in the need of one. There’s even tacos at the end! More info here.

Winter Light Festival: North to St. Johns – 5:45 pm at New Seasons Market (N)
This ride is a continuation of the Light Brigade scheduled for Friday, as it will visit the PDX Winter Light Festival exhibitions located on the North of the City towards St. Johns. The second part of he loop ride will go along the mesmerizing N Willamette Boulevard lights view. More info here.

Sunday, February 13th

Corvidae BC – 2:00 pm at Peninsula Park (N)
This is a slow-paced social mystery ride with a few park stops. Each month is led by a different Corvidae Bike Club member, and therefore will is unique. This Sunday will be themed on St. Valentine’s, so bring your sweetie, bring your crush, bring your friends, bring yourself. More info here.

Naked Hearts PDX ride – 3:00 pm at Ladd Circle (SE)
The ride is clothing optional and also Crow (or bird, or goth) costume themed. The final destination is the massive downtown Winter Crow Roost, where 40,000-70,000 birds blacken the sky and fill the air with their gossiping Ca Caw’s. More info here.

Stay plugged into all the bike and transportation-related events around the region via our comprehensive event calendar.

Looking up from your bike, as you pass through shafts of golden sunlight filtering between the fruit trees lining the road, breathe deeply of the wonderfully clean, crisp, fall mountain air and crest the hill. Wow! There is a take-your- breath- away- view of the northern glacial face of Mt. Hood. Welcome to the fifth annual Hood River Harvest Ride (HRHR) on Saturday, September 21, 2013.

As past Harvest Riders know, the Hood River Valley has some wonderful topography. It was shaped, progressively, by volcanoes, giant glaciers and finally, the Columbia Floods. This produced terrain with a lot of variety. Layer on top of that a network of low traffic farm roads designed for horse drawn travel (i.e. not too steep) and you have perfect bike routes which include long flat stretches, moderate and a few steep hill climbs all with superb descents.

The Harvest Ride crew is excited to share some of the best riding in the Northwest with you this coming Saturday and hope to see you, your buddies and your bikes out here for the 5th HRHR!

Details:
We are premiering the Coastal Crew’s latest movie on November 19th at the Clinton St. Theater.

Trailer can be viewed here

All ages show doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $5.

Over 21 show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 and include beer.

Tickets are available at the Fat Tire Farm now.

All proceeds support the Sandy Ridge Trail System.

Fat Tire Farm
2714 NW Thurman St
Portland, OR 97210

Details: We will begin a series of Wednesday night maintenance classes that will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

Participants will receive a 10% discount coupon good for 30 days after the class (some exclusions apply).

The first Wednesday class will focus on hands-on flat repair, lube and bike cleaning.

The 3rd Wednesday class will focus on front and rear derailleur adjustment, brake pad and brake lever adjustment; Including micro adjust with barrel adjusters, brake pad placement and adjustment/toeing for maximum braking efficiency.

This is a free event. Please visit our web site for more details.

Participants will receive a 10% off coupon to purchase items for the next 30 days (some exclusions apply).

The first Wednesday class of October will focus on hands-on flat repair, lube and bike cleaning.

The third Wednesday class of October will focus on getting your bike ready for winter/rain commuting needs.

Please visit our web site for more details.

See the website for more information.

We will hold three sessions, each on Sunday, you can do one, two or all three. Each one will include all transportation for you and your bike to and from the trails as well as a skill clinic taught by a professional Mountain Bike instructor, and awesome guided trail rides on some of our favorite area trails. After an unforgettable day of riding we will then head to a local brewery for a pint and some story swapping, it doesn’t get any better than that! Pick up is at 10am for each session, meeting at a Portland Brewery (TBD) each clinic is about an hour each ride is about 2-3 hours. We will get back to the brewery at around 3:30-4pm just in time for a post ride happy hour. *An itinerary will be provided specific to each session when booked, some self guided options available upon request.

Fall Skills and Thrills dates for 2011:

1st Session = September 25th 10am meeting at Coalition Brewery
2nd Session = October 9th
3rd Session = October 23rd

1st Session) Clinic: Body Position and Balance, the fundamental skill on which all other skills are developed. Learn where to be and how to get it, break bad habits if you’ve been riding for a while and create a strong foundation for your cycling no matter where you ride. Ride: Sandy Ridge, get oriented with Sandy Ridge’s new and up and coming trails, easily our favorite trail in the area.

2nd Session) Clinic: Directional control and line selection clinic, building on body position and balance learning to maneuver the bike through various terrain using a variety of principles including; body steering and bike steering. Line selection for the best route down, getting outside of the box and seeing lines you might not have otherwise seen. Seeing the difference between the direct line, smooth line and race line. Ride: Nestor Peak, this area has great terrain for practicing these techniques. Nestor is 2000 feet of descending, fast and flowy turns through beautiful forest. After ride at Everybody’s Brewery and back to PDX at around 6:30pm

3rd Session) Clinic: Pressure control and timing/bringing it all together. Learn to use your sensory skills to feel the terrain. Focusing on how to control the bike by pushing or pulling for desired performance. Timing and coordination, and putting all of the previous skills together to create smooth controlled ride experience regardless of conditions or terrain. Ride: Back to Sandy Ridge to step it up and take on some more challenging terrain.

Each clinic is design to be taken either individually or as a series, each session is $65, or do all 3 for $175 (10% discount) Sign up by September 1st for an additional 10% early bird discount.

Call 1-800-780-4248 or email epicmtbtours@gmail.com for more info or to book your session!

Details: Enjoy secure parking for the day at Beaverton Transit Center and take advantage of free service for your bike during your evening commute. TriMet staff will be on hand to let you park in the secure area of the Bike & Ride during the morning and evening commute.

Beaverton TC Bike & Ride Open House/BTA Service Station
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Beaverton Transit Center, 4050 SW Lombard St, Beaverton, OR

7:00 – 10:00am

Secure area of Beaverton TC Bike & Ride open to the public (bring a bike lock). Free BikeLink cards to the first 15 customers. Free coffee, too!

4:00 – 7:00pm

BTA Service Station with snacks and service help from Bike n’ Hike. Bike & Ride open to the public. Pick up your bike and take advantage of the Service Station!

Limited quantity of bike lights available after 4pm though Be Seen – Be Safe.

Brought to you by TriMet, Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and Bike n’ Hike

Details: We will begin a series of Wednesday night maintenance classes that will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

Participants will receive a 10% off coupon to purchase items for the next 30 days (some exclusions apply).

The first Wednesday class will focus on hands-on flat repair, lube and bike cleaning. The 3rd Wednesday class will focus on front and rear derailleur adjustment, brake pad and brake lever adjustment; Including micro adjust with barrel adjusters, brake pad placement and adjustment/toeing for maximum braking efficiency.

Please visit our web site for more details.

7-11 AM Breakfast at Burgerville: Fourth Plain and Ft. Vancouver Way (Fundraiser for scholarship fund)

9 AM Bike Ride Meet at Hudson’s Bay HS (1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98667): Choice of 4 mile or 10 mile ride. Helmets required

Suggested donation: $5 per person, $15 per family. (Proceeds go to the Gordon Patterson Memorial Scholarship Fund)

11:00 AM Groundbreaking for Memorial Garden, Hudson’s Bay Courtyard

Noon Lunch at Benny’s Pizza Cafe, 4219 NE St. Johns Road

More info: Carrie Patterson gpatter (at) juno (dot) com