Clown around at Cirque du Cycling

From the May, 2008 issue

Circus street fair in Portland celebrates vibrant bike culture
The circus is coming to Mississippi Avenue! The Mississippi community is coming together to put on the best circus street fair in town on Saturday, June 14. Get ready for clowns, jugglers, unicycle jousting, sculptural bikes, freakishly tall bikes and other two-wheeled creations beyond your wildest dreams. [...]

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Filed under: Art, Event Rides, Portland Area, Racing

What would Pinky do?

From the May, 2008 issue

Pendleton’s Century Ride of the Centuries
by Ellee Thalheimer
I knew I had to listen to a man who loves to dress up in a wig, cowboy hat, enormous mustache, set of naaasstty fake-tobacco-stained-snaggly dentures, and bright pink attire while calling himself ‘Pinky the Bandit from the Blues.’ His name is Herb Bitting, and he’s [...]

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Filed under: Eastern Oregon, Event Rides, Road Riding, Travel

Reach the Beach: ride for a cause

From the May, 2007 issue

by Ayleen Crotty
When spring arrives, all roads lead to the beach! That’s what motivates 2,000 cyclists as they make their way along any one of five gorgeous rural routes to picturesque Pacific City for the 17th annual Reach the Beach Clean Air Bicycle Challenge. This year’s course features two new routes: one from [...]

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Filed under: Coast, Event Rides, Health

We Will Because We Can

From the April, 2007 issue

Carol Lundin’s Activity-Based Therapy
by Ellee Thalheimer
This coming June 2nd and 3rd, the Cancer Community Renewal Project is sponsoring the We Will Because We Can Bike Ride which represents the culmination of difficult and inspirational events for Carol Lundin.
When I visited Carol at her home, I saw a picture of Carol in the bright Montana sun. [...]

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Oregon randonneurs take off

From the September, 2006 issue

by Ellee Thalheimer
Willingly, happily, and resignedly, they cycle for incredible stints of time, day and night, taking “ditch naps,” nursing caffeinated beverages, meticulously following time and route regulations, and cheering each other on. They call themselves randonneurs. They don’t race each other. A randonneur competes with no one but his or herself. They ask [...]

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Filed under: Event Rides, Interviews, Road Riding, Travel