Next Three Speed Ride: Sunday October 8!

Society Of Three Speeds

(blows off dust)(coughs)

Yes, it’s been a pretty quiet summer on the Three Speed Front, especially since the last Three Speed Ride in June was pretty much a bust. But that’s about to change! I’ll be releasing deets about Three Speed October very soon. But first, details about the next (and probably last) full Three Speed Ride of 2017.

This ride will happen Sunday October 8 at 11:30 AM. We’ll meet at the Paul Bunyan Statue in the Kenton neighborhood of North Portland. This is at the intersection of N Interstate and Denver Aves, near Argyle St and just across from the Kenton/N Denver Ave MAX station on the Yellow Line.

Meet here. Yes, this is not a three speed.

We’ll depart from Paul at noon. We’ll then depart on a 20 mile leisurely cruise around the lowlands of the Columbia River. We’ll do a tea stop (byo tea and…

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Save the Date: Coffeeneuring Challenge Starts October 13

Yes! Another year of this awesome challenge. Looking forward to doing it. And you should try it this year!

Hello readers, the Coffeeneuring Challenge is back for the 7th year (SEVEN!) and you are going to love it! And it kicks off on Friday the 13th, too, so you won’t forget when to start pedaling.

Here is a mini-Q&A teaser for you:

1. Has the challenge changed much in the last year? No.
2. Why no big changes? Because we need some predictability in our lives.
3. Does routine make it boring? Only if you let it.
4. Does the Coffeeneuring Challenge still have rules? This is not a real question. Of course there are rules.
5. Are the rules hard? Yes. No. No!
6. What are the rules? Coming soon, but the general game is ride your bike to 7 different cups of coffee over 6 weeks. Ride a bicycle at least 2 miles round trip, and take a picture (or do something else to document it) each time. Do it by yourself or…

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The best laid plans…

Right now I'm technically on vacation. But at the moment it sure doesn't feel like it. When I planned on taking this week and a half off, oh so many moons ago, I had more ambitions for it. I wanted to do a good bike tour. And I had a great idea for one, one...