Coffeeneuring 2021, Ride 6: With the Bantam and Coffee Outside, 20 Nov 2021

Ascending Powell Butte, 20 Nov 2021. Olympus 35 RD/Kodak ColorPlus 200. I've ridden my Brompton A LOT since I got it in the middle of October. It makes sense: I want to become familiar with it, and the only way to do so is by riding it a lot. Plus, it's a fun bike. Oh...

Coffeeneuring 2021, Rides 4 and 5: SoCal Edition

Bluffs at Torrey Pines Gliderport, San Diego. 2 November 2021. Olympus XA2/Kodak Portra 160 Welcome to another installment about my Coffeeneuring 2021 Challenge! My fourth and fifth rides of the series were all done out of town. I was in Southern California for the first two weeks of November, and since I brought my Brompton,...

Holiday Sale in my shop from now until December 6!

Hello folks! The holiday season is here, and since I'm not doing any in-person sales again this year, I figured I'd run a little sale as a perk. This sale is running from Monday November 22 through Monday December 6th at my Etsy shop. How it shapes up: 50% off postcards25% off buttons and stickers20%...

Midnite Bicycle League Challenge returns for 2022! (Jan 1st through Feb 14th)

Hello friends! My most popular challenge returns for Winter 2022! The Midnite Bicycle League Challenge is back and happening from January 1st through February 14, 2022. What is the Midnite Bicycle League Challenge? It’s pretty simple: Ride your bike at night (between sunset and sunrise)Each ride at least 3 mi/5 kmThree times during the ChallengeYou...

Winter 2021 into 2022 bike rides

Hello folks! A new season is approaching, and I've mapped out four different bicycle rides I'll be leading here in Portland, Oregon. Three of them are actually rescheduled rides that were cancelled earlier this year, the other is the return of my beloved Palm Tree Ride, which I had to skip in 2022 for obvious...

The value of a P.O. Box in a digital world

I don't typically share my list of pet peeves 1 as it just gives ammo to those who would get a kick out of annoying me. But I will share one: When someone wants to send me something and asks me for my address. Now you may think that this a weird pet peeve. Shawn,...

Coffeeneuring 2021, Ride 3: Laurelhurst Park and Albina Press on Hawthorne, 24 October 2021

Hey folks! Two weeks out of town really killed my blogging rhythm. I forgot that I didn't post here about my third ride of the Coffeeneuring 2021 Challenge. This ride happened on Sunday October 24th. Fall was peaking and I wanted to catch the foliage before it went away, especially since I knew I'd be...

East Portland Cemeteries Ride 2021 Recap

Yeah, it was over two weeks ago, but being out of town for two weeks has definitely put a crimp on my blogging! Anyways, it was a beautiful fall day on Saturday October 30th--sun and a high somewhere between 55F and 60F (13-16C). I had a little over a dozen participants that met me at...