Pedalpalooza is Portland's all-summer (June, July, August) festival of bike fun, where hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of individual bike rides are led by people like you and me. I've been busy working on getting all my events on the calendar. Here's what I got so far. The full line up should be finalized in... Continue Reading →
Two rides for October: Bikes and Film Cameras Club and East Portland Cemeteries
Powell Grove Cemetery, 30 October 2021. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Ilford XP2+ Hey folks! While September is a great time to lead bike rides in Portland due to nice weather, I won't be doing any this September. My life is going to be consumed by work for much of it. So consumed I won't even be able... Continue Reading →
A Sunset/Moonrise Ride added for July 13th, plus other Pedalpalooza rides for July (and August)
Hey folks! Since I will be in town for full moon on Wednesday July 13th after all, I've decided to add another Sunset/Moonrise Ride to the calendar! Here are the full details: Wednesday July 13th, 7:45 PMSunset/Moonrise RideMeet at Mt. Hood MAX Station (Red Line, near airport) Did you know that on the night of... Continue Reading →
Pedalpalooza is all summer long! Here are the rides I’m leading
Editors Note, 8 July 2022: This blog post will not be updated if events are added, removed, or changed. Go to my Pedalpalooza page here for the most up-to-date info. It's anniversary time for Pedalpalooza, Portland's annual summertime bike fun fest. Starting in 2002 as the all August long BikeSummer, it morphed into the first... Continue Reading →
Night biking deserves a quiet song: A photo report of my first two Midnite Bicycle League 2022 rides
Belmont Library, 18 Jan 2022. Camera: Minolta SR-T 101 Lens: MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4Film: Cinestill 800T We're more than half-way through this year's Midnite Bicycle League Challenge. Ninety people have signed up so far. I haven't received my first completed journal, though I know at least one is on the way. And I've seen... Continue Reading →
New Website: Bikes and Film Cameras Club
Hello, folks! After doing the Bikes and Film Cameras Club for a half-year, I've decided to create a dedicated space for it. This is the same thing that happened with Society of Three Speeds: the content was here when I started it, then it moved to its own website in 2013. Don't worry: I will... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Shop Update: New buttons, and cameras with Bikes and Film Cameras Club
Hello, friends! I've got fresh and new 1" buttons in my Etsy Store! I've been selling these types of buttons for over 15 years, and this is the first time in a long time that I've done a total refresh. No old designs remain, the 12 buttons I now stock are all new. You can... Continue Reading →