Portland Velo Club News

"On your left..." important club announcements for July, by KRhea

Linda Jellison — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:30:25 GMT

This month, KRhea's column is All About the Ride . Portland Velo Saturday Signature Ride Format Thanks in part to the steady and incredible growth of our club and more importantly our Saturday club rides, it’s time we made a few simple changes to...(read more)

Member Spotlight on: Javad Simonsen

Linda Jellison — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:32:00 GMT

Javad is one of those people who obviously knows a lot about cycling, and it shows in his riding, but he’s humble about it when you talk to him. I’ve tried on several occasions to keep up with him on the Thursday SE rides, and it’s just not possible 100...(read more)

July 2010 - And now, a word from our sponsor, by Gordon Haber of Lakeside Bicycles

Linda Jellison — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:41:00 GMT

After working our way through a truly excellent Giro d' Italia and a monstrously wet June we now find ourselves arrived a the height of Summer and the height of the Tour de France. Earlier we were lead to understand that this year's Tour would...(read more)

COMMUNITY SPIN, 7/5/10

Sharon Fekety — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:37:00 GMT

There are future plans for a NEW NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY (NEW NAME FOR A BIKE BOULEVARD) IN SOUTHWEST PORTLAND. It would extend from SW Terwilliger to Alpenrose Dairy along SW Vermont and SW Illinois for most of the route. There is even a possibility that...(read more)

"On your left..." Facts, figures, tidbits, thoughts and ideas for June 2010, by KRhea

Linda Jellison — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:57:00 GMT

Velocity, that time each month when I put on “virtual” paper random thoughts, ideas, comments along with club news and information. I try and cover all bases as briefly as possible so you can get to the “meat” of the newsletter while hoping that something...(read more)

And now, a word from our sponsor, by Gordon Haber

Linda Jellison — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:14:00 GMT

Hello everyone, and welcome to June after the 4th wettest May on record. With early June showing no signs of relief I suppose we should be grateful that the forecast is for "rain" rather than for "sun with crude oil and widely scattered...(read more)

Member Spotlight on: Cecil Reniche-Smith

Linda Jellison — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:51:00 GMT

Cecil is one of the most hard-core cyclists I know. She did some insane ride a year or so ago where you ride for something like a week without sleep. (Maybe it was less than that, but still, in my book, anything over 24 hours where you don’t get to sleep...(read more)

COMMUNITY SPIN 6/6/10

Sharon Fekety — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:32:00 GMT

Last month I reported that the cycling community needed to raise $5000 to fully sign and stripe a NEW BIKE ROUTE THROUGH RIVER VIEW CEMETERY. This was accomplished in less than a month, thanks in large part to a 4 to 1 matching donation from Lewis and...(read more)

Member Spotlight on: Sasha Lacey

Linda Jellison — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:48:18 GMT

Sasha is one of those guys in Portland that everyone has probably seen on the road at some time or another. He’s out there training all the time. I remember reading an email that I posted on the forum a while back about a cyclist new to the...(read more)

Equipment Review: Lezyne “Road Drive” pump, by KRhea

Linda Jellison — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:24:14 GMT

Reason for purchase : I like the confidence of knowing my inflation device is gonna work…for sure. Never felt comfortable with using CO2 and have seen many occasions, including on our Saturday rides, where CO2 failed to work for someone and a trusty hand...(read more)

"On your left..." Facts, figures, tidbits, thoughts and ideas for May 2010, by KRhea

Linda Jellison — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:47:00 GMT

Happy May everyone. After 25 days with a measurable amount of rain in April let’s hope we get a bit of a break this month. Great weather greeted all of us at this year’s Monster Cookie ride. Of course there was that one “challenge” called a stiff headwind...(read more)

COMMUNITY SPIN, MAY, 2010

Sharon Fekety — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:39:00 GMT

The E. BURNSIDE/COUCH COUPLET PROJECT turned Burnside into a one-way street going east and Couch into the main artery going west from east 14 th St. to the Burnside bridgehead with a bike lane beginning at NE 6th and Couch. Although it is a work in progress...(read more)

COMMUNITY SPIN April, 2010

Sharon Fekety — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:54:00 GMT

The new bike and pedestrian pathway has finally opened on the MORRISON BRIDGE. The 15-foot wide, $1.9 million facility on the south side of the bridge is expected to be a popular route to downtown for bike traffic and take some pressure off the over-used...(read more)

Member Spotlight on: Ellen Michaelson

Linda Jellison — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:49:38 GMT

Ellen is one of those people I consider to be the “quintessential cyclist”. She seems to show up for every ride well-prepared and eager to experience whatever the route has to offer. Until I talked to her during last summer’s Crater Lake ride...(read more)

AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR... by Gordon Haber of Lakeside Bicycles

Linda Jellison — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:28:28 GMT

What ho all! April is upon us, spring is in the air and life is filled with promise. Not those "pay your taxes or else" and "the check is in the mail" promises but, rather, the promise of new and wonderful rides to...(read more)