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Promoting inclusive bike fun in Portland, Oregon. We run a website that creates a community, where anyone can post a group ride & make #bikeFun happen all year long! https://shift2bikes.org
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bikestuffpdx.bsky.social
This video really represents what Portland OR is like, with a group of random cyclists on cargo bike restocking free food pantries across the northern part of the city. If we have any war here is about who can be nicer and more compassionate toward people in need.
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North Portland Mutual Aid Ride
YouTube video by Bike Stuff PDX
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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nictrieslife.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social makes its way to bike happy hour @bikeportland.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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enobacon.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy
zomg #pdxbikes it's #explodingwhaleday
already *and* @TheWarOnCars is in town for Bike Happy Hour (Wednesday) #bikefun #odotgtfopdx #portland

https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-22783
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November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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contraireclaire.bsky.social
Come to my ride to @thewaroncars.bsky.social at Powell’s on Thursday!
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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pbotinfo.bsky.social
Use the code BIKETOVOTE25 for free unlocks!

Use VOTE2025 for two 30-minute rides on Lime e-scooters.

Both are valid now through election day.

Don't forget your helmet, especially when riding e-scooters. It's state law to wear a helmet when riding an e-scooter!
One person rides a BIKETOWN bike while another person rides a Lime e-scooter in downtown Portland.
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
Food pantries need food!

@mattvillers.bsky.social needs cargo bikers & helpers!

North Portland Mutual Aid Ride
Sat 11/8 Meet 1. Ride 1:30PM

Start 8811 N Lombard
Stop @ St Johns Grocery Outlet
End Peninsula Park
Ride ~11 miles to 8-9 pantry & fridge locations
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Food pantry in N Portland. Bring food and/or money to buy food at Grocery Outlet for stops along the way.
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
The Halloween edition of Breakfast on Bridges!

Fri Oct 31 7AM to 9ish
Blumenauer Bridge
Ned Flanders Crossing
Steel Bridge
Tilikum Crossing

On the last Friday of EVERY month for the past 20+ years!

@bonbpdx.bsky.social
@shift2bikes.bsky.social
@anomalily.net

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People on the Steel Bridge next to their bikes in costume-- shark, sheep, gorilla. The gorilla is holding bananas. Breakfast on the Bridges sign on the Blumenauer Bridge with bikes and people drinking coffee. (The people are drinking coffee, bikes prefer juice.) Lillian, one of the driving forces of Breakfast on the Bridges in a fancy costume, or maybe she's just dressed for work. Tillicum Bridge with light rail car in the background.
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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xsalazar.bsky.social
Me showing up to the See and Be Seen Ride tonight
A person emanating an overwhelming amount light while sitting at a table
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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schizanon.bsky.social
Emergency World Naked Bike Ride scheduled for today, 2pm at the Oregon Convention Center.

www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

#portland #pdx #fuckICE #cycling #bicycles #protest #noKings
October 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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bikeportland.org
Expect shifts in traffic patterns around the bridge as folks scurry for detours — and get ready to share the south sidewalk!
bikeportland.org/2025/10/09/m...
Major closure of Broadway Bridge begins Monday
Bikes will be prohibited too; but for just four total hours across two days.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
In Portland, the act of riding a bike is an excellent way of being outside, observing life, and being completely present in public space.

Riding with other people builds friendships + builds communities of trust.

Be well. Be strong. Bike with a buddy Portland! 🚲❤️
Evening group ride with a bright green bike trailer centered in a group of bike rides. The sign to the right points to PDX Lloyd Center.
September 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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whollingsworth.bsky.social
@bikeloudpdx.bsky.social @shift2bikes.bsky.social Might be a good weekend for an out of season Pedalpalooza ride along the kick-off route? Nothing says "war-torn" like folks on bikes having fun.
September 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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carrieleonard.bsky.social
Friend visiting from Wisconsin. "Why was there a huge group of cyclists with lighted bikes riding by downtown? Me, OH, because it's Thursday!

Thank you TNR for keeping on keeping on. #pdxbikes
September 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
Breakfast on the Bridges
A tasty monthly PDX tradition!

Last Friday of EVERY month 7 to 9AM for the past 20 years
Blumenauer, Flanders, Steel, and Tilikum Bridges

@bonbpdx.bsky.social @shift2bikes.bsky.social

History: www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
Practical info: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
'Breakfast on the Bridges': a monthly Portland commuter tradition
On the last Friday of the month, a group of volunteers serves up tasty treats to morning bike commuters and passersby. The event has been going on for over 20 years.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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postcardsbybecky.bsky.social
The @shift2bikes.bsky.social calendar is one of my favorite things about Portland. It’s evidence of hundreds of people who have an interest or idea they want to share in the name of fun. Do you like ABBA? Tacos? Murals? Learning about local stormwater drainage infrastructure? THERE’S A RIDE FOR YOU!
August 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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enobacon.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy
#kidicalmasspdx 2pm Sunday Ice Cream North #portland #pdxbikes #bikefun #PedalpaloozaPDX https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-21884
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August 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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arachnereid.bsky.social
Love biking in my bike city 🚲🌞🗻☁️🌈☁️🌙✨🌲🚲

#bikesky #PDX #Portland #RainbowRoad #StreetPainting
rainbow intersection painting on the road with a sun, clouds, and a mountain, then curving around a corner Portland, August 2025 end of the rainbow painting ending in clouds, moon, stars, trees, and a bike route symbol
August 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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multco.bsky.social
🥵 We’re headed for another very hot spell w/temps expected to reach at least 100 degrees today and tomorrow. 🗣️Please spread the word:

These Cooling Centers are opening Aug. 22, noon- 9 PM at

➡️ Multnomah County East Bldg, 600 NE 8th ave, Gresham
➡️ St. Stephen’s Shelter, 1432 SW 13th ave, Portland
Two Cooling Centers open Friday, Aug. 22 from Noon - 9PM. What to know and share Cooling centers open Friday, Aug. 22, from noon to 9 p.m., until conditions improve. Multnomah County East Building: 600 NE 8th Ave., Gresham St. Stephen’s Shelter: 1432 SW 13th Ave., Portland
August 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
BikeBus Ice Cream Ride & Raffle
Thurs Aug 21 5:15pm
Starts at Glencoe School 825 SE 51st

Several stops, ending at 50 Licks Ice Cream 2021 SE Clinton (see map)
Free scoops for kids!

@robgalanakis.bsky.social
Ice cream cone with QR code about ride Map of ride with QR code
August 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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pbotinfo.bsky.social
🗣 SW Tichner Drive is officially open!

After months of work, SW Tichner Drive has reopened to all vehicle traffic as of 1 p.m. today, Aug. 20. Crews from PBOT's maintenance division trimmed back vegetation, swept the street and restriped lane lines to prepare for the reopening.
SW Tichner Drive ready to be reopened to vehicle traffic on Aug. 20. PBOT crews restriped SW Tichner Road before reopening it to vehicle traffic. PBOT crews trimmed vegetation before reopening SW Tichner Road to vehicle traffic.
August 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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kenwood3000.bsky.social
I’d like to thank whoever @shift2bikes.bsky.social who organized this ride. It was my band, Shorty and the Mustangs, playing at the Showdown, and y’all made it extra fun. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
People who bike in SW Portland do not feel the love from PBOT + ODOT traffic engineers.

Explore terrible SW Unfinished Bikeways with BikeLoud TechNight guru @enobacon.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy

Wed August 20 5:30p
Mult Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Loop ride
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Text from Shift2Bikes calendar listing: 5:30 PM COVID Safety plan SW Unfinished Bikeways Westside Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy northwest corner of the building Eric Wilhelm Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 5:30 PM ride at 5:45 8:00 PM Ride is a loop End location: beer if anything is open after 8 As children watch patiently out the window for the chance to ride a bike to school or the park, and the state transportation funding plan struggles to join the 21st century, PBOT continues building streets for cars, sometimes with a block or two of bike lane for a treat. Bikeway designs from 20 years ago are being cast in concrete as the anticlimax of 30 years of advocacy, to the tune of $26M/mile... and about one mile per decade. We'll look at the terrain between Multnomah, Burlingame, Hillsdale, and a few other neighborhoods, why Barbur Blvd is such a state-highway-dept-neglected disaster, some recently-completed obsolete bike infrastructure, and the secret trails and side streets we use to sneak through the gaps between the car sewers. This casual group ride will be an easy pace with several stops to discuss and observe the transportation infrastructure and missing links of southwest bikeways along the SW corridor. BikeLoudPDX
August 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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greendesignek.bsky.social
A week from today in #Portland, Oregon, I'll be hosting my 3rd Annual #ClimateAdaptation Ride for our #Pedalpalooza Bike festival. Consider joining us on 8/24 if you want to hear about real strategies for improving your resilience to climate calamities.

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August 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
We appreciate PBOT offers New To Portland Bike Rides!

Wed August 20 Meet 5:30 Ride 6
Portsmouth Park
N Stanford Ave & N Princeton St
7.5 mile loop

Slow, mostly flat, easy-going, recommended for newcomers + people just learning about everyday biking!

@pbotinfo.bsky.social @shift2bikes.bsky.social
Text from Shift2bikes calendar listing says, "5:30 PM New to Portland Ride: North neighborhoods Portsmouth Park, N. Stanford Ave & N. Princeton St Portland By Cycle User-uploaded image for New to Portland Ride: North neighborhoods Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 5:30 PM Meet at 5:30, ride at 6:00 7:30 PM Ride is a loop Are you new to town, or new to cycling in Portland? Want to explore some of the best low-stress bike routes in St Johns and Portsmouth? Then join our New to Portland bike ride on Wednesday, August 20! When: Wednesday, August 20, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Meet at 5:30, ride at 6:00 p.m.) Where: Ride starts and ends at Portsmouth Park (N. Stanford Ave and N. Princeton St) What: This ride will highlight ways to get around by bike in St Johns and Portsmouth neighborhoods. We'll check out some different types of bike infrastructure, from two-way cycle tracks, to off-street paths, and buffered bike lanes. We will also show you how to easily get to some of the best parks in the area. The terrain is mostly flat. Additional details: This is a moderate-pace (~8 mph), no drop ride, meaning no one is left behind. This ride is a loop, and will be 7.5 miles long. Please note that we will follow the rules of the road. This event is free and open to everyone! smarttrips@portlandoregon.gov https://www.portland.gov/transportation/walking-biking-transit-safety/events/2025/8/20/new-portland-ride-north-neighborhoods
August 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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laurenhudgins.bsky.social
The Portland memorial for Elif Ogan will begin as a bike ride in the morning of August 30 and will end at Laurelhurst Park for the non riders. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM