Had parked my bike outside of 24 Hour Fitness in Hollywood tonight, from 6pm-7pm, the side by the pool windows, about 30 feet from the security office. I haven't been to that gym in a long time, i hadn't realized the homeless camp has cut down fences and have a direct path from the camp to the parking garage and gym. Took the front bag with mini pump, tools, lights, they even cut off my airzound air horn. Yeah, i probably should've taken the bag with me. False sense of security having it in front of a large window and so close to security. Had also had my garage door opener. Had to walk home in the rain (didn't want to ride without lights) and have landlord let me in (for a fee). Trying to maintain my Zen.

Looking for a local steel builder if anyone has a recommendation. Thanks!

I’ve been working on an app called Pointz that’s all about helping riders find safer, low-stress routes to feel confident and comfy on the roads. Right now, it has emergency roadside assistance, plus a color-coded road safety map (from red to dark green for safety ratings), a slider to help choose the optimal balance of safety vs. speed, and options for specific preferences, like avoiding hills, selecting routes for different bike types, avoiding multi-use paths, and more. It has a bunch of other things like a way to record your ride (like Strava), GPX exporting, and even crowdsourcing (like Waze).But I'm curious—what features would you all actually use? Especially folks who are new/intermediate to riding in cities and suburbs. Would love to hear your thoughts 

Hi everyone. I lost my pannier on the way home today. Did anyone by chance see it? I travelled Xxxxxxx. It's a black waterproof pannier with a tupperware and rainpants inside. Edited typos and to remove route.

Update: FOUND! On the way home today.

I did this a few years back.. but sometimes it feels good to just type it out.

I got really into cycling last year and am looking for more events to ride in 2025 and have yet to find an easy way to see events locally and abroad with how fragmented event and club calendars are around here.

I've done the pioneer centruy and STP(2 day) so far and think I should be good for most things that are around 100 miles +/- and 4500ish feet of elevation at my current fitness level/weight.

I moved here from a place where I could ride relatively year round and stay dry. I was dreading this upcoming shoulder season. It’s been raining consistently the past 3 days, I went out for a ride today fenderd and kitted up and to my surprise the roads were relatively dry.

It’s not like it’s hot and sunny either. It’s been overcasty most of the past couple days.

Is it because the rain here is relatively light it dries up quickly? Or am I just using heavily trafficked routes?

Hi Portland residents. I live in St. Paul, MN. As some of you may know, Minneapolis and St. Paul are sister cities to you as far as biking is concerned. We rate very similarly on those 'best biking cities' scales. For the last few years, we've been having significant issues with copper theft in our city. Biking/Walking trails that used to be lit at night are now entirely dark, particularly in parks, or along major trails adjacent to housing or industrial. While I have a headlight, I would appreciate it more if the street lights were also working again. Many trail systems have had non-working lights for multiple years.

I am wondering if this is an issue in your city as well? I don't hear about it much in Portland which makes me think you folks are better off in this regard. I am curious what you think might be helping to prevent it in your city?

I'm going to do a family photoshoot this upcoming Saturday in West Linn. As long as I'm going, I plan on making a ride video for my Bike Stuff PDX YouTube channel.
I was wondering if you had any tips for riding (starting point inner-SE Portland) to West Linn. I'll be shooting at the water treatment plant.

Then they drove off while giving me the finger. I did not get their little tiny license plates. I don't think there's anything I can do, but I'm pretty mad right now. Doesn't even seem like I can make a police report about it easily.

This bike has been a bit of a mystery at my LBS and hoping you guys can help ID it.

It's a lugged steel frame. A longtime patron of the shop donated it about 2 years ago and the shop techs remember is him saying something about it being a custom frame from somewhere up in the PNW. Possible that the decals might be the name of the customer rather than the name of the builder.

Does anyone recognize the decal?

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Hope you all have a chance to get out and enjoy it!

There are some upcoming volunteer opportunities for Portland Cyclists to help clean up Portland’s bike paths on the Marine Drive Trail, Springwater Corridor, and 205 Multi-use path. Click on the links below for more information and to register.

·       October 26^(th) – Marine Drive Trail at 33rd -

·       November 2^(nd) – Springwater Trail at Springwater Cart Park -

·       November 9^(th) – 205 Multi Use Path / Woodstock Neighborhood Cleanup -

I recently relocated here from NYC (& prior to that, Chicago).

In those communities, I felt like drivers were more aware of my presence, I never got coal rolled, I felt comfortable taking the lane, and never got turned down keeping my bicycle in a shop or asking to use the restroom in my cleats. I would bike to work (25 miles one way) and participate in multiple charity rides up to 500 miles.

Admittedly, I'm a bit apprehensive about doing my same routine out here.

But I find myself missing being on my bike. I currently work in Hillsboro, Beaverton and Clackamas at the Kaiser locations. I could bring my bicycle into KP without issue.

Thoughts?

Any guidance/comment will be appreciated. Honestly, I am searching each name on strava to see if they are cyclist as that would be my first positive indicator but I know its not a perfect way to do it.

EDIT: District 4

Hello r/cyclepdx, I’m a recent transplant who is looking for a group that practices cross skills regularly. If any of y’all could point me in the right direction I’d really appreciate it!

The upcoming local election will be a little complicated, so I got to interview some candidates in District 3 as part of a BikeLoud/BikePortland event

https://youtu.be/Lp3tlrkLsZ4?si=xiC_aNNgaXP24L8w

The Springwater Corridor trail gets a lot of bad publicity, but this is a positive video post :)

This wonderful MUP has lots of interesting things to see along the route, if you take the time to stop and appreciate those.

https://youtu.be/u-6PZMwIcIw?si=kY4vdgbNi6cZa2Rm

I recently biked up to marine drive and took it to troutdale for the first time. I had the impression that marine drive was a glorious bike trail so I was surprised it was mostly on the shoulder, next to semis, with occasional dips down onto a trail. Is there a better way to get to troutdale? What do you all think of biking marine drive?

about an hour ago we were heading south on the esplanade and right before we exited, we came across a vehicle parked horizontally across the path, in the square at the end of SE Caruthers. the driver, a fat young man, was taking photos of it, not giving a single shit about the many cyclists and pedestrians having to go around it. how often does this happen on the esplanade? other than a bike lock to the windshield what can I do next time I see this stupid shit? thanks in advance.

Hey all, any good streets in inner SE to whatch some fall leaves change colors? I wanna take my partner to ride but she's not a huge fan of riding near cars. Thanks!

Hey everyone. my bike got stolen at work today. i really needed it so i could get to work and back because of my disability. i cant afford an uber to get to work everyday. I really need it so i can keep my job. looking for any information, please. please keep a look out for it.

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APPEARANCE: It had a brown front basket on the handlebars as well as round mirrors on the ends of the handlebars. cup holder accessory installed on top of the frame between the seat and front wheel. its a white step through. minor scratches on the left side, and a green tire cap on the rear wheel. left a blue led light helmet with a tinted eye visor in the basket. The picture(s) above is copied from the aventon store and is what it looks like without the accessories

I bought a bike from what looked to be a legit, experienced seller on FB marketplace. It's a vintage Specialzied I was going to restomod. He shows up an hour late in his van with his entire life in and on top of it and I just knew it wasn't his bike. I was too nervous to question him in the moment as I was alone way up in north Portland in a dark parking lot.

The bike is exactly what I was looking for but I feel so much guilt and no excitement towards the bike currently.

I searched the serial number on all the sites you can for that stuff, scourged r/portland and here for any missing bikes that might be this one but I don't see anything. Mind you, it's and older bike and has some real wear, but it has some value and I assume belonged to someone else.

It never even dawned on me until it was happening that this must happen all the time and I don't know if I should just not care and be happy with the bike if I've done what I can, or donate it, or sell it for what I paid for.

Thanks for listening and any advice would be greatly appreciated.