2006 Bridge Pedal in Portland OR

I'll be Cokering at the Bridge Pedal in Portland in 2006 and I thought
it woud be fun to get a group of uni riders together for the event.
Anyone interested in riding as a group/pack/herd? Bridge Pedal is a 25
mile ride over 10 Portland Bridges that usually attracts about 15,000
riders. There are also shorter rides that go over fewer bridges, but
use a similar route. Last year Bridge Pedal was August 14 and for 2006
I think it will be August 13.

The entire route is closed to vehicle traffic for the event and sure it
is a bit of a zoo, especially at the start line, it usually thins out
later in the ride.

Anyone interested?
Any all-weather Coker riders out there in Portland??

For more on Bridge Pedal see:
http://tinyurl.com/celpl

Thanks,
Bryce


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Sounds like a great idea.

Be sure to send a reminder as the event gets closer. We tend to have a
short attention span.


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Sounds like a blast, although 15,000 is a lot of riders. We'll need to
herd up just for defensive purposes.

I'd definitely be up for it if I'm not out of state that weekend.
Perhaps we could combine it with a tour of some of JC's favorite Oregon
watering holes.

Like Unibrier says about the reminder...next summer's family plans
aren't solid yet.


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dudlydoride did it this year.....sounded like an alright event on a uni
but there is difinatly a problem with slow speed crowding and
parent-less kids wobbling into you.

i think he said the "wheres your other wheel" comment meter was around
100 times.


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I like bridges. Portland is close by. We can probably commute to an
event like that.


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My sister is getting married in Portland about a week later. I'm going
to see if I can make it out there early for this. Sounds like one hell
of a good time.


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UniBrier wrote:
Sounds like a great idea.

Be sure to send a reminder as the event gets closer. We tend to have a
short attention span.




Yes, I'll post a reminder closer to the event in early summer
Bryce.


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jagur wrote:
dudlydoride did it this year.....sounded like an alright event on a uni
but there is difinatly a problem with slow speed crowding and
parent-less kids wobbling into you.

i think he said the "wheres your other wheel" comment meter was around
100 times.



Yes, the slow speed crowding at the start does require some zen
breathing, but many of the young children and careless riders are there
for the shorter courses that only cover a few of the bridges.

As for the "other wheel" comments, its all fun. I never worry about
that too much as Portland is home to a plethora of bicycle diversity
and oddities like tall-bike jousters, art/sculpture bikes and a few
penny farthings, so with all that other stuff to rubber-neck at, a
gaggle of uni riders should be just barely on the left side of normal
on the bike freakyness scale at Bridge Pedal.
Cheers!
Bryce


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