Gallery: Grill By Bike at Pedalpalooza

One of the best things about opening the new home office as the Portland Bureau of Bicycle Times is that I’ve landed right in the middle of Pedalpalooza, Portland’s month-long celebration of bicycles, eccentricity and the joyful intersection of the two. Among the dozens of events, schedules are a Prince vs. Bowie dance party ride, a Doctor Who ride, a Traffic Signals Wonkery Ride, and of course, the World Naked Bike Ride. Last night I joined the Grill By Bike Ride, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Grillin’ out and drinking beer while riding bikes?

Sign me up.

We started in Ladd’s Circle where I’d estimate roughly 200 people showed up. After an hour or so it was on to Laurelhurst Park (after a beer stop, of course) then finished up along the Springwater Corridor for a dance party meet-up with the Silent Disco Ride.

While everything went fairly smoothly, it should be noted that only trained professionals would ride a bike with burning charcoal shooting flames and sparks all over the place.

Anyway, on to the photo gallery, and let us know which is your favorite Pedalpalooza Ride!