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Hi everyone! I’m riding STP as a one-day rider and aiming to average around 18–20 mph. I’m riding solo, but I’m comfortable riding in fast pacelines and larger groups, so I’m hoping to join groups along the route when possible.
I’m curious if anyone is planning to skip the Yelm–Tenino Trail this year. My concern is that the trail could slow down the overall pace, especially if you’re trying to maintain a faster average speed.
For those who have ridden STP before, what was your experience? Is skipping the trail worth it, or is the official route still the better option?
Thanks in advance!

hey all, training for ironman wisconsin, which is known for lots of rollers, and a handful of stiffer climbs. Does anyone have a route they like that has good rolling terrain, which is also relatively safe?(re cars, trucks). I've ridden some of the routes on RidewithGPS (Hills and rollers on Westside, Mountainside to Hagg Lake, etc)...I am OK with a short drive if needed. thanks for your awesome favorites!

I am in the market for 1 to 2 Used Road Bikes - thinking around the $2-3k range with some flexibility on budget.

I’m a regular lurker of Craigslist but wondered if this community might have suggestions for other options for me to consider.

Any help is much appreciated

Hell yeah brother!

Long story short, we’ve had nonstop problems with clever cycles. Really poor communication and service, and they sold us a bike that wasn’t actually safe to ride and we ended up having to bring it back within two weeks for a fix. After several negative experiences and staff being very rude, I don’t want to ever have to go back here again. I have an urban arrow cargo bike, is there anywhere else in Portland that works on these bikes?

We have an 18 acre farm 3 miles east of Newport Oregon right on highway 20. There is a big meadow far enough away from the highway that we carve out camp sites and paths in with a lawn mower. We can refill water bottles with filtered water from our well. We also have a round cement pad for cooking and a compost toilet next to the field. Both we would ask you to use. Sorry no fires.

Bicycle tourists with bikes and camping gear are welcome.

Direct message me here for more details.

Rentals from stores are atrociously priced, if anyone was willing to rent out a 54 cm roadie for under 200 that’d be incredible for my friend who is in town til the tenth

this thing happened on Clinton Street yesterday that made me feel really insane - I was riding west and a guy on a lime scooter was riding east as we both approached one of the roundabouts. he rounded the circle and turned left right in front of me passing super close. all I said was “fascinating” (i was truly like two feet away) and he yelled back at me “I had the right of way!”

this exchange made me feel super crazy because I can’t imagine that somebody turning across a lane of traffic would ever have the right of way, but it did make me second-guess myself because of the roundabout situation - do these cancel out
my right of way as somebody biking forward?

i’m calling them “roundabouts” for description, but to me they are really just modal filters and not traditional roundabouts like at coe circle where somebody in the traffic circle would actually have the right of way over somebody trying to go through - but those have yield or stop signs as well.

anyway AITA?

ETA: lmao clear as mud y’all thanks

Lately it seems like there have been a lot more bike thefts than I usually hear about. I'm working on getting some kind of alarm system for our detached garage, but I haven't stepped up to locking up bikes in the garage yet because it seems like a PITA.

Anyone else stepping up security?

TLDR: Roving groups of young men on e-bikes, Surrons, and scooters are becoming increasingly aggressive in the Portland waterfront area.

It was recommended by members of the bicycling community to cross-post this PSA here alongside r/portland. All of the incidents described took place on bike routes inaccessible to cars.

I'm part of a roller skating group that skates around the waterfront once a week. Two weeks ago, a group of 8 young men on electric vehicles, ranging from Surron dirt bikes to Lime scooters, harassed and heckled members of our group who had fallen behind. They then repeatedly shot one of our members with a rubber pellet gun, including in the head, leaving multiple welts, and laughed saying it probably hurt.

The following week, the same group returned and made extremely dehumanizing remarks toward the women in our group (we skew heavily femme). The member who had been shot the week before calmly confronted them before we moved on. This is where the group of young men mentioned they commute in from Sherwood regularly.

What happened next is more serious: after that, the member who had confronted them left our group to head home, the young men followed and eventually surrounded them so they couldn't get away. Fortunately, a passerby witnessed what was happening and intervened, allowing our member to escape safely.

Since these incidents, we've been reaching out to other communities and have heard additional reports of roving groups of young men becoming more confrontational and aggressive. If you need more identifying information to stay safe you can DM me.

Please be aware and avoid engaging with these groups if at all possible. Stay safe out there.

Been having trouble getting by Elite road wheels to fit properly. I need some expert help. Any thoughts if local places would pass on that or be cool with it? I alway wonder about the attitude if I didn’t go through them to get the wheels in the first place.