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I visited Portland in 6/08 and rode a rented bike for a couple of days. It was a great experience. Drivers were generally mellower than here. There were LOTS of bikes in and around downtown Portland and plenty of bike racks. Their light rail system (Tri-Met) accommodates bikes much better than CTA or Metra. Portland has a good network of bike lanes, which were very well used.
Tri-Met has streetcar-type tracks - something to beware of, especially downtown. My overall impression was that it's a really great place to get around by bike. Also a great place for local brewpubs and craft brewing.
A local shop there offers Brompton and Bakfiets bikes for rental.
Bike Portland is a pretty cool resource. It includes a Portland-area bike forum. Happy exploring!
I am gonna be mainly chopping most of my rides and I do the occasional normal day on the road bike. I don't really have to ride the tallbike around downtown unless there is Mass or I am out with some freak bike club having fun or promoting something useful. Nice to have a car around for excursions into the hills but I am sure they have rentals too. The Bike Portland site is ok, just not much info about rides and Chicago type of stuff. I do realize it is a small town compared to Chicago though. I only may only stay the season anyway and am getting too worked up too far in advance. I am lucky my entire life does not revolve around bikes or should it ?
Anne Alt said:I visited Portland in 6/08 and rode a rented bike for a couple of days. It was a great experience. Drivers were generally mellower than here. There were LOTS of bikes in and around downtown Portland and plenty of bike racks. Their light rail system (Tri-Met) accommodates bikes much better than CTA or Metra. Portland has a good network of bike lanes, which were very well used.
Tri-Met has streetcar-type tracks - something to beware of, especially downtown. My overall impression was that it's a really great place to get around by bike. Also a great place for local brewpubs and craft brewing.
A local shop there offers Brompton and Bakfiets bikes for rental.
Bike Portland is a pretty cool resource. It includes a Portland-area bike forum. Happy exploring!
I visited Portland in 6/08 and rode a rented bike for a couple of days. It was a great experience. Drivers were generally mellower than here. There were LOTS of bikes in and around downtown Portland and plenty of bike racks. Their light rail system (Tri-Met) accommodates bikes much better than CTA or Metra. Portland has a good network of bike lanes, which were very well used.
Tri-Met has streetcar-type tracks - something to beware of, especially downtown. My overall impression was that it's a really great place to get around by bike. Also a great place for local brewpubs and craft brewing.
A local shop there offers Brompton and Bakfiets bikes for rental.
Bike Portland is a pretty cool resource. It includes a Portland-area bike forum. Happy exploring!
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