Please turn down your hyperbole. I made many qualifiers to my statements regarding this road and the streets of Portland in general. You're initial description of this encounter is full of irrelevant, persuasive speech and even now you're backing off your speed claims. I don't put much faith in your ability to describe a situation you disagree with objectively. 8 pm on a Monday night...I know what that street looks like and so do other locals on this board. No one claimed this street is a bicycling magnet in Portland, but that some choose to ride it for many reasons. I understand that the fear of being crushed by a car drives the majority of people to choose inconvenient and more difficult routes when they bike. I wish more people would venture off the bike-boulevards, at the very least during non-peak hours, to enjoy the convenience and smoother pavement of main roads. I am happy when I see a non lycra-clad roadie riding a road with typically low cycling numbers. Sorry to hear you were appalled. Try an alternate route.

Sincerely,

A sometimes-lycra-clad roadie