Yeah, rain is a drawback, especially in the winter months, when it's a cold, soaking rain. It's the main reason why I haven't put on much mileage the last couple of weeks. Tomorrow I have to ride in the rain if we have it, because I'm helping out on a bike move.

The infrastructure is fantastic - maybe there are other cities that have a lot of bike infrastructure, but in Portland it seems like we have a little bit of everything. I love it.

And on the last Friday of every month, a bike group called Shift serves breakfast to all the bike commuters on two of the bridges that link downtown to the eastside. Free coffee and donuts once a month - how do you beat that?

disclaimer: I sort of work with the guys who do Breakfast on the Bridges, so yeah, I'm biased.