Requesting help for visiting Portland and Seattle
04-29-11, 02:03 PM
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I don't know about hostels, but you can take the Amtrak between cities for cheap. Depending on how much riding you want to do, you can buy a CL beater here in Seattle and spend a week rolling around then ride the STP route down to Portland on the weekend and check them out for the next week.
Recycled Cycles is a good place to scout for a bike up in Seattle. (Shameless plug, since they're one of my team sponsors.)
Recycled Cycles is a good place to scout for a bike up in Seattle. (Shameless plug, since they're one of my team sponsors.)
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There's the Hawthorne Hostel in Portland. And City Bikes is probably as good place to start checking out the local Portland scene.
https://www.portlandhostel.org/
https://www.citybikes.coop/
https://www.portlandhostel.org/
https://www.citybikes.coop/
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The American Hostel in Seattle is across the street from the light rail line from the airport. You can also catch Amtrak a block away to Portland.
https://www.hiusa.org/seattle#
It's a pretty skeezy neighborhood at night but super central to explore Seattle and environs.
https://www.hiusa.org/seattle#
It's a pretty skeezy neighborhood at night but super central to explore Seattle and environs.
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The best beater bike for your money and support a great youth outreach program is Bike Works in South Seattle. It's really close to the light rail station so it's a short, cheap ride. Anything around downtown and north is going to be higher priced.
Here's their link: https://bikeworks.org/shop.php
The shop looks small, but they have a warehouse full of old bikes to get you around. Just tell the guys what you're looking for and they'll set you up.
Log in while your here to set up a ride. Many willing folks to show you the best bike trails with great pub destinations...
Here's their link: https://bikeworks.org/shop.php
The shop looks small, but they have a warehouse full of old bikes to get you around. Just tell the guys what you're looking for and they'll set you up.
Log in while your here to set up a ride. Many willing folks to show you the best bike trails with great pub destinations...
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