Originally Posted by ZachS

not SE by any means.

mom's house, on cornell road, just up from NW 23rd and lovejoy. today i saw a lycra-wearing guy riding up the hill FAST on what looked like a custom orange fixie and another relatively fast guy who had a handbike or whatever you call those things for folks who can't use their legs to pedal. it was sweet.


i talked up portland so much when i was down south that i almost began to doubt myself, but there was no need for doubt. it's everthing it's cracked up to be and more. and i will never forget that again.

Originally Posted by lunacycle

I've seen that guy with the hand bike several times while riding up in the hills. Amazing.

Hey, I lived right down the hill form you, on 23rd and Lovejoy -- right above the gelato store next to the Nob Hill Bar and Grill.

I used to go on these amazing runs up there -- straight up the hill to the Pittock Mansion, down the other side, across Burnside, then up through Washington Park, back past the rose garden, and then down across Burnside again. I really miss the hills and the sequoia trees. Awesome neighborhood!

Originally Posted by ZachS

not SE by any means.

mom's house, on cornell road, just up from NW 23rd and lovejoy. today i saw a lycra-wearing guy riding up the hill FAST on what looked like a custom orange fixie and another relatively fast guy who had a handbike or whatever you call those things for folks who can't use their legs to pedal. it was sweet.


i talked up portland so much when i was down south that i almost began to doubt myself, but there was no need for doubt. it's everthing it's cracked up to be and more. and i will never forget that again.

Originally Posted by PhattTyre

I've been thinking of moving up to Portland in Spetember. I have the chance to finish my program at the Portland UO campus. Portland is known to many arch dorks and city planners as the best city in the country. I think I agree. I was thinking of living in SE Portland, ideally within a mile or 2 of the Hawthorne of Morrison bridges to be close to school. What's the area like? Bars? Resturants? Grocery? Rent? Is any part of the city more bike friendly than another?

Originally Posted by Portlandonian

The fast guy on the orange fixie was probably Erik Voldengen. He's a team mate of mine and yes, he is a very fast sprinter, he rode that bike in the swan island criterium fixed race and broke away twice and won a bunch of primes. Was the bike really large and was he wearing a green and yellow jersey?