Fool's Bike Move
Fool's Bike Move 8.30.09
Originally uploaded by Red Bat People in Portland do some pretty crazy things; especially when it involves bicycling. Today I participated in a spectacular "bike move." What is that? Well, I'm glad you asked! It's when people show up with bike trailers, panniers, extracycles and all sorts of cargo equipment and their bikes to help you move your possessions from your old place to your new place.
Waking up in the morning, I hitched my trailer to my bike and set off for _fool's house. It was so neat to ride there and join up with other cyclists all on our way to a common goal. Once there, fueled on delicious breakfast burritos and coffee, we loaded up our trailers. 42 cyclists participated, which I hear is some sort of Portland bike move record. (Unofficial.) We moved about five miles, and our load included all the generic stuff including books and clothes and some more unusual things such as a refrigerator, cat and TWO boxes of bricks.
Upon arriving at his new place, after riding across a bridge, up some hills and down some roads, despite our exhaustion, several of the girls, including myself, gave his new trampoline a good bounce. Afterward, we all unloaded his boxes into his new house and relaxed with pizza and beer. The weather couldn't have been more perfect.
The day was quite amazing. After quite an exhausting last few days, today, despite the physical labor and exertion, was satisfying. To me, the feeling of all these people getting together as a community and helping a friend in need of assistance is truly an amazing experience.