Bicycle guru Sheldon Brown, who passed away in February, was fond of April Fool's jokes. That's why bicyclists in Seattle and Portland are picking Tuesday as the day for memorial rides.
In Portland (BikePortland): 6 p.m. Col. Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont:
A 12-mile ride through southeast, using low-traffic streets, the Springwater on Willamette and the Eastbank Esplanade. Feel free to to ride your craziest bike. First 30 people will get an Igor the Eagle to tape to their helmet.
In Seattle (Kent's Bike Blog): 6 p.m. BikeStation 311 3rd Ave. South:
A ride through the International District, up Dearborn to Hiawatha, connect to the trail for the climb up the hill and ride a cool, twisty descent through Coleman Park to Lake Washington Blvd. From there we'll ride over on Genese, etc to Bike Works, where they're busy prepping bikes for the annual Kids Bike Swap in May, so there will be opportunities for those mechanically inclined individuals to work on getting kids bikes into safe shape after the ride.
If you'd like to see a classic Sheldon April Fool's joke, here's his foolproof method to clean a bike chain.
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