Riding your bike is great. Except when it isn’t. Sometimes in the soggy months, it’s hard to keep the bike-riding flame burning bright. Lloyd TMA wants to treat you to a bike party and stoke your fire for some winter riding. They just sent me this:

The Lloyd TMA is hosting their annual fall bike party Thursday, October 14 from 4:30 – 6:40 at the DoubleTree Hotel (1000 NE Multnomah). Join them for free appetizers, drink specials, door prizes, and to learn more about riding your bike during the winter months. Free bike parking will be available. Contact Heather at 503-236-6441 with any questions.

I confess, I’m a latecomer to the world of bikes. Since moving to Portland 14 years ago, I’ve been the non-biker in a world of very bikey folks. All of my friends bike, they transport their kids by bike, and in 17 years of employment, my sweetheart has never yet commuted by car. In fact, when we were promoting an album, I had to make it a condition of our touring together that he let me teach him to drive. He was 25. more