Rode the Providence Bridge Pedal today with Hannah, it was her first real ride outside of our neighborhood. The ride was a 14 mile ride which brought us over 6 Portland Bridges:

- Hawthorne
- Ross Island
- Marquam
- Burnside
- Broadway
- Freemont

Unlike years past the event handled the 18,000 riders quite well. Staggering rider start times, separating families from more hardcore riders and opening more lanes on key bridges made for a much more enjoyable and fun ride.

The night before the ride I spent a good hour plus trying to fix my rear breaks. I bought my bike a couple years back at Sellwood Cycle and honestly they seemed like they didn’t give a crap about me or my bike. Since that point I’ve had to tweak and fix a few things on the bike that they did pretty haphazardly. Noodling about getting a new bike, but won’t do anything till next season….

But all in all… A GREAT day.