Women who want to ride in Portland can take advantage of the Women on Bikes program, which has a huge selection of clinics that cover basics, clothing, traffic, and flats and include fun bike rides. Men and women can participate in the By Cycle clinics that include basic commuting, shopping by bike, and the best downtown routes. The Hillsboro based company Team Estrogen has a large selection of women’s cycling gear and resources to get women of all levels connected to a local chain gang.
You’ve probably seen the extra long bicycles with racks that look like surfboards? They’re SUBs— that’s Sports Utility Bicycles — available at xtracycle.com. Recumbent bikes are a good option as well; most bike shops have them and Coventry Cycles (2025 SE Hawthorne Blvd) has a large selection.

Find routes in your area submitted by other riders and displayed on Google maps at bikely.com, and see pedaling.com for even more routes including longer trips in the area and group trips. Portland commuters now have an Interactive Bike Trip Planner. To see how much you can reduce your impact by going without a car visit carboncounter.org, and get pedaling.