Bike-everything city. Highest US bike commute share, deep cyclocross culture, gravel + forest service road network at the edge of town.
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Portland is one of the few US cities where 'I don't own a car' is a normal cyclist sentence. Cyclocross is religion (CrossCrusade), gravel is endless (Forest Park, Coast Range), and the road scene is friendly even when it rains for 8 months. Bike infrastructure is the best in the US.
Look at Portland Velo for road; CrossCrusade for fall cyclocross.
The climbs, trails, and rides that define riding here, the ones locals ride and recommend first.
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A large, long-running nonprofit road club running a packed weekly calendar of social rides, training rides, and metric centuries across the Portland metro. Rides are graded by pace from leisurely 10-13 mph social/Slow Poke rides up to 18+ mph, and membership isn't required to try one out, with New Riders resources and Rookie Rides for newcomers.
A nonprofit enthusiast club founded in 2006 focused on a fun, safe, and inclusive group-ride environment. Welcomes both beginners and veterans, with weekend and seasonal weekday rides; membership is $30/year.
A free, women/trans/non-binary cycling group covering everything from social rides to racing. The flagship weekly Saturday ride is no-drop and welcoming, with an intermediate group and a faster advanced (members) group rolling earlier.
An inclusive, moderately paced adventure club mixing pavement and gravel, from local rollers to multi-day mountain trips. Every outing is a 100% no-drop social ride aimed at riders who like to ramble, not race.
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This page was last verified on 2026-05-30. Cycos curates listings from public sources (club websites, Strava club pages, Reddit threads) and verbal recommendations from local riders and shops. We don't scrape behind logins. If a listing is wrong or you're a club/shop that wants it removed, email hello@cycos.cc and we'll update or remove it within 7 days.
