BikePortland Editor & Publisher Jonathan Maus attended the Pedalpalooza Ride Leader and Volunteer Appreciation party and asked seven ride leaders — Maria Schur, Madi Carlson, Shawne Martinez, Sumi Malik, Michael Mann, Eric Martinez, and Armando Luna — for their fondest memories.

For the uninitiated, Pedalpalooza is an annual festival of free bike rides that's been held in Portland since 2004. The 2021 version was three months long and had a whopping 615 rides!

Music for this episode is by Kevin Hartnell and Skilsel on Pixabay.

Links to stuff we talked about:

• @PDXCoffeeOutside on IG
• Meghan Sinnott on IG
• Madi Carlson - @FamilyRide on IG and Twitter
• Armando Luna - @DudeLuna on IG
• Michael Mann - @Velomann on IG
• Shawne Martinez - @RescueEwe Twitter