This VLOG is a bit oddball, at least it felt to me. I was just chasing down stuff it seemed like; first a new bike for gravel rides and then second to get some new glasses. In my normal fashion however, I’m taking you along for the ride to check out what I’m getting with a little bit of *why* I’m getting it.

Metropolis Bikes

The first place I headed to was Metropolis Bikes. I was hoping they’d have a bike that would be perfect for my upcoming gravel mission. I headed out from Fortress PDX (that’s what I’m calling my location in PDX these days) and headed south along the Williams Corridor (which is made up of two streets, Williams and Vancouver).

• 0:21 – Welcome to Portland, Oregon.
• 0:38 – “New Bike Day” @ Metropolis Cycles.
• 2:51 – Heading to Blink for “New Glasses Day”…
• 3:15 – But first coffee at Nossa Familia.
• 4:49 – The first 2 glasses I’ve purchased and received, another is still on it’s way (as of the original recording).
• 6:00 – After returning to Portland Office, I booked off for a short haul on the MAX back to Metropolis Cycles to pick up THE NEW BIKE! Much excite, very wow!
• 6:58 – New bike day pick up, I introduce “PDX Orange”! New glasses, new bike, and ready for some gravel riding the next day – and thus gravel riding next episode! 🤙🏻