{"id":16507,"date":"2023-03-01T19:21:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/devin-baillys-wild-ride-on-highway-26-during-the-snowstorm\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T19:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:21:39","slug":"devin-baillys-wild-ride-on-highway-26-during-the-snowstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/devin-baillys-wild-ride-on-highway-26-during-the-snowstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Bailly&#8217;s wild ride on Highway 26 during the snowstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portlander Battles Epic Snowstorm With Highway Bike Ride\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_LbFHTqIvY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright has-medium-font-size\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAll my other options felt worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Portlander Devin Bailly is no stranger to epic rides. So it\u2019s a bit ironic that perhaps his most daring ride ever happened on his commute home from work.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve covered <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2020\/07\/08\/riders-suffer-to-raise-money-awareness-for-blmtopdxbikes-campaign-318184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bailly\u2019s cycling exploits<\/a> before. He\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2016\/08\/17\/attention-climbers-another-member-of-the-ronde-family-has-been-born-189645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creator of \u201cLa Doyenne,\u201d<\/a> one of a trio of extremely difficult, climbing-centric rides where bragging rights are due to anyone who finishes. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/athletes\/268678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strava account<\/a> reveals that Bailly is often more of an extreme ride artist than merely another strong rider. When I hear about his adventures, my first reaction is not \u201cWow!\u201d but rather, \u201cOMG why?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of February 22nd, when we got walloped with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/weather\/2023\/02\/portland-records-snowiest-day-since-1943-landing-at-no-2-on-all-time-list.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the biggest snowstorm in 80 years<\/a>, Bailly found himself with limited options for his bike ride home. Bailly works at Nike in Beaverton and lives in northwest Portland. His usual route through the west hills (using SW Barnes, Burnside, and Hewett) were non-starters because without any traffic or plowing, the snow made them impassable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHighway 26 was my best option,\u201d Bailly shared with me yesterday. \u201cAll my other options felt worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.37.50-AM-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.04-AM-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"370872\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.04-AM-1200x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.04-AM-1200x768.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.04-AM-320x205.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.04-AM-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.04-AM-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.32-AM-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"370873\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.32-AM-1200x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.32-AM-1200x768.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.32-AM-320x205.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.32-AM-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.32-AM-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.36-AM-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"370874\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.36-AM-1200x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.36-AM-1200x768.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.36-AM-320x205.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.36-AM-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-9.39.36-AM-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">(Photos: Devin Bailly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And in case you\u2019re wondering, it\u2019s 100% legal to ride a bicycle on this stretch of Hwy 26. Although riding on freeway shoulders is illegal on most of the system, Oregon Administrative Rule <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sos.state.or.us\/oard\/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=183084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">734-020-0045<\/a> that says wherever there is no reasonable alternative, bicycle riders are permitted . <em>(Footnote: In 2006 an ODOT staffer tried to ban bicycles on some Portland-area freeways in the name of \u201csafety\u201d and was forced to shelve the idea <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2006\/04\/10\/bike-ban-proposal-back-to-the-drawing-board-1144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after BikePortland posts<\/a> revealed she lacked rationale or evidence to do so.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adding to the challenge was that Bailly was on his road bike with fenders and 32mm slicks (narrow tires without knobby tires for traction). \u201cI was going to take my gravel bike with knobby tires but all the forecasts predicted rain, not snow,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the epic-ness of this short but fraught jaunt on Highway 26 was the fact that it was immortalized on Twitter by KATU News Photographer Mike Warner:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Of course the KATU guy assumed Bailly was someone whose truck got stuck. Because seriously, what type of person would actually <em>choose<\/em> to do that? Devin Bailly would.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat seemed like a clear choice for me was understandably viewed as idiotic from a motorist with a different perspective,\u201d Bailly said. \u201cWorked out great though.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-wrap\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-tab\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-gravatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeportland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Subject-9.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-desc\">\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathan_maus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathan_maus<\/a> on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone\/text at 503-706-8804. 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He\u2019s the creator of \u201cLa Doyenne,\u201d one of a trio of extremely difficult, climbing-centric rides [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}