The Metallica Ride: Bike the Lightning!!
Day
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Meet
6:45 PM
Where
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Colonel Summers Park
1925 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214 · Buckman
Meet at splash pad
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- 15 SE Belmont & 20th · 2 min walk
- 14 SE Hawthorne & 19th · 5 min walk
Audience
General
NOTEBecause Dave Mustaine is still bitter over being kicked out
About
That’s right, Dave Mustaine was once a member of Metallica for 8 months before they ever released an album... And he still won’t shut up about it. So we ride to settle, once and for all, the non-existent debate over music’s biggest rivalry!
THEME:
Bike the Lighting! We will merge with the Megadeth ride and give them a chance to bend the knee. Wearing Metallica merch or thrash metal gear is encouraged. Bonus points for feathered hair and horseshoe mustaches.
ROUTE:
Route will be 15ish miles at a social pace with at least 1 store stop. The ride will not be a loop, but it won’t end far from the start point. This is a no-drop ride.
While the route won't be posted beforehand, feel free to ask the ride leader about specifics at the start or at stops if you have questions. This is a curated playlist, if you want to bring a speaker, please coordinate with the ride leader beforehand to sync-up.
Gather at 7pm, ride at 7:30pm (if we’re not on-time, blame Lars…)
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We take the Shift2Bikes Code of Conduct seriously - respect your neighbors on and off the ride. This is also a leave no trace ride; we leave places cleaner than we found them.
Gather at 7pm, ride at 7:30pm (if we’re not on-time, blame Lars…)