Last Sunday was a notable outing for our group.  First E was re-joining us after a 9-month elite fellowship on urban solutions back east; then H’s younger brother L, visiting from Seattle, joined us for this outing despite having voiced unkind thoughts re. the blog, (or was this another case of big brother envy?); and third, our biking group had yet to have in its portfolio of 122 shops visited since 2011, one that was part and parcel of a motorcycle shop, until today.

Though See See’s is only 3 miles from our gathering site, we took the 6 mile scenic route via the Willamette River Esplanade, Blues Festival Fun Run, and under-construction Tilikum Crossing Bridge to get there, in order to show E and L what’s been going on downtown.

See See’s is a different kind of hang-out shop, but there’s no doubt that welcoming the cycling community – and others – to come hang-out is the shop’s goal.  There were bikers gathering and hanging out around the counter inside, as well as at makeshift tables on the sidewalk.  Bright motorcycle helmets were attractively arrayed on the western interior wall, while the other walls were brightly designed.  Service staff were very welcoming, and seemed to be members the motorcycle community.

Our discussion topics included how pleased we were that H had been told about this shop, what academic/teaching/family life had been like for E these past 9 months, and what the one-month (completing outstanding tasks) and six-month (exciting policy ideas) futures held for him.     1642 NE Sandy           seeseemotorcycles.com