Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Whether you knew Mike or not, come out to honor his SHARED LOVE OF CYCLING!
Ghost Bike Installation Site, in front of 2366 SE 52nd Ave
Meet on sidewalk at SE 52nd Ave, NORTH side of Division
Families for Safe Streets
Sat, May 9, 2026, 11:00 AM
Ride is a loop
We invite the cycling community to come together and give the joyous send-off a two-wheel comrade deserves, with a ghost bike and finishing the ride he was on when he died. Mike Sloan, a life-long cyclist and active ride leader in the Portland Bicycle Club, left this world unexpectedly on January 5th while doing what he loved… bicycling. He was near the end of his regular Tuesday ride, not far from his home and wife, when the wreck occurred on SE 52nd and Division. Witnesses report that as he began go through the green light, his bike wobbled and he fell over, crashed. The family is awaiting autopsy results (thank you to all who contributed to the GoFundMe). Mike was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and cherished friend who will also be remembered for his deep love of family, his passion for building homes, hosting lively ping-pong gatherings, and home-brewing beer in his younger years. Families for Safe Streets will host a CELEBRATION OF LIFE at the crash site, along with the permanent installation of a ghost bike. This is a bike that Mike rode and was recently being used as a trainer in his basement (modified to reduce risk of theft), we will lock it up one last time together. EVENT STARTS AT 11AM: * Opening remarks * A moment of silence * Words of Remembrance, by family and friends * Lock ghost bike * Opportunity to attach a few mementos and pictures * Complete Mike’s last ride…. For those of us who can’t do the full 37-mile route, we will have a turnaround spot at a park 2.5 miles in, for a 5-mile loop. Both routes led by @BikeLoudpdx volunteers (Tom Howe and Mark Linehan), and will return riders to 52nd & Division. "Gone from our side, but forever riding in our hearts." (Since we can't link these, you can search Ride with GPS for "Mike Sloan memorial" and both should come up.) Short route map - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54210130 Long route map - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54680577
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