Slide Show: Bowie Biking and Prince Pedaling
Well-appointed ‘80s enthusiasts gather at Dawson Park in North Portland and ready their rides in preparation for the night’s frenetic festivities.
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Paul Jeffery, a Bowie vs. Prince veteran, and friend Areta Litwin, a newcomer to the mobile-dance scene, prep their glitterati attire to make sure everything is party-ready.
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Nick and Melissa Maggi, in an attempt to get out and do something a little different, rock their finest Devo and Madonna duds.
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The stylish gal on the left describes herself as having "a passion for ’80s music, clothes, and dancing—and biking!" Right, Lena Bat, still a little undead from the just-ended Zombie Ride, painted a Bowie bolt on her cheek in time to j
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Chance, who (perhaps not surprisingly) was hesitant to give a last name, had no fears about the cold in his shirtless ensemble. It was worth it to portray his favorite Bowie persona—Ziggy Stardust.
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Turner Stumpf was guided to his dashing Prince look by following a gut feeling, the same gut feeling he believed would later inspire some signature dance moves. Molly McKennan hoped to bring a little light to Portland by riding around wearing a fiber-
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The arrival of the zombies should have been a sign that it was time to leave, but the riders left a fashionable half-hour late.
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The bikes sit patiently in Dawson Park as the sun sets, while aspiring Bowie bombshells and Prince patriots mingle and prepare to get their mobile groove on.
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Ride organizer Lily Karabaic tallies the Bowies and Princes in attendance to determine a winner (the Bowies ruled) and gets her group ready to roll.
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New-wave dancing broke out at N Mississippi and Shaver in the courtyard of an apartment building. As this bodacious babe proves, bikes make the perfect dance accessory.
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The urge to bust a move was too much to resist at the first stop, with huddles and dance circles forming around brave souls like these two. It took Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" to really get the crowd in gear. Presumably the zombies di
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The Bowie vs. Prince cyclists were incredibly adept at grooving and posing on their bikes at the same time, as they rolled through North Portland neighborhoods at all hours of the night.
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The mobile dance party crew dashes off into the night, prepared for several more hours of biking, dancing, and discussions about laundering spandex. Many of them will participate in a multitude of other Photography by Heather Zinger
