Club Website:

www.ExchangeCycleTours.org

We are a Portland Oregon based non-profit organization (IRS Status Pending). Our mission is to promote global peace through cross-border and cross-cultural exchange bicycle tours.

We host community bike repair/spin/safety clinics, rides, and tours. Our goal is to build a global network of bicycle touring clubs, facilitate the initiation of reciprocated exchange tours between these clubs, and increase friendship-building among diverse cultures.

We encourage every cyclist and potential world traveler to join us in connecting global communities by riding our bicycles and sharing our local scenary, culture, cuisine, language, and hospitality.

We hope to meet, ride, and share with you soon!

[Photo: 1/13/07 Blue Lake, Gresham. Photo by Matt Picio.]

Mission Statement

-Promote cycling as an alternative to fossil fuel burning vehicle transportation

-Develop rider self-reliance through bicycle repair, maintenance, safety, exercise, and survival training programs

-Nurture camaraderie, cooperation, and teamwork among community cycling club members

-Organize affordable environmentally responsible long-distance cycling tours

-Replicate supportive community cycle touring clubs globally

-Facilitate cross-border and cross-cultural exchange cycle touring

-Achieve self-sustaining organic growth through non-profit grassroots movement