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This weekend, get to the mountains to beat the heat

It just went from crappy wet rain to burning hot here in the Portland area. If you’re looking for stuff to do, and places to ride, Mount Hood is one of the usual place to find it. This weekend we’ve got events going down both Saturday and Sunday, in addition to the primo riding all [...]

07.07.2010 Read the full article →
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World Naked Bike Ride

Guest Post by Tyson Hallock. Possibly NSFW.
…4…3…2…1…ride naked! I had just ridden my bike down to the Portland 2010 World Naked Bike ride meeting area, a fenced in lot near Hawthorne bridge. Fully clothed I instantly felt out of place and looked for an open area to park my bike where I could tear my clothes [...]

06.22.2010 Read the full article →
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Portland Short Track Series Starts June 21st

Looking for a way to jump start your cycling fitness? After months of crappy rain, I know I am. My ingenious plan: to race as many of the PDX Short Track races at PIR as I possibly can. Knowing myself, I’ll probably completely break down and begin weezing after lap 3 or 4, but you [...]

06.15.2010 Read the full article →
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Paul Basagoitia has a sick backyard

This clip of Paul B’s backyard, filmed via RC helicopter has been making the rounds this week. It hasn’t gotten old yet. That is a sweet as hell back yard.

The edit was filmed using an radio helicopter with a Canon 7d camera (which I also happen to currently shoot with) mounted on it. Based on [...]

06.12.2010 Read the full article →
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Ashland, OR: Marty’s Trail Update

Marty’s Trail in Ashland, Oregon, has been a popular downhill trail for a number of years with local riders. In recent months, there have been some modifications to the trail. A popular section of trail was reworked with the addition of machine built jumps.
Unfortunately, the jumps were constructed and reworked without the permission of the [...]

06.01.2010 Read the full article →
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MTB rider crashes into locked gate, is awarded $2.9 million

On May 16, 2002, Maribeth Blonski, 43, of Rocky Hill Connecticut, was severely injured when she rode her bike into a large steel gate at the entrance of the MDC Reservoir in West Hardford.  She was knocked unconscious from the impact and fractured several vertebrae.
She clearly felt it wasn’t her fault, and sued the Metropolitan [...]

05.29.2010 Read the full article →
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Abandoned BMX jump park found in Beaverton

When I drove by this practically abandoned BMX park in Beaverton last week, I had to stop and record some images on my iPhone. I was at once excited and more than a bit bummed to see it. It is clear that Tualatin Parks and Rec maintains the park from the recently mowed lawns. However, it is [...]

05.25.2010 Read the full article →
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Fresh facelift for the site; IHB website redesigned

You may have noticed a few changes in the look of the website. It might not appear to be that much different (yet), but that is because most of the changes are underneath the hood. What’s the point of being a web designer if you don’t redesign the website now and then? I’m not done [...]

05.24.2010 Read the full article →
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2010 Grassroots Ranchstyle Dual Slalom

(Originally published on MBAction.com 5/11/2010)
Ranchstyle Day 2: Dual Slalom Race Action. Video, Words and Pictures by Jason Van Horn
I’ve almost forgotten how much fun dual slalom is. The guys at the Ranch haven’t though- their homegrown course in their private bike park wonderland proves that. It isn’t your average dual track with some flags and [...]

05.19.2010 Read the full article →
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New Trails at the Jacksonville ORV area

SOFA, the Southern Oregon Freeride Association has put a lot of time into building trail just outside Medford, near the small town of Jacksonville. Their initial push was to finish a DH run and a mostly downhill trail for the Jacksonville Bike Festival, when a DH and Super Race were run. Since then, guys like [...]

05.15.2010 Read the full article →

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