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The Trial of Mike Vandeman

Mike Vandeman is a name that floats around mountain bike circles with more than a hint of distaste. A long standing anti-mountain bike crusader, Vandeman has made it his life’s mission to oppose any mountain bike access to single track in the Bay Area and beyond. Although he is anti-car and utilizes a bicycle for [...]

03.08.2011 Blog Read the full story →

MTB News Roundup for January 2011

Spending way too much time searching the interwebs, so you don’t have to, brought to you via the pipelines that are Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Northwest – Oregon, Washington Mt. Hood & Columbia River Gorge Area – Bad news for riders that love to ride in the Syncline area, otherwise known as the winter riding [...]

01.19.2011 News Read the full story →

Possible new bike park in Castle Rock, Washington- Action Needed

If you are a rider living near Portland, Oregon, Longview or Vancouver Washington, help is needed in spreading the word. Local riders in and around the city of Castle Rock have an opportunity to get a bike park going, but the city is still developing its Park and Recreation Plan. We all know we need [...]

01.08.2011 News Read the full story →

SF Urban Riders Pump Track build at the SF Bike Expo

The SF Urban Riders spent the weekend of October 30 building a pump track for 2010 Bike Expo at the Cow Palace to raise awareness for the Mclaren Bike Park project as an example of what could be. The guys spent a week dialing the track in, and it was open for one day to [...]

11.23.2010 News Read the full story →

I ride for Nick’s Eyes

Imagine waking up one day with blurry vision. You can’t see quite right. Rubbing your eyes doesn’t seem to help, and the eye drops aren’t doing it either. You didn’t drink that much the night before did you? No, that can’t be it. A visit to your eye doctor offers some of the worst news [...]

10.26.2010 News Read the full story →

I wish I was at.. Redbull Rampage 2011

Part of me wants to put everything down and drive up to Virgin, Utah right now to see the awesome that is going on. At first I was planning to be there, and then I figured I wasn’t. But then it looked like it was going to happen. And then the budget for the trip [...]

10.01.2010 News Read the full story →

The first Annual Bend Super D looks to be .. super

Bend has been blowing up with its reputation for sweet trails, and now has a Super D event on the schedule. Only three hours from Portland, the course is 8 miles long, with 1500 feet of descending, and only 300 feet of climbing. It sounds pretty damn sweet to me, and it is the perfect [...]

09.07.2010 News Read the full story →

60 miles of burly trail at 60

Jim LeMonds of the Growlers crew recently turned 60, and decided to ride 60 miles of prime single track in a day to mark the occasion. At the same time, he approached it as a fund raiser for his favorite charity. Those from a road background might scoff at the number 60, but once you take [...]

08.03.2010 News Read the full story →

The Whistler Pump track looks sweet.

The Whistler pump track looks rad. These days pump track design had been going in two distinct directions: one way, race-course style, and more of a free-form dirt skate park style. Either way, done right both are wicked fun. Check this bad boy out: At the moment it sounds like I’m going to make it [...]

07.16.2010 BC Bike Parks Read the full story →

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 Blog Read the full story →

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