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Spot Check: Salem State Fairgrounds Dirt Jump Park and BMX Track

On the way back from Black Rock for the Shuttle Day, I went searching for the dirt jump park at the Expo area. Turns out it wasn’t at all where I thought it was. After driving around for over 20 minutes, I found the entrance. Since I’m such as swell frood, I made ya’ll a [...]

08.09.2010 Read the full article →

First look at the NW School of Freeride

Portland and northwest area freeriders, downhillers and dirt jumpers have yet another destination to add to the list for weekend shredding. With 80 acres of private bike park action, NWSoF offers the biggest bicycle skills camp in Oregon. Based at the popular Windells Snow and Skate camp, these guys are also working to build downhill [...]

01.21.2010 Read the full article →

Take the nickel tour of the Colonnade- POV style (video)

During the last rainy day spell, Inga and I were feeling so cooped up, we decided to take a day trip to Seattle to play at the Colonnade Bike Park. Inga has been dying to get some more time in on dirt jumps, and with the backyard looking like mini-swimming pools and mushy, and the [...]

12.22.2009 Read the full article →

The backyard bike park project

All you need is dirt, water, some tools, and a lot of time. The plan: create the most awesome backyard possible within the given amount of time and resources. Seeing as I’m currently in transition and have a healthy amount of downtime in the Astoria area while looking for work in Portland,  moving a ton [...]

09.15.2009 Read the full article →

Got my DJ fix at.. the Fix

One of our favorite spots to ride in the city of Boulder was amazingly enough, at a bike shop. A lot of shops have test ride areas where one can “try before you buy”. However, this is one shop that took that concept and blew it up!
It isn’t often you see a shop that specializes [...]

02.10.2009 Read the full article →

The Gunbarrel Jumps (AKA Eaton Park)

Boulder, Colorado has a lot of great riding for the dirt jumper/ freeride/ downhiller demographic. Between the jumps at the Fix, 63rd, the Boulder skatepark, and the Gunbarrel Jumps at Eaton Park, there is a lot of fun to be had. When you add all the awesome places to ride within an hour’s drive, the [...]

01.25.2009 Read the full article →

Riding Seattle’s Colonnade Freeride MTB Park

Seattle’s I-5 Colonnade Freeride Mountain Bike Park is nothing short of revolutionary in the fight to gain more urban mountain bike facilities. Located under a stretch of the I-5 freeway just a few exits from downtown, the park is a maze of visual wonderment.
What the local bike club has achieved is just incredible. They were [...]

01.09.2009 Read the full article →

BRMBA’s Covered Dirt Jump Park in Salem, Oregon

We spent our New Year’s Day on the couch, talking about bikes, and watching videos and movies. Not to mention, doing a bit of recovery from the previous night’s festivities. Our host, Rocker Dave Walker, was telling us about some covered Dirt Jumps a short drive from Portland, located in Salem, Oregon. A quick check [...]

01.03.2009 Read the full article →

Carlmont AKA DMC

This is what I love about living in California. While everyone else is complaining of negative tempatures, we’re riding our bikes in the sun. Yesterday I met my buddy Adam from MTBR down in Belmont to ride DMC. Also known as Carlmont, (the common spot to park is at the end of Carlmont Street) this [...]

12.19.2008 Read the full article →

Folsom Bike Park Fam Jam

THE FAM JAM – The Folsom Fam Jam went down Friday September 12. Presented as the Folsom Bike Park’s first dirt jumping competition, the comp featured pro-level riding, as well as an amateur class in two catagories: BMX and MTB.

09.17.2008 Read the full article →