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Tunnel Trail- Santa Barbara, California

All the cold and wet winter riding here has us longing for warmer climes and sunny weather. It has been an interesting time, especially after not even having a winter last year, (that was nice!) and living in the moderate weather of the Bay Area for the last several years. For now, I’ve been content with a the occasional DH shuttle session at... [Read more of this review]

Ray’s Indoor Park is Rad

Everyone’s talking about it. This was the winter we were planning to make our first trek out, but like many we’re feeling the recession and are seriously short on ze cash. Basically we’re stuck inside looking at all the same websites as everyone else, looking at what the kids in So-Cal are doing and reading about various pilgrimages... [Read more of this review]

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 trails on BLM lands... [Read more of this review]

Oregon’s Rainy Day Destination: the Oregon State Expo Indoor Bike Park

The covered bike park area at the Salem Fairgrounds is open for business. The bike park area consists of a dirt jump line and a wood kicker to mulch landing. The dirt jump line has two options for skill levels: a beginner/intermediate and advanced line. When we arrived in the early afternoon on a Saturday, there were about 15-20 kids on BMX bikes riding... [Read more of this review]

Sessioning a new jump line in Ashland, OR

Our favorite secret trail in Ashland, Oregon, while not being at all that secret, has received an upgrade. One of the most enjoyable sections of trail now features actual jumps. Ashland is known for fun and fast lines, but the trails are lacking in providing actual air time. (Which is why the also secret Wagner Creek system in Talent is favored by the... [Read more of this review]

Jim-Bob’s Pump track: Basic Loop Backyard Track

My hard drive is full of pictures from sessions that never made it onto the site. Since we’re waiting for the sun to return and digging in the meantime, now seemed as good a time as any to showcase Jim-Bob’s backyard in Portland, Oregon. Word has it his wife put the kibosh on the track last year and he was forced to plant a garden instead.... [Read more of this review]

Sneaking into 104 Bronson- home of Santa Cruz Bicycles

Ok, they don’t really make the bikes there, other than mocking up ridable prototypes like a bike we saw that looked like an suspiciously like an alloy Blur, but with really big wheels. It was a bike I wasn’t allowed to pull the camera out for, as it was referred to as an experiment no one was supposed to know about. An experiment that ended... [Read more of this review]

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 Salem Fairgrounds Covered Jumps in construction limbo, playing under... [Read more of this review]

Salem Fairgrounds Covered Dirt Jump Spot Check

On our way up from southern Oregon we stopped off at the Salem Fairgrounds to see what the status of the covered bike park area was. There aren’t a lot of covered areas to ride in the winter here in the northwest, so knowing these jumps are happening could be relevant to our sanity in the coming winter months, as it will be my first winter in... [Read more of this review]

Secret NW Trails II: Knappa

It has been pretty sweet having some of the best DH trails around only 10 miles away. After living in the Bay Area, and having Pacifica for the local stomping grounds and having to push up to the top every time you want some DH action, it is nothing short of pure awesomeness. The draw back? A short riding season. [Read more of this review]  Read More →

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