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Stolen Centurion unknown

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older centurion 15 speed converted from a 10 speed. Has a rack on back for clipping panniers on to, a metal-looking but plastic back fender, an apple computer sticker on the rack, an Arcatia CA bike shop sticker and other Oregon camping stickers on the frame, white cork-wrapped drop bars, metal shifters on the stem of the handle bars, women’s bike seat with hole in middle. The paint job is chewed up a bit and the cork is dirty.

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Stolen K2 Zed

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K2 Zed 2.0, with Rock Shox Judy front fork and Eddie Bauer seat stolen from in front of movie theater near Lloyd Center Mall

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From 38 to 300 riders in two years

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MTB Oregon

Camping on the banks of the
Middle Fork of the Willamette River.
(File photo)

The quality of riding in Oakridge can be illustrated in many ways. One of them is by the success of Mountain Bike Oregon.

The first MTB Oregon was held in 2005 and was attended by 38 hearty soles. Founder Randy Dreiling says there were more guides than riders. It didn’t take long for word of the event to spread. Word of mouth, propelled by popular Internet forums like MTBR.com saw the next year’s attendance balloon to a sellout crowd of 300 riders.

Riders came from 20 different states including as far away as Maine and Florida.

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