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Two big announcements from United Bicycle Institute

UBI’s new frame building classroom.(Photo: UBI) The United Bicycle Institute will start its first framebuilding class on Monday (4/12) and the classes will be taught by two of Portland’s most prominent frame builders — Tony Pereira and Joseph Ahearne. Ashland-based UBI has been offering professional mechanic training courses since they opened their campus in North … Read more


Timberline Lodge wants to be the next Whistler Mountain Bike Park

Detail of Timberline Lodge brochure. Timberline Lodge — about 55 miles east of downtown Portland — is working with the U.S. Forest Service and the consulting firm that created the world-famous Whistler Mountain Bike Park to create a world-class mountain bike area on Mt. Hood. According to Timberline’s website (pointed out to me by a … Read more


A few things Minneapolis has that we don’t – Updated

“The real strength of Minneapolis is its absolutely gorgeous, truly world-class off-street path system. Each has separate space for pedestrians. I biked on a half dozen wide, gorgeous separated bike-ped bridges.” — Mia Birk, CEO of Portland-based Alta Planning In the wake of Portland losing the #1 ranking in Bicycling Magazine that we’ve owned since … Read more