This just in from IMBA and the Oregon Mountain Biking Association: Help Save Important Mount Hood Trails Action Alert Oregon mountain bikers need to take action and ensure important trails around Mount Hood are protected with bicycle-friendly designations. Representative Earl Blumenauer has proposed a comprehensive plan for Mount Hood, one part of which would close … Read more
“We call for better access to city parks and recreation areas for off-road riding.”–From a statement issued today by a new coalition of mountain bike advocates Hoping to join the Platinum party and no longer wanting to play second fiddle to its on-street cousin, mountain biking in Portland is poised for progress. Today, a coalition … Read more
This Saturday, Seasons — a new mountain bike movie from The Collective — will debut at the McMenamins Bagdad Theater in Southeast Portland. The event is being hosted by Fat Tire Farm. Check out the trailer below…
The Bike Gallery is hosting a special “MTB Tech Night” with mountain bike pioneer, guru, fashion-star, and bike industry celebrity Gary Fisher. Event flyer is below followed by press release.
PUMP’s Roger Louton — talking with Oregon State Parks Trails Coordinator Rocky Houston — used the Summit to get some answers abouta trail building project he’s involved in.(Photos © J. Maus) One of the most important functions of the Oregon Bike Summit is an opportunity for advocates to meet with key partners and decision makers … Read more
The Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) have been maintaining and riding mountain bike trails in and around Portland for 20 years. PUMP members in their natural habitat.(Photos © J. Maus) Twenty years ago, at the cusp of the mountain biking boom, Portlander Theo Patterson spoke up to make sure knobby tires weren’t banned from Forest … Read more
As part of their ongoing stewardship of the Firelane 5 trail in Forest Park, the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP!) are throwing a trail work party. Here’s the notice of the event: As your Forest Park Co-Representative, I am pleased to announce the scheduling of our second trail (work) party on Firelane 5. The first … Read more
Singletrack splendor in Forest Park.You can help maintain itat a work party this Saturday.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Forest Park Conservancy (formerly known as Friends of Forest Park) has asked the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) to formally adopt the Firelane 5 singletrack. The trail, a rare piece of singletrack in the 5,000+ acre park, … Read more
Stub Stewart State Park(Photo: Oregon State Parks) Two Portland-area mountain bike advocacy groups hacve been given the green light by Oregon State Parks to begin building a network of freeride and singletrack trails in the newly opened Stub Stewart State Park, a 1,600 acre park located just 31 miles west of Portland in Washington County. … Read more
Due to troubles finding a reliable wi-fi signal in Oakridge, I wasn’t able to post as many stories as I had hoped from Mountain Bike Oregon. I’ve put together a special coverage page and I just finished uploading and organizing all my photos.
A welcome sight for mountain bikers.(File photo) If Oakridge had an unofficial base camp for mountain biking adventurers, it would be The Trailhead. This aptly named cafe is right at the start of Main Street in Oakridge (which is actually a highway), and I couldn’t think of a better welcome to town.
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 … Read more