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
(File photo) Tonight I’m off to Oakridge, Oregon (“The center of Oregon recreation”) to take part in Mountain Bike Oregon. The event promises three full days of riding on what I’ve heard are some of the best trails anywhere in the country. I’ll join about 150 other folks at a rustic camp along the Willamette … Read more
These racers know a good start is crucial.(File photo) Last night was not the type of roller-coaster ride I expected to have at my first mountain bike race of the year.
Chris Distefano and Tom Miller chat while riding in Forest Park last night.(File photo)Gallery – slideshow below Last night the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) led a group of city staffers on a mountain bike ride through Forest Park. The ride was organized to give key decision makers and city planners an up-close and personal … Read more
James Koski (L) and Don Bain, founders of Cascade Huts, LLC.(Photo: Cascade Huts) Three years ago, Intel employee Don Bain and his friend James Koski (Chief of Staff for Congressman Earl Blumenauer) took a ride from Durango to Moab on Colorado’s fabled hut-to-hut mountain bike route. They had such a good time, they wanted to … Read more
(File photo) The Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) want to show Portland officials what singletrack is all about. They’ve sent an invite to City Commissioners, Parks Department staffers and other key stakeholders for a mountain bike ride through Forest Park later this month. According to PUMP, the ride will show “what is possible if we … Read more
A packed meeting room at City Hall for last night’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting.File photo: 5/8/07 Symbolic of the pent-up demand for more mountain biking in Portland, nearly 40 people crammed into the Lovejoy Room inside City Hall last night for the most crowded Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting I’ve ever attended. The agenda … Read more
The City of Portland’s Bicycle Advisory Committee, which advises City Council on all bike-related matters, will host a discussion mountain biking in Portland, with members of the Board of the Portland United Mountain Pedalers. Here’s an excerpt from the agenda:
Future site of Bike Skills Park.Photo: Ric Balfour/City of Vernonia Bikes Belong, a national coalition of bicycle manufacturers and retailers, has just announced they will give a $5,000 grant to the Vernonia Bike Skills Park. Here’s the official word: “Our funding is earmarked for construction of the skills development trail, the first element of the … Read more
Cities across the country are embracing mountain biking and adding singletrack trails to urban parks.
[Ric Balfour] Trail advocate and planner Ric Balfour is spearheading an effort to transform the small town of Vernonia (about 45 miles west of Portland) into a cycling paradise. The town already boasts the popular Banks-Vernonia Trail, a 20 mile Oregon State Parks trail between the towns of Banks and Vernonia, but Balfour sees much … Read more