I first met Alex Candelario five years ago by a remote beach break on the southern Baja Peninsula. It was November and I was camping with a friend near a pebble beach, in the middle of a 10-day surf trip, when Candelario and company rumbled down a dirt road and parked their RV next to […]
Bike Issue
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The Commuter
Why bikes are the perfect vehicle
A recent study by the League of American Bicyclists shows bike commuting increased by an encouraging 80 percent in “bicycle-friendly [U.S] communities” from 2000 to 2011. The same study points out commuting by bike grew 47 percent nationwide during the same 11-year period. These are promising stats for advocates of alternative transportation—especially for those in […]
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The Clown
Bikes that get laughs
Cyclists tend to take themselves pretty seriously. But Mike Russe is a different breed. It is near impossible to keep a straight face when he rides by on his unicycle, which he uses amazingly, to commute up, and down (!!!) College Hill. “It’s the most inefficient means of transportation you can choose,” Russe said with […]
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The Bike Mechanic
Springboard to innovation
In 1817, Baron Karl Drais invented a horseless carriage, a two-wheeled pedal-less device propelled by foot, making him the world’s first bike mechanic. Henry Ford, founder of The Ford Motor Co., named his first automobile the Quadricycle; the vehicle featured many bicycle parts, including steel-spoked wheels and pneumatic tires. The two most famous bike mechanics, […]
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Central Oregon Bike Shop Directory
Backcountry Recumbent Cycles, 541-323-3460 550 SW Industrial Way Ste. #104. backcountryrecumbentcycles.com Bend Cyclery, 541-385-5256 1465 SW Knoll Ave Ste. 101. bendcyclery.com Bend Electric Bikes, 541-410-7408 223 NW Hill St. bendelectricbikes.com Bend Velo, 541-382-2453 1212 NE 1st St. bendvelo.com Bicycle Resource of Bend, 541-382-6977 2669 NE Twin Knolls Dr. On Facebook. Bike Doctor, 541-728-8032 bikedoctor.com The […]
