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Whether you’re a multi-sport athlete who wants a one-stop shop for all the things you love to do outdoors, or you’re looking to explore a new activity, you may find what you’re looking for at Mt. Bachelor this weekend.

Outdoor City, USA, is the brainchild of Beverly Lucas, a Bendite who spent 20 years at the helm of Knight Composites, the bike wheel company she founded. Back home in England, her birthplace, Sheffield, is called The Outdoor City of the UK—so it only made sense to dub Bend the Outdoor City of the U.S.

All weekend, visitors can enjoy activities, demos, races and more from some of the big names in the outdoor industry. Check out bike races, group rides, skills clinics or downhill riding on Mt. Bachelor’s downhill courses, 5K and 10K trail races, guided hikes, and some giant climbing walls where local climbing guides will host skills clinics. Admission is free, and women and kids are encouraged to take part.

Outdoor City, USA
Fri., Sept. 13-Sun., Sept. 15
Mt. Bachelor
13000 SW Century Dr., Bend
outdoorcityusa.com
Free to watch

This article appears in Sep 11-18, 2019.

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Outdoor City, USA

by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 11, 2019

<h1>Outdoor City, USA</h1> <p class="byline">by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 11, 2019</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">W</span>hether you're a multi-sport athlete who wants a one-stop shop for all the things you love to do outdoors, or you're looking to explore a new activity, you may find what you're looking for at <a href="https://www.mtbachelor.com" target="_blank">Mt. Bachelor </a>this weekend. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/outside2.1-94eb4e93c6309458.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/outside2.1-94eb4e93c6309458.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-45684" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Bring a friend and have fun outdoors...</figcaption></figure> <p> Outdoor City, USA, is the brainchild of Beverly Lucas, a Bendite who spent 20 years at the helm of <a href="https://knightcomposites.com" target="_blank">Knight Composites</a>, the bike wheel company she founded. Back home in England, her birthplace, Sheffield, is called The Outdoor City of the UK—so it only made sense to dub Bend the Outdoor City of the U.S. </p> <p> All weekend, visitors can enjoy activities, demos, races and more from some of the big names in the outdoor industry. Check out bike races, group rides, skills clinics or downhill riding on Mt. Bachelor's downhill courses, 5K and 10K trail races, guided hikes, and some giant climbing walls where local climbing guides will host skills clinics. Admission is free, and women and kids are encouraged to take part. </p> </p> <h5 class="content_h5"><b>Outdoor City, USA<br /> Fri., Sept. 13-Sun., Sept. 15<br /> Mt. Bachelor<br /> 13000 SW Century Dr., Bend<br /> <a href="http://outdoorcityusa.com" target="_blank">outdoorcityusa.com<br /></a>Free to watch</b></h5></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/outdoor-city-usa-11119808/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=45679&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/outdoor-city-usa-11119808/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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