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What the heck’s the deal with e-bikes on trails?

What’s the hottest gear rolling onto the scene?

And why are so many kids in Bend into unicycling?

These questions and more, answered in The Source’s 2018 Bike Issue!

Whether you’re a fan of the two-wheeled form of transport—or event if you like the one-wheeled variety—there’s something in here for you.

Where Can Your E-bike Go? — Where you can—and can’t—ride that sweet mountain e-bike you just got. Yeah, we know a lot more of you are riding them…

One Will Do, Thanks — A look at the feats of finesse performed every week by the unicycle club at one local school.

Who Needs A Stinking Car? — We rate four options for carting your kids around via bike.

Bike Events — A look at the big bike events headed to Central Oregon in the coming months.

Get the Goods — Get ride and gear recommendations from the friendly folks at your local bike shops.

Bike Skills Are Life Skills — Learn about the program teaching women to mountain bike in Source Spotlight.

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Not on non-motorized trails in Oregon, for now

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Who Needs a Stinkin’ Car?

Four ways to cruise around town with the kiddos, sans internal combustion

Sharing the road

A refresher on Oregon bicycle laws and basic road etiquette

Get the Goods

In honor of the Source’s bike issue, local bike shops offer their recommendations for great gear—and rides they love

Bike Skills are Life Skills

Jane Quinn of Dirt Divas wants to teach women that mountain biking is for everyone—not to mention being super fun

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This article appears in May 9-16, 2018.

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Bike Issue 2018

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 9, 2018

<h1>Bike Issue 2018</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 9, 2018</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bikeissuecover-half.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bikeissuecover-half.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-37199" /></a></figure> <p> <i><b>What the heck's the deal with e-bikes on trails?</p> <p>What's the hottest gear rolling onto the scene?</p> <p>And why are so many kids in Bend into unicycling? </b></i></p> <p><b> These questions and more, answered in The Source's 2018 Bike Issue!<br /></b> <br /> Whether you're a fan of the two-wheeled form of transport—or event if you like the one-wheeled variety—there's something in here for you.</p> <p><a href="/bend/where-can-your-e-bike-go/Content?oid=5918653" target="_blank">Where Can Your E-bike Go?</a> — Where you can—and can't—ride that sweet mountain e-bike you just got. Yeah, we know a lot more of you are riding them...</p> <p><a href="/bend/one-will-do-thanks/Content?oid=5918575" target="_blank">One Will Do, Thanks</a> — A look at the feats of finesse performed every week by the unicycle club at one local school.</p> <p><a href="/bend/who-needs-a-stinkin-car/Content?oid=5918579" target="_blank">Who Needs A Stinking Car?</a> — We rate four options for carting your kids around via bike.</p> <p><a href="http://calendar.bendsource.com/lists/226" target="_blank">Bike Events</a> — A look at the big bike events headed to Central Oregon in the coming months.</p> <p><a href="/bend/get-the-goodsin-honor-of-the-sources-bike-issue-local-bike-shops-offer-their-recommendations-for-great-gear-and-rides-they-love/Content?oid=5918591" target="_blank">Get the Goods</a> — Get ride and gear recommendations from the friendly folks at your local bike shops.</p> <p><a href="/bend/bike-skills-are-life-skills/Content?oid=5918673" target="_blank">Bike Skills Are Life Skills</a> — Learn about the program teaching women to mountain bike in Source Spotlight.</p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/2018-bike-issue-5987471/&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=37177&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/special-issues-and-guides/2018-bike-issue-5987471/&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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