IN REPLY TO REPLIES ABOUT “BIKE TOWN USA” (3/4) I’d simply like the lights to turn green for me when I’m stopped at a light riding home after work at night. They currently don’t because they are all linked to sensors embedded in the road that don’t detect the amount of metal in a bike. […]
Bike Town USA
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Bike Town USA
Does Bend deserve the accolades?
Bend has gained a reputation as a “bike town.” It even has called itself Bike Town USA. But is the title deserved? Well, it depends who you ask. Mountain Bike Action magazine calls Bend the top mountain biking town in the nation, saying the city “seems like it was founded just for mountain bikers.” It […]
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The Source Weekly’s Bike Issue
Land of the Free, Home of the Bike
Can Bend be fairly deemed Bike Town, USA? We’re competitive for the title of Beer Town and Subaru capital of the world…but Bike Town? Surely, Madison, Wisconsin—consistently ranked among the nation’s most bike-friendly cities—would contest. And, Bicycling Magazine has named Minneapolis as the #1 Bike City in America—a title taken away from Portland, that boasts […]