Bring the whole family downtown on Sunday May 13 (Mother’s Day) for Open Streets and free fun. Open Streets is a worldwide initiative that temporarily closes streets to automobiles for fun physical activities. The City of Bend tag-teams with Commute Options to host this event at two activity hubs, one at the Environmental Center and […]
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PSA: Cascade Cycling Classic Canceled
North America’s longest-running stage race is taking a one-year hiatus
One of Central Oregon’s most beloved bike races won’t be happening this year. The Cascade Cycling Classic has drawn cyclists not just from the local area, but from around the world. For the first time in 39 years, the race is off this year. After a long and careful deliberation, the owner of Bowen Sports Performance, […]
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“Bikes vs. Cars”
The idea of a battle between cars and bikes is an interesting one because there does seem to be a rivalry between the two modes of transportation. In Bend, a day doesn’t go by (especially downtown) without bicyclists and car drivers cursing each other. Yet it should be easy to understand the common purpose of […]
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The Prince & the Pauper
Bikes are for everyone—and every budget
by erin rook Petie Thom, sales manager at the Eastside Hutch’s Bicycles, says she usually starts by asking customers a series of basic questions to guide their search for the perfect bike, components, and accessories: Have you done any research? Where do you want to ride? What are your friends riding? Have you been to […]
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Letters 3/10-3/17
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. […]
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PICK: Bikes!
friday 4 Bikes! TWO-WHEEL EVENTS—Despite the contentious reputation of the annual drink-and-roll Freedom Ride there’s not too many activities more American and freeing than riding your bike. We encourage it on Friday, weather it’s with the thousands of two-wheel aficionados on the downtown ride or in either of the two Anti-Freedom Ride rides organized for longer […]
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What in the World: Booze, Bees, Bikes and Fashionable Fugitives
BOOZE: Do you consider yourself a “heavy drinker“? What does that even mean? Well, the Centers for Disease Control has an idea, but you probably won’t like it. If you have more than a drink or two a day (depending if you’re a gal or a guy), you may meet the qualifications. (CNN) BEES: The Oregon Department […]
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Bikes, Beer and Big Bucks
Mountain bike race isn’t all about leg strength; there is arm wrestling as well
With the largest pro invitational award in the country—$20,000, enough for a down payment on a modest house—the annual (five years and counting) Blitz to the Barrel is becoming, if not one of the most important mountain bike races in the North America, then certainly the most eclectic and fun. The “barrel” in question is […]