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Reinventing The Bicycle Wheel

Knight Composites combines enthusiasm and technology for a new wheel design
Delano Lavigne

“We’re in this because we love cycling, because we have faith in the people we work with and a passion for innovation,” responds Bend resident Beverly Lucas when asked why she wanted to start Knight Composites, a world-class cycle wheel company in an industry already saturated with cycling companies producing products and components. That enthusiasm […]

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Hell on Wheels

BMX racing returns to Redmond
Avatar photo Phil Busse

In the ’70s, riding dirt bikes was an informal sport, jumping Huffy bikes off mounds in backyards and tearing Schwinn Sting-Rays through hiking paths (certainly a precursor to mountain biking for thousands of kids). But even though the sport had formally arrived in America in 1969, when a group of teenagers in West LA started […]

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Bike Town USA

Does Bend deserve the accolades?
Avatar photo Erin Rook

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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Tell Us How You Really Feel: Riding Bikes

Avatar photo Erin Rook

Bend has gained a bit of a reputation as a destination for bike-lovers. But biking is a broad category, including a wide range of recreational styles as well as commuting. Each type of cyclist has different habits, preferences and, dare we say, a different personalities. One thing we’ve noticed is that there seems to be […]

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Fat Bikes vs. Nordic Skis

With trouble brewing between two Central Oregon user groups, a few leaders went in search of a solution
Avatar photo James Williams

Last January, David Marchi loaded up his aluminum Fatback-brand fat bike and headed to Virginia Meissner Sno-Park with his three-year-old son. It was a sunny, but cold day and the snow was bulletproof. With a ski trailer attached to his snow-ready mountain bike, Marchi was hoping for some wintry father-son bonding time. Marchi, the mustachioed […]

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Farewell Trail Work Event 5/23

Robert Crocker

It’s snowing, I know, but I also know you own a big old fleece jacket, so put it on and help keep mountain biking in Bend the best in the country! Bend is know for having some of the most active and experienced trail builders in the U.S. so come out this Thursday lend a […]

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