Not long after last Memorial Day—and a month after the popular Chainbreaker Mountain Bike Race—the Two Bulls Fire swept across several thousand acres west of Bend, pushing as close as seven miles from the city’s edge. Over one weekend alone, some 250 residents living at the outskirts of town were evacuated from their homes. Ultimately, […]
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Mountain Bike Mecca
How Bend’s biking history was built and the pioneers who launched it
There are more than 15 bike shops in Bend, hordes of riders, countless trails and trail possibilities, and today mountain biking is a booming industry—equal parts cultural identity and athleticism. But it wasn’t always this way—and the pioneers, really unknowing trendsetters, that put mountain biking on Bend’s map, and Bend on mountain bikers’ maps, celebrate […]
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What Goes Up
Mt Bachelor Downhill Bike Park gives you your dessert without having to eat your spinach!
When asked if it is cheating to have a chair lift carry your bike (and you) to the top of Mt Bachelor, and then just let gravity do the work, Mike Shannon, manager for Bend Cyclery, laughs. “Not at all,” he says. “There is still a lot of cardo and physical workout that comes along […]
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True Grit
By and for women mountain bike clinics kickstart riding season
The perfect day for Meredith Gentry is heading out to the North Fork Trail on Bend’s westside with her mountain bike, shooting past Tumalo Falls and rocketing back down the Farewell Trail. Gentry said it’s a challenging ride, but the scenery is more than worth it. Four years ago, the Austin transplant started Grit Clinics […]
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VIDEO: Local Mountain Bikers Shred Mt. Bachelor on (limited) Snow
With minimal snow and the Dirksen Derby course still up, Bend’s Kirt Voreis and Carson Storch took to the hill for a studded-tire smack down. Local photographer and videographer Pete Alport was on hand to shoot.Way to make hay, fellas.
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Bend to Host USA Cycling XC and Enduro National Champs, 2015 and 2016
Mt. Bachelor’s trails will be two years old when the races come to town. Visit Bend is doing a good job with the bike-race-hosting thing. It was just announced that our city would be the site of the USA Cycling 2015 and 2016 cross-country and enduro national championship mountain bike races. What’s most interesting about […]
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Farewell Trail Work Event 5/23
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 […]