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Stay Warm, C.O.!

A winter coat drive is coming

Pine Mountain Sports, FootZone and Patagonia @ Bend are bringing the heat to Central Oregonians in need this winter with a winter coat drive and sleeping bag drive! Drop off your gently used winter coats and sleeping bags to any of these locations and they donate the coats to the Bethlehem Inn and and style […]

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Winter Wheels

Snow and ice? Nothing a well-prepped cyclist can’t handle

When the snow hits the ground, it doesn’t mean your bike tires have to leave it. Between the potentially slippery roads, the restrictive snowfall and the unpleasant chill, it seems like an easy choice for cycling commuters to store away their bicycles for the season. Handling winter weather can be difficult, but it’s not impossible. […]

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Best Outdoor Gear Shop

1st place | Pine Mountain Sports

Taking on the great outdoors is a serious game here in Bend. Whether it’s biking around Crater Lake or skiing down Mt. Bachelor, it’s important to have the right equipment. Luckily, Pine Mountain Sports stacks the deck with the best gear in town. Looking for mountain bikes? Pine Mountain carries the latest wheels from some […]

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Go Here 8/10-8/17

Relay for Love Wedding Chapel This popular event invites friends and families to celebrate life and joy with a fun day of running, walking and ceremonies to honor cancer victims, survivors and caregivers. This year’s participants will experience an extra dose of joy and fun with a different kind of ceremony: one that involves a […]

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Wax ‘Em Up

Recent plummeting temps have prompted winter-ready planning, and having our bodies in tune to winter is as important as having our gear in tune. Local ski shops are offering ski tuning and waxing clinics, so delve into the basement and the garage, dig up last winter’s gear and get it into shape. Crow’s Feet Commons […]

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Welcome to Winter: The Local Preview

Powerhound becomes a pre-snow tradition

Born from a simple local slideshow production in 2000, when the biggest technical worries were lightbulbs burning out and seating running out, Powderhound Preview has evolved into a true pre-season ski event launching local talent, both in film and photography. Created by Pine Mountain Sports, the event has grown from its roots at the ski […]

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Go Here! 10/23-10/30

It’s not time to hang up the bike just yet. The weather is turning, and so too should be your wheels for the final long rides of the season. What’s ride-able now may end with sufficient precipitation soon, so high time for mountain bike and road biking ventures, and what some call the best riding […]

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Go Here 8/28-9/4

With Labor Day here, a farewell to float tubes may be in order. But, cooler shorter days donโ€™t mean time to hibernate; instead, they make for perfect biking weather. Itโ€™s no secret Bend is bike-nut crazy, but not all of us were born on berms, with mud coursing through our veins. For those new to […]

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Area Bike Shop Directory

BEND Bend Cyclery, 541-385-5256 133 SW Century Dr., Ste. #202 Web: bendcyclery.com Crows Feet Commons, 541-728-0066 875 NW Brooks St. Web: crowsfeetcommons.com Hub Cyclery, 541-647-2614 1001 NW Wall St., Ste. #102 Web: thehubcyclerybend.com Hutch’s Bicycles – Eastside Location, 541-382-6248 820 NE 3rd St. Web: hutchsbicyclestest.com/about/locations/bend-eastside Hutch’s Bicycle’s – Westside, 541-382-9253 725 NW Columbia St. Web: […]

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