‘Make It Happen’ is a global BMX project by rider Greg Illingworth, filmer Will Evans and photographer George Marshall. Over 14 months Greg travelled the globe with a hand picked group of the world’s best riders. They all shared one… Read More ›
Advocacy
The Knockout Project – 21st Century Concussion Education
A little over a month ago I raced the USA BMX / BMX Canada National. During the weekend I saw many people hit the ground in a crash. I can’t tell you how many of those people did or did… Read More ›
Hood River County, with support from the HRATS presents The Kleeway work party #1
Join us on Saturday, August 16th, at 8:30am at Family Man for a work party to toss sticks off the trail corridor for the Kleeway. This awesome new trail will reroute downhill traffic off Seven Streams, putting smiles on the… Read More ›
Tribe503 Social Media
At times we will have content on social media that we don’t have on the website. Usually content that is either to short for the site, or just links to news from our friends and partners. Thank you for checking… Read More ›
IMBA Announces 2014 Epics, Ride Centers and Other Model Trails
All info from http://www.IMBA.com. Once a year, IMBA recognizes outstanding mountain bike trails and locations with the IMBA Model Trail awards. The goal of this program—which encompasses Epics, Ride Centers, Flow Trails and, new this year, Community Bike Parks—is to… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: Summer Update
All info from the HRATS & http://hrats.org/ You want local trail news? We got local trail news for you. The most exciting news possible… We’ve got insurance again. Our former general liability insurance was through IMBA, and when they had… Read More ›
Northwest Trail Alliance Rider Survey 2014
We’ve got big plans for Northwest Trail Alliance and mountain biking in the Portland area in the coming months, but we need your help. Less than 5 minutes of help, to be exact. As we look for areas to improve… Read More ›
Tour de Lab – A Multi-Pub Bicycle Tour
Sunday, September 7th, 2014 Lucky Lab Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne, Portland Get all dogged up and head out on a bicycle tour of all three Lucky Lab brew pubs on Tour de Lab, a benefit for DoveLewis. Enjoy human… Read More ›
OR Magazine: Mountain Biking & Trail Building
This video was part of an article from OR Magazine, an iPad magazine produced by students at the University of Oregon.
Update: Eichler Park Pump Track Build
Eichler Park had a great turnout on Wednesday, July 16th for a pump track build party! 18 people came out, contributing 4 hours, for a combined 72 hours of volunteer work total on the advanced jump. We are very close… Read More ›
Providence Bridge Pedal
Sunday August 10th, 2014 Join the celebration at the 19th annual Providence Bridge Pedal. Each year on the second Sunday in August Portland’s streets and bridges, from Sellwood to St. Johns, welcome bicyclists from across the Pacific Northwest. It is… Read More ›
INPUT NEEDED – Gorge Master Plan, Oregon State Parks
Want a trail from Post Canyon directly into the Gorge? Comments are needed from the mountain bike community (YOU) to help make this happen. Imagine bike packing from Hood River into Post Canyon, down to the new Historic Highway to… Read More ›
Hansen Ridge Trail – Washington State
Hansen Ridge Trail North Bend, Washington Hansen Ridge sits several thousand feet above exit 47 of I-90. It contains incredible views, diverse terrain and an incredible lake to swim in at the halfway mark! Check out the trail info at… Read More ›
Work Party at Eichler Park
July 16th, 2014 5:00pm – 9:00 pm 13710 SW Farmington Rd. Beaverton, Oregon 97006 Bring gloves, water and a shovel! Questions or concerns? Please call the Tualatin Hills Athletic Center at 503-629-6330. WARNING: This is an unsupervised facility: PARTICIPATE AT… Read More ›
Vancouver Island
Video by Mt. Biking BC http://mountainbikingbc.ca Mountain Biking Lives Here – Episode 2. Vancouver Island is a place to discover! Home to First Nations people for thousands of years, ”the Island” was first explored by Europeans in the late 1700’s… Read More ›
Youth Mountain Bike Camp – PDX
What Portland Parks & Recreation is hosting it’s third annual Youth Mountain Bike Camp July 15 – 18, 2014! The co-ed camp will help develop the skills and build the confidence for riders to safely shred including bike handling, climbing… Read More ›
Ride To Defeat ALS presented by Alpenrose Dairy
The 3rd annual Ride to Defeat ALS will be held Saturday, July 12th in charming Mt. Angel, Oregon. Starting at the Mt. Angel Community Festhalle, this year’s fully supported ride offers routes of 25, 50, 62 and 100 mile challenges,… Read More ›
Support National Trails Day.
Where: 9am Little John Snowpark Hwy 35 What: Trail maintenance, Super Connector When: Saturday, June 14, 9am-2pm HELMETS required! bring shovels, rakes, 5-gal buckets, wheelbarrows, gloves, lunch, water, long pants, work shoes, dress for the weather!
Upper Thrillium TLC
Date: Sunday June 8th, 2014 Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival
Saturday – June 7th, 2014 http://www.evergreenmtbfestival.com Duthie Hill Park 27101 SE Duthie Hill Road Issaquah, WA 98029 Bring the family for a terrific day in Washington’s biggest and best mountain bike park – King County’s Duthie Hill Park in Issaquah…. Read More ›
Matt Klee’s Memorial Service Details
Rest in Peace, El Presidente Please join us for President Matt Klee’s memorial service. Date: June 7th, 2014 Time: 5:00 pm Matt Klee’s memorial service will be held at the Gorge Room at the Hood River Inn on Saturday, June… Read More ›
President of Hood River Area Trail Stewards Fatally Injured in Accident at Whistler Mountain Bike Park
As a friend, donor, and advocate of the Hood River Area Trail Stewards. This is said news. I wish I could have thanked Matt for all his hard work. The Hood River mountain bike community has lost a friend, and… Read More ›
Northwest Trail Alliance June Events
2014 NWTA Membership Drive (all month) Membership in the Northwest Trail Alliance supports a range of events and programs which give back to our local trails. NWTA works hard to maintain and build access for mountain bikers from Tillamook State… Read More ›
Pedalpalooza 2014
June 5th thru 28th, 2014 Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 140 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free. For more info… Read More ›
Kidz On Da Track
Coaches look to push appeal of BMX further Story by Donovan M. Smith http://portlandobserver.com/news/2014/apr/16/kidz-da-track/ California dirt ramps turned out to be the launch pad to a bit of a dream for Harold Ridge. He heads a BMX racing team in… Read More ›
Black Rock Mountain Biking on OPB’s Oregon Field Guide
An obscure piece of Oregon Department of Forestry land has been transformed into one of Oregon’s first legal bike-only trail systems on public land. It’s dedicated to a specialized kind of biking called freeriding, and the area has become a… Read More ›
Cold Creek Experience 2014
Save the Date August 23rd & 24th Details Coming Soon Cold Creek Mountain Bikers The Cold Creek Chapter of Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance http://www.coldcreekmountainbikers.org
Reach the Beach 2014
May 17th, 2014 Grab your friends and join us for the official start of the Oregon cycling season! The American Lung Association’s Reach The Beach – one of Oregon’s premier cycling events – is now in its 24th year. Reach… Read More ›
Modes Less Traveled
Bicycling and Walking to Work in the United States: 2008 – 2012 By Brian Mackenzie Issues May 2014 Summary of US Census Data.
Dog River Trail #675
Dog River Trail is a 6 mile out and back trail located near Hood River & Mt Hood, Oregon. The trail is primarily used for hiking & mountain biking and is accessible from April until October.
American Diabetes Association – Tour de Cure
Saturday, July 26th, 2014 Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, Oregon http://www.Diabetes.org/PortlandTourdeCure
CycloFemme 2014
May 11th. – Worldwide! All information from ORBike. “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and… Read More ›
Northwest Trail Alliance Newsletter
CCMTB: Tres De Mayo Shuttle Day on Thrillium & Cold Creek • Sat, 05/03/2014 – 9:00am CCMTB (Cold Creek Mountain Bikers), our friends right across the river in SW Washington, are hosting a few events this summer that you should… Read More ›
Sandy Ridge Trail Maintenance Day: Season Opener
Please join the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA), the Bureau of Land management (BLM) and the International Mountain Bicycle Association for a Sandy Ridge Trail System (SRTS) trail maintenance and build day, Saturday, April 26th, 2014. Trail mainenance focus: Volunteers will… Read More ›
Northwest Trail Alliance Sandy Ridge Work Party
SAVE THE DATE – Saturday, April 26 NW Trail Alliance (NWTA) will be sending crews through Sandy Ridge Trail System to do tread repair work and handle drainage issues. This is a large maintenance day covering miles of trail and… Read More ›
Donate a bicycle to the Community Cycling Center
Saturday, April 26th, 2014 10:00am – 3:00pm Help get people into cycling. http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org Who is the Community Cycling Center The Community Cycling Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 in Northeast Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to broaden access… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) Update
Spring has sprung and the dirt is great! We call that “Brown Pow”! So dust off your bike and get out and ride! First things first: Maybe you’ve noticed we’ve been pretty quiet lately, both on the email and Facebook… Read More ›
Bike trail rules to change at Phil’s and Wanoga
One way routes aim to lessen collisions By Mark Morical / The Bulletin http://www.BendBulletin.com For mountain bikers climbing uphill, seeing another cyclist flying down toward them can be awfully intimidating. Conversely, for mountain bikers cruising downhill, having their flow interrupted… Read More ›
Northwest Trail Alliance General Meeting
Tuesday March 25th, 2014 Please join us tomorrow for this month’s General meeting at The Lumberyard. This meeting is for everyone (members and non-members) to socialize with fellow bikers and to give you some insight to what’s going on in… Read More ›
Eichler Bike Park – Work Party
Date: Saturday, March 22nd. 2013 Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm ‘Fine Tune’ Eichler Bike Park Work Party. Bring Gloves and Water. Dogs welcome. We will be ‘weeding’ and ‘fine-tuning’ a few existing features. Eichler Park 13700 SW Farmington Road Beaverton, OR… Read More ›
Cascadia MTB 