BMX Racer From California Speaks Out on the Effect Concussion Has Had on Her Life April 14, 2013. This is the date I will always remember, my life now separated out to “before” and “after.” If you lose a limb,… Read More ›
Advocacy
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) Trail fire closure update
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) Trail fire closure update Great news: the USFS has lifted most of the trail closures near the 44 Road. Parts of the 17 Road and 17 spur roads are still closed, as is the… Read More ›
Sandy Ridge Trail System
Sandy Ridge Trail System Two new trails available at Sandy Ridge starting Thursday, July 4th. See the new trail system map for details. Follow the Leader is a 1.65 mile advanced trail that features a challenging double black diamond segment…. Read More ›
COTA Trail Love: Share it!
COTA Trail Love: Share it! Mountain Bike trail etiquette. Something that I think is overlooked a lot.
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) Update
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) Update On August 13th, lightning strikes started three fires in the Mill Creek area. The largest of these fires, Blackburn, jumped the western containment line during an east wind event on 8/21. When this… Read More ›
Gateway Green shows power of partnerships
Gateway Green shows power of partnerships Recently the Portland Tribune shined a light on Gateway Green, a community-led vision to build a world-class recreational area for off-road bicycle riding, hiking and more in East Portland (Project gives ‘green’ a chance… Read More ›
Stevens Pass Bike Park Update Advanced Jump Trail
Stevens Pass Bike Park Update Advanced Jump Trail Here’s a quick update on construction of our new advanced jump trail. Jumps, Berms, Awesome. http://stevensbikepark.com/
Mt. Bachelor Bike Park Update: August 22, 2013
Mt. Bachelor Bike Park Update: August 22, 2013 It’s official… the Bike Park opens Friday, September 13! Upper Lava Flow to Rattlesnake and Blade Runner will be ready for top-to-bottom riding. For an easier, alternate route in avoidance of the… Read More ›
Northwest Trail Alliance Bike Patrol Assist. Educate. Inform.
Northwest Trail Alliance Bike Patrol Assist. Educate. Inform. Since 1994, the NMBP has provided hundreds of thousands of hours of volunteer service to countless land management agencies and trail users. Patrols typically operate as a volunteer group for the local… Read More ›
Blackrock Trail System
Blackrock trail system and it’s BRMBA trail management system The creativity, expertise, and passion that trail builders have put into Blackrock are its heart and soul. The countless hours of work volunteered to the trails made and continue to make… Read More ›
Tour de Lab 2013
Tour de Lab 2013 September 8 – Portland, Oregon Info from ORBike Thousands of people are getting ready to hit the streets of Portland for a doggone good time riding their bikes, in costume, to support DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital…. Read More ›
Medical group offers cycling concussion guidelines
A non-profit organization is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess possible concussions. The group, Medicine of Cycling, has collaborated with a group of physicians and researchers with a special interest in cycling medicine to… Read More ›
Mt. Bachelor Bike Park update for August 4th, 2013
Mt. Bachelor Bike Park update for August 4th, 2013 Aside from some minor finish work that will occur shortly before opening, the Rattlesnake and Blade Runner trails are largely complete! The focus now continues to be on the 4-mile long… Read More ›
Scappoose (Rocky Point road) Update from the Northwest Trail Alliance (N.W.T.A.)
Scappoose (Rocky Point road) Update from the Northwest Trail Alliance (N.W.T.A.) The Scappoose (Rocky Point road) trails are closed due to seasonal fire danger. No word on when they will be reopened, but we will announce when they will open… Read More ›
Senseless
Senseless Bicycle helmets do an outstanding job of keeping our skulls intact in a major crash. But they do almost nothing to prevent concussions and other significant brain injuries—and the very government agency created to protect us is part of… Read More ›
CAMBA Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocates Update for Monday July 29th, 2013
CAMBA Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocates Update for Monday July 29th, 2013 (Similar update to the HRATS) Trail and property closures, effective Aug 3 at noon. Please observe closures, and pass it on! Thanks. Affects all SDS land in Washington… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) update
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) update Due to extreme fire danger, all SDS/Longview lands will close to all public use at the end of the day Friday, 8/2. That means Whoopdee and Puke Hill/Eastside trail will be closed until… Read More ›
Support Gateway Green
Support Gateway Green A hidden treasure sits right here in East Portland: 38 acres of unused, partially wooded land. After years of grassroots support and partnerships with local, regional, and state government as well as the private and non-profit sectors,… Read More ›
Sandy Ridge Trail System, Oregon – 2013
Sandy Ridge Trail System, Oregon – 2013 One of the most innovative mountain bike trail systems on public land, Sandy Ridge is being designed and constructed by IMBA Trail Solutions in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management. The first… Read More ›
Work starts soon on nation’s largest covered skatepark
Work starts soon on nation’s largest covered skatepark By Lindsey Riley EUGENE, Ore. – Almost 10 years in the making, a $2.5 million project to build the nation’s largest covered skatepark and transform a downtown park plagued by problems begins… Read More ›
This is why we ride. – A celebration of mountain biking.
This is why we ride. – A celebration of mountain biking.
The Knockout Project – 21st Century Concussion Education
The Knockout Project – 21st Century Concussion Education Some good information & testimonials to check out. One testimonial is from T503’s former sponsor Jay Fraga formerly of Aggro Bikes. http://theknockoutproject.org/wp/
2nd Annual Cold Creek MTB Experience
Register at https://www.bikereg.com/Net/cold-creek-experience Clark County – Battleground, WA – February 20, 2013 -On July 27th and 28th 2013, the Cold Creek Mountain Biker’s will present the 2nd annual Cold Creek MTB Experience! The Cold Creek MTB Experience provides a fun… Read More ›
Stevens Pass Bike Park Update
Stevens Pass Bike Park Update
Do Mountain Bikes Belong In Alpine Meadows?
Do Mountain Bikes Belong In Alpine Meadows? More than a million visitors have ridden the chair lifts at the famous Whistler resort in British Columbia. That figure doesn’t count skiers or snowboarders; it’s just the number of mountain bikers there…. Read More ›
Mt. Bachelor’s new Downhill Bike Park
Trail building on Mt. Bachelor’s new Downhill Bike Park began July 1 and continues seven days a week. If construction stays on schedule, a select number of trails will open this September! Follow the Construction Progress here: http://www.mtbachelor.com/summer/services_activities/bike_park/construction The Mt…. Read More ›
Forest Park activists to City Council: “Wilderness” at risk and biker crackdown needed
Forest Park activists to City Council: “Wilderness” at risk and biker crackdown needed Just 16 days after Commissioner Amanda Fritz was put in charge of the Parks Bureau, people who are opposed to improving bicycle access in Forest Park have… Read More ›
Injunction stops construction of new trails for Timberline MTB park
A coalition of environmental groups are claiming victory in a legal battle to stop the development of the proposed Timberline Mountain Bike Park on Mt. Hood. Yesterday, a District Court approved an injunction against the project that was filed earlier… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) Update
WORK PARTY UPDATE: “Jimmy T and Me” Work Party National Trails Day, 2013 Do you know your Barlow District ranger, Jim Thornton? He’s a mountain biker, and he’s making your trail system better. On June 1st, 20-something folks showed up… Read More ›
Providence Bridge Pedal
Providence Bridge Pedal August 11th. 2013. Registration Now Open http://blog.bridgepedal.com/ update June 4th, 2013 Changes coming this year to Providence Bridge Pedal Registration Caps Reluctantly we have decided to impose a limit on the number of Providence Bridge Pedal participants… Read More ›
Funeral Service for BMX Mom Paula Young
It is time to Celebrate Paula It is time to support each other, love each other and remember and honor this beautiful, loving, giving woman Saturday, June 8th 11am-2pm Tri-City Baptist Temple 18025 Webster Rd Gladstone, Oregon (503)655-9326 Service in… Read More ›
CAMBA Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocates Update
June 15 workday–a whopper! Hood River County will be holding a trail work party to construct phase I of the trail 130 connector. We are calling on all user groups to come out and help make it happen. This route… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update
Busy Bike Saturday– and some other items • Join Ranger Jim Thornton and the 44 Trails Crew for a work party this Saturday, departing 9AM from Little John Snowpark. Jim asks us to bring a hardhat or bike helmet and… Read More ›
Cascadia MTB 