Come test the new
pavement this spring every Thursday night in April starting April 5th 2007.
The races will start at 5:30, all categories, all speeds welcome. This third
annual Criterium series is a fun way to test your legs against local and
Portland racers.
This is some pretty
cool stuff to come down the pipeline.
check out the story over at
bikeportland.org
02/26/2007
ABA GREAT NORTHWEST BMX
NATIONAL
March 09 -
11, 2007
Pasco, WA,
TRAC Arena
Friday Pre-Race Registration:
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration closes at 5:00pm NO EXCEPTIONS
Race: 6:00pm Awards: 1st - 4th place only
National
Registration:
Friday: Fri/Sat/Sun events 1:00pm - 5:00pm |(closed - 5:00pm to
6:30pm)| Sat/Sun events 6:30pm until end of Pre-Race Saturday: Sat/Sun events 7:30am - 9:30am | Sun event only:
12 noon - 3:00pm Sunday: NO REGISTRATION - NO EXCEPTIONS
National
Race Times: Saturday: registration closes @ 9:30am (NO EXCEPTIONS
) | Race: 11:00am Sunday: gates open: 7:00am - corrections 7:00 - 7:30am
only! | Race: 8:00am AWARDS TO ALL IN MAIN
MTB
Freeride maniacs converge on our fair city March 5 + 6 2007. Monday is all
practice from 3pm-8pm. The big show is Tuesday from 6-9 pm. Come on out and
watch great MTB (26" wheels and gears) skills. Please note : This event
means the HSMX arena will be closed to public practice March 5/6.
for more info click here.
HINDSIGHTMX INDOOR MOTOCROSS
29345 NW WEST UNION ROAD
NORTH PLAINS, OR 97124
PHONE: TOLL FREE 877-647-9995
02/10/2007
4th ANNUAL BLACK ROCK
RAFFLE FUNDRAISER
February 28th @
6:30pm at Northern Lights Theatre Pub in Salem, Oregon is the 4th Annual
Black Rock trails raffle fundraiser (free admission!). Organized by Santiam
Bicycle and Black Rock Mountain Bike Association (BRMBA). Sponsored by
OVER 40 bike industry vendors! Including... SCOTT USA, Santa Cruz,
Giant, Norco, Sombrio, Fox Racing Shox, Transition Bicycle Company and many
others... see
raffle article on
brmba.org for
details.
Raffle tickets are ON SALE NOW at Santiam
Bicycle for $25 each! Get yours
now before all the lucky ones are gone!
01/29/2007
COVERED BMX TRACK IN THE
FUTURE
You think this would
have been on the home page of molallariverbmx.com 's web site
instead of buried, or on Oregonbmx.com. Oh well here it is.
In case you missed it,
an announcement was made on Sunday regarding "something big" in the
works...this could be the end of MUD races at Molalla River BMX and allow us
to be a true, year-round track!
At a City Council meeting Wednesday night, we were given the unanimous
thumbs up to proceed with "Operation: BMX under the Big Top"
This week, we will have an on-site walk through with the Public Works
Director, and then......
This is good news so I
hope everything goes as planned.
01/26/2007
RIDING THE EDGE OF FALLS CITY
A forest
in Polk County is a center of gravity for freeriding mountain
bikers
Friday,
January 26, 2007
FALLS CITY --
Log trucks loaded with fir trees still roll past the Boondocks
Tavern on Main Street in this bucolic corner of Polk County, but
inside, bright biking jerseys mix it up with the plaid shirts.
Most
Oregonians probably haven't heard of the Black Rock Mountain
Biking Area, but the trail system -- 1,000 acres of awesome amid
the clear-cut Coast Range foothills west of Dallas -- is getting
noticed by the growing and gravity-averse freeride mountain
biking community.
"I've
personally talked to a fellow from New York, someone from
Virginia and a guy from North Carolina," said Troy Munsell,
owner of Salem's Santiam Bicycles, which sponsors a local
trail-building group. "And we've had a guy from Ireland come
twice."
Freeriding is
to traditional mountain biking what demolition derby is to
bumper cars. Riders generally wear plastic body armor and
full-face helmets as they tear over rough terrain ....... for
the rest of the story
click
here.
01/24/2007
2007 DEW ACTION
SPORTS TOUR SCHEDULE
Panasonic Open - City TBA June 21 - 24, 2007
Right Guard Open - Cleveland, Ohio July 19 - 22, 2007 (Open Qualifiers begin
July 17th)
Vans
Invitational - Portland,
Oregon August 16-19, 2007
Toyota Challenge - Salt Lake City, Utah Sept 20-23, 2007
PlayStation Pro - Orlando, Florida October 18-21, 2007
Finding new routes is frequently a challenge, especially if you're a
newcomer to the area or if you're off to another city (or country) and want
to ride.
In the past, I've mentioned
Blueberry Rideshere in Portland - perhaps the
single best web site for routes and cue sheets for rides in Stump Town, the
'couve and places south. If you're a member of
Portland Velo,
you'll know that their database of rides continues to grow.
Surfing the cycling 'net the other day, I came across yet another site and
one that appears to hold a great deal promise. ........ for the
rest of the story from Oregon Live
click here.
01/10/2007
THIS JUST IN FROM THE
OREGON BIKE NEWSLETTER
I have done this
ride for the past two years, and it is probably one of the most fun charity
rides in Stumptown.
WORST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDE |
February 11 - Portland
If it's cold, windy
and raining and you're with 1,500 other cyclists, you must be on the
Worst Day of the Year Ride. The threat of terrible weather has never
deterred hundreds of riders from coming out in support of the Community
Cycling Center, this fun ride's beneficiary. Proceeds from the will help
support their bicycle programs for low-income youth. This event will
sell out, so register early to guarantee your slot on the 18- or 40-mile
course. There are plenty of treats and hot drinks along the way, and a
delicious veggie chili, chicken noodle soup and cornbread finish line
feast.
The organizers have added in all sorts of upgrades, including packet
pickup the day before, shorter lines, more signs and volunteers to guide
you on your way and a top-notch costume contest, complete with great
prizes from Showers Pass, Tire Fly and others. Come dressed in your
crazy finest, even if that means putting a wig OVER your helmet!
ABA Offers Streaming
Coverage of Silver Dollar Nationals
on Jan. 6th & 7th.
The ABA (American Bicycle Association) will provide live-streaming video
coverage of the first opening national event on the 2007 BMX racing series.
The ABA Silver Dollar Nationals, one of the premier events on the
national-race schedule, is being held at an indoor dirt BMX track that the
ABA will construct exclusively for the race. Held at the Reno Livestock
Events Center from Jan. 5-7, it will include racers of all demographics,
along with all the PRO ....... for the rest of the story
click here.
01/02/2007
BODIES THE EXHIBITION
September 30, 2006 to April 1, 2007 Seattle, Washington
I know this is not
exactly bike related, but it is to interesting to pass up. I learned
about this exhibit when I was visiting
Watson Chiropractic the other day. To be a better athlete
it is good to understand the human body , so it fits into cycling in that
regard.
Here is a quick
summary of the exhibit.
To help you see what a
body really looks like on the inside, this Exhibition uses real human bodies
that have been preserved so they do not decay. A human specimen is
first preserved according to standard mortuary science. The specimen is then
dissected to show whatever it is that someone wants to display. Once
dissected, the specimen is immersed in acetone, which eliminates all body
water. The specimen is then placed in a large bath of silicone, or polymer,
and sealed in a vacuum chamber. Under vacuum, acetone leaves the body in the
form of gas and the polymer replaces it, entering each cell and body tissue.
A catalyst is then applied to the specimen, hardening it and completing the
process.This method of preservation creates a specimen that will not decay.
This offers thousands of unique teaching possibilities for educators at all
levels, including
medical professionals, archeologistsand other scientists.
I wonder if this
will be any good or just worthless boring crap. I am hoping for good.
Oh well it airs on January first. click on the ad to get to the site.
12/27/2006
MT.HOOD CYCLING CLASSIC
2007 DATES ANNOUNCED
I was at Discover
Bicycles in Hood River the other day, and found out that the date for the
Mt. Hood Cycling Classic have been announced. They are: Tuesday
May 29th thru Sunday June 3rd. 2007.
for more info on the event
click here.
I love anything to do
with World Cup Racing videos. So here is the trailer for the up coming
video Between the Tape. It is another video by Clay Porter. He
has also done two of my favorite videos Hypnosis and Synopsis.
for the trailer
click here.
80's CHEESE YET STILL ONE OF THE BEST
12/26/2006
OREGON EARNS 'A' MARK ON
2006 IMBA REPORT CARD
The 2006 IMBA Report
Card hails Oregon and Scotland, while handing demerits to British Columbia
and Montana. The Report Card, now in its eighth edition, gauges the riding
opportunities and advocacy strength in the United States, Canadian Provinces
and nations with significant IMBA activities.
In 2006, IMBA has
stepped away from assigning each state, province and nation individual
grades. Instead, we're hoping to focus attention where it's most needed: the
top of the class, and the problem students who will need extra attention to
succeed in 2007.
Category: Top Dog
in USA
State: Oregon
Grade: A
We've always
said that there's more to the Top Dog award than offering world-class trails
- entries like the
North Umpqua
and the Mackenzie River trail mean that Oregon stacks up with any place you
could visit in that regard. Our reasons for making this selection go beyond
outstanding riding.
for more of the store from IMBA
click here.
12/19/2006
FILMED BY BIKE
CALLS FOR ENTRIES
Filmed by Bike is Portland's annual film festival featuring
bike-themed shorts. Entries are being accepted through March 1st, 2007 for
the fifth annual festival, which is scheduled to take place on April 13-15th
at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, OR. for more
information go to
Filmedbybike.org
12/11/2006
CYCLISTS SEEK ALL-WEATHER VELODROME
The aging outdoor
Alpenrose Velodrome is crumbling, and some say it won't last long
Monday, December 11,
2006
BOAZ HERZOG
Three members of the
burgeoning Portland bicycle racing scene have launched an effort to build an
indoor track racing facility.
They plan to gather
$1,000 pledges from 100 people, then solicit the city, businesses and others
for support to replace the aging Alpenrose Velodrome in Southwest Portland.
The 39-year-old
outdoor facility at Alpenrose Dairy, which requires patches of paint and
cement multiple times a year, literally is crumbling ........ for more
from the Oregonian Newspaper
click here.
12/07/2006
CHECK
OUT
THIS
HOLIDAY
GREETING
A friend of mine who
works for Specialized sent me this link for the holidays.
for the link
click here.
11/27/2006
EUROBIKE CANCELS
PORTLAND SHOW; TEAMS UP WITH SEA OTTER
NOVEMBER 27, 2006
--
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (BRAIN)--Eurobike has canceled its proposed
September trade show in Portland and is developing a new show format with
Sea Otter organizer, Frank Yohannan.
Klaus Wellmann, Messe Friedrichshafen’s chief executive officer, said the
German trade show company is only “postponing” its foray into the U.S.
market. Instead, working with Sea Otter staff, Wellmann wants to create an
event that includes consumers as well as dealers, manufacturers and
.......... for more info from the Bicycle Retailer
click here.
11/26/2006
SUNDAY OREGONIAN ARTICLE:
HUB OF THE ACTION
ABBY HAIGHT
The
Strawberry came first.
Andy
Newlands built his first custom bicycle frame in 1971 -- before carbon
fiber, before fingertip gearshifts, before Spandex shorts and decades before
Portland's landscape included bike boulevards, Zoobombers and Critical Mass.
Now
Newlands is an elder statesman in Portland's burgeoning bicycle economy, and
Strawberry keeps stylish company with handmade frames by ......for the
rest of the story from the Oregonian newspaper
click here.
11/20/2006
THE SNOW IS COMING
It is time to cross
train. The ski season is almost here. So I put up a link to to
the ski resorts.
I got this in my
E-mail the other day.
Top 5
Reasons To Be Thankful You're a Snowboarder
With Thanksgiving just
days away here in America, we thought it was appropriate to reflect on the
things we are thankful for. And we realized as riders, we have a lot going
for us. Check it out ::
5. It's way cooler than cross-country skiing - No spandex.
4. No purple toenails - Snowboard boots are way comfier than ski boots and
don't result in lost toenails in the spring.
3. Cameron Diaz is a snowboarder. (she's hot enough said)
2. Less gear means you can hold your snowboard in one hand and a beer in the
other.
1. We get to wear saggy, baggy pants, so no matter how much turkey we eat on
Thanksgiving, no one will ever know!
11/20/2006
This site is
dedicated to the memory of Zach Cannon
08/16/72 to 11/20/93.
La suerte de tu vida Es que ser libre no existe
We still miss you my friend. I
hope you are still riding in the sky. We will meet again someday.
11/19/2006
ABA ANNOUNCES
PARTNERSHIP FOR CONTENT RICH BMX WEBSITE
The ABA and Tim Lillethorup Partner to Offer Race Coverage and More on New
Website
The ABA (American Bicycle Association) announced today that it has reached
an agreement with Tim Lillethorup/Lillethorup Productions, Inc to form a new
BMX (Bicycle Motocross) website that will debut in 2007. The content-rich,
interactive website will be ABABMX.tv and in 2007 will broadcast all 27 ABA
National events, with 14 events live! The new partnership will also create
even more excitement with interactive features, tips from top Professional
riders, new products and more.
“The ABA experimented in 2006 by offering several national events as live
simulcast on our website, it provided our members with ........... for the
rest of the story
click here.
11/16/2006
EARTHED 4 TRAILER
11/12/2006
IS AN
INDOOR VELODROME IN PORTLAND'S FUTURE?
BLAZERS BEWARE, BIKERS AIM BIG
Here's all you really need to know about bicycle racing at the Portland
velodrome. The 268-meter track is raked at a 43-degree angle. And the bikes
have no brakes.
Need a mental image? Think Elvis in "Roustabout." Riding that way cool Wall
of Death.
The Alpenrose Velodrome -- developed in 1962 on the campus of the Alpenrose
Dairy on Southwest Shattuck Road -- is so steeply raked that at any speed
slower than 12 mph cyclists are overcome by a strange and mysterious force.
........... for the rest of the story from the Oregonian newspaper
click here.
EUROBIKE MAKES MOVE
TO U.S. MARKET IN CHALLENGE TO INTERBIKE
OCTOBER 30, 2006
-- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (BRAIN)—Interbike
has competition. The organizers of Eurobike, Germany’s premier trade show,
will launch a competing event in Portland, Oregon, next September
challenging Interbike’s long dominance as the only show in the U.S. market.
Messe Friedrichshafen, Eurobike’s
owners, have met with Portland officials who will support efforts to
bring retailers and
exhibitors to the West Coast city.
.......for the story from Bicycle Retailerclick here.
NEW PIER PARK
FACILITY WELCOMES BMXer's AND SKATERS
check out the story at
bikeportland.org by
clicking here.
10/11/2006
2007 NORBA NATIONAL
MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES CALENDAR
March 31- April 1, 2007 Phoenix, AZ UCI XCO C1*
MA/Stage Race (XCO/TT/Super D) May 5-6, 2007 Fontana, CA UCI XCO C1*
MA/XCO/STXC/4X/DH/Super D May 20, 2007 San Jose, CA UCI XCO C2*
XCO/Super D June 16-17, 2007 Park City, UT UCI XCO C1*
MA/XCO/STXC/DH/DS/Super D July 7-8, 2007 Sonoma, CA UCI XCO C1*
XCO/STXC/4X/DH/Super D July 28-29, 2007 Sugar Mountain, NC UCI XCO C1*
XCO/STXC/DH/DS/Super D August 11-12, 2007 NMBS Finals
Snowmass Village, CO UCI XCO C1*
XCO/STXC/DH/4X/DS/Super D
KEY: MA= Marathon XCO=
Cross Country STXC= Short Track
DS= Dual Slalom 4X= Mountain Cross DH= Downhill
Super D = Super D
* = UCI inscription pending approval by the UCI. All dates subject to
change
09/30/2006
AN UPHILL BATTLE ?
Congress grapples
with tough issues on Mount Hood wilderness
By RAELYNN
RICARTE
Hood River News staff writer
September 30, 2006
The political climate
in Washington, D.C., was tense this week as Oregon’s Congressional
delegation scrambled to reconcile two Mount Hood master plans.
A wrench was thrown into the works when the property appraisals in a Hood
River County land swap were declared faulty by the U.S. Government
Accountability Office. ...... for the rest of the story
from the H.R. News
click here.
BMX RETURNS; ADVENTURE
RACING AND SUPER D TO DEBUT AT SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2007
Sea Otter
Classic will shuck its hard-earned reputation as a "cycling festival" in
2007. Never fear, instead the Sea Otter Classic will best its reputation as
the largest, most celebrated cycling festival in North America by adding key
events that reflect Sea Otter's innovative spirit, like BMX, Adventure
Racing, and Super D.
BMX at last gets its chance at the limelight with the eagerly anticipated
return of BMX racing to Sea Otter. In preparation for its first-ever
appearance as an
Olympic sport in 2008, .........
for the rest of the story from MTBR.com
click here.
09/25/2006
RIVER CITY BICYCLES CROSS CRUSADE
It is time to go out
and get cold and muddy. The cyclo-cross season is upon us. Here
are the dates for the series.
Senator Ron Wyden (D) and
Senator Gordon Smith (R) recently introduced the Senate version of the Lewis
and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act. The bill bodes well for mountain
bicycling and maintains many boundary adjustments that will accommodate
access to important trails.
The
Oregon Mountain
Bike Alliance (ORMBA) and the
International
Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)
have worked diligently on the bill for almost three years and believe the
Senate version is good for land protection and continued mountain bike
access. ORMBA and IMBA strongly support protecting the lands around Mount
Hood and are asking for a few important changes to the bill.
Presented by Discover Bicycles, Disco Velo, New York City Sub Shops,
and Hood River Valley High School.
The race will be run at the Hood River Valley High School and will
consist of a great balance of terrain. Everything from grueling run ups,
to hairy corners, strategically placed barriers, single track, pavement,
and wide-open fields (you'll need someplace to pass or get passed). From
the tight and technical to the all out speed, it's all there. A great
way to kick off this year's cross season!
I ran into the
Specialized sales rep. the other day. He told me to go check out these
videos on the Specialized web site.They are kind of funny and
whacked out at the same time. They at least waste a few minutes of your
time. for the videos
click here.
09/16/2006
MT.
HOOD SKIBOWL MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE SERIES 2007 SCHEDULE
I know it is early but
here is the 2007 Mount Hood Skibowl Race series schedule for 2007.
Start asking for the days off now.
May 5th Sat. -
Shiloh Cyclery Spring Fling - DH No. 1
June 17th Sun. -
Shiloh Super Sunday - DH No. 2
July 8th Sun. -
State Games of Oregon Presented by the Fat Tire Farm - DH No. 3
July 29th Sun. -
Shiloh's Showdown - DH No. 4
September 8th Sat.
- Scotty Graham Memorial presented by Shiloh Cyclery - DH No. 5
09/15/2006
NEW WORLD DISORDER
7 - FLYING HIGH AGAIN
New
World Disorder 7 MTB film will be released at Interbike on September 27th,
2007. It will be followed by a shop tour after Interbike. The following
shops are showing the film in Oregon:
Discover
Bicycles
www.discoverbicycles.com
Hood River,
Oregon
Saturday October 7th.,
2007
Venue: TBA (most likely River City Saloon)
BURLEY DESIGN OF
EUGENE, OREGON SOLD TO OREGON BUSINESSMAN
- EMPLOYEES LAID OFF
SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 -- EUGENE, OR — All 104
employees at Burley Design learned on Friday that the company had been sold
to local businessman Michael Coughlin, and that under the new ownership,
they were being—at least temporarily—laid off, according to The
Register-Guard.
For
the full Register-Guard newspaper story
click
here.
OREGON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BMX FINALS @EMERALD VALLEY
Thursday - September 21st - Single Points
- 6pm - 7pm $5.00
Friday - September 22nd - Single Points -
5:30pm - 7pm $7.00
Saturday - September 23rd - Double Points
- 9:30am - 11:00am $20.00 - Awards through 4th place.
Sunday - September 24th - Triple Points -
9:30am - 11:00am - $30.00 - Awards through 8th place.
09/04/2006
SKIBOWL SCOTTY
GRAHAM MEMORIAL MTB RACE DH & XC
DH September 9, 2006 XC
September 10, 2006 Location: Mt. Hood Skibowl is
located 52 miles S.E. of Portland on Hwy. 26, just before the village of
Government Camp.
Entry fee:DH: $30.00 for all classes
includes training on Saturday. XC: $15.00 for all participants
Events: Downhill training
on Saturday 9:00am-11:30am, Downhill race on Saturday at 12:30 & Cross
Country race on Sunday at 12:00.
Training: DH Saturday
9:00-11:30. XC course marked for Friday.
Today I received an e-mail from a friend that he forwarded to me and others
that was originally sent by IMBA(International Mountain Bike
Association). In that e-mail it said this: A dangerous new Forest
Service policy could close hundreds of miles of single track in two states.
This potentially precedent-setting change must be stopped before it spreads
to Oregon ........... for Tyler
click here.
08/28/2006
VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE
OREGON GOVERNOR'S CUP
This footage is from
the Emerald Valley Eugene, OR race.
for the video
click here.
Some links over time may
not be active due to the original server taking said links off of there
websites. Sorry for any inconvenience.
RL
PRODUCTIONS/TWISTED CHI ENTERTAINMENT 2006. All rights reserved.
DEDICADO a DEUS
