www.tribe503.com Oregon Mountain Biking, BMX, and Bicycle Culture
09/05/2007
DINCUS MORNING COMMUTE
I saw this over on the Decline
website the other day. Since it is s slow Oregon week here you go.
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
09/01/2007
CYCLOCROSS RETURNS TO
HOOD RIVER
2007 Hood River Cyclocross
Classic. Sunday, September 23rd, 2007. 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! Start Times: 9:00am Beginners and Masters 50+ (45min). 10:00am
Category C Men and Masters Category C 35+ (45 min). 11:00am Masters Category
B 35+ and Junior Men (45min). 12:00pm Category B Men and Single Speed
(45min). 1:00pm Women: Category A, Category B, Beginners, Masters 35+,
Juniors (45min All scored separately). 2:00pm Category A Men and Masters
Category A 35+ (60min). Registration: Registration opens at 8:00 am and runs
until 15 minutes before each race. Pre-registration can be sent to Jeff
Lorenzen, 1886 Belmont Drive, Hood River, OR, 97031. Make checks payable to
Disco Velo. Pre-registration - $20, Day of Race registration - $23.00.
$10.00 for a second event. This is an OBRA event so licenses are required.
One-day licenses can be purchased race day for $5, annual OBRA licenses for
$10.00. Prizes: Men A: $250 7-deep. Women A: $150 5 deep. Men B: $100 5
deep. All other categories will be competing for glory, scabs, and the
satisfaction of a job well-done. Questions please contact: Jeff Lorenzen at
(541) 490-6837 or contact email
obra369@yahoo.com.
Special notes: There is no water on site. Please be prepared with your own.
Please do not ride on the athletic fields or running track. Promoter
reserves the right to combine categories. Please use the darn
Port-a-Potties, not the bushes. Helmets required.
More about OBRA>>
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
08/30/2007
MAX WANTS EASY RIDE
FOR BIKERS
More
cyclists are using light rail, and the crowds have
caused clashes
PATRICK O'NEILL
The
Oregonian Staff
MAX is
becoming a victim of its own success.
Ridership
on the light-rail system is rising as gas prices remain
high, getting more cars off the road. A growing number
of those passengers are bicyclists who use the trains,
reducing congestion at both ends of their commute.
But when
bikers and nonbikers wind up on the same crowded train
at rush hour, tempers sometimes flare. TriMet officials
are looking for ways to reduce that friction, short of
restricting the number of bikes on trains during rush
hour. ......for more info
click here.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
08/29/2007
KLUNKERZ COMING TO
PORTLAND
There's quite a few
screenings coming up on the West Coast. I hope some of you can make it out.
They are still getting the DVD deal together, but it should be available by
October 1st atwww.klunkerz.com. Hopefully they will be making the
announcement of the sale at InterBike. More details will follow as they get
closer.
Portland, OR
Saturday, September 8th at 3:00pm. Cinema 21 616 NW 21st Ave. For more info
please go to
www.bicyclefilmfestival.com.
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
08/27/2007
BLACK ROCK BIKE FEST
2007
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
08/26/2007
MT HOOD WHAM BAM
THANK YOU JAM POSTPONED
Info from the
Wham Bam
website. The Windells event for September first is postponed. We apologize
for any problems this may cause, but we just were not reaching our goals
with the course. We will continue developing the course over the winter
and hope to deliver something with some booyeah next spring.
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
08/24/2007
UNHINGED MOVIE TRAILER
From the producers of the Anti
Gravity series.
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
08/21/2007
HEALTH NET PORTLAND
TWILIGHT CRITERIUM
August 24 - Portland
info from the Oregon Bike.com newsletter.
Come watch the area's fastest
cyclists compete for the region's biggest purse in the Health Net Portland
Twilight Criterium on Friday, August 24. The new course location surrounds
the North Park Blocks of downtown Portland, creating an island oasis of
360-degree viewing, music, food and beverages.
There is fast-paced excitement for cyclists and spectators alike along the
race's highly technical course. Get close enough to the action to feel the
wind from racers rushing by as they complete each half-mile lap in just over
one minute.
This free event features live music, great food and drink - making it a
perfect Friday night activity for families and cycling enthusiasts. Come
downtown Friday evening to experience the excitement yourself. Volunteers
are needed! Support racing in Portland, get up-front viewing of the race and
receive a free t-shirt. See the website for details.
for more info click here.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
EMERALD VALLEY BMX
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE
State Championship
Pre-Race September 22nd. State Championship Final September 23rd.
Eugene, OR
Contact Information: Don
Anderson 541-515-7322 or 541-461-2331
email: trackoperator@evbmx.com
(file
under Oregon BMX)
SKIBOWL DH RACE #4 &
CROSS COUNTRY RACE #4
September 1st -
2nd. - Scotty Graham Memorial DH race presented by Shiloh Cyclery
September 9th. - Scotty Graham Memorial XC race (series final for XC)
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
I have been following
this story in the paper and blogs all last weeek. This is the original
article from the Oregonian. For more up to date info go to
www.bikeportland.org.
BICYCLIST APPARENTLY HIT INTENTIONALLY, POLICE SAY DRIVER IS CHARGED
Portland police say a
47-year-old driver appears to have intentionally used his car to
bowl over two bicyclists who were riding along Southeast Clinton
Street Friday afternoon.
The male cyclists -- Ben Ramsdell, 25, and
Timothy Mastne, 41 -- were brought by ambulance from the 1000
block of Southeast Clinton Street to Oregon Health & Science
University with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Schmautz said
he didn't know what injuries they suffered.
Schmautz said the driver, Johnny Jerry
Eschweiler, has been charged with two counts of attempted
first-degree assault and was being booked into jail Friday
evening.
"Apparently the bicyclists were hit by the
car and knocked off," Schmautz said. "...He (Eschweiler) dragged
the bikes about 100 feet before he came to a stop."
Southeast precinct officers responded to
the scene at 12:41 p.m. Schmautz said it appears the three were
arguing, but he wasn't sure if the dispute started before or
after Eschweiler struck the cyclists.
Multnomah County court records show
Eschweiler has two traffic tickets -- for failing to obey a
traffic control device in 2000 and speeding in 2005. He paid
fines and fees of $135 and $141 respectively.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
08/18/2007
CBS SUCKS
I went to watch the
Jeep K.O.M. series on CBS. They preempted it with football.
Doesn't football get enough coverage in this country. When will
Americans open their eyes to other sports besides baseball, basketball, &
football. The ratings for the X-Games and Dew Action Sports
Tour, as well as how many people sign up to play soccer (the real football)
would show that people want more. Oh well maybe I shouldn't watch
sports and should go outside and ride my bike. Since they won't put it on I guess we are stuck
with the web.
(Round 1 clip of the 2007 Jeep King of the Mountain Series)
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
08/17/2007
BMX RACING AT THE
OREGON STATE FAIRGROUNDS
The new BMX track at the
Oregon State Fair grounds is finally complete. The same fine people
that run Mollala BMX run this track. August 24, 25, 26 Racing at the
Oregon State Fair in Salem
August 31, Sept. 1, 2Racing
at the Oregon State Fair in Salem
These will
be regular single points races - $10 fee
JEEP KING OF THE
MOUNTAIN MTB RACE ON CBS TOMORROW
5:00 p.m. on CBS in the
Portland, Oregon market. Tune in and support our sport. This is
one of the biggest money payouts for MTB athletes. We need to support
it to keep the TV & advertisers coming back for more. If you don't
watch and support it don't bitch about no TV coverage for Mountain bikes.
for more info on the race
click here.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
08/16/2007
2007 DEW
ACTION SPORTS TOUR PORTLAND
Vans Invitational -
Portland, Oregon August 16-19, 2007
(practice & competition footage from the Portland stop last year)
(file
under Oregon BMX)
GIVE US OUR PEDALS WORTH
People
upset by missteps in the Providence Bridge Pedal
deserve dollars back, and transparency
Article from the August 15th
edition of the Oregonian
T he
Providence Bridge Pedal is one of those community
marvels that remind Portlanders why they live here. Atop
a bike, atop a bridge, particularly on a beautiful day,
you feel as if you own the world.
Or, to be
more precise, as if you're renting it for a few hours.
You do
have to
share the bridges with thousands of other walkers and
bicyclists -- 20,000 in all this year -- and you do have
to pay a fee. (It varies, but it's $25 to preregister.)
Still, the sensation can be so transporting that the
price doesn't seem exorbitant if the Pedal runs well.
It didn't
this year. Perhaps as many as 1,500 riders went away
disappointed and unable to complete the ride. As The
Oregonian's Helen Jung reported Tuesday, bottlenecks
forced bicyclists to walk parts of the course. Some
participants had to put up with ridiculously long waits,
and others just gave up and went home.
for the
rest of the article
click here.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
(Bridge Pedal video
from 2006)
THE OUT CAST
This is a good article on the
ongoing saga of Floyd Landis. I found it at the New York Times.
for the article
click here.
08/14/2007
KRUGER'S KERMESSE FARM
CRITERIUM
With cyclocross season just over a month away, I like to give you a quick
update about another exciting, new race brought to you by Portland Racing:
the inaugural
Kruger's Kermesse
Farm Crit.
This fun, cyclocross-style criterium will take place on Saturday September
15 on the farm roads of Kruger's Farm in the beautiful countryside of Sauvie
Island, just 20' outside Portland.
Obviously, this will NOT be your usual downtown crit. Except for racers
doing mulitple laps across a relatively compact course, everything will be
different! The race - open for racers of all ages and all abilities - will
probably feel more like a fast and non-technical cyclocross race over
hard-packed farm roads, featuring some potholes, some ruts, a sprinkle of
gravel, a bit of sand, and depending on the weather, possibly some mud.
However, everything will be 100% rideable (no barriers or dismounts). Just
think about it as Portland's mini-version of Paris-Roubaix, sans
cobblestones. To get a better idea of what we're talking about, check out
the
course map and
some photos.
Throughout the afternoon and evening, racers and spectators will be able to
kick back on the concert lawn, located behind the farm store and right next
to the finish line. We'll have a beer garden and gourmet food at hand,
catered by
Kruger's Farm
Market
and
Salvador Molly's.
And we will end the day with a team relay race, a raffle and a live concert,
Kruger's Farm style!
So mark your calendars and start looking forward to another great day of
bike race fun at the farm.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
08/13/2007
MTBCUT.tv GOES LIVE
TODAY
There are MTB
features, rider bios, interviews and race event coverage
from around the world! Click now www.mtbcut.tv
to enjoy it!
Thousands of people have visited
the trailer site already, but that was just a taster of
the explosive, blood pumping adrenalin filled Video on
Demand action that’s ready for you to check out today.
From the UK to the US, Poland to Malaysia the response
has been phenomenal!
You’ll be able to catch up with
the Atherton’s, check out the New Zealand Nationals,
maybe brush up on your “Drop Offs” but don’t miss John
Dawson from Rock Shox walking you through cleaning out
your Boxxers! It really is must see TV!
Whose features
can you expect to see in the future? There’s a load more
to come. We have coverage of the closing rounds of the
2007 World Cup Series only at MTBcut.tv from John Lawlor
(Second Last Chance). You might prefer to watch
exclusive content from Clay Porter (Between the Tape),
Don Hampton (Chain Reaction), or Peter Rauch (Evermore).
Whatever you like we’re doing our best to bring it all
to one place at www.mtbcut.tv!
CLICK – WATCH – BREATHE
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
08/06/2007
ROSEBURG BMX
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
Saturday, August 18, 2007 Race
Registration 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Entry fee $20.00 For more Info
call: 541-430-0430
Directions:
From the
south: Take I-5 to exit 112. Travel west past RoseburgLumber to Dillard.
Turn left on
Hult Ave
just past the store. Turn left after the school and you are looking at
the track. From the north: Take I-5 to the Winston exit 119.
Follow Hwy 99 thru
Winston to Dillard. Do not take Hwy 42 out of Winston. Turn right on
Hult Ave one
block before the store. Turn left past school and
you
are looking at the track.
Video
#1
of Governor's Cup race @ EVBMX
(file
under Oregon BMX)
08/02/2007
PROVIDENCE
BRIDGE PEDAL
August 12 -
Portland
info from the Oregon Bike.com newsletter.
On the morning of Sunday,
August 12, Portland area friends, families and neighbors will hop on their
bicycles, and by noon they will have biked a combined 1/2 million miles.
That is like biking to the moon and back, but Providence Bridge Pedal is
much more fun.
In
1994 a group of bicycle enthusiasts, inspired by the success of rides like
Cycle Oregon and Seattle to Portland, had the idea that there should be a
biking event to celebrate Portland. It was a short step from that notion to
resounding agreement that Portland's Willamette River bridges would serve as
the centerpiece of the ride. These ten bridges include architectural
masterpieces (and a couple of clunkers) and offer remarkable views of the
city and the river. But the bridges are more than a visual landscape: they
actually stitch the community together.
Over 7,500 people showed up for the first Bridge Pedal in 1996. This year
almost three times that number are expected to participate. Sign up today
for the rare opportunity to see the city from way up top the Fremont bridge,
to ride with friends and enjoy a day in the city.
for more info
click here.
WHISTLER, British Columbia
—This year's Crankworx seems to be one that will be remembered for quite a
while.
"This Kokanee Crankworx was the most successful yet," said Jeremy Roche,
general manager of Kokanee Crankworx. "With excellent musical acts from all
over the region, incredibly talented athletes from across the globe and
exciting events, the festival has grown from a grassroots gathering to a
world-class event in only a few short years."
The Whistler Mountain Bike Park hit all-time records, with the most ever
riders in one day (2,197), three consecutive days of 2,000-plus riders and
most riders in the bike park in one week (12,383). A total of 14,495 riders
hit the bike park during the festival, which ran from July 21 to July 29.
info from The Bicycle Retailer.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
07/31/2007
WILLAMETTE PASS DOWNHILL & SUPER
D RACE
SUPER D:
August 11th State Championship (Willamette Pass)
DOWNHILL: August 12th State Champs
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
07/26/2007
CRANKWORX & BMX WORLDS
This
weekend the tribe splits up to check out the BMXWorlds & Crankworx. I
may be broken, but not out. I will be going to Crankworx and do a
little spectating from the sidelines at the longhorn. We hopeful will
hook up with the cool dudes from www.Ride-this.com .
Oh well, better to recover at a nice resort town than my overly hot house.
There is always next year to ride a bike. Tyler should be having
some new opinions come Monday or so also. So until Monday I am out of here.
Peace out and remember life is beautiful.
(file under Oregon BMX
& Oregon Mountain Biking)
07/21/2007
BROKEN
Crankworx starts this week, and I am broken. I was road riding and got
hit by a car at around 25 to 30 miles an hour. Ever have your life
flash before your eyes this is a good way to do it. Luckily I am not
that hurt. Just a puncture wound, 4 inch laceration, multiple bruise
down my back and shoulders, and a fractured knee. I have learned from
this that you have to look at life on the positive tip. I could have
been dead or broke my neck or back. The only problem is I don't now
what condition my beautiful bike is in. LOL. She never tried to
hurt anyone. Ten to Twelve weeks of recovery is just around the
corner. I guess my cycling season is officially over. I should
be back to form about a month before snowboard season. I think I am
still going to Crankworx. The longhorn is right at the base of the
lifts. I can still watch the competition and drink beer. I need
a vacation anyway. I would also like to thank all of the people
who have called or stopped by to wish me well. The Tribe lives on.
The bonds that cycling has helped start with my friends means the world to
me.
(file under Oregon
Bicycle Culture)
07/19/2007
OREGON STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP BMX QUALIFIERS
Emerald Valley BMX
- Eugene
Saturday July 21
registration/practice 9 am - 11 am
$500 team purse!!
Molalla River BMX
- Molalla
Sunday July 22
registration/practice 10 am - 12 noon
$500 team purse!!
(file under Oregon BMX)
07/17/2007
HAVE YOU SEEN
IT? PART SEIS
NEW INTERNET
MOUNTAIN BIKE CHANNEL
Coming in August 2007 MTBCUT.tv
will launch.
Click on the pic below to
watch the Trailer.
(File under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
07/16/2007
HELP SAVE
ACCESS TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL
Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy.
The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land
managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future
segments. .... for more info on the story
click here.
(File under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
TYLER IS BACK
I am back! Retirement only
lasted one year. Something about fraud
and being to young to get social security. So I am back doing this.
I get paid in soda cans, so I guess that social security will never be there
for me. Oh well I have a bicycle and can sleep in the garage of
Tribe503. So for the next Tirade
click here. It
is not my best just let me oil the rust with some tri-flow and I will
be back to form shortly.
(File under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
07/13/2007
CHRIS KING
DEBUTING NEW REAR HUB AT DOWNIEVILLE CLASSIC
Portland Oregon based Chris King Precision Components will announce and
release for sale a 150-millimter rear ISO hub model at this weekend’s
Downieville Classic in Downieville, California.
Designed for freeride and downhill bikes, the ISO 150 is the latest addition
to the renowned line of King ISO disc hubs. The ISO 150 will be a popular
choice for pairing with King’s proven front ISO 20mm.
Featuring an aluminum hubshell and spinning on reliable Chris King stainless
steel sealed bearings, the King ISO 150 rear hub will be seen first by
attendees and participants of the feel-good mountain bike celebration of the
West. The weekend event, home to a 17-mile downhill race, will also see
Chris King behind the griddle serving up his famous pancakes for breakfast
and fajitas for lunch to all.
The ISO 150 rear hub joins the King line-up of ISO disc hubs including ISO
Disc front (110mm QR) and rear (135mm QR & Bolt-on), ISO 20mm front hub and
ISO 24mm front hub.
info from The Bicycle Retailer
WILLAMETTE PASS DOWNHILL & SUPER
D RACING
Super D - Saturday July 14
Downhill - Sunday
July 15
The clips I have been posting are supposedly teasers for a short film.
The film is to debut in Whistler at Crankworx
@ the Longhorn Saloon in Whistler on Thursday July 26th
. It is a promotional for
Oakley's MTB athletes. It is kind of a mystery Blair Witch type of
thing. I first heard of it when some friends from Hood River told me
they were filming at Post Canyon & Syncline. I wonder how it will end?
(File under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
07/10/2007
NEW OREGON BMX TRACK?
My
sources say there is for sure going to be a new BMX track in Oregon.
They also say it is going to be at the state fair grounds in Salem.
The ABA is suppose to be coming out to help them build it. We'll wait
and see how it all goes down.
07/08/2007
THE COUNTDOWN TO CRANKWORX & BMX
WORLDS BEGIN
To
bad they are on the same weekend, the same province, but different
cities.
(File under Oregon Bicycle
Culture)
07/07/2007
TOUR de FRANCE STARTS TODAY
check out the info on the 06/28/2007 post, or go click
here.
(File under Oregon Bicycle
Culture)
07/04/2007
HAVE A GOOD 4th of JULY
"Freedom has its life in the
hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and
refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will
wither and die." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
(File under Oregon Bicycle
Culture)
07/03/2007
2008 NISSAN UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP
ROUND 1 - MAY
10/11 MARIBOR, SLOVENIA
ROUND 2 - MAY 31/JUNE 1 VALLNORD, ANDORRA
ROUND 3 - JUNE 7/8 FORT WILLIAM, SCOTLAND
ROUND 4 - JULY 26/27 CANADA (TBC)
ROUND 5 - AUGUST 2/3 MONT SAINTE ANNE, CANADA
ROUND 6 - AUGUST 30/31 CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
ROUND 7 - SEPTEMBER 13/14 SCHLADMING, AUSTRIA
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - JUNE 17/22 COMMEZZADURA, ITALY
THE PLATINUM BICYCLE MASTER PLAN
For those of
you not paying attention to the latest serialized
novella spilling out of the City of Portland’s
website,
the
first installment
of the Platinum Bicycle Master Plan has finally arrived.
Though not as polished as the first edition, if the
introduction is any indicator, this sequel will be a
tear-jerking, edge-of-your-seat masterpiece.
...... for the rest of the story from the Willamette Week
click here.
(file under Oregon Bicycle Culture)
06/28/2007
WILLAMETTE PASS DOWNHILL & SUPER
D RACING
Super D - Saturday JUNE
30
Downhill - Sunday
July 1
The Tour will be covered on the Versus channel this
year. for more info
click here.r.
for coverage of the Tour go to
one of these channels in the Portland Oregon market:
Comcast
Portland Regional - Portland
Channel
number 32
Comcast
Portland Regional - Portland - Digital
Channel
number 32
DIRECTV
Portland - Portland
Channel
number 608
DISH
Portland - Portland
Channel
number 151
DIRECTV -
USA
Channel
number 608
DISH
Network - USA
Channel
number 151
06/26/2007
TONY SMILEY - "FOLLOW
YOU" VIDEO
I know it is not bike
related, but we have been friends for twenty years. Go check out one
of his shows. You can get the schedule by
clicking here.
06/25/2007
HAVE YOU SEEN IT?
LA PARTE CUATRO
(File
under Oregon Mountain Biking)
06/23/2007
BETWEEN THE TAPE DVD
I just bought the new
film by Clay Porter. Between the Tape. I would recommend it to add to
your MTB video library. It is a little more documentary style then the other
two videos he did Hypnosis & Synopsis. Here is the description of the DVD
from their web site.
Between the Tape documents the
2006 World Cup Series of downhill mountain bike racing with an intense and
personal look at both the sport, as a whole, as well as its top athletes.
Following several story lines through the film, Between the Tape documents
the competition, travel, as well as the riders away from the racecourse.
To pick up the video go to:
(File under Oregon Mountain Biking)
06/19/2007
MORE OF THE WHAM BAM
THANK YOU JAM IN OREGON
Two more dates have been added
to the 2007 event schedule, courtesy of the crew behind the Wham Bam Thank
You Jam. Bend and Government Camp, Oregon will be the next two locations for
the upcoming Wham Bam events.
The next Wham Bam event will be in Bend, Oregon and will be a “photo
freeride scavenger hunt”. The date will be Saturday, July 14th, the weekend
in between the Colorado and Whistler Crankworx events.
........for the rest of the story go to
decline magazine.
Last Saturday, another
cyclist was killed on Oregon's roads. He was a member of Portland Velo out
for a group ride. No different from you or me.
What follows is Portland Velo's member email on the accident.
IT IS TIME TO ACT!
On Saturday, 6/9/07, Portland Velo member Tim O'Donnell was struck and
killed by a motorist while riding with the A17 group on our Saturday
Signature Series ride. Portland Velo members Martin Obando, Michael
Forester, Leslie Louis and Alan Jeddeloh were riding with Tim. A celebration
of Tim's life will be held on Friday, June 15 at 3:00pm at St. Patrick's
Church, 1623 NW 19th Street. Please come and support the family and your
fellow club members who were with Tim. Please send your cards and
condolences to Mary O'Donnell and Family, 17725 SW Sugar Plum Lane, Aloha,
OR 97007.
Tim's tragedy has struck us to the core; we have lost a friend and fellow
cyclist. Tim was already an avid cyclist when he joined Portland Velo, but
he really took to the sport last year when he joined our first (and only)
development squad ride. John Ohnstad introduced Tim to the club, as Tim was
a regular at John's spin class. Tim went from barely being able to keep a 12
MPH pace for 10 miles to riding regularly with the A19's. Along the way many
of us got to know him as a super-friendly guy with a hearty laugh who
.........for the rest of the story
click here.
(file under Oregon Bike
Culture)
06/14/2007
OLYMPIC BMX TRACK
OPENS IN UTAH
JUNE 14, 2007
-- SALT LAKE CITY, UT --A replica of the 2008 Olympic BMX track opened in Salt
Lake City, Utah. The track will allow riders to train for the upcoming 2008
Olympic Games in China, where BMX will debut as an Olympic sport. The new
track is expected to draw hopefuls from around the country who want to ride
the replica track.
“The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is making every effort to ensure
that the BMX riders representing the United States have the most accurate
replica of the Olympic track on which they can train,” said ABA president
Clayton John.
The track is the newest addition to “Rad Canyon BMX,” a high tech BMX
facility which will host the Utah State Championships this summer. The track
will also be used for the Pro Spectacular at the end of June as part of the
ABA Great Salt Lake National event.
For more information visit
www.ababmx.com
or call (714) 666-1999.
(file under Oregon
BMX)
PORTLAND
RANKS FIRST IN NATION FOR BIKING TO WORK
A larger share of Portlanders commute by bicycle than in any other large
city in America, eight times the national average, according to the director
of the U.S. Census Bureau, who took note of the statistic during a
presentation Wednesday at City.... for more of the story from the
Oregonian
click here.
(File under Oregon Bike Culture)
06/10/2007
HAVE YOU SEEN IT ? PT.
3
06/09/2007
DAVID "WRAYZOR" WRAY TO
BIKE ACROSS THE U.S.
Hello there BMX World.... and
im not talking only to the magazine, im talking to the entire spoke & mag-a-scene. im
talking to anyone who has ever throw their leg up and over a 20" and raced
and still is. some of you may think you know me, some know a little about
me, but most of the people in the BMX world hardly know me at all, and some
have never even heard my name. but there is no-one in my life at the moment
that knows all the dynamics of who i am. that is just fine and the way it
is. although i have appreciated every true friend ive ever made in bmx, i
have rarely gone out of my way to convince people to think that i m cool and
that they should be my friend to be cool. you see, whenever i have gone to
a race, a practice night, or even riding down the street, im focused on one
thing and that is riding my bike
and
trying to ride it the best way i can. unfortunately, the majority of the
people in this great sport of ours rarely invites people outside of thier
immediate circles to join them in after race cookouts or pool parties or
whatever. so i have usually been left driving off on my own wondering why
people in BMX dont hang out with each other away from the track. if people
would take the time to do that they would learn so much more about who each
other are. for whatever reason (embarassment, fear, insecurity,
misunderstanding, unwillingness, track politics and egos, and
unsubstantiated judgment are a few) there is so much division among people
in bmx ..... for the rest of the story
click here.
(file under Oregon
BMX)
06/08/2007
NEW BIKE FRIENDLY PARK JUST BUILT IN OREGON
Tomorrow, Saturday
June 9th 12-3 pm is the
Seaside Skate 'n Ride Park Grand Opening PARTY!
A great deal of work
went into making sure this park would be
"BIKE FRIENDLY" and
it is! (just please leave your pegs at home)
for PIC'S of the new
park and more details check out these websites
Designed & Built by
Stefan Hauser and his Crew of Placed To Ride Inc.
This outdoor concrete
park is 11,000 sq ft and was built by our own
local skaters and BMX
riders!!!!
(file under
Oregon BMX)
LAND PRESERVATION BILLS ADVANCING IN
SEVERAL U.S. STATES
info
from I.M.B.A.
A new crop of
land preservation
bills are advancing in several U.S. States. Thanks to the work
of cycling advocates, many of them have been designed with mountain
bikers' needs in mind. Bills in
Oregon,
Virginia
and Georgia would allow
mountain bicycling to continue in protected landscapes, while others
include trail reroutes or boundary adjustments to permit continued
access to important singletrack trails.
(file under Oregon
Mountain Biking)
BREAKAWAY EVENTS PRESENTS - THE ADVENTURE: 12 MILE SUPER D
Ashland Oregon
June.10.2007
The longest SuperD race in the State of Oregon! Time is running out!
Register by June.09.2007
What is a Super D race?
A Super D race is best described as a downhill cross country race. It
normally
lacks the technical danger packed elements of a downhill and, has some
significant pedaling. The Super D is a timed event and has 1 minute
interval start times. Any bike will do for a Super D race, but this
category of racing is where the all-mountain/trail bikes with 4, 5, and
6 inches of travel can really excel.
Registration Information:
There will be no registration on the day of the race. No exceptions!
Registration will be available online at:
http://www.breakawayevents.net/RegSuperD.html
Until June.09.2007, 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
Registration will also be available on June.09.2007, from 3-7pm at:
Ashland Cycle Sport, 191 Oak St., Ashland OR. 97520
(file under Oregon Mountain Biking)
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 2007. All rights reserved.
DEDICADO a DEUS
have to
share the bridges with thousands of other walkers and
bicyclists -- 20,000 in all this year -- and you do have
to pay a fee. (It varies, but it's $25 to preregister.)
Still, the sensation can be so transporting that the
price doesn't seem exorbitant if the Pedal runs well. 
have
been dead or broke my neck or back. The only problem is I don't now
what condition my beautiful bike is in. LOL. She never tried to
hurt anyone. Ten to Twelve weeks of recovery is just around the
corner. I guess my cycling season is officially over. I should
be back to form about a month before snowboard season. I think I am
still going to Crankworx. The longhorn is right at the base of the
lifts. I can still watch the competition and drink beer. I need
a vacation anyway. I would also like to thank all of the people
who have called or stopped by to wish me well. The Tribe lives on.
The bonds that cycling has helped start with my friends means the world to
me. 
and being to young to get social security. So I am back doing this.
I get paid in soda cans, so I guess that social security will never be there
for me. Oh well I have a bicycle and can sleep in the garage of
Tribe503. So for the next Tirade
and
trying to ride it the best way i can. unfortunately, the majority of the
people in this great sport of ours rarely invites people outside of thier
immediate circles to join them in after race cookouts or pool parties or
whatever. so i have usually been left driving off on my own wondering why
people in BMX dont hang out with each other away from the track. if people
would take the time to do that they would learn so much more about who each
other are. for whatever reason (embarassment, fear, insecurity,
misunderstanding, unwillingness, track politics and egos, and
unsubstantiated judgment are a few) there is so much division among people
in bmx ..... for the rest of the story
lacks the technical danger packed elements of a downhill and, has some
significant pedaling. The Super D is a timed event and has 1 minute
interval start times. Any bike will do for a Super D race, but this
category of racing is where the all-mountain/trail bikes with 4, 5, and
6 inches of travel can really excel. 