They don’t call it the Test of Endurance for nothing

From the July, 2007 issue

by Mike Ripley
Words can barely describe what took place and what it took to finish the 3rd annual Test of Endurance 50 presented by Mudslinger Events and Cyclotopia of Corvallis. The event brought together 128 men and women—from weekend racing warriors to adventure-seeking trail riders—in the coastal foothills northwest of Mary’s Peak. The Test of [...]

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Filed under: MTB, Racing, Willamette Valley

K-Man interviews the Deckerator

From the July, 2007 issue

(T. Kenji Sugahara interviews Carl Decker, of Giant/Pearl Izumi)
by T Kenji Sugahara

K-Man: To get us started, let’s get a little background info from you. Where were you born, what are your vital stats, what lives in your backyard…
Deckerator: I’m 6’tall, 160 lbs, bald hair, blue eyes, 32 years of age. I’ve been a [...]

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Scandalized saddles

From the July, 2007 issue

Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride
by Ellee Thalheimer
At a party, just seconds after shmoozing with my grandmother’s very proper friends, I found myself murmuring in the corner with my friend Collin as he tried to sell me on the World Naked Bike Ride. When I asked him in hushed tones about male-oriented technical details, he offered [...]

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What I learned in school this year

From the July, 2007 issue

Or, how I built a recumbent bike in six months
by Nolan Chase, age 16

Building a bike, frame and all, is a long, difficult process, unless you are set up for production work. With two, three-hour classes a week in which I’ve been able to work on my bike, I’ve been working on it for 6 [...]

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Filed under: Framebuilding, Youth Articles

Pedestrian rights in Oregon

From the July, 2007 issue

Shoulders, multi-use paths, bike lanes & sidewalks
by Ray Thomas
Pedestrians, bicycles, and motor vehicles at various points all pass over roadways, sidewalks, multi-use paths, bicycle lanes, and roadway shoulders. The purpose of this article is to provide a basic primer on the rights of pedestrians in each area.
On sidewalks, pedestrians rule
The law of sidewalks [...]

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Filed under: Bikes & The Law, Road Rules