by Tom Baldinger
Springtime brings its own set of riding rules. Although there is more daylight, it’s still smart to have a light if you plan on doing afternoon rides. There are few things more scary than getting lost in the dark. It is also entirely preventable with a bit of planning and forethought. If possible, [...]
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Filed under: Advice, Training
by Brian Sather
This winter in the La Grande area of Oregon, we had lots of snow. There was a seemingly endless cycle of snow and wind. Many of our roads and highways, including I-84, were closed numerous times from heavy snowfall and drifting. People who live in frequent snow areas like ours know the extra [...]
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Filed under: Advice, Eastern Oregon, MTB
by Beau Poling, age 15
It was an average day at Eugene Bicycle Works, the bike shop where I volunteer on Saturdays. I was working on bikes with my dad when Tom popped in. Tom is the ad rep for Oregon Cycling. We started to talk about BMX and I asked if he wanted to [...]
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Filed under: BMX, Racing, Youth Articles
by Lance Maguire
“On the gate, riders ready—watch the light!” The cadence of an ABA BMX race raises the adrenaline of the participant and inspires fear in the heart of the parent involved.
Since the inception of the American Bicycle Association, racing on a bicycle has not quite been the same. With the same bicycle [...]
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Filed under: BMX, Racing
by Ray Thomas
In July of 2006, I wrote an article on how cyclists can deal with “neighborhood crank” drivers, who for some reason have it in for bike riders. The article discussed the case of the “Red Pick-up Guy,” who was the bane of cyclists in the West Salem, Oregon area for years before local [...]
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Filed under: Bikes & The Law, Safety
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