Out of my way!

From the December, 2008 issue

by Karl Benedek
James Winkelman knows that multi-use paths are not necessarily a utopian alternative to the toxic gridlock of the auto-centric road system. In fact, he knows from experience that user conflicts are common on these important transportation and recreation corridors. Perhaps it’s because for all the good they represent, multi-use paths could be considered [...]

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UO Campus Gears up for Bike Loan Program

From the September, 2008 issue

by Briana Orr
Fifteen years ago, a handful of green-and-yellow painted loaner bikes dotted University of Oregon’s landscape. “The concept was altruistic but lacked funding, dedicated staff and a realistic plan,” said Dan Geiger, Director of UO’s Outdoor Program (OP). Now the OP has the space, funding, staff, and support needed create a lasting bike [...]

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Coast or bust from the southern Willamette Valley

From the August, 2008 issue

by Karl Benedek
I get asked all the time about the best way to the coast from Eugene. Highway 126 is the most direct route, of course, but not the most fun. I had been out Smith River Road before, but had never tried Highway 36, so this July, my wife and I set out to [...]

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Eugene 08 Olympic Trials offers free valet bike parking

From the May, 2008 issue

To celebrate Earth Day, the Eugene 08 organizers announced on April 22 that during the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, spectators and Festival patrons who ride their bikes (or scooters or skateboards) to Hayward Field will have free valet parking. The Center for Appropriate Transport will staff the bike parking area [...]

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There’s (MTB) gold in them thar hills

From the May, 2008 issue

by Tom Baldinger
I have a treasure in my back yard. Not many people know about it. At the risk of spilling the beans, I am going to let Eugene mountain bikers in on a sweet secret. I live just outside the city limits on Lorane Highway and have 70 miles of trails to ride on [...]

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Motorist’s repeat harassment of bicyclists

From the April, 2008 issue

by Ray Thomas 
We have previously discussed, from both a legal and citizen perspective, “The Red Pick-Up Guy” of West Salem who was prosecuted for multiple criminal charges in July, 2007 by the Polk County District Attorney.  This was the fellow (reported to the Polk County Sheriff by numerous members of the Salem Bicycle Club) who [...]

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Filed under: Bikes & The Law, Road Rules, Safety, Willamette Valley

Inside Black Rock

From the August, 2007 issue

How mountain biking enthusiasts and land agencies worked together to create an Oregon freeriding mecca
by Tom Baldinger
Black Rock Mountain Bike Area is a set of mountain bike trails outside Falls City, Oregon. The tale behind it is unique and a good lesson for other mountain bike clubs around the country. In the early 1990s, most [...]

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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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A new road south

From the November, 2006 issue

by Lee Norris 
June 19
Because I am a cross country cyclist, I like to think that I have some idea what the pioneers experienced on the trails coming west. I do not mean that in a literal sense. I don’t have to find feed for my bicycle every night, and I don’t have to dig myself [...]

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