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Oregon Randonneurs Kings Valley 400K

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Thanks to Nick and the boys for allowing me a day off I had the pleasure of riding the Oregon Randonneurs Kings Valley 400K brevet last Saturday. Near perfect weather, 80′s inland, 60′s along the coast, and low winds, made

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The Oregon Stampede – June 1, 2013 – 7:30 a.m.

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  Welcome to the first, final, and only update for this year’s running of the Oregon Stampede! We’re working hard getting our spurs polished and the beer lined up for the big day.  However, before we get into the details,

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Prepare for the Rapture!

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The Rapture, aka Velodirt‘s hardest, most remote ride is coming up on May 4. If you think riding 70 miles of rough, remote roads in the Coast Range sounds like a good time then this will be a good time.

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A clean machine.

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  We finished this nicely appointed flat-bar Surly Pacer custom a couple weeks ago but got so busy with our spring sale that I haven’t had time to share some pictures. This is another simple, relatively budget-conscious build that came

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Soaked at the Rickreall Gravel Classic

  The inaugural edition of the soon-to-be-famous Rickreall Gravel Classic hit the roads of the mid-Willamette valley this past Saturday and despite weather ranging from drizzly to deluge smiles adorned the faces of every rider in attendance. I was stoked

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The Rapture – May 4, 2013 – 10:00 a.m.

Back in 2011, some lunatic prognosticated the end of the world, aka the Rapture for you bible types.   Knowing there was no chance of a godly pardon, we decided we’d rather go out in style.  Thus was born this ride,

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Italian Class

  As far as vintage bike stuff goes, little has as much wide appeal as classic Campagnolo parts. The hallmarks of classic Campy are solidly built parts with Italian flair in form and decoration, the sort of bits that make a

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Further Faster Forever MS Benefit T-shirt

This is our friend Aaron Edge. A talented graphic designer, musician, dedicated cyclist and runner, and one of the nicest guys around. After moving back to Portland from LA last year he started coming out on shop rides and quickly grew

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2013 Velodirt Dalles Mountain 60; or how flats and headwinds can still be fun

Last Saturday was the 2013 edition of Velodirt’s much-loved Dalles Mountain 60 ride. Below is our story, head over to Velodirt to check out their recap and links to some more good photosets. Tim, Nick and Bday loaded up in

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Revelate Bags!

Bikepacking, Rebel Freedom Runs, Randonneuring, credit card touring, etc. Call it what you will, but more and more folks are getting into riding bikes to places and taking some stuff with them. This is not a new idea, but companies like

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