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Ahem… check out the cover of issue #15 of XXCMag… you might recognize something familiar…

Serious kudos go out to Ryan King, one of our favorite PDX riders,  for writing this fantastic piece on the Oregon Stampede.   Ryan, along with his awesome wife India, bring it to every VeloDirt event.  They represent everything we love about putting on events and why we continue to pour our blood, sweat and tears (literally) into VeloDirt.  We’re honored that Ryan would take the time and effort to put something like this together.

You can click the photo above or click here for more information on how to get your own copy of issue #15 of XXCMag.  It’s available in hard copy format or downloadable for a very, very reasonable price.  Help support great publications like XXCMag and get your copy today!

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(photo courtesy of Matt Haughey)

• Saturday June 2, 2012
• 127 miles
• ~9000 ft elevation gain
• 60% dirt

It’s that time again folks – albeit a bit earlier than usual.  Because the big day comes in a few short months,  we’re opening up registration as of today so that everyone has plenty of time to get ready by June 2.  At this point most of you know the rules, but I’ll recap for your convenience:

1. This is NOT a bike race or bike event.
2. This is just a bike ride.  As such, there will be no one associated with VeloDirt to assist you at anytime, whatever your circumstance.  There is no sag wagon; there is no mechanical assistance; there is no medical assistance.  In some cases, there is not even cell phone coverage in the event of an emergency.  Just as if you rode this route all on your own (which is exactly what you’re doing…), you have to be able to get yourself out of whatever jams you get in.
3. You are totally responsible for yourself.  Under no circumstances are we responsible for anything you do or anything that happens to you before/during/after your ride.
4. If you question whether you can do this ride, don’t – or have a solid backup plan.
5. There are commercial services available en route.  These will be your only source of food, water, etc.  We provide nothing.
6. The course is primarily made up of good quality gravel roads and pavement.  However, one 4-mile section of the course consists of an unmaintained dirt road.  This road contains steep grades; sections of loose shale; sections of loose baby-head to goat-head sized rocks; small rock drop-off and ledges; loose sand; and at least one water-crossing.  This section will require significant bike-handling skills to navigate safely.   In addition, this section of the course is remote and sees little-to-no traffic.  If you get injured or suffer a mechanical, you will have to rescue yourself.  Cell phone coverage is poor/non-existent in this area.  You’ve been warned.
7. We will organize camping again.  Our space is limited is 50 people.  You are welcome to arrange your own camping or not camp.
8. PLEASE, Please, please don’t sign up unless you’re serious about riding.  The biggest time suck on our end is dealing with dropouts and it potentially screws others out of riding.

Signing up:

Priority goes to anyone who rode the Stampede last year.  Everyone else gets put in a pot and we’ll randomly select folks for the remaining spaces.  As usual, we’ll have a waiting list.  Know that most folks who get on the wait list eventually get in.  Registration will stay open until the end of the day March 2, no exceptions.  I’ll post the start/wait list on March 3.

Ok, now that you’ve sat through the details, here’s the link to register.

Velodirt

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A big thanks to our good friend, James Wilson, for shooting Cross Up. Here is the teaser with more to come.

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Johnathan Maus from Bike Portland did a great write up on Cross Up. Check it out HERE

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Come into 21st Ave Bicycles to pre register for Cross Up on Saturday. You will be guaranteed to be able to race and you will get a 4 pack of Redbull. If you are under 18 you need to pre reg so you can get your parents to sign the waiver.

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Nick, Alan & I spent a cold-ass weekend on the eastside getting after it with the fatbikes.  We’d originally set the weekend aside for something bigger – an overnighter on the coast or something south – but the weather and time constraints left us with few options.  We made the best of things by heading east to familiar territory.  We camped at the Deschutes Rec Area – the best winter/spring camping spot around (note: no running water available in winter) – and day tripped into the White River Wildlife Area and Dalles Mountain.

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No one.

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The new issue of Cog Magazine and we here at 21st is the only shop in town that carry it. Does that make us cool? Yeah, yeah I think it does. Come on in and get your free copy.

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I grew up in Fargo, ND where the men are men and the women wished they weren’t…. I kid. I was cold 75% of the time, I played a crap ton of hockey, and I watched Strange Brew every other weekend. Here is Bob and Doug doing their version of the 12 days of Christmas. Beauty, eh?

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