Mountain bike trail Guide

When the goin' gets easy

• Mrazek Trail, west of Bend, offers a gradual climb and an entertaining descent

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Sometimes, two hours on a mountain bike is as long as I can go before I am basically spent, physically and mentally. Other times, four-plus hours seems like no problem. Often, how long you can ride and how long you want to ride depends on the trail. The Mrazek Trail west of Bend is one of those singletrack paths that can suspend time for mountain bikers. The gradual, sustained climb through the....MORE

Bicycle film fest rolls in to Bend

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

The Bend Bicycle Film Festival is set for 7 p. m. May 22 at the Tower Theatre. Doors open at 6 p. m. Attendees can experience Bend’s rich cycling culture through produced short films at the fifth annual festival. Tickets are $12 pre-sale at the....MORE

Battle to the finish

• Teammates take 1-2 in the men’s elite division of the annual mountain bike race

May 12, 2013 4:00 am

For training partners Spencer Paxson and Barry Wicks, Saturday’s Cascade Chainbreaker mountain bike race topped off a four-....MORE

Madras area gets a scenic bikeway

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

There officially is a new scenic bikeway in Central Oregon. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the Madras Mountain Views Scenic Bikeway at a meeting recently in Baker City. A map for the 30-mile ride looping through Madras, Metolius and Culver is already available online, and by the end of June there should be signs up, guiding cyclists through the route, said Alex....MORE

Triathlon

Bend athletes win Wildflower

May 6, 2013 4:00 am

LAKE SAN ANTONIO, Calif. — Triathletes from Bend were repeat winners of the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon, staged Saturday in central California. Jesse Thomas, 33 and a graduate of Bend’s Mountain View High School, won for the third....MORE

Adventure sports

Riding the ridge

• The Peterson Ridge network features miles of trails with spectacular mountain views and light bike traffic

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

Editor's note: Mountain Bike Trail Guide, by Bulletin sports and outdoors writer Mark Morical, features various trails in Central ....MORE

Popular trails near Bend could be temporarily closed

• Thinning project calls for temporary trail closures and log trucks 'for a number of years'

April 26, 2013 4:00 am

The Deschutes National Forest plans to thin the woods west of Bend, starting as soon as late this year and leading to temporary....MORE

Bend

City plans to count bicyclists, pedestrians

April 23, 2013 4:00 am

The city of Bend needs a few good men and women to count bicycles and pedestrians. For the first time in its transportation planning, the city plans to count walkers and bikers, not just automobiles, in order to take advantage of grant money and to....MORE

Cyclist toppled on Voodoo trail

April 20, 2013 4:00 am

A mountain biker carried from a crash on the Voodoo trail suffered serious injuries Thursday, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Mark Quinlin, 46, of Bend, went down aboard his mountain bike making a turn on the trail south of....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle registration soaring

Today is the last day to sign up to compete in the region's big multisport race before fees increase

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

The race is a month away, and registrations for Central Oregon's signature sporting event are coming in at a record rate. The Mt.....MORE

Police aim to keep cyclists safe

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

With summer a couple of months away, the Bend Police Department is preparing for an increase in bicycle traffic with an upcoming refresher on Oregon bike laws for officers. The department is nearly two years into a bicycle diversion program, which....MORE

Girl power on the track

• Two nationally ranked female riders from Bend are part of the local contingent at the BMX Great Northwest Nationals in Redmond •

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

As they have for the past several years, some 1,500 BMX riders will pack the Hooker Creek Event Center in Redmond this weekend....MORE

Community Sports

Biking with the Bellas

• The Bend Bella Cyclists aim to give area women a club in which they can ride together

April 8, 2013 4:00 am

If you are an avid cyclist in Central Oregon, there is a good chance you have shared a road or a trail with the Bend Bella....MORE

Community Sports

Recycling bicycles

• Bicycle Re-Source, of Bend, started as a temporary endeavor, but now the nonprofit fixes and distributes hundreds of bikes a year for locals in need

April 1, 2013 4:00 am

The scene on a recent weekday morning at Bicycle Re-Source of Bend is not unlike that at any bike shop in town: A man, Mark Clark,....MORE

A ride worth sharing

• Couple propose a new, vista-filled Oregon scenic bikeway in the Madras area

March 23, 2013 4:00 am

A Madras couple is hopeful the state will designate one of their favorite bicycle rides, highlighted by mountain vistas, as one....MORE

An active economy

• Business of outdoor play in Central Oregon brings high number of sporting goods stores and employment to Deschutes County

March 17, 2013 4:00 am

From rafting down the river to bicycling through the Cascades, Deschutes County's recreational opportunities attract residents and visitors alike. To outfit them all, the county offers nearly 50 sporting goods stores to choose from.“We have more than twice as many stores per person as the Portland area does," said Damon Runberg, Central Oregon regional economist for the Oregon Employment....MORE

Staying active

For Bend man, the road beckons

March 15, 2013 4:00 am

Editor’s note: Are you a senior who leads a particularly active lifestyle? We’d love to hear about it. Email your story to Mac McLean at mmclean@bendbulletin. com or call 541-617-7816. Next month, Bob Sanders is shipping his 32-pound Surly Long Haul Trucker across the country so he can ride from Jacksonville, Fla., to Yorktown, Va. - a 700-plus-mile trek that will be the 71-year-old....MORE