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Bell Built Contestant Feature: Alsea Falls Chutes & Ladders, Alpine, OR

Halfway between Eugene and Corvallis, nestled in Oregon’s majestic coastal range, sits the Alsea Falls Recreational Site which, before Fall 2013, offered little more for mountain bikers than an overgrown, primitive hiking trail among abandoned logging roads. Less than two years later in that same site, approximately seven miles of trail descending 1000 feet comprised of technical, buffed, bermed, and …

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Video: Bell Built Contestant: Exchequer Mountain Bike Park, Mariposa, CA

With the full support of land manager Merced Irrigation District, it wouldn’t seem right not to build a downhill line through the 700-acre site of wide open terrain descending 800 feet to a 1 million acre lake that is Exchequer Mountain Bike Park. Two hours west of Sacramento and San Francisco, tucked in the foothills …

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News: Trips for Kids Founder Marilyn Price Named CNN Hero

Trips for Kids is a great organization that’s devoted to introducing at-risk and disadvantaged kids and teens to mountain biking, and CNN recently recognized Trips for Kids founder Marilyn Price as a CNN Hero. Marilyn is absolutely deserving of the recognition and as you can see in the video, she’s still getting out on the …

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News: NWTA V. City of Portland Legal Action

On March 23rd, the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) took the first step in a series of legal actions against Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) and the Bureau of Environmental Services’ (BES) recent decision to ban mountain biking in River View Natural Area (RVNA). The Portland-based chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA), in an open letter to its members and supporters, said …

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Video: Portland Locals Share Their View of the Mountain Bike Ban

River View MTB Ban from Cory Tepper on Vimeo. We’ve been covering the recent mountain bike ban in River View Park in Portland, OR as events have unfolded. John wrote this summary of the issue and Chris provided on-the-ground coverage of a protest earlier this week. But what do the local Portlanders think? What’s their …

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