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Can a Portable Shovel Function as a Trail Building Tool? Bacoeng 17 in 1 Folding Survival Shovel

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When researching modular, easy to carry folding shovels, I came across the Bacoeng 17 in 1 Folding Shovel on Amazon.com. It’s one of many modular, easy to pack survival tools available online that fit into what’s often referred to as tactical survival shovels. Their small size is designed to fit into a bug-out bag, suitable […]

New Trail Construction at Klootchy Creek in Clatsop County, Oregon

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Having grown up on the Oregon Coast, we know first hand that the Astoria, Seaside and Cannon Beach area of Clatsop County has the terrain and the prerequisites of an MTB Trail Destination. Rivers, mountains, seaside views plus a healthy selection of breweries, coffee shops and restaurants already cater to an active tourism economy. It […]

Gateway Green Build Journal: Week Two

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The fellas have been hard at work at Gateway Green, charging through and cutting trail. Not only have they broken through the initial section in the trees, but this week the first call for volunteers went out. A few hardy volunteers stepped up, helping on site Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Being that its Portland and rains half the […]

Trans-Cascadia: Donate to Trails, Win a Bike and Ride Sweet Trails

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The Trans-Cascadia is a race held in the backcountry region known as Cascadia. Located in the Pacific Northwest, Cascadia is a bioregion made up of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Founded in 2016, Trans-Cascadia Inc. is a non-profit that seeks to promote and build sustainable trails in the region, with a 4 day race as their flagship […]

New Mountain Bike Friendly Multi-Use Trails at Crockett Hills Regional Park

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Mountain bike trail options in the East Bay Area just got better. We recently rode miles of bike friendly single track, all less than two months old. AND, it’s not only a bike friendly trail, but designed specifically to enhance the mountain bike experience unlike any other trail to date in the east bay. The biggest shock? […]

Bell Built Grant Finalists now up for voting

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Bell Helmets, in conjunction with IMBA is giving away $100,000 to be divided up between three trail building projects spread across the US. As west coast dwellers, we’re happy to see three projects near and dear to us have made it as finalists, and are now up for voting on BellHelmets.com. The west coast finalists […]

Demo Flow Trail Construction in Progress

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Soquel Demonstration State Forest, AKA Demo, is by far our favorite Bay Area riding destination. Located just north of Santa Cruz, Demo is a local draw that features challenging, flowy descents, and a few technical sections worthy of longer travel trail bikes. On any given Sunday you’ll come across riders ranging from the weekender looking […]

The Weekend

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This weekend we got out and rode our bikes. This typically is the formula for any good weekend in my book, as I, make that we— pretty much revolve life around the desire to be on a bicycle. We also got our first bit of rain in a long time, something the trails sorely needed. […]

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