The weather has been pretty lousy for mountain biking in Portland, so when my brother and his family were in town for the holidays, our obvious destination was the Lumberyard. As the only indoor bike park operating in the area, the Lumberyard is a unique asset for Oregon riders. The bike park is divided into separate […]
Gateway Green Build Journal: Week 7 Update
We’re seven weeks into the the Dirt Lab build at Portland, Oregon’s Gateway Green. While it’s been a bit wet, construction continues with progress on track for spring when volunteers will be gathering to dial in both single track and dirt jump lines. Dirt jumps have been formed as well as a single track loop, both of […]
Ground Broken at Gateway Green: Portland is Finally Getting Single Track and a Bike Park!
Holy sh*t people. It’s actually happening. We’ve all had our doubts, and at this point, we’re all not just a little jaded, but a lot. But it IS happening, right now. In preparation of the trail work, a team is coming in to clean the area, and a safety plan will have to be put in […]
Introducing The Dirt Lab at Gateway Green; Crowdfunding Now in Progress
If things go according to plan, ground will be broken on what could be Portland, Oregon’s premier bike park in the next few weeks, in a program called the Dirt Lab at Gateway Green. Mountain Bikers in Portland, Oregon have been waiting a long time for a patch of dirt to call their own. Although there […]
Ventura Park Pumptrack, Portland, OR. Rebuild Day 2
At the end of our second day of reworking the Ventura Park pump track in Portland, Oregon, the revitalized pump track is now rideable! Neighborhood kids began gathering almost immediately after we pulled the trail work signs and placed them back in the car, asking if they could play on the track. Though precipitation […]
Bermstyle Built: Ventura Park Pump Track Rebuild in Progress
The rebuild of Ventura Park pump track in Portland, Oregon is now underway. When we’re done, the pump track will be better than ever. Thanks to partnerships with the Northwest Trail Alliance and Portland Parks & Rec, the track received three truckloads of additional fill soil. With the aid of the NWTA Ditchwitch, last week Cole Pruitt and I […]
A Bikepark in Portland? Help Build Gateway Green
Mountain Bikers in Portland, Oregon have access to lots of sweet riding spots— provided you don’t mind driving an hour in any direction. When it comes to local trail riding opportunities though, the options are sorely limited. Local bike advocates hope to change that, and have identified a space in East Portland with 38 Acres […]
Portland’s Indoor Mecca of Bikes: the Lumberyard Bike Park
The first time I recall talking bikes with Will Heiberg of the Lumberyard Bike Park was at the Backyard Blam Pump Track. Like many Portlanders, he had dreams of a place to ride bikes when the weather turned sour. Turns out it was a vision he was unwilling to let go of, and teaming up […]
Eichler Bike Park Rebuild Day #4
An update from Portland from Raul Atencio, on the Eichler Bike Park Rebuild: “Here are some pics from Eichler Build Day # 4. A couple more build days and this park will be 100% rideable. This was Saturday 25th; this time we had a mini-excavator and we had about 18 volunteers from 9:00 to 5:00, we had […]
Eichler Bike Park Rebuild: Day 2
Things are seriously moving along with the Eichler Bike Park Project. If you haven’t been following the story of the Eichler Park Jumps, click here for a recap. It’s been pretty exciting to see progress on this site finally happening, with a legit Bobcat on site moving earth. It was just over a year ago […]
Eichler Bike Park Update: It’s on!
Eichler BMX Park in Beaverton, Oregon, was just a couple of mounds of dirt a year ago. That is all about to change. Raul Atencio of the Northwest Trail Alliance has officially taken over my spot as the guy who’s in charge of the Eichler BMX Park project in Beaverton, Oregon. (a suburb of Portland) The […]
A bike park project that failed— what happened to the Ashland BMX Park?
Ashland, Oregon is known best in mountain biking circles for the riding in the water shed on you guessed it- Mt. Ashland. It’s now the site of a Super D/Enduro race that is growing in popularity every year. The Rogue Valley has a variety of other trail options as well, making the area a great […]