It’s not even April, yet the May 2009 issue of Mountain Bike Action magazine is out, and so is the secret about Bend’s mountain biking scene.
In a feature story titled, “America’s Top Mountain Biking Town: 35 reasons why Bend, Oregon, rules,” Mountain Bike Action (circulation 66,239) editors praised everything from access and lodging, to weather and friendly locals as reasons why they made their ultimate decision.Â
“To prevail over such respected mountain biking destinations as those we were up against is a perfect example of Bend’s business community rallying together to …Â Details
Dawn was breaking. The wheels of the bike crunched over the shale-covered surface of the path as the wind swirled beyond the overhanging ledge. Conditions were far from ideal: damp, misty and with more than the hangover of a storm in the air, they left little margin for error – an error that equated to a sheer 600 foot drop down to the waiting rocks and waves of the Atlantic. The riders had ventured out not knowing fully what to expect, but it was too late to turn back now….