The 23rd annual 2007 Health Net MS Bike Ride, previously the MS150, wants you to join 1,000 other riders on an unforgettable one or two-day journey through Oregon's beautiful wine country (Saturday) and gorgeous woodlands (Sunday). Ride as an individual, a family or gather three or more people to ride as teamCruise along scenic courses ranging from 6.5 to 104 miles. Generous amenities include stunning landscapes, stops at spectacular vineyards and spirited festivities.

No matter which route you choose, support is there every spin of the way. You are provided with frequent well-stocked rest stops, mechanical support, baggage and support vehicles, medical personnel and plenty of other measures to ensure that everyone is safe and everyone has fun. Each day of the event you will return to the festive Rider Village on Pacific University's campus in Forest Grove for catered meals, music, a beer garden and wine tasting. Free camping is available or riders may stay in Pacific University's resident housing for a small fee.

As a special offer to ORbike, you can register for only $30, a $10 discount of the regular registration price! Use the link below and enter code orbike.

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If all that daytime riding leaves you wondering what the city looks like at night, it's time you signed up for The Night Ride. The ride will take you past hot fire jugglers set in the middle of Mississippi Avenue night life as you head to a special outdoor screening of bicycle films from Filmed by Bike. Once you've had your fill of movies and popcorn, you'll travel along the Peninsula Crossing trail on your way to the disco party rest stop where you can be a wallflower or join the action. And the fun keeps going as you cruise right back to where you started - to the train station for a midnight doughnut feast. The Night Ride is a benefit for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.

There will be prizes for the best costumes and decorated bikes, so don't be shy and do it up right. The Last Regiment Syncopated Drummers will send riders off with their signature resounding beat and all 2,000 riders will receive free glow-necklaces and Tireflys wheel lights to ward off vampires along the way.

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You could call it a mt. biker's dream weekend get away and it really doesn't get much better than this. Mt. Bike Oregon is set in Oakridge, Oregon, at the base of the Cascade Mountains and surrounded on all sides by Willamette National Forest. Shuttles will take you to the trailheads of some of the world's best singletrack. Advanced riders will find no shortage of challenging trails, but if you're new to mt. biking, you'll have plenty of beginner support and easy trails right out of camp.

When you're not on the trails, you might be honing your skills at the daily clinics, taking advantage of mechanical support and expertise, checking out demo bikes and gear from top-of-the-line manufacturers or just hanging out in the free beer garden as evergreens tower overhead and the river rushes by. Camping, shuttles, hot showers, entertainment, yummy meals, and clinics are all included in the package price. Don't miss your chance to experience one of the most beautiful areas of Oregon. Mt. Bike Oregon will sell out so sign up today.

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Inspired by one of River City's favorite routes, the Barlow Trail Century features spectacular views and a historic, quiet course. This road ride is an out and back style with 40, 60, 80 and 100 mile options - all on blissfully low-traffic roads. Century riders begin at Paesano's Cedarville Park in Gresham with an easy warm up along a rails-to-trails conversion path. Country roads lead down to the Sandy River and up to a rest stop at gorgeous Roslyn Lake. Refreshing summer fruits and gourmet bakery goods will give you a boost before you begin the climb up the "Devil's Backbone" into "Little Switzerland." A gentle grade follows the wagon trail route towards Mt. Hood. Don't fear that eight-mile climb to Lolo Pass, the effort is worth the amazing view of the mountain. The last leg is mostly downhill as you cruise to the post-ride party.

This event is a benefit for Bicycles and Ideas for Kids Empowerment. Registration includes maps, goodies at the start, on course mechanical and first-aid support, gourmet food stops, SAG wagons and a finish party featuring a delicious organic meal, micro-beer and live music. Don't miss this super-fun event organized and brought to you by River City Bicycles.

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Make history, and get lost in time as you participate in the first ever Gorge Ride, a celebration of the "King of Roads" - the Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH). Pedal from the Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles, along America's first scenic highway and the Columbia River State Trail to the Senator Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead near Hood. This out-and-back 38 mile ride with world-class scenery is a fundraising event for the Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway. The route is a gorgeous, quiet combination of historic highway that is open to motor vehicles and a paved state trail that is open only to hikers and cyclists.

Along the way, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the Columbia Gorge from Rowena Crest and you'll ride through the restored Mosier Twin Tunnels. Riders will take a rest stop break on the grounds of the historic Mayerdale.

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ORBIKE OUTREACH | Summer Job - Oregon
Join our team to help promote cycling in Oregon.

PEDALPALOOZA | June 7-23 - Portland/Vancouver
Portland's annual summer bike festival is back and this year there are over 150 events packed into 17 days.

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