Northwest Cyclist (magazine) 2013

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trails.Stayinginthepedestrianvillage,you’reonlyaquickpedalawaytothetrailsandother
outdooractivitieslikegolfing,hiking,andcanoeing.Thevillageprovidesover20restaurants,
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ofpavednirvana,perfectforridersofanylevelorage. deliciousmicrobreweries.TheRoute
PedalyourwaythroughtheSilverValley,alongthe oftheHiawathaoffersIOexcitingtunnelsand
Coeurd'AleneRiverandoverLakeCoeurd'Alene. 7sky-hightrestlestocross.Foramulti-day
WithamultitudeoftrailheadsinsomeofIdaho's cyclirigtourconsidertheInternationalSelkirk
quaintesttowns,youcanfuelyourmindandbodywith Loopwhichstartsjustonehournorthof
down-homefood.Thehistoricminingtownof Coeurd’Alene.Thescenic280-mileloop
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EDITOR'SNOTE
THEJOYSOFBICYCLINGREDUX 6
ByHilaryMeyerson
FEATURES
BIKINGOREGON'SPETERSONRIDGETRAILSYSTEM....8
ByRebeccaAgiewich
RISEOFE-BIKES 12
ByHilaryMeyerson
2013GEARREVIEW 14
ByHilaryMeyerson
NWKIDS: 20
Bikecommutingwithafamily
ByAmyWhitley
HEALTHNUT: 22
Transitioningfromspinningtotheopenroad
ByKellyTurner
HELMETREGULATIONDEBATE 24
ByAaronGossandBobFreeman
KATSWEETSHARESMOUNTAINBIKINGPASSION....26
ByAnne-MarijeRook
CYCLEIDAHO! 30
TrailoftheCoeurd'Alenes
ByJamieLynnMorgan
SHOPPROFILE 34
FreeRangeCycles
ByAnne-MarijeRook
BUZZ:CYCLESHORTS 36
CASTLEROCKBIKEPARK 38
ByHilaryMeyerson
RESOURCES
BICYCLINGRESOURCES 23
EVENTCALENDAR 39
SPORTSMEDICINE
HEALTHYBACKEXERCISESFORCYCLISTS 47
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Sisters' Peterson Ridge Trails
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ByRebeccaRgiewich
ThestartoftheSistersStampede,completewithcowboystarter.PhotocourtesyofJoelPalanuk
EnterthecentralOregontownofSistersfrom reputationasacyclingShangri-La.
Highway20,andared-and-whitesignwarns asNaocywclSiinsgtedresstisincaotimoinn.gTihnetoeivtesr-own
youaboutwhat’supahead: “BicycleFriendly expandingPetersonRidgeTrailSystem
Community.” (or“PRT”)offersamazeofapproxi-
mately26milesofmeticulously-signed
In2011,thisscenictownintheeast Shortonbikinggear?Neverfear. mountainbikingandmulti-usetrails
Cascadesearnedacoveted,silver-level Therearetwobikeshopsanda thatdepartfromdowntownSisters.
“BicycleFriendly”designationfromthe plethoraofotherplacestogetoutfit- ThePRT,inturn,connectstotrailsin
LeagueofAmericanBicyclists.Asyou tedforthegreatoutdoors,whetherit’s theBendarea,creatingcountlessmiles
getfurtherintodowntownSisters,it’s cycling,hiking,skiing,orhorseback ofsingle-trackfun.
easytoseewhy. riding. Thefungetsmultipliedby500
bakAermiiedstohneSairsttegrasl’lecrhieasr,micanfge,s,weasntdern- Fromcowboytown eSvtearmypyeedaerMionuMnatyaiwnhBeinkethReacSeisttaerkses
stylestreets,bikingsignsproliferate.In tocyclingMecca placeonthePRT.Currentlycappedat
amerefewblocks,you’llseeatleast Oregonisconsideredoneofthe 500riders,theSistersStampedeisthe
fourothersignstemptingyoutoward mostbike-friendlystatesinthecoun- mostpopularmountainbikingracein
variousbikeroutes. try,andnearbyBendalreadyhasa Oregon.Itmightbetheonlybikerace
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ApocalypseNow:ahelicopterlandsattheStampede.PhotocourtesyofJoelPalanuk
intheworldinwhichacowboyon Alittlesomething favoriterides.
horsebackfiresthestartinggunand foreveryone ThelowerPRTtrailsare“family-
leadsthecharge. Thetrailsthemselvesarediverse friendlyandfast-paced,withaslight
“ItsymbolizeswhatSistershasbeen andscenic,withalittlesomethingfor incline,”saysCaseyMeudt,ofBlazin’
withthecowboy,andwhatSistersis everyone.ThePRTWestandEastform SaddlesCycle-n-StyleinSisters.These
becoming,”saysJoelPalanuk,Sisters thedualbackboneofthetrailsystem, lowertrailsarealsoagoodwarm-up
Stampederacedirector.“Sistershas climbingfromdowntownSistersupto forcyclistswhowanttoheadhigher,
typicallybeenacowboytownbut PetersonRidgeandbeyond.Numerous wheremoretechnicalterrainawaits.
peoplearerealizingthatcyclinghasa connectingtrailsandloopsmeanyou “Afterafewmiles,yougettothe
lottodowithtourismherenow.” canperformendlessvariationsonyour Continuedonpage10
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RiderskickingupdustonthePetersonRidgeTrailSystem.PhotobyGaryGuttormsen,courtesyofSistersThailsAlliance
ridge,”saysMeudt,“wheretherearegreatviewsanda turnedthePRTfroma“fairlylimited”areathatcombined
lotoffunstuff.”Oneofhisfavoriteroutesisthechalleng- oldForestServiceroadswithconnectingsingletrackinto
ingrideuptoEagleRock.Thisisoneofonlytwo“expert” the“amazingnetworkoftrails”thatitistoday,saysJoel
sectionsonthePRT,andrewardsriders(orthosewhowalk Palanuk.PerhapsthePRT’smostoutstandingfeatureisits
up)with360-degreeviews,interestinggeologicformations, proximitytodowntownSisters.“Havingsomethingrightin
andgoodwildlife-viewingopportunities. town,andtobeinthetrailinamatterofminutesisreally
Prodigiousvistasalsoawaitontheuppersectionofthe appealing.”
PRTWest,whichfollowsPetersonRidge.Thisrouteoffers ThePRTmightbethebiggestnameintown,butthe
frontrowseatsforaparadeofCascadesummits,includ- mountainbikingandmulti-usefundoesn’tstopthere.
ingBlackButte,MountJefferson,ThreeFingeredJack,and OtherareatrailsincludeTheSuttleTieTrail,theSistersTie
MountWashington. Trail,theMcKenzieRiverTrail,andtheCrossroadstoHigh
Hardworkingtrailvolunteers SchIofoylouT’rraiel.headingforSisters,youmightwanttobring
Upuntilthispastwinter,cyclistshadtoearnthepeak- yourroadbikeaswell,orrentonewhileyou’reintown.
studdedridgelineviewsthehardway:bypedaling. ThreeoutofOregon’sninedesignatedscenicbikeways
However,thankstotheSistersTrailsAlliance(STA),asof originateinSisters—MetoliousRiverLoops,McKenzie
fall2012theuppertrailsofthePRTarenowaccessibleviaa Pass,andSisterstoSmithRockStatePark—eachofferinga
new,easysectionofthePRTWestthatdepartsfromasmall uniquewindowontoOregon’sdramaticlandscapes.
parkingareaonHighway16afewmilessouthofSisters. Formountainbikers,however,thePetersonRidgeTrail
Lastyear,thehardworkingSTAalsocompletedafour- Systemisa“can’tmiss”destination.
milesectionofthePRTWest(accessiblefromthesame
parkingareaorfromthelowertrails),whichconnectsto RebeccaAgiewichisafreelancetravelwriterlivingin
tOhEeTMe(tOorleigoounsE/qWuiensdtirgioantrTarila.ilTs)hi—sttarkaeisl—rimdaenrsagtoedThbryeethe SeattleandtheauthorofBreakupBabe:ANovel.
CviraeeRkosaLdak3e7,0tahnedntthoeMMtr.aBzaeckhetlraoirl.o(rCtaoutBieonnd’issaSdhveivsleidnoPnark Ifyou go
the“MTrhaizsewkatsraial,sisginnicfeiciatnitsna’dtdioftfiiocniatlolyomuarinstyasitneemd,.”)says FivePineLodgehasitsownconnectingtrailtothe
GaryGuttormsen,chairoftheSTA,inreferencetothefour PRT,plusamovietheaterandafantasticMexican
newmilesoftrail.Heestimatesthatbuildingthisnew restaurant(RiodeSisters)rightinthecomplex:
traillastyearrequiredaminimumofabout1,000volun- www.fivepinelodge.com
tpeeeorplheouwrso.rk“iItngtofookrasbeovuetnsoirxehioguhtrswoerakcdha.”ys,with10to25 SistersTrailsAlliance:sisterstrails.com
SistersTrailsMap:www.sisterstrails.com/trailmaps
"Amazingnetworkoftrails" SistersStampede:www.sistersstampede.com
labIonratthieondowzietnhtyheearfsorseisntceseirtvsifcoeramantdiotnh,etChietySoTfA,Siistnercso,l-has Oregon’sdesignatedscenicbikeways:www.oregon.gov
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