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Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Newsletter - Lots Going on this Summer

Summer is officially here, and EMBAs online calendar is packed with loads of events, classes, work parties and rides for you.

Check the calendar here for details on all upcoming events, classes, races, volunteer opportunities and more.

Track World Championships - Canada Takes Bronze in Team Pursuit: (Minsk, BEL – February 21, 2013) The women’s team pursuit squad won Canada’s first medal of the 2013 UCI Track cycling World Championships Thursday, currently held in Minsk, Belarus. The team, made up of Gillian Carleton of Victoria, BC, Jasmin...
Celebration of Life in Memory of Jeremy Storie: A "Celebration of Life" in memory of Jeremy Storie will take place at the at Kwomais Point Park on Saturday March 2, 2013 between 12 (noon) and 2 p.m. This informal gathering for the cycling community will allow attendees to share their stories...
Chroma Fab to Join Ethic Industries: Denver, Colo. - Following a couple years of business development, Chroma Fab world-class custom paint solutions will join Ethic Industries and Alchemy Bicycle Company as the newest brand in the Ethic Industries portfolio. Chroma Fab was conceived...
Laura Brown Takes 4th in Individual Pursuit at UCI Track Worlds: Minsk, Belgium – (February 20, 2013) Canada opened the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Wednesday with a promising fourth place for Laura Brown in the women’s individual pursuit. Brown – in only her second world-class individual...

Truths of Year-Round Commuting

National Bike Month in May corresponds with the time of year when I feel like everyone in Portland is moaning, “It’s still raining!” So with approximately two more months of intermittent rain ahead before the magical sunny summertime arrives, I’d... Read More
The Race Across America - Riding the Line Between Endurance, Beauty and Time

Any athlete preparing for a big event feels the adrenaline rushing, the excitement flowing and the trepidation of the unknown during the months and months of preparation colliding into one race. For athletes competing in The Race Across America... Read More
Young Phenom from the Northwest Races in Europe ... at age 15!

Bicycle racer Sam Rosenberg, who usually sports the colors of Hutch’s Eugene / Slocum / Co-Motion / CLIF Bar from Eugene, Ore., has had quite a spring. The sophomore at Churchill High School scored a top 10 finish at the Junior Cyclocross National... Read More

Taking the Time Machine for a Spin

For those who know me, the mantra “It’s Always A Good Day To Ride,” isn’t just a cool catchphrase of mine, it’s a way of life. Having made the voluntary choice of weekend-only access to a car, it’s also, at times, a harsh reality. Wind, rain,... Read More
Gios 3

When we left the Gios build saga, I had found many of the components I needed and assembled some of them on the vivid blue frame. I decided to use the wheels that had been on my Rivendell for years, gray Mavic rims spoked to old Shimano 600... Read More
The Mean Streets Of Springtime

Winter commuting by bicycle: cold, wet, quiet mornings, just the sound of water slicking the fenders and one or more of my sons sniffling back a runny nose and asking me, from the back of the bike, about why only some of the geese have flown south... Read More