Metropolis Cycles Supports Popular Annual Trail Sisters Ride By Janelle Bickford The rain couldn’t stop this year’s Trail Sisters guided ride at Falls Creek. Now in its fifth year, the event drew 19 riders who came ready for a true fall in the forest experience. What began as a grey and damp morning quickly turned … Read More
Trail Sisters held their first bike maintenance clinic of the year at Sellwood Cycles—graciously hosted by shop manager and mechanic, Brenna. The topic was troubleshooting shifting issues trailside, and after a Q&A discussion, everyone got to do some fun hands-on learning. There were three stations set up to practice removing the rear wheel, replacing the … Read More
The first Trail Sisters dig of the 2024/25 season was at Sandy Ridge on December 15, and it was a berm-smashing success! There were 9 volunteers in total, but a small crew split off and took care of puddles and drainage issues on Rock Drop while the main crew handled drainage and berm repair on … Read More
By Nathan Frechen On Saturday November 9th, 2024, 23 volunteers came out to Reehers Camp in the Tillamook State Forest to clear downed limbs and re-establish tread on Gales Creek Trail north of Bell Camp Road. This section of trail is a glorious 1,500-foot descent and was impacted by a timber harvest in early 2024, … Read More
Written by Janelle Bickford Falls Creek never disappoints! It was a beautiful fall day, and the trail was bursting with fall mushrooms. Smiles all around despite a couple of flats. For some, this was their second time joining us, and for others, it was their first time on the trail. Great to connect and share the day … Read More
By Janelle Bickford Our Falls Creek NW Trail Sisters journey on Sunday, September 17 was amazing! We could not have had a better day. Our participants were the stars of the day, so we will let them share a bit about their experience. Allison: “Falls creek guided ride was the best time! I went in … Read More
Written by Isabella Taylor On March 3rd, the NW Trail Sisters and River City Bicycles teamed up to host a women-led brake bleed clinic, and it was truly a night to be remembered. It’s been a while since River City has held tech clinics in-house, so Sarah and I were ready to scheme up a … Read More
Written by Carrie Johnston The second installment of the Trail Sisters Dig Series was at Sandy Ridge on Saturday—and what a day! With 16 volunteers and 6 instructors, our sizable crew tackled a number of drainage and berm issues along Flow Motion. We met in the main parking area in the morning, chilly but comforted … Read More
Written by Allie Hurtgen, Stoke Manager for the NW Trail Sisters “Plugging tires is so fun; I can’t wait to get a flat on my next ride!” This comment was echoed by many participants after attending our mountain bike maintenance clinic at Cyclepath. When planning this event, the Cyclepath team and I thought it might … Read More
Written by Janelle Bickford A great time had by all out on the Falls Creek trail. This trail is such a gem and brings a variety of challenges for all levels of riders. Every participant stepped up to their own challenges and left the trail with something new for the future! We are so grateful … Read More