Written by Isabella Taylor of River City Bikes On the last Saturday of August, River City Bicycles and NWTA teamed up for the second year in a row to begin our Women-Led summer ride series. Partnering with NWTA to host these rides has truly been the most wonderful experience. It’s expanded the rider participation compared … Read More
Photos by Jason Murray (@photomurray) On Saturday, June 24, NWTA officially opened up the new black flow jump line at Rocky Point. The trail was aptly named “Sumpocalypse” in honor of the sheer number of tree stumps that had to be removed in creating the trail! Stumpocalypse is located on the Southside of Rocky Point … Read More
Written by Juntu Oberg, NWTA Board Member After spending the summer of 2022 observing the launch of our successful mountain bike skills camps at Gateway Green, our Lead Trail Steward, Tim Copeman, noticed that the skills area in the park needed an upgrade. He wanted the skills area to be more utilized, and found it … 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 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
David Rosen of Sage Titanium created this beauty and graciously donated it to NWTA for a raffle, with all proceeds benefiting your local trails. Congratulations to Pete, who is beyond stoked about his new bike. Thanks to @fattirefarm who displayed the bike and hosted a handoff to the winner at their monthly happy hour last weekend. … Read More
Winter is a great time to get your bike tuned up — and to spend some time learning how to do it yourself! Basic bike maintenance can be daunting if you’ve never delved into it. The biggest challenge in learning is often just asking the questions, and feeling comfortable in doing so. NWTA is excited … Read More
Written by Sarah Rogers This past “Halloweekend,” River City Bicycles and the Northwest Trail Alliance hosted the last in their series of women-led mountain bike rides. An auspicious 13 riders braved the elements, which turned out to be rain-free and relatively warm. With rainbow lights and one bedazzled disco-ball helmet in tow, we climbed the … Read More