Come volunteer and help Warpaint with the Portland area’s first POC designed and built mountain bike trail. Our first official Warpaint x NWTA POC Dig Day at Rocky Point. Come out and help with corridor clearing and feature building on the Portland area’s first POC(person of color) designed and built mountain bike trail. Be ready … Read More
By Ruandy Albisurez On Sunday, October 21, NWTA partnered with Warpaint Magazine to host a BIPOC Intro to Pump Track/Jump Clinic. The weather ended up being a little gray, but that didn’t stop the crew that came out. We had to skip most of the work on the pump track because it was a little … Read More
Learn some basic skills to help get you up to speed riding pump tracks and some jumping basics. Join us for an exciting and inclusive event designed specifically for the BIPOC community! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve your skills, this clinic is the perfect opportunity to learn and have fun! Date: Sun … Read More
Written by Ruandy Albisurez, Community Director ([email protected]) August 4, 2022, was the first official NWTA BIPOC jump clinic (BIPOC stands for Black and Indigenous Peoples and People of Color). It was held at Gateway Green in Portland. The clinic was organized and led by Ruandy Albisurez, Myles Ridge, and Jason Van Horn. We had 15 … Read More
Written by Ruandy Albisurez, Community Director ([email protected]) The Northwest Trail Alliance’s first all Black and Indigenous Peoples and People of Color (BIPOC) beginner mountain bike clinic was held July 12, 2022, at Gateway Green Bike Park in Portland Oregon. The original 8 slots filled up in about an hour so a few more spots were … Read More
A beginner jump clinic for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) mountain bikers – Gateway Green 8/4 6:30-8:00 pm. About this event The clinic will be covering basic through intermediate jumping skills This will depend on the class level of comfort. Expect to learn proper body position and form for learning and/or improving current jump … Read More
A class for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) interested in learning beginner mountain bike skills and techniques – Gateway Green 7/12 6:00-8:00 pm. About this event Have you ever wanted to learn more about Mountain biking and develop fundamental bike handling skills to help you progress faster? Join us for our BIPOC Beginner … Read More
Written by Ruandy Albisurez, NWTA’s BICP Level 1 Instructor The morning of Saturday, November 6th, the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) mountain bike ride for beginners/intermediate happened on a cold and soggy PNW morning. It’s late fall, so Forest Park’s ground is still covered in cold and wet leaves. Will Cortez from BikePOCpnw and … Read More
Name: Ruandy Albisurez Preferred Pronouns: Roo How long have you been a part of NWTA? I am new to NWTA. I knew it was present when I first moved to the Portland area about 10-12 years ago, but I thought for some reason that it wasn’t an organization anymore for a long time. Now that … Read More