The State of Jefferson is a dream for mountain bikers and road cyclists, with hundreds of challenging single-tracks in the Sikiyous and Cascades and miles and miles of paved, scenic, rural roads.

The 22nd annual Spring Thaw bicycle race will cover new ground this weekend. For years, this two-day race in the Ashland watershed has featured one cross-country and one downhill stage. This year a second downhill stage on the BTI Trail will be added to the familiar course on the Catwalk Trail.

When Elaine Sweet picked up a bicycle at age 63, she knew it wouldn't be as easy as the cliche makes it out to be.

WINTHROP — Anything this obscenely fat is bound to draw stares, especially in Washington's Methow Valley, where it sometimes seems as though everything from the people (ultra active) to the skis (Nordic) are skinny.

It begins when you pop on your headlight, sending a tunnel of light into the darkening forest.

A New Year's Day trail ride around Applegate Lake has become a tradition for local mountain bikers, and this year, encouraged by sunshine and temperatures hovering around 40, more than 100 riders took to the woods.

Rogue Valley cyclists have two new online ways to share information about local cycling opportunities and information affecting their pastime.

Late summer in Central Oregon is when most of the snow is off the trails and the high country is wide open. I try to plan for August or September those upper-elevation rides that are not possible at other times of the year because of snow.

BUTTE FALLS — John Palfreyman Jr. never expected his childhood hobby to one day grow into a worldwide sport featured in the Olympics.

SPOKANE — Paul Fish wasn't out to save the world or make it as a local frame builder when he built a bamboo bicycle. He just wanted to see if he could do it.