Ben from Bend...

So what is Sobe/Cannondale rider Ben Thompson's favorite/least favorite thing about living in Bend, OR?

 - High on the list of perks are the hundreds of miles of singletrack literally his back door.
 - Lows in Bend?  Finding work can be a challenge.  Nobody actually works here.

Winter arrives for Oregon cyclocross

Wow, think the photo probably says it all. Fall has officially turned to winter here in Oregon for the latest round of the uber-popular Cross Crusade. Barton Park hosted Race #6 of the 8 race series once again bringing out over 1000 racers plus fans, family and general cyclocross nar-do-wells.
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Hallow-CX'ing at the Cross Crusade

Dubbed the largest cyclocross series in the world, The Cross Crusade is something to behold.  1200+ racers on a weekly basis, plus fans, friends and family all out cheering and partying down Belgium-style.  Portland takes its cyclocross racing seriously; Waffles and pommes-frites are sold by the hundreds, Chris King and Co. are out serving up delicious hot coffee while fixing up people bikes and Bob's Red Mill supplies the whole scene with hot oatmeal complete with butter, brown sugar and raisins just like Mom used to make it - incredible.  Amazing how fast you go from skinny waist and fat tires during the summer to the opposite when the weather starts cooling down and the leaves dropping.
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Gasp, wheeze...Brian Head NMBS Finals

Can't believe its already time for the NMBS Series finals, but here they are, creeping into the month of September; a great year of mountain bike racing already behind us and talk of cyclocross taking over the front burner.
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Jon Bucknell, Chuck Norris & Mama Kitty

What would you do if out riding and you came to a fork in the trail and the signs at the fork said “This way” going left and “That way” going right?

If you were SoBe/Cannondale rider Jon Bucknell, you’d happily pick one and laugh the rest of the ride.
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TransRockies Day 7 - Mission Complete

Here we are, typing our final race report from the luxurious, air-conditioned couches in the Hilton Garden Inn; the 2008 TransRockies Mountain Bike Race already becoming a memory.
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