Bend is touted as American's top mountin biking town in the May 2009 issue of Mountain Bike Action magazine, according to a press release from Visit Bend.
Editors of the magazine praised Bend for access, lodging, weather, friendly locals, and variety of trails, according to the release.
Bend reportedly beat out other mountain biking hot spots such as Moab, Utah; Crested Butte, Colo, Durango, Colo, and Marin, CA
During a four-day visit last September, two Mountain Bike Action editors spent several days touring Central Oregon.
Their riding itinerary featured three full-day trips, including rides in the Ochoco Mountains to the east of Bend, and the High Cascades to the west."
As reported by Bulletin staff report, March 26, 2009.
Read the article by visiting the Mountain Bike Action magazine website by clicking here.
