Giant Roam off-road bike

Fall in Central Oregon is perhaps the best time of year we have those incredibly nice Indian summers days with temps ranging from the cool nights to nice warm days with very little rainfall. So it’s time to hit the trail and work off that excess weight from too many bbq and of course those tasty Oregon micro-brews that we all love so much. Make no mistake about it either we are the King of micro-brews not the pretenders to the throne like Colorado or California or some other late to the party place. We have over 600 different brewers all making some heady brews to drink.

But hey this post was about jumping on my Giant mountain bike for a brisk 10 mile hump up in the foothills behind my house to feel that burn in my thighs and run old Kona boy hard till we both drop needing a drink just to get home afterwards.

Now one of the special benefits for living where I do is my access to the BLM or Forest Service roads within a half mile of my ranch in Tumalo.

There’s no better way to stay in shape than riding 3-4 times a week for at least 30-60 minutes intervals or longer as you get in better shape, good for your heart and conditioning for ski-ing, hunting and those fall fly-fishing trips treking up and down the river looking for steelhead or browns who are just waiting for your flies to swing out across the riffle into their gaping mouths and then the games on isn’t it. Theirs nothing better than to feel that hook set and then you try to finesse them to shore so you can let them go and look for their big brother.

I’ve had my Giant bike for a few years now and it’s a great bike, real tough in all conditions and never has let me down out on the trail. I’ve had a few other bikes that cost more and less but for my money you can’t beat the Giant  line of bikes.

Point is get your butt of the couch and get back in the game, you’ll live longer hunt better and most definitely have better sex trust me on that one!

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Mountain biking in the Cascades

I know a lot of you enjoy getting outdoors whether it’s hiking or maybe hitting the trail on your mountain bike and working up a good sweat and some heart pounding fun too.

I’ve got a Giant Mountain bike that I’ve had a for a few years now and has served me well. I live just a 1/2 mile from the forest along the Cascade range in Central Oregon and there are literally hundreds of miles of trails to ride. The terrain all depends upon your experience and desire for thrills or just site seeing. I usually take my lab Kona with me so that means we will ride for a couple of hours out and back with a few stops for water and rest for him depending upon his stamina and side trips as he’s always covering twice the ground I am.

There are plenty of fresh water streams or creeks  for him to cool off in. He usually jumps a few deer or squirls to chase for a minutes before re-joining me back on the trail. It’s a great way for us both to stay in shape and be outdoors in a fresh air.

I’ve got plenty of single track trails where you need to be on your toes constantly dodging tree’s, rocks and drop off’s with plenty of things to jump or avoid. Not to uncommon to have a fall or two getting scrapped up in the process, no pain no gain right.

I highly recommend it as an activity for the whole family even small children can be brought along at their on pace building up their confidence level of being in new situations and making decisions on the fly.

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Written on November 16th, 2010 , Outdoor Gear Tags: ,

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