We are excited to go on the road again with Cycle Oregon. Bike Gallery is one of the founding sponsors of the week long event and just like every year, we bring a full crew out on the road to help keep the wheels rolling. As usual, we will have mechanics available to fix bikes and will be setting up a fully stocked store every night.

Brett Flemming, who oversees all of the service departments for Bike Gallery will be offering free talks every night about basic bike maintenance, fixing flat tires and riding skills. Brett is always entertaining and these talks should be a big hit. Tales of the kinds of fixes Brett has been able to pull off on the road have become legendary. He usually breaks out the torch and does at least one major frame repair every year. This year the Oregonian got word of these crazy antics and decided to send along a photographer to follow Brett and the rest of the Cycle Oregon train to document the event. They will be posting video and blogging every step of the way. We’ll send links as soon as we have them.

The big night is going to be in Pendleton when 2000 cyclists meet thousands of cowboys at the 100th Pendleton Roundup. The rodeo is one of the biggest in the US and the contrast between cowboy boots and lycra should make for some interesting photo opportunities.