Cycling

Bike Drive at Bob’s Red Mill!

Bike Drive at Bob’s Red Mill!
The Bikes for Kids program needs your support. Photo courtesy of Community Cycling Center.com We’re teaming up with our friends at the Community Cycling Center this Saturday, August 28th for our second annual bike drive. Come on out between 9 am and 1 pm to donate a new or used bike in good condition...

Cyclocross: The Whole Grain Gauntlet

Cyclocross: The Whole Grain Gauntlet
Starting mid-September, Bob’s Red Mill will be taking its “No Grain, No Gain” challenge to thousands of racers and fans of cyclocross all across the United States. With over 40 cycling events in our calendar this year, we’re bound to have a blast while we stuff ourselves into skin-tight lycra,...

Milwaukie Daze Parade

Milwaukie Daze Parade
A Blue Ribbon Year! By Christie Coykendall Mill Tour Coordinator Blue ribbons were flying at the Milwaukie Daze Parade this year. The Bob’s Red Mill section was led by a sky-blue banner proclaiming “Steel Cut Oats; The World’s Best Oatmeal” followed closely by Sam Miller (Brian’s son) wearing...

LEEP Spring Track Meet

LEEP Spring Track Meet
Racers line up at the starting line. May 27th was a big day for the students in the Clackamas County Education School District Life Enrichment Education Program as they got together for their annual Spring Track Meet. This track meet brings together all of the special education students of Clackamas...

How to make your first day of commuting to work on a bike a total success!

How to make your first day of commuting to work on a bike a total success!
First of all, you’ve got to make sure that your bike is in decent working condition. If it’s been quite a while since you last rode anywhere, you might want to go get a full tune up before trying to go very far. Check on all the basic things like noticing if your tires are full of air or totally...

It’s Bicycle Season Again!

It’s Bicycle Season Again!
Whatever your style, it's bike season again!Here at Bob’s Red Mill, it seems like there are two types of cycling enthusiasts, the truly devoted and the fair weather friend. For the truly devoted, there is never really a bad time of year to tune up your bike and head out for a long ride. But for the...

Bend Cyclocross Nationals Recap

Bend Cyclocross Nationals Recap
It was very cold serving oatmeal, but the sunshine helped. The weather was frightful, but the oatmeal was delightful! The Nationals for Cyclocross took place last weekend in Bend, Oregon and riders from all over the country flocked to watch and ride against some of the best in the country. We heard...

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races
Sunday, November 8 was my first experience cooking and serving oats to a bunch of muddy, hungry cyclocross racers and their fans. My only experience with Cyclocross up to that point had been gathering all the supplies needed for a “day at the races” – bag after bag of steel cut oats, raisins, brown...

Halloween, Cross Crusade-style & Winners!!

Halloween, Cross Crusade-style & Winners!!
Even obstacles get to eat oats! What could be better than a cyclocross Halloween? You’ve got rain, mud, costumes and steaming hot steel cut oats… could you really hope for more? How about dogs in costumes and crazy bikes? Last weekend was the annual two-day Portland Cross Crusade Halloween bash...

Bob’s Red Mill Bike Drive this Saturday!

Bob’s Red Mill Bike Drive this Saturday!
Donate your bike and make it a vehicle for change! Join us at Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Store on Saturday, August 29th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm  at 5000 SE International Way, Milwaukie, OR 97222. Bring a bike in good condition and help the Community Cycling Center broaden access to bicycling and...

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