Riding: Links, Riding with South Salem Cycleworks, Stories About Rides by Michael Wolfe and others
Our storefront may be closed, but we remain in business, ready to fill your cycling equipment needs.
Oregon Bicycle Rides
Here is a link for a google search of Oregon Bicycle Rides.
2025
Here is a lovely touring memoir by Berneard Elman. Mr. Elman tells the story of his ride along the C&O Canal and the Great Allegheny Passage.
2024
2023
February 18: Here are a couple of pictures of a Cycleworks vest by the road in Alaska bear country. We do seem to get around.
Lovely scene
A close-up of a vest from our favorite bike shop.
2021
November 9: Paul Nesbit, a remembrance
2020
September 17: Thoughts on the Salem Fires
June 8: A Taj Mahal for Bike Storage
May 13: Chainrings for Trellises
May 10: Alice's Restautant is closed, but we aren't!
May 21: New hip, new house
2017-2018
December 30: Salem Breakfast on Bikes website's very kind story about us and our now closed storefront
December 1, 2018: Life Just After Closing the Store
September 30, 2018: Closing the Store, The Full Story
Dec 2018: Cycling the Katy Trail by Marilyn Monson
Updated June 3, 2018: Closing the shop storefront, plus: I'm off the bike for now, or “The Summer (and Fall & Winter) I Didn’t Work in a Bike Shop!”
December 21, 2016: A Delightful bike ride on the snow and ice
September 4, 2016: Labor Day Escape Ride
2015
April 19, 2015 Pre-Monster Cookie Ride by Michael Wolfe
March 1, 2015 Elastic Ride
January 1, 2015 New Year's Day Ride
2014
May 3, 2014 Monster Cookie Ride (or Hail, Hail the gangs all here.)
March 15, 2014 "All Alone And Feeling Blue" OR "The Show Must Go On"
February 22, 2014 "Water! Water! Everywhere and Where Is Tom?"
February 15, 2014 "Oh, Listen to the Rain Come Down; Uh Oh"
January 1, 2014 A late New Year´s Ride
2013
December 30, 2013 - Ho Ho Ho
December 8, 2013 - A very cold ride!
October 8, 2013 - Columbia Gorge
September 2013 - Silver Creek Falls Ride.
August 24, 2013 - Mike makes 54.5 mph while Stu and Tom get brushed off on a ride to Buena Vista, Independence and the surrounding area.
2012
December 15, 2012 - Out Liberty Rd and back up Skyline, just the two of us!
December 11, 2012 - Off on bike and trailer to clean the Cycleshop roof!
December 7, 2012 - Orchard Heights then back up and over 50th.
April 14, 2012 - Salem Oregon Hill Ride
January
14, 2012 - Flood Ride
2011
December 12, 2011 - An Icy Ride
December 8, 2011 - A Cold Ride
December 2, 2011 - A cold Saturday morning ride
July 3, 2011 - Santiam and McKenzie Passes Ride - By Michael Wolfe and Stuart Coffey
2011 - Reach the Beach - By Michael Wolfe
2006 and earlier
2006 - Columbia River Gorge Ride - By Michael Wolfe
2005 - News Year's Eve Ride: wet, wet, wet - By Michael Wolfe
2005 - Reach the Beach Ride - By Michael Wolfe
2004 - Monster Cookie Ride
June 4, 2004 - Strawberry Festival Ride