Season Greetings! This recent snowfall is hopefully going to allow for a white Christmas. While this might hinder most people’s bike-riding efforts, there are still brave souls with the right equipment keeping consistent with their riding regimens. If you wish to be riding more this winter, we have all the right gear for winter weather riding or indoor Wahoo Trainers. However, there’s also no better time than now to prioritize spending time with those important to you (and maybe stopping into the shop to pick up some gifts with our LARGEST SALE EVER going through the rest of December). We’re tremendously thankful you continue to show up to our monthly Roundups, and we hope you enjoy this jam-packed one! If you would like to opt out from receiving future writings, go to the bottom of this email and unsubscribe. |
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In this edition: 📰 Shop Updates (Gift Recommendations and Largest Sale Ever) 🕵️♀️ Holiday Bike Drive (We Need Donees) ☃️ Santiam Ski Lodge Restoration Update (Major Progress Made) 🚲 SCOR 4060 LT Review ⛏ COTA Update (Pacific City Riding) 📺 December's Must-Watch (An Old-Time Classic) |
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⏱ Important Holiday Dates and Hours: Christmas Eve: 10:00 - 1:00 Christmas Day: Closed Day After Christmas: Closed New Year's Eve: 10:00 - 3:00 New Year's Day: Closed |
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🏷 Our Largest Sale Ever Ends December 31st Everything in the store is on sale. You name it, bikes, parts, clothing, accessories, it’s all available at a discounted price. You won’t see this big of a sale again, so don’t miss these deals! |
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🎅 Layaway Program If you purchase a bike from us in the time leading up to Christmas, we can keep it safe from that special someone’s eyes until you’re ready to reveal it! All layaway program participants must pick up their bikes before 1 PM on Christmas Eve. |
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💳 Gift Cards Rated as the best possible gift you can get a cyclist for Christmas by the Sisters' Community, Blazin Saddles' gift cards guarantee your special someone gets what they want, which is what you want. Come on in to pick one up! |
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❄️ Sno-Park Permits From November 1 to April 30, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) requires all vehicles parked at designated sno-parks to have a permit. Here are the finer details from ODOT’s website: You can move a Sno-Park permit from one vehicle to another. You can use California and Idaho Sno-Park permits in Oregon. You can use Oregon Sno-Park permits in California and Idaho. You may get a fine for parking in a Sno-Park without a permit.
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🔧 Repair Turnaround Time While most of our customer base is currently focused on sliding down the slopes, now is a prime time to bring in your bike for maintenance. We have no major repair queue and should be able to get your bike in and out of the shop like a Nascar pitstop (assuming no parts need to be ordered). Walk-ins are welcomed, and appointments are appreciated—call 541-719-1213 to schedule. |
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🚴♂️ McKenzie Pass Status McKenzie Pass is CLOSED and unrideable. Expect it to open up mid-spring of next year. |
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🎨 Sisters Elementary School Window Art Every year around the holiday season, students from Sisters Elementary School paint their own large holiday-themed paintings. Check out this creation by a student who's already longing for the snow to be gone: |
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As you may have seen in the Nugget or our last newsletter, our Holiday Bike Drive is in full force. In the previous seven years, we have received, serviced, and gifted nearly 400 bicycles to those in need. If you or anyone you know has a bike lying around they’d be willing to part with, now is the perfect opportunity for it to go to a new home. We are accepting donations until tomorrow, December 15. We are still searching for persons and families needing bike/s in the Sisters Community. If you know of anybody, please drop us a line at info@blazinsaddleshub.com or call us at 541-719-1213. Our community appreciates your generosity! |
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Santiam Ski Lodge Restoration Update ☃️ |
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The Santiam Ski Lodge (no, not Hoodoo) recently released a progress update on their restoration efforts over the last year. For background, the Santiam Ski Lodge was constructed in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to open winter recreational opportunities on public lands. The lodge was run by a council of representatives of outdoors groups from local cities, and the USFS maintained control over meals and lodging fees so that the lodge would remain accessible to lower income communities. By 1941, on its first year of opening, over 10,000 people came to ski and recreate enjoying illumination for night skiing, and cross-country ski trails. Although the location was ideal in terms of topography and accessibility, the lodge’s elevation was too low to ensure adequate snow conditions for skiing. Eventually the lodge became too costly to continue to operate amid unpredictable snowfall, and in 1958, a Presbyterian Church Council obtained a special use permit from the US Forest Service and the site became a year round youth camp. Through the late 1970’s and early 1980’s the Presbyterian Church Council continued to use and maintain the lodge, as well as a large organizational camp. As the Presbyterian youth camp grew, the site of the Santiam Pass Lodge became too small to accommodate the needs of the growing camp, and by 1987 the lodge was vacant. For the past 3 decades, the lodge has remained empty becoming vulnerable to vandalism, and natural elements such as snow, wind, and water. In 2020, Susan and Dwight Sheets were awarded a grant to restore the lodge and have been working at it ever since through the organization Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge. |
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They expect the restoration to take a few more years, and once finished, they will offer a historic lodging and dining experience just across the highway from Hoodoo. Imagine, in just a few years, maybe we’ll be promoting it as a lodging option for cyclists during the summer months! Their latest progress update is impressive: |
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See more from their latest update here. You can subscribe to their newsletter, learn how to volunteer, and donate by going to their website here. |
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BikeRumor recently released a review on the SCOR 4060 LT, saying it is nimble, precise, and playful. “Our interest in the SCOR 4060 LT was piqued by the modern, seemingly well-balanced set of geometry figures and the low-slung silhouette, as well as the hype around its gravity-oriented playfulness. Though its travel numbers put it firmly in the enduro category, it is marketed as a “fun first” mountain bike, rather than something you’d race against the clock. We simply had to get a shot on this one.” Read more about what they had to say here, and come into the shop to check out this bike for yourself. |
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Central Oregon Trail Alliance Update ⛏ |
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From COTA December 2022 Trail News Consider COTA for your end-of-year donations As a non-profit organization, we fund our work through our awesome members and your donations. We have big plans for 2023 and need your help! If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation via credit card, click here. If you would like to donate via stock, check, wire, or donor-advised fund, just email contact@cotamtb.com, and we’ll take care of it! COTA’s EIN #: 91-1827339. ADVOCACY ALERT: Lemon Gulch comments are due December 19! Please write the U.S. Forest Service by December 19 and show your support for a proposed new trail system at Lemon Gulch east of Prineville. Learn how to help here. Schwalbe’s “Build Your Dream” Video Very soon, riding phenomenal trails year-round within Oregon's state lines will be greatly enhanced by the up-and-coming trail network in Pacific City. Check out this video to learn about the wholesome family story behind the development of these trails: |
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Throwing it back to Christmas four years ago, here is some classic Blazin Saddles content to ‘tis the season: |
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It’s crazy to think that we have been pushing out these monthly Roundups for more than a year. We are so pleased to know people enjoy and gain value from them, and we hope you’ve noticed some improvement since you started receiving them. It would be the greatest gift if you could email us at info@blazinsaddleshub.com with any changes you would like to see in future editions this next year. We are so thankful for you. Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! With gratitude, The Blazin Saddles Crew Live to Ride Ride to Live |
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