Ride Yr Bike

Ride Yr Bike is a bike event promoter based in Portland, Oregon. For the time being, Ride Yr Bike is one person in a garage with a serious passion for bicycles.

Creator of the Trans Am Bike Nonstop, we manage multiple great events based in the Pacific Northwest. That person is me! My name is Nathan Jones and I grew up outside of a small farm town in Missouri. I got into mountain bike racing when I was 13 and was absolutely eaten up with every aspect of the culture. Every weekend we’d load up in a van and go ride trails, afterwards the local shop would buy

us all pizza. They were was some of the best years of my life and it turns out it was due to two things, bikes and good people! Okay, make that three things when you add the food in! I worked in bike shops in Missouri and Texas until I was 19, after 6 years in the industry I had lost a lot of the passion for what I was doing. I was living in Houston, TX at the time, not exactly the most inspiring place in the world. I worked the following years waiting on tables and warehousing, less than exciting. When I was 23 I abandoned Texas and moved to Portland, mostly on a whim. I was astonished to see all the cyclists in town, it was bad, I was overcome with severe bike envy for YEARS. After four years of fair weather commuting I realized I needed to seriously embrace the bicycle again. While I bike commuted in Portland, I hardly embraced the bicycle. My bike was generally cobbled together and I would always keep it running just good enough to get me there and back as I could always just walk or bus the couple miles of commuting. All of that changed in a matter of a few months and my passion for the bicycle was rekindled like no other! In 2008 I had yet another warehouse job in a fridge with a 12 mile commute. It was really tough to find the inspiration to ride to work year round through the Portland weather AND work in a refrigerator moving boxes of produce for 10-12 hours a night. Day in and day out, a 25 mile round trip commute in PDX is not something to sneeze at, though I’ve heard of folks who do 50 and 100 mile commutes (ouch!). I wanted to find a big ride that would force me to use the 25 mile commute plus the long shifts moving tons of cold produce every night to some sort of benefit. Enter the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDBMR) and Tour Divide. The GDMBR is a big long route that traverses the continental divide from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. The nearly 3000 mile route is raced yearly in a race known as Tour Divide. Racers travel self supported with minimal gear over vast distances with few to no services. It’s an off the books race, there’s no prize money. The first year I was able to finish, the second year I put in an even faster time, but had to quit half way through for a number of personal reasons. Mostly I pushed it too far to fast with not quite the right gear. All in all in the past 5 years I’ve ridden thousands of miles of completely self supported training and endurance racing. Most recently I did a self supported solo race, or ITT, of Oregon section of the Adventure Cycling Assocation’s Transamerica Trail. This was a self supported 740 mile ride I knocked out in four days back in August. So seriously, enough of my credentials, in October of 2013 I decided to fully rededicate myself to the bicycle and get back into the industry. I have my hopes and dreams of where I’d like it to take myself and others, but for the time being here’s the deal. I am a hearty and seasoned cyclist with nearly two decades of experience. I will not play the elitist card but I will give you frank yet down to earth advice on what sort of bike work you need. If you need a quick cheap fix for your bike, I can help you out. If you need custom work for a continental voyage, I can take care of you as well. One way or another, distances both short and long, I want you to Ride Yr Bike!

09/05/2025

Snoqualmie Nonstop, September 19th!
Bellingham, Washington
https://rideyrbike.com/snoqualmienonstop

11/01/2024

Announcing the 2025 Ride Yr Bike Nonstop Triple Crown!
May 9: Willamt Nonstop - Portland, Oregon
June 22nd - Northwest Nonstop - Bellingham, WA
Sept 19th - Snoqualmie Nonstop - Bellingham, WA

05/13/2024

2024 Willamt Nonstop Drone Footage
1st place - Tom Hughes - 40 hours
2nd place - Tanner Farris - 43 hours
3rd place - James Folsom - 44.5 hours

2024 Willamt Nonstop 4K

07/17/2023

Have you heard about Snoqualmie Nonstop? A 560 mile mixed terrain event based out of Bellingham, WA October 15th. It's got a little something for everything, mellow mountain roads, two Cascade Passes, a ferry ride to Whidbey Island. Entry is $50 for tracking via the Ride Yr Bike app, or bring your own Inreach or Spot. Join us for the final event of the Nonstop Triple Crown in beautiful Bellingham, Washington!

Registration is open @ https://rideyrbike.com/snoqualmienonstop

07/15/2023

Tanner Faris wins the Inaugural Northwest Nonstop with a time of 5 days, 23 hours, 33 minutes! Chapeau Tanner that's one hell of a ride! 1100+ miles from Bellingham, WA to Davis. CA!

07/13/2023

Northwest Nonstop Update: The remaing four riders have made it into the State of Jefferson and are separated by about 80 miles with a total distance of 300 to 380 miles remaining in this first year of the NWNS. Rider's have had fairly cool temperatures for the first 4 days but that's changed with high's over 90 today and looking to climb well over 100 in the next 48 hours, we're hoping the timing works for them heading into the Central Valley and we're thankful the end of the route is reasonably stocked with resources! Chapeau riders, stay cool!

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07/09/2023

The inaugural Northwest Nonstop is live as of 6AM PDT today. Riders can be tracked on the weblink and in the app linked below.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ride-yr-bike/id1573121718

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rideyrbike1.app

NORTHWEST NONSTOP TRACKER NORTHWEST NONSTOP TRACKER

05/16/2023

The 2023 Willamt Nonstop saw 9 riders depart from Portland, Oregon for a 400 mile loop around the Willamette Valley during a record breaking heatwave. 6 of those riders were able to complete the route and these are their times! Next up in the Nonstop Triple Crown is the Northwest Nonstop, an 1100 mile jaunt from Bellingham, WA to Davis, CA. Registration is open @ https://rideyrbike.com

05/07/2023

Hey Android users, the latest version of the app for Willamt Nonstop is ready to go! Ride starts May 12th at 6AM. Also for iOS here https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ride-yr-bike/id1573121718

Ride Yr Bike - Apps on Google Play

03/07/2023

All aboard for 2023! Have you heard of our new events Northwest Nonstop and Snoqualmie Nonstop based out of Bellingham? Perfect for those in the I-5 corridor looking to head north this July and October. Or you can come to Portland this May for Willamt Nonstop!
Sign up is open @ https://rideyrbike.com

Additional train service between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver BC starts today!
We are excited to offer these scenic and comfortable round trip trains to give you more travel choices.
These new trains will stop at all stations along the route between Portland and Canada. Get your tickets now. www.AmtrakCascades.com or www.AmtrakOregon.com/

01/29/2023

Who's down for Northwest Nonstop? NWNS is an 1100+ miles self supported adventure race from Bellingham, WA to Davis, CA over minor PNW roads and paths. Expect mild traffic but lots of services. This is not a wilderness route, but it does traverse the edge of civilization. Sign up is open @ https://rideyrbike.com/northwestnonstop Produced by Trans Am Bike Race and Bike Nonstop creator Ride Yr Bike.

01/28/2023

Northwest Nonstop is an 1100+ mile race along the inner PNW from Bellingham, WA to Davis, CA taking place July 9th. Built using rail trails and minor roads whenever possible, this new route is loaded with services. This is 100% a race you could do with just a bivy in mid July with ease, just get on the bike and ride nonstop! Tracked exclusively with the Ride Yr Bike mobile app, tracking and sign up fee is $50. Entry is open to all at https://rideyrbike.com/northwestnonstop

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