Ride Details

Friday, September 22

4:00-7:00 pm: Rider Registration
4:30-7:30 pm: Bike Corral Hours
4:30-7:30 pm: Beer Garden, PRESENTED BY BREAKSIDE BREWING
4:30-8:30 pm: Shower Hours at Wings & Waves Waterpark*
8:00 pm: Rider Village Closes

DYOT (Do Your Own Thing)

4:30-8:30 pm: Wings & Waves Waterpark: Session needs to be pre-booked online.
5:45-6:00 pm: Super Short Show
6:00-8:00 pm: Top Fundraiser Yappy Hour hosted by Two Dogs Taphouse (Top 50 Club, Club K, Passport Riders, IRWMS, Sponsors)(Invite in Packet)
6:00-10:00 pm: Shuttle Services to McMinnville Main Street PROVIDED BY VISIT MCMINNVILLE

Saturday, September 23

6:00-8:30 am: Rider Registration
6:00 am-7:30 pm: Bike Corral Hours
6:00 am-9:00 pm: Shower Truck Open Hours
6:00-7:30 am: Breakfast in the Lodge
6:00-8:30 am: MECHANICAL SUPPORT: TOMMY’S BIKE SHOP
7:15 am: IRWMS Victory Lap-All cyclists come cheer!
7:30 am: Century Riders Start
7:45 am: Metric Century Riders Start
8:00 am: “CORE” Riders Start
8:15 am: 19+ Riders Start
8:30 am: START LINE CLOSES all cyclists must be on route.
9:00 am-5:00 pm: Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
10:00 am-2:00 pm: Shower Hours at Wings & Waves Waterpark*
11:00 am-8:00 pm: Beer Garden, PRESENTED BY BREAKSIDE BREWING
11:00 am-2:00 pm: Lunch in the Lodge or Out on Route
11:00 am-5:00 pm: VIP Tent Opens (must have a VIP Pass)
Noon-5:00 pm: Bike MS Spa: 2023 Top 50 Club Members
Noon-5:00 pm: BIKE MS SHOP—Purchase Vintage Bike MS Swag!
Noon-5:00 pm: Outdoor Zen Garden-Participants Pay-$10 for 10 Minutes (cash)
3:00-7:00 pm: Shower Hours at Wings & Waves Waterpark*
4:00-6:00 pm: MECHANICAL SUPPORT: TOMMY’S BIKE SHOP
4:30-7:30 pm: Dinner in the Lodge
5:30 pm: ROUTE CLOSES all cyclists must be back in Rider Village
6:00-7:00 pm: Saturday Night Program
7:30 pm: Movie Night in Evergreen IMAX Theatre: Top Gun Maverick

Sunday, September 24

6:00-7:00 am: Rider Registration
6:00 am-Noon: Bike Corral Hour - All bikes must be claimed by 12:30 pm
6:00 am-12:30 pm: Shower Truck Open Hours
6:00-7:30 am: Breakfast in the Lodge
6:30-8:30 am: MECHANICAL SUPPORT: TOMMY’S BIKE SHOP
7:30 am: START LINE OPENS
8:00 am: START LINE CLOSES all cyclists must be on the route.
10:00 am-2:00 pm: Shower Hours at Wings & Waves Waterpark*
10:00 am-Noon: Lunch in the Lodge
11:00 am: ROUTE CLOSES all cyclists must be back in Rider Village
NOON: Rider Village Closes

*Please go to the Registration Tent to receive a Shower Ticket/Token. You will give that to the front desk clerk at the Waterpark to get access to the shower and locker room.

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Bike MS: Oregon’s Rider Village is taking flight with an exciting new venue and partner McMinnville Properties! As supporters of our mission, they’re excited to offer exclusive discounts to Bike MS participants, supporters, and volunteers at both the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and the Wings and Waves Waterpark.

Read below to learn more about those discounts and start planning your Bike MS weekend today!

Important: Bike MS participants must show Bike MS credentials to take advantage of these discounts. Riders, your Bike MS credentials wristband will be in your packets. All other participants, please pick up your wristbands at the Registration Tent.

Soar Through Decades of Aerospace Innovation at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

Discover more than 150 aircraft, spacecraft, and exhibits that tell the story of flight and space exploration with unique historic artifacts, including American aviation icon the Spruce Goose, SR-71 Blackbird, and the Titan II Space Launch Vehicle with its original launch room.

• Cost for Bike MS Participants: $14 (regular price, $22)
• Instructions for Purchase: Tickets can be purchased at the door at the museum. 
• Top 50 and Club K: You will receive a free pass to the museum in your Rider Packet.

Take Flight at Wings and Waves Waterpark 

Wings and Waves Waterpark, with an actual 747 airplane on the roof, is an indoor waterpark unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.  Soar and slide your way through our innovative, indoor water park featuring a splash pool and four different water slides.  

Cost for Bike MS Participants: $22 ($32.99 online and $36.99 at the door)

Instructions for Purchase: Bike MS Participants need to use this unique link to purchase discounted tickets.

Username: wings&waves
Password: Waves2023

Using the calendar icon select your preferred session. Bike MS guests can choose between three options.

• Friday, September 22:
  • Session: 4:30-8:30 pm
• Saturday, September 23
  • Session: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
  • Session: 3:00-7:00 pm

Cyclists love Oregon and the scenic wine country roads in and around McMinnville. Join us for two days of amazing memories and fantastic routes.

Our start/finish is at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.

The routes travel along past vineyards, cross creeks and have relaxing pastoral farmland views.

No matter the route you select expect adventure and fun to await you!  

Day 1:

• 20.5 Miles
• “Core” (46.7)
• 66.1 Miles
• 86 Miles

Day 2:

• 14.8 Miles
• 31.4 Miles

Rest Stop Sponsors

Thank you to our rest stop sponsors this year!

   

   

 

Logistics Meeting

Thank you to Lanphere Auto, our premiere Bike MS: Oregon Safety Sponsor. 

Watch Meeting Recording Here

2023 Bike MS Fundraising Weeks

Bike MS Fundraising Week is proudly sponsored by Point B, an organization who shares our commitment to creating a world free of MS. Elevate your fundraising and win prizes along the way.

Fundraising Week #1 July 17-July 23, 2023

• Grand Prize Winner: Congratulations Melissa B.!
• Tent Team Winner: Congratulations Team Road Kill!
• Small But Mighty Team Winner: Congratulations Bad Knees Club!
• Individual Winner: Congratulations Amy S!

Fundraising Week #2 August 14-August 20, 2023

• Team Winner: Congratulations Team Road Kill!
• Individual Winner: Congratulations Justin W.!

Team Challenge: Cookies for Rookies

Teams with the highest percentages* of Rookie Riders, will win either a cookie bar in their team tent or a cookie box to go! Congratulations to our winners!

• Tent Teams: KPMG-Oregon

• Small but Mighty: Salesforce & Friends-Willamette Valley

• Rookie Teams: Drop it Like a Drop Foot

Team Challenge: Blast from the Past

Team Challenge: Blast from the Past 

If your team has the highest percentage* of returning riders, you’ll win a Blast from the Past cooler filled with Rocket Pops, Firecrackers, and Bomb Pops!

• Tent Teams: Team Slugfish

• Small but Mighty: Let’s saSQUATCH MS

*Percentages help us more fairly evaluate the recruitment of Rookie Riders. This way our largest, mid-size, and smallest teams are on an equal playing field in each of their categories.

Bike Safety Inspections

Thank you to our friends and partners at Trek for helping make Bike MS: Oregon a safe experience for our riders.

All riders are encouraged to get a bike inspection BEFORE you come and ride during our event weekend. A bike inspection is an evaluation of the overall condition of your bike. For example: tires, brake pads, cables and housing, chain, cassette, and chain ring wear.

All cyclists registered for Bike MS Oregon can receive a free* bike inspection at participating Trek stores listed below.

Trek Bicycle Beaverton
12345 SW Canyon Rd, Beaverton, OR 97005

Trek Bicycle Happy Valley
9347 SE 82nd Ave, Happy Valley, OR 97086

Trek Bicycle Lake Oswego
200 B Ave, Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Trek Bicycle Portland Downtown
1001 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205

Trek Bicycle Portland Hollywood
5329 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97213

Trek Bicycle Portland Westmoreland
6717 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202

You will be asked to verify your participation in Bike MS Oregon. You will do this by showing your fundraising page or the email sent confirming your registration.  

*The inspection itself is free, but any repairs or replacement parts are the responsibility of the bike rider.

Join us for Packet Pickup to get your assigned rider number, rider t-shirt, and Club K jersey (if you fundraised $1,000 or more!).

Packet Pickup will be taking place on Saturday, September 16^th at The NMSS Chapter Offices located at 5331 S Macadam Ave in Portland from 10:00 am-1:00 pm.

Please note that you must have met your $250 minimum fundraising to collect your packet.

Team Captains can pick up team member packets, as long as all fundraising minimums have been met.

Riders can pick up packets on-site at Evergreen during the event weekend. Check schedule for registration hours.

 

Lodging

Tent Camping & RV Parking

Tent Camping is offered to Bike MS participants on a first-come, first-served basis. We will also have a parking lot for RV’s. There are no hook-ups on the lot; any power needs you have will need to be handled on your own through a generator.

There is no cost for either of these options.

There will be showers and portable restrooms nearby both Tent Camping and RV Parking.

Hotel Accommodations

There are lots of lodging options in and around the McMinnville area. Don’t forget to check out local AirBnb and VRBO options.

We have secured a hotel partner and have blocked a set of rooms for Bike MS Participants.  Please make lodging arrangements EARLY to avoid disappointment. All riders are responsible for arranging their own accommodations during the bike weekend.

Hotel Information

Best Western McMinnville Inn

2035 OR-99W, McMinnville, OR 97128

Phone (503) 472-4900

Distance to Event Site: 3.9 miles

$189.00 for a King Room, or Two Queens Room, or $179.00 for Queen Room.

Rooms can be booked at this link; discount should be applied automatically by following that unique booking link. 

 

Stay tuned for more information!

Bike MS is an extraordinary ride no matter where you are! Whether you have a flat tire or need a snack to help get you across the finish line, we’ve got you covered…  

Each route includes fully-stocked rest stops every 10 to 12 miles with some of the best snacks and volunteers around. Relax, hydrate, use the restroom, re-apply sunscreen and enjoy the volunteers. Bike mechanics and support and gear (SAG) vehicles will also be on the route to assist you.  

After the ride, we will have plenty of food at the finish line.

Ride photos will be posted on our Bike MS Flickr page 2-3 weeks after the ride. We will share the link here when photos are ready!

Tour de Tents:

Congratulations to the following teams for earning a team tent for their fantastic fundraising in 2022. Team tents provide a place for teammates to come together and rest after the ride.

Don’t forget to decorate that tent for a chance to win the Best Dressed Tent award.

Sad that your team doesn’t have a tent. Don’t be! Stay tuned for our Golden Tent team competition that will kick off on August 28th.

20X20 Tents

• CBRE
• Missing Spokes
• Point B-Portland
• Team Road Kill
• Team Slugfish

10X10 Tents

• HMS Cure-Oregon (WINNER of Tent Competition 2022!)
• Team Be Better
• Team Discover
• Team Garmin
• Team Wanta Eliminate MS

•  Team KPMG-Oregon