Beats me. Even for Portlanders. You have to go past so many amazing riding zones to get to Bend. I've been really trying to get some of my friends to think outside the Bend...
Seriously. Although, Bend is a great place for beginners. It helped me a lot to get a few solid days there so I could just get used to handling the bike.
Wenatchee is great for an in-state ride, and I go there frequently for day trips. Since I have to travel, I prefer to take my camper, and Bend has free camping next to the trail network. Wish Wenatchee did.
Wenatchee has pretty nice (albeit not free) camping at Confluence State Park. Also at Squilchuck state park; up near Mission Ridge, mostly lame xc riding. One could boondock camp up variously classic hillbilly spots up around the saddle above #2 canyon riding area. Lots of other dirtbag camping and " off the grid" rides in the valley as well. Also, FWIW you could ride whatever around Wenatchee, go park your rig at your Confluence campsite and pedal maybe 1.5 miles into town on a flat bike path, get schnockered at a brewery and pedal back to camp.
It's definitely more of a legit town with more industry than just tourism, and I think that's one of the things that makes it better. That said, Bend is a lot closer to me, so....
Please don’t come hear. Your not really welcome here like you rude people think. Seattle is everything Bend doesn’t want to be. You people have ruined Seattle with your liberal policies.
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Beats me. Even for Portlanders. You have to go past so many amazing riding zones to get to Bend. I've been really trying to get some of my friends to think outside the Bend...
Seriously. Although, Bend is a great place for beginners. It helped me a lot to get a few solid days there so I could just get used to handling the bike.
Wenatchee is great for an in-state ride, and I go there frequently for day trips. Since I have to travel, I prefer to take my camper, and Bend has free camping next to the trail network. Wish Wenatchee did.
Wenatchee has pretty nice (albeit not free) camping at Confluence State Park.
Also at Squilchuck state park; up near Mission Ridge, mostly lame xc riding.
One could boondock camp up variously classic hillbilly spots up around the saddle above #2 canyon riding area.
Lots of other dirtbag camping and " off the grid" rides in the valley as well.
Also, FWIW you could ride whatever around Wenatchee, go park your rig at your Confluence campsite and pedal maybe 1.5 miles into town on a flat bike path, get schnockered at a brewery and pedal back to camp.
Bend has fun stuff to do...food/breweries.
Serious answer:
Bend is trendy. Snatchee is sorta grimy.
Also most people aren't really that great and just want XC riding.
Totally makes sense. I kinda like how Wenatchee is a bit gritty. Bend feels a little overproduced.
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Bend is gentrified as fuck.
Wenatchee is the nanoscale Dirtbag East Central WA version of Gotham City
Probably because there's better food/night life in Bend. It's got big city flavor in a small town.
Seattleites go everywhere. It’s a big city.
Because Bend is the sh.t
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2-3x longer drive from my house.
As someone who lives in the Dry Shtties, It's easier on my brain to get to North Bend than it is Wesnatchee.
Go to where ever that is. Bend sucks
Ah ha....I see you're tracking with what I'm trying to do....
Wenatchee is way better
It's definitely more of a legit town with more industry than just tourism, and I think that's one of the things that makes it better. That said, Bend is a lot closer to me, so....
Stay away Seattle
Lol
Please don’t come hear. Your not really welcome here like you rude people think. Seattle is everything Bend doesn’t want to be. You people have ruined Seattle with your liberal policies.
I don't live in Seattle. Also, your sloppy written grammar reflects poorly on your character.