Hunt Begins For Bikes Hidden At Oregon's 7 Wonders

By Lizzy Duffy (OPB)
Portland, Oregon June 19, 2015 7:30 p.m.

If you happen upon a green mountain bike on Mount Hood's trail system this weekend, you better grab it before the next person does.

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Travel Oregon will hide a custom-made mountain bike on Mount Hood's trail system Saturday.

Travel Oregon will hide a custom-made mountain bike on Mount Hood's trail system Saturday.

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In its second year, Travel Oregon's Seven Wonders tourism campaign is hiding seven bikes at each of the state's wonders: Mount Hood, Smith Rock, the Painted Hills, the Wallowas, the Columbia River Gorge, the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake.

Each bike is valued at about $10,000, according to event organizers.

Starting Saturday, people can track down the first of the bikes on Mount Hood's Sandy Ridge Trail System. The single-speed mountain bike with a suspension form and a drop seat post was custom made by Fred Cuthbert of Wolfhound Cycles in Talent, Oregon.

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"I really hope it's the right size for them, and I hope it's someone that will use it regularly and enjoy," said Cuthbert. "It's meant to be up for anything, hopefully it'll be very versatile."

If you want to be first on the trail, set your alarm clock for the early morning. Travel Oregon spokesperson Judiaann Woo said the bike will be hidden before tomorrow's sunrise.

Fred Cuthbert of Wolfhound Cycles created the mountain bike that will be hidden on Mount Hood's trail system Saturday.

Fred Cuthbert of Wolfhound Cycles created the mountain bike that will be hidden on Mount Hood's trail system Saturday.

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While Cuthbert knows the bike inside and out, he has no additional clues about where his build is hidden.

"I know it's somewhere in the Mount Hood territory," said Cuthbert "It's a good thing they didn't tell me because I've had a lot of friends try to give them clues and stuff. It keeps the hunt fair."

Despite its small town location, Wolfhound has built bikes for people all over the world, even as far as Norway and Austria.

The others will be hidden at the other six wonders of Oregon over the next two months.

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