Estacada, OR, a small, rural town about an hour drive from Mount Hood, known for its one-stoplight and annual 4th of July Timber Festival sits along the Clackamas River on the edge of the greater Portland area.

For Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering senior Vince Bugni, where he grew up influenced his interest in action sports. The absence of neighbors and a vast natural playground of forest land helped to spark his interest in mountain biking.

After high school, Bugni left Estacada to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Fortunately for Bugni, friends were easy to come by because of SLO’s solid mountain biking community and easy access to trails.

Biker of Estacada attempts to capture the essence of mountain biking in SLO and peers into Bugni’s passion for mountain biking. Likewise, it portrays the greater lessons that can be learned from the sport.

For Bugni and myself, this film originated as an attempt at a small day project, but it quickly took on greater aspirations as we set our sights on filming our favorite spots in SLO.

Biker of Estacada has been one of my favorite pieces to work on because quite frankly it hasn’t felt like work at all. I hope you enjoy the film, and I hope that it inspires you to get out and ride.