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How do we access bike trails this spring?
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (146+ words) (Re: "Where is all this going?" Mel Blumenthal column, April 17, Aspen Daily News):" Sky Mountain bikers are left in the dark. Snowmass projects send shivers up my spine. This is the only mention of Owl Creek-Butterline relocation that starts this…...
As e-bike use grows, so do accidents
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1155+ words) Since 2022, about 70% of the bike and e-bike crashes either on Open Space and Trail properties or to which OST rangers responded have happened on the Rio Grande Trail or nearby." Pitkin County Open Space and Trails recorded its highest number…...
Crown Mountain Park's bike facilities, competition emerging on national stage
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1685+ words) Tucked away behind the wide open grass spaces and ball fields, the dog pond and the other amenities of Crown Mountain Park, one of its most "special" assets is taking off both locally and nationally. "Once this bike park really…...
Crown Mountain debuts rider-designed new BMX track
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) Ian Westerman cuts the ribbon on the rebuilt Crown Mountain Park BMX track on May 29. Westerman, an incoming senior at Basalt High School, led the design of the new track after riding it for most of his life." May 29 marked…...
Pinnacle mountain bike racers learn through bumps at nationals
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (630+ words) Canyon Cherney took a bronze in the marathon race in the USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships in Roanoke, Virginia, last week." The term "learning experience" was prevalent for Roaring Fork Cycling's Pinnacle Mountain Bike Team this week, even…...
EOTC considers changes to Brush Creek Park and Ride
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (840+ words) A BRT bus, the RFTA route most commonly used by survey respondents, drives through the Brush Creek Park and Ride on May 7, 2025. Future management and enforcement at Brush Creek will be on the May 15 Elected Officials Transportation Committee agenda." Upvalley…...
The slippery slope of e-bike access
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (701+ words) When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say they are e-bikes: If they can rip uphill at 20 mph without pedaling, I think of them as motorcycles. E-bikes can be class…...
Common-sense rules can keep bike paths safe
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) Essentially, we can keep our bike paths safe, fun and friendly by adhering to three common-sense habits: 1) Keep to your own lane, especially around blind corners; 2) Look behind you before. .. Editor: The recent public service announcements aired on Aspen Public…...