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In-Depth Information
Hub
( 970-925-7970;
www.hubofaspen.com
; 315 E Hyman Ave; bicycle rental per day from $69; 9am-6pm)
Argu-
ably the best of the Aspen bike shops. This place offers a cycling school, sponsors a
weekly road race and bike club, and acts as a booster for local talent, pointing out that
Aspen is home to some of the best cyclists in the US, including two top-five time trialists,
Tour de France competitors and Olympic medalists.
It rents cruisers, full-suspension mountain bikes and carbon-fiber road bikes, and will
offer advice on the best road routes and single tracks plying Aspen and Smuggler Moun-
tains, the Montezuma Basin, and Pearl and Independence Pass, but staff aren't always
sweet about it. Their motto? 'It's not rude. It's the Hub.'
BICYCLE RENTAL
Ute City Cycles
( 970-920-3325;
www.utecitycycles.com
;
231 E Main St; bike rental per 24hr $75; 9am-6pm)
A high-end
road and mountain-bike retailer, this place also offers limited rentals from its demo fleet:
there's nowhere else in town where you can rent $6500 Orbea road bikes or $2700 Yeti
mountain bikes. Rentals are $75 per day with a two-day maximum; no reservations. Staff
can also point you in the direction of Aspen's best cycling.
BICYCLE RENTAL
Aspen Bike Tours & Rentals
BICYCLE RENTAL
( 970-925-9169;
www.aspenbikerentals.com
;
430 S Spring St; half-/full-day adult from $33/40, child $22/29;
9am-6pm)
Easily the most laid-back bike shop in town - shaved legs and Lycra bravado are
nowhere to be found here. Along with premium road and mountain bikes for rent, it also
has a network of private guides who can set you up on terrific mountain-biking tours onto
trails seldom glimpsed by tourists. Allow 24-hours' notice for staff to set it up.
CYCLING TO MAROON BELLS
According to the Aspen cycling gurus, the most iconic road-bike ride in Aspen is the ride to Maroon Bells,
mainly because it climbs a lung-wrenching 11 miles to the foot of one of the most picturesque wilderness areas in
the Rockies. Most folks drive it or take the shuttle, but if you crave sweet, beautiful pain, let your quads sing.
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