Archive for the ‘best bike rides’ Category
Andes to jungle bike ride
I’ve done several, including the standard World’s Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia. I did that with Gravity Bolivia.
Here’s their NEW single track adventure.
… Imagine this: a 78 km downhill with a vertical drop of 3500 meters. You start at 4800 meters altitude and end up at 1300m. The most amazing thing is that you ride on an old and lonesome Inca trail, starting from high altitude landscapes and finishing in the jungle, not far from coca fields.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. (includes 1.5km zip line at the end)
It looks mellow, but it’s not. Rough terrain, even if it’s a road.
One of the best bike rides in the world. No doubt.
Thanks Alistair Matthew from Gravity Bolivia for sending me the link.
(via Pink Bike)
cycling Crested Butte, Colorado
I could live in Crested Butte, my favourite American Rockies town, a mecca for skiing and mountain biking.
The hostel is the best in Colorado, … so says Lonely Planet. It is awesome.
Between afternoon thunder showers I did a warm-up ride on the Snodgrass. Gageesh! It was tough. I was sucking wind at high altitude. Power sliding turns through mud and horse poop at the bottom of hills.
How was the much more famous 401 going to go, next day …
The 401 Trail is often listed as one of best singletrack mountain bike rides in the world, especially in the Spring wildflower season.
And I’m pleased to report that my 52yr-old self and my $500 bike both survived. I rode about 85% of the time both up and down the 401.
cycling the Hiawatha Trail, Idaho
… The “crown jewel” of rail-to-trail mountain bicycle trails is operated by Lookout Pass Ski Area which is located adjacent to I-90 at the Idaho/Montana state line, 12 miles east of historic Wallace, Idaho. The Hiawatha Trail is generally open late May through early October. …
Winding through 10 tunnels and 7 high trestles, this 15-mile route crosses the rugged Bitterroot Mountains between Idaho and Montana. The Route of the Hiawatha is best known for the long, dark St. Paul Pass, or Taft Tunnel, which burrows for 1.66 miles …
more photos tagged “Hiawatha Trail”
It made Allie Comeau’s list – 10 Great American Bike Trails
photos – mountain biking, Caraz, Peru, 2005
The best bike rides are cruising downhill in the Andes. To see all annotated photos, jump to the permanent webpage in Rick’s photo archive. 
travelogue – the world’s most dangerous road – Bolivia
Go to Bolivia?
Everyone else was.
Beneath my radar, I had never heard good things about Bolivia. It is the prototype South American disaster: corrupt, turbulent history, over 190 leaders in 180 years, breakdowns, roadblocks, strikes. Mucho problemas! …
For the complete travelogue & photos jump to the permanent webpage in Rick’s photo archive.
» climbing Huayna Potasi
» La Paz
» mountain biking the Andes
» Salar de Uyuni (salt flats)
