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Wrenching Around

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Marco and Carlos, two great guys with a lot of bike experience between them, have opened a new bike repair shop seven blocks south of the zocalo in Oaxaca. Assisting them is their mechanic, Antonio. They also sell used bikes on consignment, so you should check them out if you are in the market for a used bici. You will find their shop at Vega 121 between Bustamante and Armenta y Lopez. They are open Monday thru Saturday from 10 until 2 and again from 4 until 8. You can contact them at 951-206-8497 or on Facebook at “La Cleta y el Cafe”. 

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Summit Cyclery Staff Feb 2018

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Summit Cyclery staff Feb 2018

There is a new staff at Summit Cyclery to serve you and your bike. Pictured above are Raul, mechanic, Arturo, manager, and Bernardo, sales. The shop is still at the same great location at Calzada Porfirio Diaz 230 in Col. Reforma. They can be reached at 951-132-5897. 

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New Year’s Day 2018 Kick-Off Ride

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The first day of 2018 dawned bright and clear with moderate temperatures — just the sort of day to entice a mountain biker into the saddle for a New Year’s kick-off ride. Larry and Albi met up at 10 am and agreed to ride a few miles along the Libramiento and through the mountain park managed by the nearby village of Donaji. Along the way we met many family groups enjoying hikes in the countryside or heading for a picnic in the park. At under 12 miles and taking just two hours, ours was not a long ride – but a pleasant one nevertheless. Hopefully, this was a harbinger of many good things to come in 2018.

 

 

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Back in the Saddle

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This web page has been unnaturally quiet in recent months due to the webmaster taking a tumble on his mountain bike and breaking a wrist on 12 October 2017. That not only put an end to cycling for two and a half months, but also precluded typing any but the most pressing pieces. Now, finally, at the dawn of the new year the cast is gone and some semblance of flexibility and strength has returned to the damaged hand. So it was with a mix of eagerness and trepidation that the tires and suspension components were aired up after so many weeks of disuse and we set out this Saturday morning for a very easy and non-threatening ride from Oaxaca city to Tule on the bike path, then continued into the countryside to Santo Domingo Tomaltepec and back into town through Tlalixtac. The ride covered approximately 20 miles on mostly flat and relatively smooth terrain — just what the doctor ordered. Here’s to many miles of happy trail riding in 2018!

Countryside, Foothills, GPS, MTBing, Photos

Hooray For Sunshine!

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For weeks on end grey clouds hovered over Oaxaca and frequent rain showers pelted the city day and night. September was an especially gloomy and wet month. So cries of “Hallelujah!” were heard when October arrived, bringing blue skies to local sun worshippers. Jacob, a visitor from Houston, Texas set up a Sunday morning ride to Huayapam to get a feel for mountain biking in the Valles Centrales. Huayapam was selected as the destination both because it is close by and because a mountain bike race was scheduled to take place this Sunday. It turned out to be a beautiful day for such an adventure. Due to a late start, however, we arrived too late to watch the bike race. We rode a total of 14.8 miles (22.3 kms) with an elevation gain and loss along the way of 1863 feet (567.8 meters). The route was a mix of city streets, back country lanes and a good bit of single track trail.