This week's edition - May 23, 2013
Local News
Coming up to speed
Despite broad support, Chapman Bike Park awaits funding
by Brandon Mathis
Boulder has one. So does Frisco. And Milwaukee. They are even in Florida. So why, in one of the most celebrated cycling communities in the world, is there nowhere for freeriders to shred the gnar....read more
Class act
Animas High graduates first class of seniors
by Tracy Chamberlin
They had no school history to flaunt before college admission counselors, no experience with the project-based learning model, not even a place to call home....read more
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Back in circulation
Recyclery takes old bikes and gives them new life
by Page BuonoLow-ball estimates suggest that Americans throw away nearly 250 million tons of trash each year. And within that heap of waste, are nearly 15 million bikes – many of them salvageable....read more
Bikes, beers and burritos
Ska/Zia mountain bike team gets on a roll
by Page BuonoIn a local cycling community as tight-knit as its bike jerseys, two big names are teaming up to sponsor a diverse roster of established professionals, up-and-coming juniors and cycling legends. The drive behind the newly formed Ska Brewing/Zia Taqueria Mountain Bike team, an evolution of the Directory Plus and Zia team of the past six years, was simple: a love of bikes, burritos and beers....read more
Day in the life:
Riders of the Iron Horse bicycle Classic
A field guide
photos by Steve Eginoire
photos by Steve Eginoire
Cinemascope: The best movie of the summer?
Trekkies, newbies alike will delight in latest of Star Trek saga
by Willie Kirschke
Columns
La Vida Local: Modern man's hustle
by Missy Votel
Top Shelf: Southern ramblings, Face Plants and shuffling
by Chris Aaland
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