http://tapasfera.com/2010/07/mountain-biking-northern-new-mexico-a-guide-to-taos-santa-fe-and-albuquerque-areas-greatest-off-road-bicycle-rides/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:56:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://tapasfera.com/2010/07/mountain-biking-northern-new-mexico-a-guide-to-taos-santa-fe-and-albuquerque-areas-greatest-off-road-bicycle-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-7527 Jack Rawlins Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:01:00 +0000 http://tapasfera.com/2010/07/mountain-biking-northern-new-mexico-a-guide-to-taos-santa-fe-and-albuquerque-areas-greatest-off-road-bicycle-rides/#comment-7527 This is as good as a mtb guide gets. The focus is small enough that it can really cover the 3 areas thoroughly, the advise is good, the trail selection is good, and the maps are...standard Falconguide maps, which are OK. D'Antonio doesn't make the mistake of underrating the technical difficulty of his trails. Two caveats: he omits the wonderful Horse Thief trail in Taos--go to Gearing Up bike shop and they'll sell you a stunningly good map; and he tells you to ride the Chamisa Tr in Sante Fe backwards--take his advice and you'll do all the dirt uphill and all the pavement downhill. Rating: 5 / 5 This is as good as a mtb guide gets. The focus is small enough that it can really cover the 3 areas thoroughly, the advise is good, the trail selection is good, and the maps are…standard Falconguide maps, which are OK. D’Antonio doesn’t make the mistake of underrating the technical difficulty of his trails. Two caveats: he omits the wonderful Horse Thief trail in Taos–go to Gearing Up bike shop and they’ll sell you a stunningly good map; and he tells you to ride the Chamisa Tr in Sante Fe backwards–take his advice and you’ll do all the dirt uphill and all the pavement downhill.
Rating: 5 / 5

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Rating: 3 / 5

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