Rumors abound that on Thursday nights a strange caterpillar of light snakes its way through the forest above town. Participate by speaking with Essam or simply arriving at 8:30

pm at Little Toots (across from Orange Peel).  Departure soon thereafter.  Free Light Demo each Thursday. First come first serve. Sign up starts the week before during the ride.  Bring your Mountain Bike.

We are proud to present Orange Peel accessories and apparel. Our supporting customers can be seen looking good in Orange Peel Wear all over our trails and roads. Props to Brock and Kerry for ensuring that we have some of the coolest shop jerseys in the industry! Call or stop by, be sure not to miss these limited production items.

Midnight, 11 degrees, 6″ snow pack…Time to ride!

Many sleepy residents of Steamboat Springs are unaware of the excitement awiting them out on the trails between dusk and dawn. They may wonder why lights can be seen high above town traversing the mountainscape late into the cold nights. Each Thursday, a dedicated group of riders, between one and 17 strong gather and experience our favorite, familiar trails in a whole new light (mostly LED lights). The darkness can hide the steep climbs ahead, making the climb more bearable, while allowing a rider to become lost in seemingly endless, dizzying descents. Time is warped as hours turn to miles and miles of twisty fun.
The Season is quickly passing and only the most stubborn bikers are braving below freezing temps, frozen mud, ice and snow that transform dirt paths into full on luge courses. This week it was only Essam(Orange Peel) and Chad(Eriksen Cycles) who enjoyed frosty cold beers at the Quarry, overlooking the quiet town of ours, before descending wildly back down to the valley floor!

The usual suspects were at it while the weather is cooperating. Essam and Danny invited me out for my inaugural town loop last night. As usual the hour and a half proposed route morphed into a 3 hour ride but you would not have heard any complaints about the extra time. Instead you heard Danny pleading to extend our ride to include either a warm-up and/or a warm down loop out on the bluffs. We all wanted to, but it was getting pretty late… plus the valley was WAY colder than it was up high in the canyons! It was a gorgeous night and I was once again blown away by the quality of trails here in Steamboat. Thanks to Essam and Danny for showing the new kid around once again!

We decided to check out the sweet trails in Vernal, UT for our annual end-of-season trip. We (almost) shut the shop down for 3 days last week and 6 of us headed a short and easy 3 hours west on highway 40 until we hit Vernal! We were on the trail by 2:30 after driving out and setting up camp at Steinaker State Park and Reservoir. We rode all three days and enjoyed the beautiful weather and even better trails. First day we rode the Jass/Chrome Molly trail near Red Fleet Reservoir. The next day we went out to the McCoy Flats area west of town, parked at “The Corral” and rode 3 different loops. On the third day we went out to ride Red Mountain which was a first for all of us and a very welcome surprise. Sweet slickrock descent, we can’t wait to get back to Utah!! Check out the YouTube video below of the Jass/Chrome Molly trail, I apologize for the cheesy music!! Just click on the YouTube link below!!

We all agree that the Vernal area locals have done an impressive amount of work to put in the seemingly endless trails and the potential is equally endless!! These guys deserve props!! Stop in at Altitude Cycles right on Hwy 40 and say hi, and make sure to check out their sweet bathroom!!

http://www.youtube.com/v/OII3RR5X6TM