Vol. 1 No.1
Desert Bike Fest of Universal Appeal Under Way Tomorrow
An event of universal appeal gets under way in the desert Thursday. It's the Fourth Annual Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest, running through Saturday.
But let a veteran bike enthusist, Alex Bowling, from Canada and Colorado, describe it for you:
"The event is a homecoming, where friends old and new come together doing what we love--mountain-biking some of the finest trails in all the Southwest.
"It's not a race. It's an event, it's a spectacle, it's a laid back affair full of smiles and single track."
He says the trails offer something for everyone--smooth, fast, easy-rolling desert to tough, grinding, technical canyon routes that really do take you "way out there."
Returning long-time local sponsors include Starlight Theatre, Big Bend Telephone, and West Texas National Bank. Further afield are Bicycle Sport Shop of Austin, Bike Barn of Houston, and Richardson Bike Mart of Richardson.
The event benefits the Big Bend Trails Alliance.
Rides will take place in Big Bend National Park, the Lajitas Trail System, and Big Bend Ranch State Park. For more information on the festival, the Internet site is www.desertsportstx.com
"There really is nothing like it," Bowling said, "an annual reunion of friends, family, and fat tires."
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