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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Rec Warming Up For Two-Wheeled Weekends

Posted by Sarah Barber on Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 8:26 PM

This weekend is the official start of spring, and Boise couldn't have special-ordered a better beginning than the reality. The sun was warm, the breeze was cool and a profusion of recreators graced the north side of town.

Trek Bicycles hosted its annual demo day at Ninth Street's dead-end behind Camel's Back Park, offering cycling enthusiasts the chance to test ride their latest full-suspension innovations on dirt, or sample road-worthy steeds that nearly match the caliber of Lance Armstrong's Team Radioshack's rides.

Twenty miles down the road, Kristin Armstrong hosted a women's cycling clinic that was so well-attended that she had to fly in a support team from the Bay Area for assistance. The clinic is the first in what Armstrong hopes will be many throughout the United States this year. Some are geared toward women, some toward masters—in cycling parlance, that's the competitive folks over age 35—some toward juniors and some for the average Joe who just wants to pedal a bike.

If you missed either event not to worry. You can find out more about Trek Bicycles at World Cycle, and you can find out more about Armstrong's future clinics at kristinarmstrongacademy.com .

Meanwhile, keep pedaling. Boise weekends will cater to two-wheelers from now until fall (and maybe longer).

Tags: Trek Bicycles, Camel's Back Park, Lance Armstrong, Team Radioshack, Kristin Armstrong, World Cycle