European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Unify Mountain Are hot were Resad cols or former Rock deals of Boulder Andy Hampsten who was third in Iho Coors and firs in the tour of Switzerland Shis year came to Boulder from grand Forks n d., in 1981 to get hike facing out of my system " at thai Lime he says Colorado Springs was where All the cyclists in the nation wanted to then Boulder took Over drawing so Many cyclists that some of the newer ones think Hoy have to live in Boulder to be Good Boulder is Hie Ideal place to live and Hampsten says it s Boulder s Bike culture Ilie widespread Lor recreational cycling Hal makes in a Good place to train. The enthusiasm runs Bolh ways watching the pros race stimulates Many people logo out and try cycling themselves says Ned Overend. The Mountain Bike Champion of Iho world who Sells bikes Al the out corpsman in Durango and pedals off at lunch hour to train in the Back country of the san Juan mountains. Colorado has become a real cycling Hub he says. Here in Durango the Iron horse classic is whal piqued my interest in racing says Overend who came to cycling from running via if Allons. Thai and the Coors classic really gel the interest going. Al the store we see a Ion of carry Over interest after the Iron horse from people win just saw the race and come in and want to buy Overend says 95 percent of Iho bicycles he Sells Are Mountain bikes which to says Are especially popular with women. The fat tire bikes Weie info Ducco a decade ago in Marin county Calil. Another Hotshot of cycling. But crested Bulle Colo., also claims 1o be the sport s Birthplace crediting the invention to a Bunch of local rowdies who Rode across 12,700-tool Pearl pass one night to Leach motorcyclists in Aspen a lesson in what Macho is All about. You Plain bikes which Are easier Lor older people to ride have created a whole new Market for cycling and cycling products like Black Lycra shorts Waler bottles and other accessories. That s Good news for retailers in Mountain towns whose season used to end when the ski slopes closed for the summer. Towns along the 50-mile Breckennedge to Vail Bike Trail Lor example have reaped a lot of cycling business. Pam Ketchum of Vail s Village inn sports says the store s Heel of rental bikes went from Lour Mountain bikes in 1986 to 26 this summer and there still were not enough to Meel demand we be rented so Many bikes to people Between 40 and 60 this year it s she says. Margaret Milner of Christy s in Frisco says the store carers to skiers in the Winter and cyclists in the summer. This summer it sold three limes More bikes than it did one year ago. She says Milner says Chrisly s store in Dillon which is less accessible than Frisco by Bike remained closed in the summer. In Colorado and elsewhere however the cycling Boom is accompanied by a Host of new problems. The us. Forest service among others is complaining Hal recreational Bounlam bikes Are f 8, 1987 tearing up Lurf in Ilio Back country and threatening fragile ecosystems. On Mountain paths and cily streets alike police sometimes on bikes Are called on 1o Nellle of imputes Between cyclists and disgruntled motorists pm Gers and hikers who my their space invaded in new York Lor instance three avenues Are now closed to cyclists during business hours. The number of bicycle messengers had grown so Greal i hat even the Coly s infamous cab Drivers fell threatened the new York daily news meanwhile demons rated that cycling was the fastest Way to gel around new York. Ii filled a subway rider against a 26-year-old cyclist in a race from a Brooklyn Home to a Manhattan Ollice ii look the train rider one hour. But Catherine Polter who pedals to work every Day. Got there in her usual 10 Manulis. Colorado cities Are developing new ways of dealing with cyclists. Denver boasts 22 Miles of paths on which cyclists can ride without having to think about passing cars. In Bolh Boulder and Denver police actually have Arioste cyclists who obstruct roadways or endanger joggers and pedestrians. The Colorado state patrol last year organised an Auto bicycle compatibility committee in Boulder county and the Eily of Boulder hired a bicycle program coordinator. Fourth graders in Boulder schools Are taught safety rules far cyclists. In Denver police set up radar Speed and lick Tod Cycle oils in Washington Park after receive run numerous comp Ninilo Iron loggers about reckless cyclists the Frisco to Breckinridge Bike path has the scone of some of the most intense conflict Between cyclists and non cyclists i Tom Flohrs of Iho Summit county sheriff s deaf Lenl says his Ollice has received report of abusive cyclists who ambush moped riders ind Olheis. Insull them arid even spit on them just some very inconsiderate behaviour 1 hours says. The sheriff � of face has responded by sending out plainclothes cops on Mountain bikes As Large is so far Flohrs says. I be received some or cloy firm comments irom bicyclists but Noah my thai could he construed As an outward act of aggression even in Aspen Deputy police Chiel Jolin Goodwin says accidents involving bicycles Are up got 75 percent Over Las year. Police also have taken to bicycles in downtown Aspen to Leach pedestrians and other cyclists the bastes of bicycle Sally Goodwin says we educate instead of giving a lick it. In jays blaming safety violations on the bad hails a learn As a kid " ii s remarkable How Many people Don t know they re obliged to observe the rules of the tie says. Woman Racen make their Wey through the streets of Vail Colo. The stars and stripes Pagini 15
