Bike Trails Near Moab

May 4, 2004 10:20 AM

Bike rental & trails around Moab, UT
I'll be looping into UT thru Zion, Bryce to stay in the Moab area for a couple of days & want to rent a couple of mountain bikes to do some trails. Anyone care to recommend a good local bike shop & some 'must do' trails? And I'll be in Yellowstone/Tetons in a couple of weeks...any rental/trail recommendations around there? [bit more within]

I'm a reasonable MTBer altho' I only have hiking expeience of the type of terrain in southern UT. I'm not so fit as I was due to not enough bike use in the past 6 months (been travelling away from my UK home & bike). I have a Dodge camper so transport isn't a problem.

Any other local recomendations for a visitor? I was in Moab in '98 & stayed in Arches NP, ate at the Moab Brewery & drove the River Road but that's all. Spent a weekend in Yellowstone in '97 but only drove...

posted by i_cola to travel & transportation (4 comments total)

I was passing through Moab in March and ate at this great Mexican restaurant I can't remember the name of, but the slogan is, "There's no CAN in our MEXICAN." It's right on the main drag, can't miss it, amazing fish tacos. Saw a lot of bike rental shops near it, but didn't stop so I can't recommend any. Have a great trip!
posted by dual_action at 10:47 AM on May 4, 2004

Slickrock trail is s'posed to be where it's at for biking.
posted by LionIndex at 10:52 AM on May 4, 2004

i was just in Moab over spring break. this is the thread that i started on the topic and some good answers followed. gottabefunky just wrote a tour book and probably would have some suggestions.

i would recommend the hike to Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands. i did it before sunset and it was wonderful.

Zax Pizza (i think that's the name) was really really good and it's on the main downtown strip.
posted by nyoki at 10:56 AM on May 4, 2004

i_cola... here's the phone book:

Chile Pepper Bike Shop
550-1/2 N Main
MOAB, UT 84532 - 2129
[phone]

Rim Cyclery
94 W 100 North
MOAB, UT 84532 - 2322
[phone]

Western Spirit Cycling
478 Millcreek Dr
MOAB, UT 84532 - 2848
[phone]

I seem to remember a Poison Spider bicycles, but don't know if it's still there. It's been too long. :(
posted by weston at 6:20 PM on May 5, 2004