Good small cycling mountain town

I would like to re-locate to a town that meets the following criteria: -under 50, 000 people -easily
accessible road and mountain-biking -bicycle friendly: at least, there are decent shoulders, if not
bike lanes. Drivers are 'reasonably' respecful towards cyclists -In the mountains: anywhere between
4K and 8K elevation. Of course, that might mean winter snow, but I would welcome a few months off
the bike and onto the nordic skiis -Not pure resort culture. There is some kind of yearound economy
& the town does not exist solely to service tourists -Any part of the country

I know this is kind of a weird information request, but I've read all the 'Best Towns to Live In"
magazine articles. By the time a town gets into one of those articles, it's too late.

Thanks,

Steve Scarich

PS I'm already familiar with Bend, Durango, Boulder, Boise

flashsteve@aol.com (FlashSteve) wrote in news:20030811183716.24789.00001541@mb-m28.aol.com:
> I would like to re-locate to a town that meets the following criteria: -under 50, 000 people
> -easily accessible road and mountain-biking -bicycle friendly: at least, there are decent
> shoulders, if not bike lanes. Drivers are 'reasonably' respecful towards cyclists -In the
> mountains: anywhere between 4K and 8K elevation.

There are lots of nice small mountain towns in eastern California. Around ski resorts, the towns get
kind of touristy. There are lots of others, though. Don't expect bike lanes in mountain towns
(except for resort towns). Traffic should be light anyway. Except in resort towns, there won't be
many jobs for outsiders.

FlashSteve wrote:

> I know this is kind of a weird information request, but I've read all the 'Best Towns to Live In"
> magazine articles. By the time a town gets into one of those articles, it's too late.

If you're not worried about finding a well paying job:

http://www.chester-lakealmanor.com/
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:20:10 -0700, Terry Morse <tmorse@spamcop.net> wrote:

>If you're not worried about finding a well paying job:
>
>http://www.chester-lakealmanor.com/

Looks fine to this resident of Chester (UK) - we've got a few more Roman walls, but not as many
mountains...

David

"FlashSteve" <flashsteve@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030811183716.24789.00001541@mb-m28.aol.com...
> I would like to re-locate to a town that meets the following criteria: -under 50, 000 people
> -easily accessible road and mountain-biking -bicycle friendly: at least, there are decent
> shoulders, if not bike
lanes.
> Drivers are 'reasonably' respecful towards cyclists -In the mountains: anywhere between 4K and 8K
> elevation. Of course, that
might
> mean winter snow, but I would welcome a few months off the bike and onto
the
> nordic skiis -Not pure resort culture. There is some kind of yearound economy & the
town
> does not exist solely to service tourists -Any part of the country
>
> I know this is kind of a weird information request, but I've read all the
'Best
> Towns to Live In" magazine articles. By the time a town gets into one of
those
> articles, it's too late.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Scarich
>
> PS I'm already familiar with Bend, Durango, Boulder, Boise

Hi Steve,

I can certainly recommend that you consider Carson City, Nevada. Around 50K in population and just
under 5K feet in elevation. It's located at the base of the Sierra Nevadas about a 20 minute drive
from Lake Tahoe and near many world class ski resorts.

Carson is by no means strictly a resort town and has a much more diverse economy.

http://www.carson-city.nv.us/index.html

A great place for riding too. Miles and miles of relatively flat terrain in the valleys or some
pretty intense mountain passes if you like to test your legs and lungs. The annual "Death Ride" is
held nearby.

http://www.deathride.com/

Dave

Boone, NC (college home to Appalachian State University... ) elevations in the range population in
there skiing nearby... Hincapie (sp?) and Armstrong have trained there, so roadie friendly... not
sure on the trails. 2 hours app. from Charlotte, NC "Raoul Duke" <xophile@charter.net> wrote in
message news:vji9tqfbo5a82e@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "FlashSteve" <flashsteve@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20030811183716.24789.00001541@mb-m28.aol.com...
> > I would like to re-locate to a town that meets the following criteria: -under 50, 000 people
> > -easily accessible road and mountain-biking -bicycle friendly: at least, there are decent
> > shoulders, if not bike
> lanes.
> > Drivers are 'reasonably' respecful towards cyclists -In the mountains: anywhere between 4K and
> > 8K elevation. Of course,
that
> might
> > mean winter snow, but I would welcome a few months off the bike and onto
> the
> > nordic skiis -Not pure resort culture. There is some kind of yearound economy & the
> town
> > does not exist solely to service tourists -Any part of the country
> >
> > I know this is kind of a weird information request, but I've read all
the
> 'Best
> > Towns to Live In" magazine articles. By the time a town gets into one
of
> those
> > articles, it's too late.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve Scarich
> >
> > PS I'm already familiar with Bend, Durango, Boulder, Boise
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I can certainly recommend that you consider Carson City, Nevada. Around
50K
> in population and just under 5K feet in elevation. It's located at the
base
> of the Sierra Nevadas about a 20 minute drive from Lake Tahoe and near
many
> world class ski resorts.
>
> Carson is by no means strictly a resort town and has a much more diverse economy.
>
> http://www.carson-city.nv.us/index.html
>
> A great place for riding too. Miles and miles of relatively flat terrain
in
> the valleys or some pretty intense mountain passes if you like to test
your
> legs and lungs. The annual "Death Ride" is held nearby.
>
> http://www.deathride.com/
>
> Dave

I whole heartedly agree. The road ride around the lake is excellent. Lots of logging roads to
MTB on too.

You could also live in Westwood,CA; just east of Chester about 5 miles or so.

Terry Morse wrote:

> FlashSteve wrote:
>
> > I know this is kind of a weird information request, but I've read all the 'Best Towns to Live
> > In" magazine articles. By the time a town gets into one of those articles, it's too late.
>
> If you're not worried about finding a well paying job:
>
> http://www.chester-lakealmanor.com/
> --
> terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/

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"FlashSteve" <flashsteve@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030811183716.24789.00001541@mb-m28.aol.com...
> I would like to re-locate to a town that meets the following criteria: -under 50, 000 people
> -easily accessible road and mountain-biking -bicycle friendly: at least, there are decent
> shoulders, if not bike
lanes.
> Drivers are 'reasonably' respecful towards cyclists -In the mountains: anywhere between 4K and 8K
> elevation. Of course, that
might
> mean winter snow, but I would welcome a few months off the bike and onto
the
> nordic skiis -Not pure resort culture. There is some kind of yearound economy & the
town
> does not exist solely to service tourists -Any part of the country
>
> I know this is kind of a weird information request, but I've read all the
'Best
> Towns to Live In" magazine articles. By the time a town gets into one of
those
> articles, it's too late.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Scarich
>
> PS I'm already familiar with Bend, Durango, Boulder, Boise

How about Silver City, New Mexico. Don't remember seeing dedicated bicycle lanes, but the traffic
was light. Roads afford very challenging ascents/descents or easier stuff for recovery, etc. There
is also good mountain biking in the area, including the Continental Divide Trail.

Matthew