What’s this town like? (besides 2 miles high) Anyone live here? I know it is an awesome area for mountain biking but how are the roads? (beside hilly) I know some of them are dirt but are there enough ‘country’ roads to get some good rides in without worrying about heavy traffic?
Thanks for any info,
Sheridan
Tons of options and not a lot of traffic. Big issue (for some) is the altutude as well as the weather. I love it up there but it is a small town.
For Rocky Mtn cycling, another option to consider is Winter Park.
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I have done the High Altitude Duathlon in Leadville a couple of times. Leadville is a small town. Leadville is quite different from the front range, things seem to be more mom and pop operations rather than chains. I like that. It is cold, the first year I raced there it was 25F on race morning in September. It is really high, coming from much lower, I couldn’t wait to get down the hill after the race. I was afraid I was getting high altitude pulmonary edema or something. I don’t think I could live there, not enough summer, worth a look though.
The Frisco/Breckenridge/Dillon area, just a few miles away, has a lot of mtn & road biking opportunities.
Grew up in CO, including lots of time in Leadville. My experiences are somewhat dated, though.
I rode from Copper Mountain to Leadville a few years back. Roads were lightly travelled (compared to SoCal, that is). Leadville is still a sleepy little town.
There is a bike path from Frisco/Dillon up Ten Mile Canyon to Copper Mountain. It continues up and over Vail Pass to Vail. That would be a fun ride…
I lived there for an entire ski season while working at Copper Mnt. I couldn’t afford anywhere else. Leadville is a pretty small town. Most people who live there work for one of the resorts in the area. It would never be confused as a “resort” town. But there are a couple of cool bars and I had a pretty good time. I was there in the middle of winter so I don’t know about biking roads etc. but what I have read makes it sound very mnt bike friendly. There isn’t much around the town as it’s pretty much on it’s own 20+ miles away from the Summit area/Vail etc. The elevation is a real fact of life there. I got tired putting on my shoes early on…but I got used to it. Plus…it gets cold. I remember getting up at 5am to drive to Copper and the bank sign said -25. I remember thinking…what the hell am I doing here. But, it’s all good.