u/other_view12

I'm going to be in the area for work, and I'll be bringing a bike.

I'm trying to decide if I want to do the bike park, or just ride the local trails. It almost seems like you can do both at Durango. Ride the lift, and do some trails up high, then work your way back.

I'm a mid-level old man rider. I'm not powerful, or weak, I just want to ride some different trails and looking for an experienced input on those trails.

Thank you.

I'm going to Angel Fire bike park. I go every year, and I ride my own bike. It's an enduro bike with enough travel. But with the endless braking bumps and rock gardens I think I'm going to rent this year.

I'm 59, and as much as I think I ride aggressively, I'm slow compared to the people who show up at the bike park. I ride mostly blue and a few black, but I don't go full send off the bigger jumps. Self preservation is my thing.

I will plow through the braking bumps and rock gardens with as much speed and confidence as I can muster. But I'm not sure that calls for a DH bike. Over the years, the trails I like get rougher and rougher. Maybe I should give it a go.

I really don't want to rent this and find I don't like it. Can it ride that much differently? I'd be happy if it just ate up the braking bumps better than my current ride.

Thoughts?

I was reading about how home bakers and home food makers are popping up in small towns and that turns into a real life line for some of these people. It seems like a good idea.

But we live in a nanny state. The dangers of buying from a home baker that doesn't require a health inspection doesn't seem like something Santa Fe would allow.

Are there laws on the books for stuff like this? Should it be allowed or prohibited?

This just came to mind as one of the sellers in Iowa were selling Tamales.