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10/29/2026

Trails in and around town are riding pretty dang well right now, for now. More moisture incoming this weekend. This time of year is a great chance to meditate on the impermanent, transient nature of everything around us!

🍂 Cottonwood has some melty snow on north facing areas and occasional soft spots, but is overall running decent especially below the waterfall. A little more pedaling than usual with slower conditions. Embrace it.
🍂 Methodist is primo! Brief soft spots are quickly disappearing. Thanks for the recent Sol East work, Salida Mountain Trails, it’s a joy to ride.
🍂 Lower trails on S are rocking. We haven’t heard about anything above Lower Dunes, drop your beta if you got it.
🍂 Monarch is done done done. Get your skis tuned.

Winter service special is coming soon, so go get some miles in.

Another shot by Marcel Slootheer!

10/25/2026

Salida Sunday snow day update! ❄️

It rained all day yesterday, snowed last night, and that snow is probably going to melt this morning. If you decide to go for a ride and you encounter mud on the trails (which you probably will) TURN AROUND! Go wash those nasty bibs, or l**e your chain, or teach your kids to l**e their chains. It’ll be fun for the whole family!

Swipe for Monarch Mountain update…gonna go out on a limb and say the Crest probably isn’t good to go either. But after last winter, you won’t hear us complaining!

📸 Marcel Slootheer and Monarch Storm Cam

10/24/2026

What’s it like in Salida right now?

Trail conditions are variable from trail to trail. Weather is variable from minute to minute.

If you encounter a puddle, ride through it (bonus points if you giggle while you do it).

If you encounter mud, turn around and go do something else! Like wash your gloves if they’re as stiff as these 😬 🤘

10/20/2026

Autumn riding in CO is a dream! 🍂

The most recent storm blew away a majority of the leaves, but there are still some pockets of gold if you’re willing to look. Trails seem to be in good shape all around, although there was definitely lingering snow on the Crest over the weekend.

Photos are from a few weeks ago by Spencer Herford!

10/15/2026

Monarch Crest got some snow, y’all! We’ve got our Crest shuttles closed for the weekend as of now. This may not be goodbye forever, though – they could reopen if we see conditions improve. Keep an eye out and feel free to give us a call for up to date trail information.

Cottonwood is still running, though, so if you haven’t ridden that trail in a while, hop on our shuttle!

09/28/2026

Mike Franco () who has been our General Manager the past several years, has taken an engineering opportunity and will be leaving Absolute Bikes. Mike has also been the director of the Salida Enduro and V***rTrail125 the past several years. Absolute Bikes is excited to continue that relationship going forward as these events are core to the mountain bike community in Salida. We are having a pizza gathering to wish him continued success this Friday at 11:30am, October 2nd, here at the shop. It is the last SYC (Salida Youth Cycling) of the season so local legend, Kenny Franco, will also be in the house! Please stop by and wish him continued success. If you want to send him a personal message please use his [email protected] address as it will still be active for the next month.
Thanks!
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Shawn Gillis
719-539-9295
Absolute Bikes, Inc
[email protected]

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09/09/2026

It’s V***r Trail 125 week in Salida!

If you’re lining up to ride into the darkness this Saturday night, we’ve got all those last minute items you might need, including layers, tools, tubes, a fresh shipment of NiteRider Bike Lights, plenty of snacks, and last minute words of encouragement.

We’ll see you at the start line! 🚂

09/03/2026

Views up high don’t quite look like this yet…but it’s still a great time to hit the Crest!

We’ve got shuttles open for the holiday weekend (including Monday!) so head to our website and go get you some laps up high.

08/20/2026

Reminder: Pivot Cycles demo this Sunday, August 23rd! Sign up before Friday morning or take your chances with a walk-up. Pivot will have a full demo fleet ready for you to test out, so come chat and try out a new bike! Head to pivotcycles.com/en-us/demo-tour/absolute-bikes-salida to register and reserve your bike.

08/17/2026

Leadville post 1/2!

Huge congrats to our longtime shop grom, Henry! on his first ever Leadville 100 MTB finish! Henry finished in 7:22, which put him 126th overall. Pretty dang solid for a first attempt, but we’d expect nothing less for this crusher.

And, another huge congrats to Henry as he leaves for college at Cal Poly SLO today! We’ll miss you around the shop but know you’re gonna have a great time in California. ✌️

Address

330 W Sackett Avenue
Salida, CO
81201

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+17195399295

Website

http://www.absolutebikes.com/

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