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Steve Stuebner releases a new Mountain Bike guide for the Treasure Valley

Stuebner releases Boise's first-ever road cycling guide

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Dec. 1, 2008

Contact: Steve Stuebner, 484-0295, sstuebner@cableone.net

Boise Road Cycling Guide features 30+ routes for all abilities

BOISE - (Dec. 1, 2008) - Idaho outdoor author Steve Stuebner on Monday released the first-ever road cycling recreation and fitness guide to 30-plus rides in the greater Boise Valley and Canyon County. The Boise Road Cycling Guide is a two-sided full-color 18"x32" map, printed on sturdy waterproof and tear-proof paper. It folds up like a highway map, and fits in a cycling jersey pocket. It retails for $12.50.

Boise Road Cycling Guide was launched and distributed to Boise-area cycling and outdoor stores and book stores on Monday, Dec. 1, just in time for Christmas sales. The map cover features Boise's own Kristin Armstrong, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion cyclist.

"Merry Christmas, Boise bike riders!," Stuebner said. "The bike shop owners told me that a lot of people have been asking for a road cycling guide. So I thought, hey, I love to make maps and I can't resist an excuse to delve into a project for the multiple benefits of fitness, business and community service, so I went for it."

The map provides a great mixture of rides for all abilities. It features loop rides close to Boise on Cartwright and Hill Roads, and the Boise River Greenbelt; steep hill-climbs like Hilltop Summit, Bogus Basin and Horseshoe Bend Hill; a 50-mile ride starting and ending in East Boise, and 15-, 25- and 40-mile rides in southwest Boise.

It also features bonus rides such as the 42-mile round-trip birds of prey ride to Swan Falls Dam, the 26-mile Lake Lowell Loop, the 40-mile Big and Little Freezeout Loop between Eagle and Middleton, Kristin Armstrong's Olympic Gold Medal training ride, the 8-mile Half Bogus ride, and much more.

The Boise Road Cycling Guide is co-sponsored by nearly all of the cycling shops in the greater Boise Valley, including George's Cycles & Fitness, Idaho Mountain Touring, World Cycle, Bob's Bicycles, Meridian Cycles, Reed Cycle, Hyde Park Cycle Sports, McU Sports, Ken's Bicycle Warehouse, Bikes 2 Boards and REI. By co-sponsoring the map, the bicycle shops' locations appear on the map, and they all are selling the map for retail sales.

More details and links about the Boise Road Cycling Guide can be found on Stuebner's web site. Watch Stuebner's blog, Stueby's Outdoor Journal for photos and features about local bike rides. Contact Steve at 484-0295.

About Steve Stuebner: Steve Stuebner is the author of eight books related to Idaho outdoor topics, including Mountain Biking in Boise, Boise Trail Guide: 75 Hiking & Running Routes Close to Home, Salmon River Country and Paddling the Payette.