{"id":797510,"date":"2019-07-10T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/on-two-wheels-e-biking-to-maroon-bells\/"},"modified":"2019-07-10T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T21:12:00","slug":"on-two-wheels-e-biking-to-maroon-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/on-two-wheels-e-biking-to-maroon-bells\/","title":{"rendered":"On two wheels: E-biking to Maroon Bells"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8888210140501\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-368617-174\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times | Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/page2-atd-071019-1-6.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/sports\/on-two-wheels-e-biking-to-maroon-bells\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/sports\/on-two-wheels-e-biking-to-maroon-bells\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Of all the iconic rides around Aspen \u2014 Independence Pass arguably tops this list \u2014 the trek to the Maroon Bells is an absolute must for any cyclist. Nearly three years after moving here, I finally \u201cpedaled\u201d my way to the Bells on Tuesday as part of a little media tour put on by Aspen Skiing Co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">I use the quotations because we rode an e-bike and that certainly made things easier. I\u2019ve been to the Bells plenty of times, but that was my first time getting there via two wheels and it was my first time on an e-bike, ever. Long story short, that little motor has ruined cycling for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The reason for the e-bike ride was for us to check out the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands. Located inside the Four Mountain Sports retail shop next to the ticket office at Highlands, the free-to-check-out exhibit offers up historic photos of the iconic peaks and an interactive Instagram display that you can get on yourself by using the appropriate hashtags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now, about the ride to the Bells from Highlands. It\u2019s not all that long \u2014 it took us about 30 minutes, one way, on the e-bike \u2014 but looks pretty miserable without a motor. Some day I\u2019ll pedal my way up there sans motor, but Tuesday was not that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">I\u2019ll admit I was pretty taken to that e-bike. I still managed a great workout as it does require you to keep pedaling, but the extra kick the motor gave you to get up those small hills made life bearable. You won\u2019t feel as accomplished by taking the e-bike route, but not all of us are built to make it there without one (I could never make it up Independence Pass without a motor \u2026).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A thank-you goes to Tucker and her Aspen-Snowmass team for giving us the opportunity. Even to us locals, the Maroon Bells never get old and making the journey on two wheels, motor or not, was an incredible experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\">This story is from AspenTimes.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/sports\/on-two-wheels-e-biking-to-maroon-bells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon Bells on Tuesday as part of a celebration of the opening of the new Maroon Bells Basecamp at Aspen Highlands.Austin Colbert \/ The Aspen Times Aspen Skiing Co. provided some local media members with an e-bike ride to the Maroon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-797510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 18:33:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}