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With over 30 years involvement with the Durango cycling community, Mountain Bike Specialists is the premier bike shop in the four corners area. From our outstanding bicycle lines that we carry to the historical cycling museum that lines our walls, MBS has been the home and inspiration to many of the greatest bikers of all time!

Media coverage

Over the years, Durango Colorado and Mountain Bike Specialists has been acknowledged as some of the best Colorado has to offer when it comes to cycling. From Mountain Bike Magazine to Bicycling Magazine our area has been recognized as a mecca for cycling.

Mountain Bike Specialists was named by Bicycle Retailer & Industry News as a top retailer in 2006

Outside magazine recently named Durango as the Best Mountain Biking Community in thier article Dream Town--Fit, Healthy and Full of Adventure. (August 2006)

Mountain Bike Magazine mentioned Mountain Bike Specialists and Durango as one of the best race venues and shops for the sport. Bicycling Magazine recently mentioned Durango's own trail advocacy group Trails 2000, "Durango's Trails 2000 multi-user program should be duplicated nation-wide". (February 2003)

Ed Zink

A Durango native and contributor to the southwest Colorado cycling scene, Ed Zink represents the heart of the cycling community. With over 35 years involvement in the cycling scene, Ed has put on dozens of races from the World Championships in 1990 to the annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic to the NORBA Nationals. As owner of Mountain Bike Specialists, he provides the vision and direction that makes MBS the best bike shop around! Ed's wife Patti does the marketing, public relations and special events for the shop. Additionally she organized the Iron Horse Training classes and other special projects.

Ed Zink is a recipient of numerous awards including an induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and was Durango's Citizen of the Year in 2004.

Durango is truly a unique town, and nothing adds to the character better than the colorful cyclists that inhabit the town. Lucky for MBS, we get to visit with all cycling celebrities that make the industry so much fun. From Bob Roll, a long time road racer turned commentator, to Ned Overend, world class lung and Discovery Team member Tom Danielson. Chances are, if you stop by the shop during the busy hours your bound to run into a pro cyclist.

MBS enjoys hosting celebrations for our local celebrities, most recently we celebrated Tom Danielson's Vuelta a Espana stage win.

 

 

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