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Red Rock Ranch near the country club, to Desert Foothills at Sahara and then to West Charleston, where she can head out to Red Rock or keep traveling north to Alta and on to Sun City. "There aren't that many parts of that town that we don't ride in," she says. "You can make a route any- where in Summerlin. You can make it easy or make it challenging. There's not a lot of flat land but steady ascents and descents. The difficulty is what you make of it." The social aspect is a plus, too. Caterbone's group does a monthly Cake Ride to celebrate any members whose birthdays fall within that month. Up to 75 people gather for the ride, and they have a choice of Breads on West Tropicana Avenue, riders travel along Hualapai Way to West Charleston Boulevard, Even mountain bikers are finding escapes in Summerlin. A hidden gem called Bear's Best features dirt trails just south of Town Center on Flamingo, which makes it a haven for mountain bikers. two routes: starting at Great Harvest trails plus a 14-mile loop for beginners. Conservation Area provides abundant Red Rock Canyon National where they can take the 20-mile option to Calico Basin right before Red Rock and then head back, or opt for the 40-mile route that continues in Red Rock to the 160 turnaround before heading back. Riders go at their own pace, and then reconvene at the bakery three hours later for coffee and cake. Riders can use websites such as Strava.com or a Garmin GPS cycle computer to map their routes and figure out how they are doing competitively. On Strava, riders who travel the same route can add their times to the site to determine who is King or Queen of the Mountain; that designation goes to the person atop the leaderboard. "Before Strava, we were dependent on a computer on the bicycle," says Kam, who rides on an amateur team, Monster Media Powered by MRI Nutrition, with seven national champions in Southern California. "Now I can coach someone who lives in a different state." NuVision Cyclery, 1970 Village Center Circle # 5, 702-228-3813; nuvisioncyclery.com. McGhie's, 4035 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-252-8077; mcghies.com. Las Vegas Cyclery, 8221 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-596-2953; lasvegascyclery.com. The Cycling Studio, 4840 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-431- 6674; thecyclingstudio.com. bikinglasvegas.com V vegasmagazine.com 125