Subject: RE: Anyone from Carson City/Reno I live in Truckee, CA, which is 30-40 minutes or so from Reno. and about 20 min north of Lake Tahoe.
Right now, your outdoor options are fairly limited. Both Reno and Tahoe have gotten a lot of snow, limiting you to road riding and running. I trail run a lot, and have purchased running snowshoes, but I've been spending most of my time cross-country skiing.
To answer your question, there are a couple of good bike shops in Reno. I'd recommend Bicycle Warehouse and Great Basin Bicycles. The Reno Wheelmen is our local roadie group, but I'm not sure how active they are right now.
Great Basin does computrainer classes, and although I've not attended, I've heard they're great and reveal a lot if you don't ride with power.
Since this is your first time here, you may be disappointed with Reno/Carson. In winter it's not pretty, doesn't have a great night life, and has few attractions that I'd consider note-worthy. if I were you, I'd spend as much free time in the Tahoe area as I could, learning how to cross-country ski if you don't already, downhill skiing or snowboarding (conditions are excellent right now ), and exploring the great resorts like Northstar and Squaw on the North, and Heavenly and Kirkwood in the south. |