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We don't live in the place the video describes and frankly, it doesn't exist. The place we live is more beautiful than the mini-copter shots on this plastic promo video, a perfect sample of the dishonesty of local tourist agencies. We prefer the REAL Moab! The video, when describing Moab, the town, is so far off the mark that it is quite hilarious. Not only does the video demonstrate amazing arrogance in the face of powerful natural forces (nature out here IS majestic and awe-inspiring), it paints Moab, a former outlaw mining town with the highest domestic violence in a state with the highest domestic violence in the country, as a resort town on a par with Telluride and Vail, two of the saddest, raped and sterile towns imaginable. The shot of the gazebo with the musicians makes a longterm local laugh so hard he must sit down. Plastic people walk the earth, and they come to Moab and are shocked! Watch the video. Laugh, if you have been here long enough to love this stupid town, but, if you have never been here before, know that Moab is not Taos or Aspen. This place is still weird, still funky and still dangerous in ways you cannot foresee. You won't see the hundreds of old trailers in the video, or the raw rusty folk art, dirty restaurant kitchens, overpriced funky motels or the alcoholics roaming through the wetlands. Moab is a tourist trap in a mine field. Someday Moab may be another Santa Fe or Sedona, or any one of those over-ripe, sterile, false attractions full of walking zombies in expensive clothes driving around in German cars or black Hummers, brainless new agers and phony snot-nosed pseudo environmentalists. But right now, Moab has grit and we LIKE IT THAT WAY! For us the truth in all its dirty glory is much more beautiful than the lie with the died-red cherry on top. We actually live in Moab, an interesting and unique town where diverse inhabitants are hidden on the side streets in trailer parks with washing machines, farm implements and old cars in the yard. All our good bars smell bad and many of our restaurants are downright dangerous. We love this place, but, most importantly, we know and understand it. We can keep you out of the mine field.
Our home town of Moab, Utah is ringed by majestic sandstone cliffs. Beyond our valley are an amazing number of challenging, solitary, and scenic mountain bike rides many hold as the absolute cream of the sport. Our methods are designed to maximize thrills and safety and minimize impact. Our open groups are never more than five riders including guide(s). We do not mix skills within a group, unless you reserve a private ride series or your trip is reserved at the skill level of the least skilled in your group. Each series of rides begins with instruction in riding techniques unique to Canyonlands' rocky high desert environment. Very small groups guarantee a suitable pace on a suitable trail, more flexibility, personal service, solitude, low environmental impact, the best interpretive guiding you will find in this area, and nearly unlimited trail choices.
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Moab done right:
When you reserve a Dreamride vacation, we help with travel info and logistics before and during your stay. We share our secrets with you to thrill, and save you money and grief. If you are driving in from a other states, we will turn you on to special treats along the way.
We are well known for the bikes we build. Our rentals are designed and handbuilt in Moab for Moab. We are authorized dealers of Moots, Pegoretti, Ventana, Land Shark, Pinarello, Merckx and Lynskey bicycles and carry our own line of Dreamride bikes inspired by Moab's rough terrain. CUSTOM BUILT BIKES and DREAMRIDE RENTALS, necessities and accessories are available in our small SHOP, open only to vacation guests or by appointment.
Real attention is paid to the skills and fitness of each and every client. Trails are tuned to the skill level of the first party to reserve dates. Comfortable roomy transport to and from the trail, tech support and skills tips are provided by very experienced and mature guides. Careful ride planning that builds and flexes with difficulty over the series allows quality rest to eliminate stress and to invigorate. Daily rides last from four to eight hours, chosen for your interests and skills. GUIDING AND SERVICE UPGRADES are available to private parties. Click on GUIDES for brief backgrounds of our staff.
Dreamride's accommodations have been chosen for best location, most comfort, cleanliness, a level of luxury and distinct charm.
For a special space to enjoy the after-ride glow ELITE LEVEL SERVICE UPGRADES are available for Moab packages. Supervised and/or guided by company owners, Lee and Miki Bridgers, elite upgrades offer a more luxury where it counts, a wider selection of trails and shuttle options, more challenge and a lot more personal attention.
Service upgrades carry the option for full moon rides or all day epics, private skills clinics, hiking/canyoneering, mountain singletrack, clear waterfall swims, road riding, or extended forays to outstanding slickrock freeride areas. This is the way to gain access to untra-high-end Elite-only rentals, an expanded range up to 60 miles from Moab, a Toyota Sequoia shuttle vehicle, after ride hospitality in our home-style hangout, and options such as DVD rentals and photography services. Sit down with us for a beer. For more information click on the Elite banner.
*SAFETY contains comprehensive and highly recommended information on desert survival and mountain bike etiquette.
*BIKE SKILLS takes you to tips on riding slickrock and sand, technical information on mountain bike designs and environmental concerns relating to mountain biking in Moab, Utah.
"Thank you for a great time in Moab! Wendy and I were nervous that we could go out and ride together with enough stuff to keep me happy technically and keep her from suffering. You were able to keep both of us very happy and overwhelmingly satisfied with our Dreamride vacation." ~ Gordon Stevens and Wendy Howard
"I have learned that there are 3 things of essence in order to
achieve a dream ride:
A dream trail
A dream guide
A dream bike
Thanks for providing the 3 elements in a superior way. Wendi and I
were delighted with our dream vacation." ~Javier Perez, executive head of MasterCard Europe
Sample the Trails
Click on MOAB TRAILS for a list of mountain bike rides arranged by skill level. This sample is here to give you an idea of the type of riding suitable for a rider's skills category. Our trail selection as of 2009 has greatly expanded, so remember, this is only a sample to help with understanding our skill level ratings. There are well over one hundred routes in the Moab area alone, some exclusive to Dreamride, and there are many more outside the immediate Moab area that can be accessed with a ELITE SERVICE UPGRADE and remote lodgings for a night during your stay. Vacation ride series are skills-specific and flexible. Routes are decided upon daily based on the skills and interests of each group, safety issues, weather concerns and human contact.
NOTE: Skills and environmental awareness evaluation guarantees more safety, enjoyment and continued access to the special areas we utilize. You will be provided with a questionnaire to assist with skills placement before you arrive. The first ride in any series is an environmental awareness and skills evaluation that helps decide trails as the series progresses. There is information in the TRAILS SECTION to help with evaluation of skills before booking. Our SKILLS INDEX will further assist with understanding environmental and skills concerns unique to mountain biking in Moab.
Clients who book a private "Elite" package can mix mountain biking with other sports such as road cycling and HIKING/CANYONEERING/SWIMMING. Private parties can request a focus on spectacular rock formations, archeological sites, dinosaur hunts and/or photography. In the heat of summer Elite clients are invited to join us for clear water canyon swim with mellow cliff diving and a natural jacuzzi. During clear weather for one week each month, depending on the phase of the moon, from April through September, NIGHT RIDES can be part of any private Elite package.
During Moab's off-season, from roughly December 15h thru February 15th, mountain bike and custom bike/hike/ski packages feature cut rates on the best lodgings in town.
Dreamride's low key shop, office and staging home is open by appointment only to guarantee personal attention during your time with us. We are located at 124 West 200 South, two doors down from the Gonzo Inn. The Mill Creek Parkway passes just behind our shop and the Bullock Creek Singletrack trailhead is just out our door. Our location offers easy access to downtown restaurants and shops while maintaining a quiet, restful, atmosphere away from traffic. Our guide quarters are available for free to folks who buy a DREAMRIDE-BUILT MOOTS BIKE.
Click on MOAB NEWS AND WEATHER for forecasts and seasonal statistics on Moab's local climate, as well as company developments, environmental news and Moab events.
Dreamride's mountain bike skills clinics have been featured in Max, Sunset and Australian Way Magazines, as well as ABC's Good Morning America.
"Had a super time in Moab. You folks are the greatest! You show great consideration for the environment and your guests, both on the trail and off. The scenery, the ride, the geology, botany and paleontology lessons were awesome and will be remembered for the rest of my life." ~ C. Wayne Terry, Ontario, Canada
"There are trail guides; and then there's the real deal." ~ Bike Magazine
"This Moab guide is setting a new standard for guidebooks. Lee Bridgers' first-hand accounts give the reader a sense that they have some behind-the-scenes information about Moab." ~ Brian Fiske, Senior Editor of Mountain Bike Magazine
Get a signed copy for $25 including shipping and handling call 1-888-MOABUTAH.
If you are interested in understanding the damage that huge race events inflict on the environment, click on MOAB AND 24 HOUR RACE EVENTS.
Necessities of survival and all tools of joy are made possible by the planet we ride, so all true thanks to Mother Earth and the Great Mystery. Best trails in the West thanks to whomever or whatever combined to create them. Much gratitude to those who care for them. For the ability to offer these great trails commercially we thank the Utah State Educational Trust and Sovereign Lands offices, United States Bureau of Land Management, National Forest Service, the Navajo Nation, and chosen private land holders in Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Hawaii.
Dreamride LLC
Choose a Tour Package
Select your mountain bike tour package from our VACATION CATALOG. For a list of pre-scheduled open packages for upcoming months, click on SCHEDULES. Most of our packages are reserved for private parties and anyone can start up a group ride, so do not be discouraged if you cannot find the dates at the skill level you want. Dreamride's Moab three to five day packages can come with suitable accommodations at several levels of luxury. For experienced and fit riders, any package can be booked with an ELITE SERVICE UPGRADE, allowing longer rides and other cycling activities like night riding. If you want to expand or modify your package as private party, you may request additional days of lodgings, rest days, etc. Call or email for information on combination trips based from Moab, traveling into Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
Only Dreamride offers vacations dedicated to MOAB SLICKROCK. Jaded bikers will love the MOAB ULTIMATE for five days on every imaginable slickrock surface, featuring custom routes through exotic sandstone formations in the Moab area. Dreamride was the original commercial outfitter to offer day ride series, utilizing the best trails anywhere. We maintain access to all legal roads and trails in Southeastern Utah and feature slickrock areas we alone are permitted for.
Choose a Bike
Dreamride offers a notoriously dreamy upscale RENTAL FLEET and CUSTOM DREAMBIKE SERVICE whereby you can order a handbuilt Ventana, Moots, Pegoretti, Land Shark, Pinarello, Merckz, or Dreamride brand bicycle prior to, during or after your visit. We are distributors of Magura, Marzocchi and FSA components. We carry a range of colors and models of Chris King hubs and headests, a scattered selection of necessary clothing, armor and packs. Go to DREAMBIKE.COM for custom Dreamride Edition bikes.
Join a Skills Camp
Dreamride's legendary SKILLS CLINICS have been featured on ABC's Good Morning America, and in Sunset Magazine, Mountain Bike Action and many other sports magazines world wide. We were the first Moab bike company to offer them and we are still the very best. We have our own skills course on-site and utilize select trails nearby as training progresses. We can custom schedule a one to three day clinic as part of your private package.
Get Yourself and Your Bike to Moab
Click on MOAB TRAVEL LOGISTICS for information and helpful advise on how to get to and from Moab with your equipment.
Take Some Pictures
Dreamride is a MOUNTAIN BIKE FILM and ACTION PHOTO service, specializing in stunts, locations, and pictures of your vacation. Lee Bridgers has worked as stunt coordinator and location manager for many photo, film and video projects from magazines to Hollywood productions to independent features.
Dreamride provided locations, stunt doubles, and production co-ordination for the Moab mountain bike segment of the IMAX movie, Everest and is environmental adviser to National Geographic, Mountain Bike Action and many other publications and production companies.
Get the 2nd Edition of Lee Bridgers' Moab Guide
This book was written with our guests in mind. A signed copy of MOUNTAIN BIKING MOAB comes free with all Elite Level packages. Purchase one prior to any vacation in Moab and use its environmental, safety and local history information to enrich your experience.
From outside of the United States, call 435-259-6419.
P.O. Box 1137
Moab, UT 84532
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How Moab got its name.
Ride hard. Rest easy.
Butch Cassidy slept here.
It's like a good restaurant:
The Moab Entrada Slickrock Tongue
If you haven't noticed,
