SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — “It’s been pretty busy here,” South Shore Bikes owner Hec Hernandez says about its recent reopening for the 2020 summer mountain biking season. The bike sales, rental and repair shop are newly-renovated on the second floor and the minute they invited customers in, they faced an onslaught of people.
“We got flooded with locals,” Hernandez said. “I think people have been locked down too long and need to get outside.”
With the quick snowmelt, beautiful weather and ski resorts closed, it makes sense that mountain bike riders have been flocking to the trails...