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In Anchorage alone, there are 120-plus miles of paved bike and multi-use trails, according to the Parks and Recreation Department of the Municipality of Anchorage. Beyond the paved trails, there are 105 miles of maintained ski trails and innumerable trails appropriate for mountain biking in and around the city. No matter your skill level, Anchorage has a trail waiting to be explored.

All that biking is supported by Alaska's many biking stores, which offer a range of products, services, and purchasing and rental options

The Bicycle Shop

With two locations, one at 1035 West Northern Lights Boulevard and one at 1801 West Dimond Boulevard. The Bicycle Shop offers repair services, including flat tires, basic tune-ups, custom wheel building, and bike boxing, in addition to sales of new and used bikes, bikeshopak.com

Trek Bicycle Store Anchorage

Located at 530 East Benson Boulevard, Unit 9C, Trek offers daily bike rental, bike repair and mobile bike repair services, as well as custom bike fittings, and cycling accessories, trekstorealaska.com

Chain Reaction Cycles

Located at 12201 Industry Way, Unit 2, Chain Reaction Cycles provides bike repair and service as well as bike fitting. The shop rents and sells bicycles and related products, chainreactionalaska.com

Paramount Cycles

Located at 1320 Huffman Park Drive, and in addition to cycling clothing and shoes, Paramount Cycles is a full-service bike shop and sells bicycles, including mountain bikes, road bikes, and fattire bikes for winter (or summer) cycling, paramountcyclesak.com

Downtown Bicycle Rental, Inc.

Located at 333 West Fourth Avenue, Downtown Bicycle Rental offers bike rentals at hourly...