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Working out in Ixtapa/Zihua... (reply)

La Cumbre — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:37:42 +0000

Heard of this one from Santos and it is one Alejandro does but perhaps not at the moment.

Working out in Ixtapa/Zihua... (reply)

terrystrand — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:58:40 +0000

Try Playa Linda north of Ixtapa non-stop to the farthest southern beaches at the south end of Zihua Bay....Only for the fittest. This is a route I spoke of that takes you up and over the back roads and trails of the mountain. On second thought...maybe not !

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terrystrand — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:52:23 +0000

Thanx for the replies, gents.

I have done the Hotel Zone to Playa Linda many times on both the ocean side road and the paved bike path through the nature preserve. Ocean side hills for great workouts and nature trail bike path for beautiful scenery. But the lonely roads at the top of the mountain that separates Zihua and Ixt are fairly creepy, and interesting, and possibly dangerous because of thugs.

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La Cumbre — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:05:49 +0000

Depending when you are there look for me a gringo, I usually wear one of two Bi-Zihuanas jerseys. Late Oct to end of Apr 2017 this year.

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D-Loco — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:17:56 +0000

The bike path from Ixtapa to Playa Linda is very nice. I do it daily when I'm there.

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La Cumbre — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:24:53 +0000

No I have walked the Mihajua road but never up from Zihua to the top but Alejandro who owns Bizihauanas told me about a road up that way but I believe that area is up in Noria and I am not sure that it is the best place to be but he will know if he would take a client that way. He also has a 10km arduaous dirt road route Rincon Del Perro. He is an avid road and mountain bike cyclist so it may be worth your while to go and see him or email him. He has a very different cycling Jersey as well.

For more information email BiZi@bikemexico.com

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terrystrand — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:56:32 +0000

I always have been able to find rental bicycles in Ixt. And I bicyclee up the mountain from Ixtapa between 200 and the ocean on those dirt roads and down into Zihua. But I stopped doing that when I heard of some bad stuff up there on Carre. Essenica La Majahua. Have you ever been up on top of the mountain?...pretty solitary dirt roads.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=135B_MljGboITks40l3Aj2vXvnhE

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La Cumbre — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 15:01:36 +0000

We go several times every year from Ixtapa to Troncones along the back roads through Barrio Biejo etc but we go with our good friend Santos who is a waiter at the Calabozo, we spend a lot of months there so we also rent a couple of his bikes from him.

I am sure he would take you or talk to the owner of the bike rental/repair shop in Ixtapa it is kitty corner to Rubens or go and talk to the owner of Bizihiuanas in Zihua he has a number of tours he offers and his English to quite good.

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terrystrand — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:40:31 +0000

https://www.snapfish.com/library/photos?website=snapfish_us&cobrand=snapfish&locale=en_US#state=%7B%22pgvw%22%3A%22siav%22%2C%22aid%22%3A22...

For years I have traveled to Ixtapa to spend a week in the sun, away from the Chicago cold, to work out. I will try to put a few photos and articles up on this thread regarding Ixtapa as I get time.

I spend the week...sometimes alone and sometimes traveling with a pal...running the beaches, bicycling the road from Ixt to Zih, swimming the Pacific, working out in the Palace Gym, swimming the Krystal pool 'all day'...then steak and salad at Bogart's in the evening or some other nice place.

I first went twenty years ago or so, and was able to bicycle just about anywhere alone...back in the hills. Now I would not dare to do it alone though I have never been squeamish about this kind of thing.

All best wishes,
Chicago Terry