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Mike Campbell, left, and John Dimon smile behind their masks Wednesday in the repair shop of Dimonâs Human Power Planet Earth bike business in Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) Tri-Lakes cycle shop workers agree that biking conditions are better than usual for this time of year. Roads are dry, dirt trails are less muddy than usual, the sun has been shining, and daytime temperatures are creeping into the 60s. Sand left over from winter can be an obstacle, but municipal crews have already started sweeping that up. Even mountain biking, normally a no-no during mud season, is OK in a few places. Placid Planet bike shop owner Kenny Boettger said a young man recently came into his shop asking where to ride. “Nowhere,” Boettger told him. “We don’t ride this time of year.” He soon proved himself wrong.