By Mike Rosso In recent years, Salida has become known as a bicycling mecca, especially mountain biking. There are 23 miles of trails just within the Salida Mountain Trails system, and that’s not counting such trails as the Colorado and Monarch Crest. Shawn Gillis, owner of Absolute Bikes, had a sense of the potential for Salida when he opened his store here in 1999. Nearly 20 years later, the shop, located on Sackett Avenue with the Arkansas River flowing behind it, is integral in most everything “bicycle” in the region. It is a busy hub for locals and out-of-town fans ...