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Bicycling

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Reader: Pedestrians need to get off the Cherry Creek Bike Path

    "Those B cycle riders are almost as dangerous as the spandex warriors," says Yosh, in response to Bree Davie's rant about the Cherry Creek Bike Path. This Memorial Day weekend, Denver's parks and trails will be filled with people -- many of them very hazardous to your health. Who are the most dang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near the Capitol building and win a B-cycle season pass

    Did you know Denver has more than 850 miles of paved off-road trails available to cyclists? This essentially means you don't need to drive a car, ever. What's better is that within our great city, Denver officials have declared certain roadways to be bike friendly -- you'll notice the bikes painted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Reader: B-cycle is taking this city for a ride!

    Britt Chester, who sold his car two years ago and relies on his bicycle and public transportation to get around, has been riding around this town's bike trails, stopping to snap pictures. This photos become posts in our "guess where I'm biking" series -- which has a B-cycle card as the prize for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near this light rail station and win a B-cycle season pass

    Among the many B-cycle stations around Denver, there are so many other forms of transportation. From public buses to free mall rides to the light rail, getting around this city is pretty much simple, affordable and practical. Take all of those options and throw in some bike lanes, and you have popu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Denver's best parks for bicycling

    Along with all the other things that Denver is friendly for, bicycling is definitely at the top of the priority list. We have Denver's B-Cycle program, bike trails, designated bike lanes in automobile traffic areas, and even constructed bike terrain parks for the extremists. Here is a list of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near this pond and win a Denver B-cycle season pass

    Welcome to the first installment of Guess where I'm biking, where I, the intrepid and incredibly hip fixed-gear cyclist, Britt Chester, will attempt to stump you as to where my tires take me. In our Best of Denver issue that recently hit stands, we revealed the location we believe to be the best par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    BMX star Chad Kagy wins Best Trick Bike at new Winter Teva Mountain Games event

    The first annual Winter Teva Mountain Games went down this weekend at Vail, and some of the first video edits are already popping up. Not surprisingly, the flashiest are from the Telemark Big Air & Biking Best Trick contests. Chad Kagy -- a BMX star best known for dominating events like the X Games ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Tour de Fat raises more than $150,000 for Colorado bike organizations

    Westword photographer Brandon Marshall spotted a penny farthing in City Park at the 2011 Tour de Fat Denver​New Belgium Brewing, the Fort Collins-based brewery with the iconic cruiser bike logo and best known for its Fat Tire Amber Ale, raised more than $90,000 on September 3 for the Overland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Grand opening of Trestle Bike Park at Barnum Park North delayed to August 6

    ​Commuters passing Federal on 6th Avenue on their way into Denver may have noticed construction on what is shaping up to be an epic new mountain bike and BMX skills park, designed by Gravity Logic and pro rider John Cowan. The park will be operated by Winter Park's Trestle Bike Park crew in pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads

    ​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Tour de Breck

    ​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Bike to Work Day: The commuters came, mingled, declined to eat bananas

    For the love of God, sir, eat a banana.​Aside from the weather being particularly fine, my bike commute on Bike to Work Day this morning was not a whole lot different that it usually is -- most of my trip is on side streets as opposed to paths, since I live on the west side and apparently poor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011

    Elevation Olympics

    For the love of God, sir, eat a banana.​Aside from the weather being particularly fine, my bike commute on Bike to Work Day this morning was not a whole lot different that it usually is -- most of my trip is on side streets as opposed to paths, since I live on the west side and apparently poor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Liberation & libations with Girl Bike Love, Outdoor Divas, Oskar Blues Brews

    ​The Girl Bike Love crew has been known to quote Susan B. Anthony -- "Let me tell you what I think of bicycling: I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world" -- and other feminist icons when talking about its mission to "empower, inspire, encourage more women t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Urban mountain bike course on track in Denver after discovery of illegal trail in Boulder

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Happy Trails

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Crank It at Winter Park

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Bike to the Future in Breck

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Make It Your Mission to Ride

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Gear Up for This Bike Show

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    From the week of June 25, 200

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Boulder Naked Bike Ride is naughty-bits free

    The Boulder Police Department's threat of potentially registering genital-displaying Naked Bike Ride peddlers as sex offenders seems to have done the trick. This weekend's Ride went off without a hitch, but with plenty of stitches over groins -- and pasties on male and female nipples alike, as can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Boulder cops threaten (totally) Naked Bike Ride participants with registration as sex offenders

    This Saturday, June 13, plenty of Boulder residents will take part in the World Naked Bike Ride -- and if they're anything like the ones who wheeled around during the 2007 Denver event seen in the video above, a lot of them will actually be, well, naked. But this year, those who take the name of t ... More >>

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Don't Fence Me In

    This Saturday, June 13, plenty of Boulder residents will take part in the World Naked Bike Ride -- and if they're anything like the ones who wheeled around during the 2007 Denver event seen in the video above, a lot of them will actually be, well, naked. But this year, those who take the name of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Fat Chance

    This Saturday, June 13, plenty of Boulder residents will take part in the World Naked Bike Ride -- and if they're anything like the ones who wheeled around during the 2007 Denver event seen in the video above, a lot of them will actually be, well, naked. But this year, those who take the name of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2008

    Wheels Along the Water

    Burn calories and enjoy Denver's scenery at Pedal the Platte.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners From 1988

    Burn calories and enjoy Denver's scenery at Pedal the Platte.

  • News

    October 11, 2007

    Denver's Bike Messengers Are a Union Divided

    Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2007

    Crankworx Call

    Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    The Bicycle Thief

    Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.

  • Calendar

    April 26, 2007

    Mass Movement

    Cyclists clog traffic to spread their earth-friendly message.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2006

    Road Warriors

    Cyclists clog traffic to spread their earth-friendly message.

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Cycle Killer

    Why is the city putting the brakes on the Derailer Bike Collective?

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Wheeling and Dealing

    Critical Mass is a mess to handle.

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2006

    Ruling the Road

    Critical Mass is a mess to handle.

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 18, 2006

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Critical Mess

    Denver bicyclists get taken for a ride.

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 16, 2005

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 2, 2005

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Rough Ride

    Mountain bikers and hikers face off over wilderness.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Bike Fixer

    Jenn Dice

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2004

    Bikin' Broncos

    Bike couriers ride tall in the saddle at the Road Rash Bash! Rodeo.

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2003

    Rare Air

    Mile High Marathon stays the course

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    Winners Never Finish

    In this race, the road goes on forever and ever.

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    Scene and Herd

    Building the future of the Stock Show.

  • Dining

    June 21, 2001

    The Bite

    How biking and brewing benefit the body.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best casual bike tours

    Blazing Saddles

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    A Revolution Per Minute

    A few cyclists hope they have enough Critical Mass to fight Denver's car culture.

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    'Head of the Class

    A few cyclists hope they have enough Critical Mass to fight Denver's car culture.

  • Calendar

    August 17, 1994

    THRILLS

    A few cyclists hope they have enough Critical Mass to fight Denver's car culture.

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