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Bicycling

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Whatever floats your boat: Take a look at our first dip in the South Platte, twenty years ago

    This week's cover story, "Water World," takes a look at the river that runs through Denver: the South Platte. Two decades ago, then-Westword staffer Robin Chotzinoff wrote her own cover story (with Kenny Be illustrations) about the Platte, a true piece of immersion journalism. For "I Cover the Wate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near this country club and win a Denver B-Cycle season pass

    The Denver bicycle trail system connects a lot of landmarks with safe and accessible means for cyclists to travel. Slightly off the path, this week's installment has a nice view of the links, but I wasn't able to schedule a tee time. Pull out the nine iron folks... You just might need it if you ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Reader: Welcome to Goose Poop Pond

    Britt Chester thought he'd take Denver for a ride with his first bicycle quiz, but dozens of people came up with answers to "guess where I'm biking near this pond." Some were wrong, some were right, but none were as complete as this:

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2012

    Bikes, Guts and Glory

    Britt Chester thought he'd take Denver for a ride with his first bicycle quiz, but dozens of people came up with answers to "guess where I'm biking near this pond." Some were wrong, some were right, but none were as complete as this:

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Alexander Davison allegedly exposes himself to 60-70 women in two weeks

    Flickr​Alexander Davison, twenty, represents a virtual case study of an indecent exposure addict -- and he appears to have gotten hooked fast. He spent around two weeks showing off his junk to an estimated sixty or seventy women on a bike path near his home and then pleasuring himself afterwar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Top five ways to break out your bike this weekend

    ​Get the lead out! Will he? Won't he? As of this writing Lance Armstrong hadn't yet tweeted his intention to compete in the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday (he pre-qualified by winning the Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey on July 31), but one of the gnarliest events in Colorado will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    This weekend in stoke: Top five ways to work out and work it out

    ​Gimme a Breck! The Babes in the Backcountry babes are leading by-women/for-women mountain bike skills clinics today at 10 a.m. as part of the Breck Bike Week festivities (meet at the Expo village at Blue River Plaza, $35 suggested donation). Afterwards, the International Mountain Bicycling As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Mountain Bike Hall of Fame hosts Crested Butte Bike Week opening bash tonight

    ​The 31st annual Crested Butte Bike Week gets underway today with Alison Gannett's Rippin' Chix Mountain Bike Camps for women ($35 per session; $95 for the singletrack skills workshop) and a 6 p.m. "Night at the Museum" kick-off party at the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, 331 Elk Avenue.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    This Weekend in Stoke: Top 5 Father's Day festivities

    Arapahoe Basin photo archivesSame as it ever was: Summer season on the Beach at Arapahoe Basin​Snow's out for the summer! Today is opening day at the Breckenridge Peak 8 Fun Park, where a $65 all-day pass ($32 for kids) buys unlimited access to the Gold Runner Coaster, SuperSlide, SuperPutt, M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Neuro-Rider

    Arapahoe Basin photo archivesSame as it ever was: Summer season on the Beach at Arapahoe Basin​Snow's out for the summer! Today is opening day at the Breckenridge Peak 8 Fun Park, where a $65 all-day pass ($32 for kids) buys unlimited access to the Gold Runner Coaster, SuperSlide, SuperPutt, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Last chance to register for the Adventure Xstream Series

    ​Regular old marathons, triathlons and century rides not grueling enough for you? The Adventure Xstream Series comes to Colorado on May 14 for AXS Buena Vista, and registration ($135-$235 depending on the race option) is still open through May 11. The event will send competitors whitewater kay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Bicycle Colorado celebrates cycling and bicycles with its annual Bicycle Gala

    ​This Friday, April 29, Bicycle Colorado hosts its annual Gala celebration and fundraiser for bicycle awareness and advocacy at The Denver Post building (101 W. Colfax Ave). The non-profit organization aims to educate the public on bicycle safety, road-sharing and bike lanes, while being a voi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Bike-riding Westword contributor gets into confrontation with cop after car nearly hits him

    ​Police brutality is big news these days -- but until this week, I'd never experienced any problems with law enforcement. The events at 16th and Champa streets on Monday night, however, have changed my whole perspective on abuse of power.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Elitch Gardens skeletons echo fire department's parking warning: Kenny Be's Sign Language

    Denver Fire Department's No Parking Zone gets picked to the bones.​ From the angle in which the above photograph was taken, it appears that the hanging skeletons warn of dire consequences for scofflaws who disobey the Denver Fire Department's "no parking or storage allowed within 50 feet of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    What you missed last night: Zombies on bicycles in Ballpark for Denver Cruisers ride

    ​The Denver Cruisers have been getting a lot of press lately for its topically themed rides, but last night, riders took on one of the trendiest themes of the past few years: The undead. The club held its "Vampires and Zombies" bike ride, and from the looks of these photos, with the exception ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Bike Art for Bike People

    ​The Denver Cruisers have been getting a lot of press lately for its topically themed rides, but last night, riders took on one of the trendiest themes of the past few years: The undead. The club held its "Vampires and Zombies" bike ride, and from the looks of these photos, with the exception ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Ticket to Ride

    ​The Denver Cruisers have been getting a lot of press lately for its topically themed rides, but last night, riders took on one of the trendiest themes of the past few years: The undead. The club held its "Vampires and Zombies" bike ride, and from the looks of these photos, with the exception ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Denver Bike Sharing to Dan Maes: Thank you

    A flickr photo​By now it's clear what a huge misstep gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes took in declaring Denver's Bike Sharing part of a global conspiracy to deprive us of our personal freedoms. For it's part, the program is just grateful for the publicity. "It's shedding Dan Maes in an unfortuna ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    Point and Trick

    A flickr photo​By now it's clear what a huge misstep gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes took in declaring Denver's Bike Sharing part of a global conspiracy to deprive us of our personal freedoms. For it's part, the program is just grateful for the publicity. "It's shedding Dan Maes in an unfortuna ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Angie Zapata: Two years after her death, LGBTQ murders at second-highest rate in a decade

    Angie Zapata.​ Saturday will mark two years since transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata was beaten to death by a man she met on the Internet. Zapata's killer, Allen Andrade, was found guilty of murder; the jury also convicted him of a hate crime. Zapata isn't alone. In 2009, twenty-two LGBTQ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Today: Maggiano's makes lemonade for the bike-to-work crowd

    ​There aren't enough pats-on-the-back being handed out for local efforts to go green -- like biking to work, for example. But Maggiano's, 500 16th Street, is changing that: Bring your bike helmet to the carry-out counter on any Monday in July and August, and you'll receive a free to-go contain ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    City Sites

    ​There aren't enough pats-on-the-back being handed out for local efforts to go green -- like biking to work, for example. But Maggiano's, 500 16th Street, is changing that: Bring your bike helmet to the carry-out counter on any Monday in July and August, and you'll receive a free to-go contain ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2010

    Get a Handle on Bikes in Boulder

    ​There aren't enough pats-on-the-back being handed out for local efforts to go green -- like biking to work, for example. But Maggiano's, 500 16th Street, is changing that: Bring your bike helmet to the carry-out counter on any Monday in July and August, and you'll receive a free to-go contain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Google Maps unveils bike directions for Denver

    ​Just in time for the warmer weather, Google Maps has released navigation directions for those on bikes. And Denver's among of the first cities around the country to get the service.

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    Reel Riders

    ​Just in time for the warmer weather, Google Maps has released navigation directions for those on bikes. And Denver's among of the first cities around the country to get the service.

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Big Shucks

    The Merrell Oyster Racing Series is back for another adventurous year.

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009

    Let’s Roll

    Join the Fresh City Life chain gang at the Denver Central Library.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Today's featured event: Mountain biking hits the whoops at SolVista

    Colorado's SolVista Bike Park at Granby Ranch got the best endorsement imaginable when it was chosen to host this summer's USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, featuring both the elite of international mountain biking, hundreds of them, and an equally rampant onslaught of amateurs in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009

    Whoop It Up

    Colorado's SolVista Bike Park at Granby Ranch got the best endorsement imaginable when it was chosen to host this summer's USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, featuring both the elite of international mountain biking, hundreds of them, and an equally rampant onslaught of amateurs in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: An adventure staycation in Confluence Park

    Don't let the current economic recession ruin your summer fun. As the daytime temperatures rise, bike riders and rafters can riverdance to the Denver rhythm in the heart of the city every Thursday night in July.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Brad Evans's plan to make Denver the cruiser capital of the world

    There's a new sheriff in town, one with a mean set of handlebars. We're not talking about a mustache. We're talking about his bicycle. The dude in question is Brad Evans, local realtor by day and two-wheeled merry prankster by night. In 2004, Evans founded Denver Cruisers, a pedal-powered party t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    Big Wheels

    The bike’s the thing on East Colfax Avenue.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Lance Armstrong's Colorado girlfriend is pregnant...without sperm doping!

    Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    Swap Happy

    All things bicycle-related can be found at the VeloSwap.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Denver planning to build a mountain bike course in the ‘hood!

    All things bicycle-related can be found at the VeloSwap.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Getting hitched the Denver Cruiser way

    All things bicycle-related can be found at the VeloSwap.

  • News

    July 17, 2008

    Bike Naked

    From a bike ride to a meat-industry protest, summer finds Denver in a state of undress.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    Less Gas, More Ass

    From a bike ride to a meat-industry protest, summer finds Denver in a state of undress.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    Best of Denver Winners From 1994

    From a bike ride to a meat-industry protest, summer finds Denver in a state of undress.

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2005

    Not Jason and the Argonauts

    Clash of the Titans brawls into Denver.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Bikeway in Progress

    Sand Creek Regional Greenway

  • Music

    April 29, 2004

    Mission of Burma and Challenger

    ONoffON (Matador)

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best Getaway From 1.5 Million Chatfield Park Visitors

    Waterton Canyon

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    Tough Luck

    Why are lawmakers putting up a fight against the Toughman contests?

  • Goods & Services

    March 27, 2003

    Best Freebie at the Cherry Creek Mall

    Free Air Compressor

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best New Performance-Enhancing Beverage With Enhanced Tie-Ins

    Go Fast! Sports Energy Drink

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Bike-Ride Maps

    Latitude 40 Degrees

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Spring Tailgating

    Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best used sporting goods store

    Sports Plus

  • News

    June 28, 1995

    SPORTS & RECREATION

    Sports Plus

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