Bicycling

Denver Cruisers season preview: Brad Evans on Social Ride Summit and more

The Denver Cruisers know how to stir things up. Rather than simply announce the 2013 themes for the mega-popular Wednesday rides, Brad Evans and company released an April Fools' Day version first -- one that turned heads via concepts like "Skid Marks & Seamen Stains." Behind the edgy irreverence, o ... More >>

The Dirty Few's punk ethos matches its album title: Get Loose Have Fun

Drunk cycling: Is Denver's new bike DUI policy harsher than rules in other states?

Yesterday, we reported that Denver Police are now enforcing state drunk-cycling laws -- meaning intoxicated cyclists can be charged with DUIs just like inebriated drivers. Some cycling advocates question whether this is good public policy -- and a look at parallel laws around the country shows that ... More >>

Denver's five best bike-friendly bars

As Sam Levin reports in this week's cover story, Denver is one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. But this is also a city that likes to imbibe. Fortunately, there are many Denver watering holes that not only celebrate the bicyclist lifestyle but feature bike-friendly amenities, from pa ... More >>

Rock, Roll, Run And Ride

Boulder pro Sonya Looney on posing for the sexed-up Cyclepassion calendar

"The human body -- male or female -- is a work of art, especially with athletes," says Boulder-based mountain bike pro endurance racer Sonya Looney, the latest local rider to strip down for Cyclepassion, the infamous German Calendar of International Cycling Stars often disparaged/celebrated as bike ... More >>

Video: Justin Simoni on what it takes to ride the 2,745-mile Tour Divide

This week's cover story, "Going to Extremes," focuses on triple-threat Justin Simoni, a Denver artist and performer who also finished first last month in the single-speed division of the world's toughest mountain bike race, the Tour Divide -- a grueling odyssey on mostly unpaved trails through the R ... More >>

GetOutt.com offers smartphone solution to Denver's bike-theft problem

You know that awful feeling when you approach the spot where you parked your bike only to find that some or all of it has been stolen? Well, a new smartphone app -- whose makers are now looking to tap into the Denver market -- is designed to give victims of bike theft a glimmer of hope at a time whe ... More >>

More cyclists in Denver -- and record numbers of bicycle thefts

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of reports about biking and bike safety in Denver and beyond. If you're a cycling fan, the good news is that a lot more folks are biking in Denver and the city is spending significantly more money to build paths for these commuters. The bad news, howev ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 22-24, 2012

It may have felt like summer for the past few months, but now it's official. The season of ice cream trucks and bike riding has begun, and to celebrate, we have plenty of events, ten in fact, that you can participate in for less than $10 -- so that you'll still have a few extra bucks in your pocket ... More >>

Broox Pulford plugs Loops four-year anniversary and the power of safe cycling

Since 2008, Broox Pulford has been coordinating and leading Loops, a weekly bike ride following a series of street and trail routes throughout Denver. Cyclists of all skill levels are invited to join the massive free ride, meeting at Crema Coffee House at 7 p.m. every Tuesday, rain or shine. Celebra ... More >>

Two-Wheeled Fun

Whole Foods stores add Dero Fixit bike stands

Whole Foods doesn't just fill your shopping cart -- and empty your wallet. Several of the stores, including the Whole Foods in Capitol Hill, now offer a one-stop shop for basic bike problems: a Dero Fixit bike stand. "There are fifteen to twenty bikes parked out in front of our store at any given ... More >>

Reader: Cheesman Park lets you whistle, and bike, through a graveyard

You're not supposed to whistle in a graveyard -- but no one ever said anything about cycling. The view is wonderful at Cheesman Park, a former cemetary that is "said to still contain over four thousand bodies," says GBWalker76. And those are just the ones below ground. The space above is rumored t ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Bikes, Guts and Glory

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Ticket to Ride

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 >>

City Sites

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.

Whoop It Up

From the week of June 25, 200

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 >>

Getting hitched the Denver Cruiser way

Bike Naked

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

Less Gas, More Ass

Wheels Along the Water

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

Crankworx Call

Mass Movement

Cyclists clog traffic to spread their earth-friendly message.

Ruling the Road

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 18, 2006

Not Jason and the Argonauts

Clash of the Titans brawls into Denver.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 16, 2005

Bikin' Broncos

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

Tough Luck

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

Winners Never Finish

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

The Bite

How biking and brewing benefit the body.

Best Spring Tailgating

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

'Head of the Class

THRILLS