Brad Evans

Denver Cruiser Ride: City officially proclaims Wednesdays "Bike Night in Denver"

Denver Cruiser Ride organizer Brad Evans thinks big -- and not just when it comes to pranks like releasing an April Fools Day 2013 themes list featuring selections like "Skid Marks & Semen Stains." When Evans previewed the upcoming Denver Cruiser Ride season, which kicks off May 15, he told us abou ... More >>

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 >>

Why the Denver Cruisers put the brakes on a homeless-themed ride

Denver Cruisers to be featured in Travel Channel pilot with off-season ride

People across the country may have their eyes on the Mile High City because legalized marijuana is officially a thing. But Denver's also going to get some national attention for another celebrated activity: its night-time bike parties. The Denver Cruisers are hosting an off-season ride tonight that ... More >>

Brendan's rolling into Denver Wheel Club at 404 Broadway

Jerry Feld bought his bar at 404 Broadway before he was even old enough to have a liquor license; for the first year, it was in his uncle's name. Feld went on to run Club 404 for sixty years, creating generations of fans. But once he hit eighty, he was finally ready to move on -- and last February, ... More >>

Drunk cyclists: Under new Denver policy, DUIs for bike riders won't affect driving records

The news that the Denver Police Department will now be enforcing state drunk cycling laws and giving out DUIs to intoxicated riders has sparked a lot of debate. But as word spread earlier this week, DPD officials said it was unclear how DUIs for cyclists would affect their driving licences. Now, ... More >>

Denver Wheel Club rolls to a halt at 404 Broadway

Jerry Feld bought his bar at 404 Broadway before he was even old enough to have a liquor license; for the first year, it was in his uncle's name. Feld went on to run Club 404 for sixty years, creating generations of fans. But once he hit eighty, he was finally ready to move on -- and last February, ... More >>

Photo: Denver Cruisers take over shut-down I-25

Brad Evans, founder of the Denver Cruisers, sent us this photo last night of 1-25 shut down to cars -- which didn't stop him and some cyclists from using the highway. He wrote to us, "Who says we can't live without interstate transportation? Within 20 minutes this photo had 600 likes on the Denver C ... More >>

Denver Cruiser Ride launches safety campaign, tells cyclists to follow laws

Don't be a salmon, don't be a ninja, stop at red lights and carry a noisy bell. These are some of the messages behind a new bike safety campaign for the weekly Denver Cruiser Ride -- one encouraging cyclists to ride with traffic and use lights. As Cruisers founder Brad Evans summarizes: "Don't be st ... More >>

Rolling Thunder

Denver Cruisers' solution to its trash problem: Pick up your garbage!

More folks are putting on costumes and cycling with the Denver Cruisers on Wednesday nights -- creating a trash problem that has become a bit of a headache for the city's Parks and Recreation Department. And if they don't come up with a way to clean up their act, it could be difficult for the group ... More >>

Freedom Riders

Photos: Denver Wheel Club 404 rolls into former Club 404

The Denver Wheel Club 404 officially opened for business this week, with a theme echoing a distant Denver: In the 1890s, when bicycles outnumbered people, there was actually an upscale club called the Denver Wheel Club.

Denver Wheel Club 404 officially rolls out today

After two months of renovations, Club 404 will officially reopen today as the Denver Wheel Club 404. The watering hole that Jerry Feld bought back in 1951 is now in the hands of Craig and Andrew Caldwell, and Brad Evans, the designer who also keeps the Denver Cruisers rolling, has transformed the pl ... More >>

Club 404 to roll out cleaned-up look as Denver Wheel Club 404 on Saturday

​Get a first look at the renovated Club 404 Saturday night, when the Denver Cruisers hold their "I (Heart) Cruisers" event at the venerable watering hole at 404 Broadway -- which will now be known as Denver Wheel Club 404. Like the space, the name has a history. "The Denver Wheel Club harkens ... More >>

John Hickenlooper disappointed by redistricting map fight even though Dems seem to have won?

John Hickenlooper.​Denver blogs posts are having a helluva week. Who Said You Said hypes a video of John Hickenlooper expressing disappointment with the redistricting process. Didn't the results supposedly benefit Hick's fellow Democrats? Burning Down the House's Andi shares a moving essay a ... More >>

Wild in the Streets

Afternoon Delight

Denver Cruisers and Brad Evans are on a roll with a second weekly ride

Brad Evans and Hizzoner, the former in one of his tamer costumes.​The somber e-mail was sent out a couple of weeks ago. After six years of two-wheeled rumpuses every warm Wednesday night, after numerous beer-soaked bicycle shenanigans, countless inappropriate costumes and endless rides around ... More >>

Be My Valentine. Not.

Street Meet

Ride Safe Spoke Cards will keep cyclists on the right path

Release your kickstand and get ready to cruise

Tonight's Denver Cruisers ride will have special significance for Brad Evans, the zany leader of the cycling pack, and not just because riders will dress themselves and their cruisers in bubble wrap and duct tape. The event, which takes place rain or shine and will likely see a couple hundred hap ... More >>

Today's featured event: The Denver Cruisers take to the streets

A couple of weeks ago, as my family drove through downtown Denver, we spotted an unusual sight: a tipsy gaggle of bicyclists coming down the street that made me smile and wave. These bikers wore no sleek paraphernalia made of super-wicking mystery fabrics, nor were they mohawked, pierced, lean and ... More >>

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 >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 13 edition

Spend a minute with Mike Watt, man. I think his eyes are at cross purposes... Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Mike Watt. • Tori Amos tour hits Denver in July. • Last Night: Ghost Buffalo at 3 Kings Tavern. • Last Night: Mogwai at the Bluebird. • Moving Pictures: the Atlantic, Epilog ... More >>

Denver Realtors protest West Washington Park's anti-duplex plan

Yesterday, the Denver Board of Realtors made a last-ditch effort to protest a proposal to keep mega-duplexes out of West Washington Park. As we chronicled here last week, Councilman Chris Nevitt's rezoning plan to preserve the bungalow, single-family feel of one pocket of the city has exploded int ... More >>

Getting hitched the Denver Cruiser way

Wheel Zeal

The Denver Cruisers suit up and ride out.

Storming Garage Sales Is More Than an Art

It's a calling that this group has answered.

Joke and Cover

Mall*Mart, the Musical!

This production has surprises in store.

Shadows and Demons in Jefferson Park

Moving On Up

Jefferson Park is being touted as the next Highland, and developers are taking notice -- but not all of the attention is appreciated.

A Single-Gear Summer

The Denver Cruiser Ride is about pleasure, not politics.

Smoke and Mirrors

Gun Show, through February 6, at Pirate

Babies in the Bathwater

Do's and Don't's

Thrills for the week