The city has long been a major draw thanks to its challenging, beautiful climbs and the chance to train at elevation. Kerry Hellmuth is one of those cyclists. Read the rest at BoulderWeekly. Ten years have passed since I graduated from commuting on a one-speed bike around my former home of San Francisco to cycling adventures in Switzerland, Germany, France, Belize, Belgium, Slovakia and elsewhere. But mostly, after moving to Boulder, I bike the Colorado Rockies. If you can ride a bicycle and have access to either a great road bike or, really, any bike with generous gears, enjoy these ten scenic Front Range treks.
As I set my Long Haul Trucker down at a Ride the Rockies aid station this spring atop Ute Pass, approximately 9, feet above sea level in central Colorado, a scruffy young man in an all-black kit still wearing his helmet and cleats eagerly waddled over to me.
Read the rest at BicycleTimesMag. This month in Boulder Lifestyle Magazine, I run through ten necessities for commuting by bike in the approaching cold, wet weather safely. You can read the piece here. Metro Denver is such a great place for cycling that you could pretty much head in any direction from your front door and find kindred spirits and stunning scenery.
But there are many rides that have rightfully reached legendary status; here are ten that should have you on a roll this summer. So ask them to meet you there; that way, they can give you a ride back. From downtown Denver, take the Platte River Trail all the way to Arvada, use the Little Dry Creek Path to make your way through Superior and Louisville, then head north on Broadway Street in Boulder until it becomes the idyllic rolling hills of Highway 36, which is full of cyclists of all skill levels every weekend.
Poorman Road Start at Boulder Creek Path If you work in Boulder and need a perfect hour-long lunchtime ride or are simply a newbie cyclist looking to strengthen your legs, try tackling the ten-mile Poorman loop this summer. At noon on Sunday game days, the Rockies offer monitored bike parking, complimentary energy bars and bottled water, and entry into a lottery for in-game prizes like autographed memorabilia, tickets and invitations to batting practice.
