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READ THIS ISSUE ONLINE You can access this issue anytime. Share it with your friends by sending a link so they can read it too! BLOGS Read fun stories and news about biking every day! RESOURCES We’re your one-stop shop for CELEBRATE WALK AND everything biking in Boulder, from BIKE MONTH THIS JUNE 10 places to ride to events, bike shops, groups and more. 7 Welcome Letter 23 The Transformation 36 Pedal Superior of U.S. 36 Express Big biking opportunities 9 I Bike Boulder lanes, bus rapid transit… in a great small town Meet locals who and the Bikeway! TAKE OUR SURVEY travel on two wheels 38 Explore Longmont What do you think about BikeLife 24 Boulder Bike Map on Two Wheels 10 Celebrate Walk and Pull it out and get riding Paths, trails and Boulder? What would you like to Bike Month this June greenways galore read (or write!) about? We want to 30 days + 75 events = 26 3 Great Rides in endless fun Boulder County 40 Protect Your Ride hear from you. On paths, trails 4 great bike locks, plus 12 Circle Boulder by and roads locking dos and don’ts Bicycle The kick-off to Walk and Bike Month 29 Connect the Dots 43 Meet Local SIGN UP FOR OUR E-NEWSLETTER The expanding Bus-then- Businesses Doing We’ll keep you up to date year- 14 How to Bike Stylish Bike program Good Stuff for Biking round on all kinds of fun, interesting in a Skirt Avoid the GEICO Boulder and dreaded “ﬂ ash” with 30 What’s Happening Boulder Cycle Sport and newsworthy bike-related stories. these easy tips in Boulder County Lots of projects for biking 44 Local Resources 16 The New Frontier Boulder B-cycle proﬁ le, Boulder pushes to 33 Building Complete plus groups and clubs make biking better Streets Boulder Public Works in action 45 Calendar of Events FOLLOW US 19 The Way of the Plus local bike shops Path…and the 34 Come and Bike Facebook.com/BikeLifeCities Crosswalk Educating Louisville Plenty of 46 The Final Mile residents on multi-use pedaling around this How to train yourself @BikeLifeCities paths and crosswalks bike-friendly city to travel via two wheels instead of four @BikeLifeCities 20 Kidding Around 3 ways to commute by bike with your kids BikeLifeCities

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Welcome back to BikeLife Want something closer to home? How about riding up to Boulder County. We started Prospect Sound Bites for a free concert and a taco from a bringing you cycling news a year food truck? It’s every Monday night at the south end of ago in partnership with the City Longmont. Remember to take your bike lights for the ride of Boulder. Since then, Boulder home. ProspectNewTown.com has details. County, Longmont, Louisville and Superior have come on Thinking of something closer still? Try Fridays in Louisville. board to share their innovations With great bands like Marcia Ball and the Nitty Gritty Dirt and events. We’re also growing Band, you need to be dancing. Don’t ruin it by driving around our network to 10 cities outside looking for a parking space. Ride your bike and park at one of Boulder County, adding Seattle, the many new bike racks or in the downtown bike corral. San Diego, Denver, Anchorage What, you wash your hair every Monday and Friday?

Darcy Kiefel and others. Okay, how about Bands on the Bricks, every Wednesday in These pages bring you lots of information about various downtown Boulder on the one-and-only Pearl Street Mall? local projects and events. How do you put these together? So close and so easy to park a bike. For the full line-up, go to Count the ways! BoulderDowntown.com/Events/Bands-on-the-Bricks. Let’s start with a longer trip that offers lots of reasons not Wouldn’t every city in the USA love to have all these options? to drive: Denver. It is a great and growing city, but driving Pick a night, dance under the stars and enjoy the great downtown and paying $12 to park? That’s a real drag. commute on your bike. And driving home after a nice dinner and dealing with See you on the roads. Or in the beer garden. construction on U.S. 36 at night? Even worse. Luckily, you have your pick of great alternatives. Ride your bike to 14th and Walnut and use your free card to access the protected bike shelter. Relax on the bus to downtown Denver and use your Boulder B-cycle membership to ride Lynn Guissinger around Denver. (Yep, Boulder membership works for Denver Publisher B-cycle.) Then enjoy the bus ride back to Boulder.

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A portion of the US 36 Bikeway opens June 24, which is also Bike to Work Day! The bikeway provides a safe and direct route for cyclists. Come ride the 11-mile segment of the US 36 Bikeway from Westminster to Louisville. The remaining 7-mile segment to Boulder opens early 2016. [ WHY I RIDE ] I BOULDER Meet locals who like to travel on two wheels By Becca Heaton

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Mechanic at Bicycle Village What do you all like best about biking? Executive Director at We’re a one-car household and Boulder Boulder Housing Partners What do you like best about biking? County is a great place to travel by bike I have had epilepsy since age 15, so I can’t because there is infrastructure, resources What do you like best about biking? drive much. I depend a lot on my bike and culture here to enable us to do it safely I like that on my bike I can move quickly to get around. I’m not unhappy, though, as a family. yet intimately through space. because I’ve seen many amazing places on my bike. What are your favorite places to ride? Where are your favorite places to ride? We enjoy the big bike lane on Cabrini I love to ride the hills, and I’m very food What are your favorite places to ride? Drive that takes us from Agnes’ school to motivated. So my favorite rides are up I love all of Boulder’s mountain bike trails, our beloved Lafayette Library, from the to Ward for chocolate-chip cookies, to and I am always dreaming about getting library down Public Road to Eats & Sweets Gold Hill for the wonderful bakery or to onto an empty stretch of highway on my for ice cream, and on a really great day, Hygiene for Mary’s delicious chai. touring bike. doubling back onto Simpson Street for a craft beer at Odd 13. What are 3 reasons why you bike to work? How are you involved in local bike › It provides a wonderful transition advocacy? I’m a volunteer mechanic Any advice you can give other parents time for contemplation. with Community Cycles and I’m on the to get their kids interested in cycling? Community Cycles Advocacy Committee. Spend some time reflecting on how biking › It takes a car off the road I believe that the most important advocacy fits into your unique family culture, then and carbon out of the air. takes place on the individual level. I try model that with as consistent leadership › I spend my gas money on to ride my bike as much as I can, and I as possible. For example, we ALL wear things that are just fun. encourage my friends to ride, too. helmets when we ride.

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MONTH THIS JUNE! By Margaret Knox 30 days + 75 events = endless fun (and a little competition)

hen the warm breezes of spring The key, says Ellen Orleans, who preps blow through Boulder ofﬁ ces, Boulder city employees for the big day, is W it’s time for bike-commuting planning ahead. “You don’t want to get IN 2014, pep talks. The month of June offers a up on the morning of June 24 and realize, whole roster of events—more than 75 of oops, I need air in my tires,” she says. 5,368 PEOPLE ‘em!—aimed at raising awareness of bike The city is conducting at least 60 bike REGISTERED FOR routes and the viability of commuting by readiness workshops in the lead-up this bike or on foot. The biggest, on June 24, spring, and Orleans encourages a buddy BIKE TO WORK DAY is Bike to Work Day. That’s what brings system in which employees post their IN BOULDER. out the competitive streak in mild- routes and offer to ride with newbies. mannered transportation coordinators. At NOAA, Chuck Brock and his Bike to Work Day committee dangle swag and prizes, and pit their people against the next-door neighbors at NIST. “We hammer our people with emails to the point where some complain,” says Brock. “But it’s all in fun.” Look for NOAA and NIST folks outside their buildings on June 24 for a lunchtime picnic with snacks, WALKANDBIKEMONTH.ORG drinks, games and vendors. But the team to out-do is Plexus The place to go for the Engineering Solutions of Louisville. latest list of Walk and Their 100 employees boasted 100 percent participation last year, and this year they’ve Bike Month events— already signed up about three-quarters more than 75 this year! of their staff more than a month ahead of time. How do they do it? “We’re a REGISTER FOR global company,” says Mary Buss, “and all BIKE TO WORK DAY locations compete. Darmstadt, Germany Select “Register” button always gets 100 percent. It’s a good way for on the front page. the company to link together.” WHY REGISTER? Of course, the point is not just a big two-wheeled turnout on June 24. “Bike You help businesses to Work Day is fun,” says Orleans, “but plan ahead for breakfast the point is a long-term commitment to stations, help the city biking—whether that is every day or once measure the impact a week.” The city aims to shrink its carbon riding can make on the footprint, in part by reducing single- environment and help occupancy car travel, within the next 20 determine how future years by 20 percent. city planning can better Sue Prant, director of Walk and Bike accommodate cyclists. Month, has heard plenty of stories about Plus, you’ll be eligible to the effects of Bike to Work Day, and this win GREAT PRIZES! Free breakfast will be offered all over may be her favorite quote: “I want to get town on Bike to Work Day, June 24. rid of a car now that I ride to work.”

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The month’s events include organized bike rides, hikes, runs, talks, classes, free bike maintenance days, employer contests, performances and more. The biggest events include:

B-360 BIKE TO CLIPS BIKE RIDE, WORK DAY, OF FAITH JUNE 7: JUNE 24: FILM FEST, A bike tour Breakfast JUNE 25: showcasing the stations are set Hosted by New city’s cycling and up throughout Belgium Brewing, pedestrian paths. town, with many the ﬁ lm fest Read more about bike shops and features the it on page 12. others setting brewery’s most up hospitality popular beers stations to as well as bike support riders. ﬁ lm “shorts” created by New Belgium fans.

Now in its 39th year, Walk and Bike Month has become a rite of summer for people of all ages around Boulder to get them excited about biking—and walking—more on the city’s 150+ miles of award-winning bicycle facilities and trails.

Come check out bike ﬁ lm “shorts” at New Belgium Brewing’s annual Clips of Faith Film Festival on June 25. The B-360 is the kick-off event to Walk and Bike Month on June 7.

11 [ FUN STUFF ] CIRCLE BOULDER BY BICYCLE The kick-off to Walk and Bike Month By Margaret Knox

Join the B-360 ride on SUNDAY, JUNE 7

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he more paths, the more ways to provided by local businesses, will be at Aurora WHAT’S THE POINT explore them. This year’s B-360 ride— 7 Park. For those who make it to the end, OF BIKE PATHS? Ton Sunday, June 7—starts and ends, there’s free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. In Boulder, the system of bike for the fi rst time ever, at Valmont City Park. routes began with greenways “I am not sure how many free non- along Boulder Creek and some The free 26-mile event will take riders of all competitive events there are in Colorado,” of its tributaries. So when ages and abilities on a grand tour of Boulder’s says Annie Noble, another organizer, you ride the bike paths of the bikeways, through the open vistas of the east, “but this is the most fun!” B-360, you’ll be tracing your hydrological heritage. along Boulder Creek and through quaint neighborhoods at the city’s north end. For For families, the B-360 is a way to connect The streams and ditches that brought water to Boulder’s early those with excess energy to burn after circling with friends and scout new routes. “We always end up running into people we know, even if farms and houses have become the city, Valmont Bike Park offers 42 acres precious resources in our urban we weren’t expecting to see them,” says Marlys of swooping paths and jumps for stomach- environment. The greenways dropping thrills. Lietz, whose family has participated for years. help manage fl oods and protect “It’s a great way to see all the different paths in habitat and water quality. With Organizers of the B-360—and the shorter Boulder, especially on the side of town where the addition of bike paths, they’ve option, the B-180—like to mix up the route we don’t live. It’s helped us fi nd some new become calm, bucolic routes through a bustling city. More than each year to highlight new path connections. routes to work and school.” a third of Boulder’s bikeways— “We thought it would be fun this year to use Visit the event website for maps and more 58 miles of them—are off-street the city’s premier bike park for the start and paths, which means no confl icts fi nish,” says Kristin Dean, the city planner in details at BoulderColorado.gov/Water/ with cars. With 79 underpasses charge. The rest stop, with snacks and drinks Circle-Boulder-by-Bicycle. along the paths, you can get just about anywhere in Boulder without having to stop at a light. And the system is still growing!

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irst, a quick discussion about the type of bike you ride: If you have a step-through Fframe (a bike with a dropped center tube), biking in a skirt is much easier. If you have the standard triangle-framed bike, you have to get a little creative.

Here are my top tips based on the type of skirt you want to wear.

Mini-Skirt or Pencil Skirt. Since these are often tight, I recommend choosing a stretchy option that will allow for more comfort and ﬂ exibility while you ride. If your skirt is super short and tight, one option is to hold down the center of the skirt to your seat with one hand while you ride. There is no getting around the awkwardness of this move and it can be tricky and possibly dangerous, so I recommend wearing short spandex shorts underneath your skirt to avoid ﬂ ashing your skivvies. Bikie Girl Bloomers are a fun option (bikiegirlbloomers.com).

Knee-Length Skirt. These are the easiest skirts to bike in with enough material and coverage to easily avoid ﬂ ashing as you ride. Wind can be an issue with these skirts, so consider investing in a skirt weight (visit TandemNY.com for more on this cool product), or check out the “Penny in Yo’ Pants” video on YouTube. When you get off your bike, scoop the skirt material between your legs so you avoid ﬂ ashing.

Long Skirt. Tie the extra material in a knot at the side of your thigh so it doesn’t get caught in your pedals or bike chain. When you dismount, hold the material between your legs or fi nd a wall or an alleyway to hop off your bike near your destination. Remember, fl ashing a wall is fi ne!

Now throw on your cutest skirt and get out and bike stylishly!

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he City of Boulder wants to As part of the 2014 Transportation Master LOW-STRESS increase bike trips by women, Plan (TMP) update and through GO BICYCLE CORRIDORS Tseniors and families with Boulder’s Living Lab program, the City of GO Boulder and transportation staff children—groups that often don’t feel Boulder introduced new infrastructure for has extensively analyzed four candidate comfortable or safe sharing the road with bicycle safety around town. You may have corridors and are considering pilot installations this summer on: cars. The latest bike network plan for seen or biked some of the protected or retrofi tting existing roads and bike lanes buffered bike lanes on University Avenue, › 55TH STREET: Arapahoe Avenue to Pearl Parkway (aka “Bike 2.0”) aims specifi cally at getting Baseline Road or Spruce Street. more people out of their cars and on to two › 63RD STREET: Gunbarrel Avenue/ wheels. So the city has been working hard Now, these new ways of protecting Nautilus Drive to Lookout Road to fi gure out which streets and intersections bicyclists are coming to some of Boulder’s › FOLSOM STREET: to update—and what innovations to most important arteries as pilot projects for Arapahoe to Valmont avenues adopt—to create safe, comfortable 12–18 months: 55th Street, 63rd Street, › IRIS AVENUE: connections and increase the opportunities Folsom Street and Iris Avenue. Broadway to Folsom Street for bicycle travel for all levels of riders. With the TMP updates, the goal is for a With an average trip length of continuous network for safe and convenient approximately four miles, many trips Imagine biking a busy boulevard along an in Boulder could be accomplished by old, poorly marked three-foot-wide bike bicycle travel for everyone. The city is refi ning a low-stress bike network analysis bike. With that, GO Boulder is staying lane. Now imagine that bike lane doubled focused on creating a network of bicycle in width and with a two- to three-foot tool to identify areas where new treatments facilities that feel safe and comfortable “buffer zone”—a no-go area between bikes may address the safety concerns of potential for people of all ages and abilities. bicyclists. Check out the map at right. and cars—marked with paint or collapsible Check out BoulderLivingLab.net to poles high enough to catch the eye of the This story was written by Dave “DK” Kemp and Marni learn more about program details and most distracted motorist. Ratzel, senior transportation planners at GO Boulder. how to share your thoughts and ideas.

THE ‘RIGHTSIZING‘ CONCEPT As part of Bike 2.0, the city is considering new pilot projects to enhance multimodal access and safety. Phase II of the Living Lab program introduces the concept of “Rightsizing” specifi c corridors by creating an equitable allocation of space on the road for vulnerable users to improve their comfort and safety. “Rightsizing” also provides benefi ts to motor vehicle drivers by lowering traffi c speeds, which can reduce the This rendering of northbound severity of collisions Folsom Street demonstrates how “rightsizing” involves repurposing travel when they do occur. lanes to enhance bicycle facilities. These new lanes will be completed in 2015.

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By Claire Mulholland t’s fun. It’s serious. And it’s back. This summer, keep your eyes out for I“C.W.,” the fun-loving 10-foot mascot who promotes a serious message—that crosswalk safety is everyone’s job. The City of Boulder’s “Heads Up: Mind the Crosswalk” campaign will reignite in June with an emphasis on education, PLEDGE TO encouragement and enforcement. LEARN PATH RULES! Education includes reminders about crosswalk ordinances, including: press the button at ﬂ ashing crosswalks, ride through the crosswalk at 8 mph or less and stop when another car has yielded at a crosswalk. People are also reminded to take personal responsibility for their THE WAY OF THE PATH safety, especially keeping their head up and By Marni Ratzel looking when using a crosswalk. It may sound obvious, but during the research No, it’s not just for Buddhists or those phase for the campaign, more than 300 seeking enlightenment. It’s for you if you people responded and said that the main use Boulder’s multi-use paths—and who doesn’t? In an effort to improve the safety issue is that people don’t pay attention. and experience on multi-use paths, the City For one week in July, Boulder police will of Boulder and Community Cycles encourage along multi-use paths spreading the word increase their presence at crosswalks to pedestrians, cyclists and skaters to follow about multi-use path rules and etiquette. enforce crosswalk laws. Added enforcement The Way of the Path! Take a minute to chat with them, sign the is proven to increase awareness, compliance Path users are asked to pledge to learn path pledge to commit to knowing the rules, be and ultimately safer crosswalk behaviors. rules and etiquette to ensure a safe and responsible and be part of The Boulder See you in the crosswalk! courteous atmosphere for everyone. Way to GO. You’ll see Community Cycles’ bike Learn more: BoulderColorado.gov/ Learn more: BoulderColorado.gov/ ambassadors at the Farmer’s Market and GOBoulder/TheWayofthePath Transportation/Safe-Streets- Heads-Up-Campaign

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thule cadence xtracycle BIKE TRAILER CARGO BIKE CHILD BIKE SEAT A bike trailer is a great option for carrying Cargo bikes are another fun way to Child seats are similar to automobile kids (ages one to six) as well as cargo, like commute with kids. They come in two booster seats and are designed to attach groceries or backpacks. Most trailers have a general categories, Long Tails and Long over the top of the back wheel of most maximum load limit of 100 pounds. Many Johns (see sidebar). Long Tails carry the standard bicycles. These seats make trailers also offer various types of quick- bulk of the load behind the rider, while great child carriers for a younger child, release hitches enabling you to quickly Long Johns place the load in front. beginning at about one year old. Most remove them from your bike so you can Xtracycle ($1,499–$2,899) and Yuba seats have a maximum weight limit of ride unencumbered. ($1,299–$3,499) are popular Long about 45 pounds. Tail brands. They each offer an array Models come in a broad range of prices. of accessories to help adapt their bikes One popular brand is Yepp’s Maxi The Thule Cadence ($299.95) and to various types of use. For example, Rear Bicycle Child Carrier ($229.95) Burley’s top of the line D’Lite ($629) XtraCycle allows you to use two child made of shock-absorbant, water- are shown. seats at the same time, a child seat resistant rubber. Topeak’s Babyseat III along with an older child, or as many ($159.99) offers lots of as three kids all sitting on the rear deck. features and adjustability All of this with plenty of space for cargo. at a good value.

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WHAT’S A LONG JOHN? Also called a “Bakfiet,” this bike style is very popular in Europe. Because of their size, though, they are difficult to find in great numbers on shop floors in the U.S. That said, if you look around, cetma cargo bakfiet you can find shops in many bike-friendly cities that sell them. Cetma Cargo is a brand built in southern California. They offer three different sizes; the most popular is the Largo ($4,395) with space for two or three kids, plus room for groceries. cetmacargo.com

Do you get sticker shock looking at prices of the ways to commute with kids by bike? Consider the following: » It costs an average of $9,519 a year to operate a mid-size car. (Source: AAA) » 50% of all trips Americans make are 3 miles or less, 40% are 2 miles or less, 28% are shorter than 1 mile. (Source: PeopleForBikes) What if you invested in some kid-carrying gear and took a few of these trips via bike? Just think of the longer-term savings. PLUS, you’ll leave less of a carbon footprint, you’ll get exercise and you’ll always find a free parking space!

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THE TRANSFORMATION OF U.S. 36 Express lanes, bus rapid transit … and the Bikeway!

onstruction on U.S. 36. You’ve asked yourself, “Will it ever end? CAnd when it’s done, what’s in it for me?” Whether you’ve pondered these thoughts while driving on the highway, sitting on the bus or overlooking U.S. 36 as you bike across the Cherryvale bridge, know that when it’s ﬁ nished, you’ll likely ﬁ nd your travel experience much 36 Commuting Solutions improved. Here’s what is being built and what you can expect when construction is completed in early 2016.

EXPRESS LANES Through a joint partnership, RTD, Plenary Roads Denver and CDOT are transforming U.S. 36 into a multimodal corridor, reconstructing the general purpose lanes and adding one new Express Lane in each direction dedicated to RTD’s new Bus Rapid Transit service, carpoolers and vanpoolers, and toll-paying solo drivers. The existing general purpose lanes will remain free for all vehicles.

RTD BUS RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE Named the Flatiron Flyer, each new branded bus will seat 57 people and carry 6 THE BIKEWAY! to 8 bikes. The Flatiron Flyer will provide a frequent and fast commute between Denver, Westminster, Broomfi eld, Boulder and points in between. A key advantage of direct way to travel by bike. The fi rst 11 riding the Flatiron Flyer is that these buses miles from Westminster to 88th Avenue Celebrate the U.S. 36 Bikeway can travel in the Express Lanes, in the in Louisville/Superior will open this general purpose lanes or on the highway summer, with the remaining seven miles Phase 1 opening on Bike to shoulder to bypass slow-moving traffi c. to be completed in early 2016. With the Work Day, June 24, Other passenger amenities include ticket Bikeway, cyclists will be separated from at the 36 Commuting Solutions breakfast vending machines at stations and electronic traffi c since most road crossings have been station, Interlocken East Park, 280 Interlocken screens displaying schedule information. eliminated, thereby improving safety and Blvd. There will also be a community ride comfort for all users. on the U.S. 36 Bikeway and a bike home U.S. 36 BIKEWAY station the evening of June 24 at the So the next time you’re complaining about Westminster Promenade. Decades in the making, the Bikeway is the highway construction (and yes, we all Visit 36commutingsolutions.org for details. an 18-mile “highway for bicyclists” from do), there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Table Mesa in Boulder to 80th Avenue in It’s less than a year away! And, with more Westminster that connects to existing local convenient travel options along U.S. 36, This story was written by Jean Sanson, senior bicycling facilities to provide a safe and you’ll fi nd it was worth the wait. transportation planner, City of Boulder, and Audrey DeBarros, executive director of 36 Commuting Solutions.

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3 GREAT RIDES By Becca Heaton IN BOULDER COUNTY We are lucky to have an endless list of great places to ride. Here are three to add to your list.

ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE Valmont Bike Park For all ages! Whether you want to cruise the cross- country trails, test your skills on dirt jumps or launch yourself in the air on the pump track, Valmont Bike Park is the place to go. There’s even a tricycle track for riders in training, plus frequent events and clinics. Located off Valmont Road in Valmont City Park and accessible by bike via the Goose Creek Greenway Trail, Valmont Bike Park is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. as weather and trail conditions allow. Visit Hannah Nordhaus Milo Barkett pedals one of the park’s rolling ramps. ValmontBikePark.org.

Hygiene ON A ROAD BIKE 32 MILES ROUND TRIP FROM BOULDER With its gentle, rolling terrain, this is a popular route for road rides. From Boulder, head north on Broadway until it runs into U.S. 36/ State Route 7. There is a nice, wide shoulder, and on a sunny day, you’ll be in good company with other cyclists. Travel about 12 miles and take a right on Hygiene Road, then pedal 3.8 miles to this cozy little town. Make sure to stash some money for a snack or lunch at the Crane Hollow Cafe. Pedal home the same way, or make it a loop and travel south from town on 75th Street, right on Nelson Road, left on 63rd Street, to Diagonal Highway and back to Boulder. Nikki Javurek enjoys a spring ride to Hygiene.

Hogback Ridge Trail BIKE 2 HIKE Why not mix a bike ride with a hike? A fun option is to ride to the Hogback Ridge Trail and then hike! From Boulder, pedal up along 4th Street until it dead-ends at Linden Avenue. Cross the road and pedal along Wonderland Hill Avenue or the adjacent dirt trail to the multi-use paved path on the left. Take that trail, then at the fork, bear left, cross over Poplar Avenue, and pedal the crushed gravel path around Wonderland Lake all the way until it ends at the parking lot on Lee Hill Road. Lock up your bike and cross over Lee Hill Road to the Hogback Ridge Trail. Hike up to a high point and enjoy great views. Then hike back down and pedal back the way you came, or along bike lanes on Lee Hill Road. A bike to hike is a great way to experience Boulder’s awesome trails.

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› Tired of lugging your bike on and off the bus every day? › Want a secure place to leave your bike overnight for the next day? › Ever been stranded with no bike spaces on the bus? › Sign up for a FREE keycard to a Bus- then-Bike Shelter! A commuter shows how to load and unload a bike

in one of the racks at the 14th and Walnut shelter. Photos by Andrew Krzysiak

oulder County recently added Since opening, the modern Bus-then-Bike vending system for basic bike parts a fourth Bus-then-Bike shelter shelter at the downtown Boulder location and supplies. allowing local commuters to zip has received rave reviews, with local B Boulder County created the Bus-then- from their bus to a secure shelter, grab commuters signing up for free keycards at their bike and head off to work or school a rapid clip. The shelter adds 140 secure Bike program in 2011 to improve first- in just minutes. The new shelter, located bike racks—accessible through a Kaba and-final mile links to and from bus stops at the Boulder Transit Center at 14th “Kentaur” turnstile activated by a unique for commuters who want to combine a and Walnut streets, complements user keycard—and is the gem in a series bus trip and bike ride, as well as decrease convenient locations at Table Mesa of changes aimed at improving the overall travel time delays on regional transit Park-n-Ride and Iris and 28th streets commuting experience for bicyclists, associated with loading and unloading in Boulder, and the 8th and Coffman pedestrians and bus riders at the transit bikes. Almost 600 commuters have signed Park-n-Ride in Longmont. center. The new shelter even boasts a up for the Bus-then-Bike program, with most enrolling in the last few months.

BUS-THEN-BIKE SHELTERS For more info about the Bus-then-Bike program BOULDER LONGMONT or to register for a › Table Mesa Park-n-Ride › 8th and Coffman FREE keycard, visit › 14th and Walnut streets Park-n-Ride › Iris and 28th streets BusThenBike.com.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN Boulder County is still working hard to rebuild all roads, bridges and trails damaged by the 2013 flood. And they’re also back to work on projects aimed at improving cycling throughout the area. Read on for details!

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LEE 2 HI LL Boulder County D Ward R Niwot NEW! SH 93 Shoulders & Community Ditch Underpass: SU LEFTHAND CANYON DR NS HIN The new underpass connects On the Eldorado side, E C A FOURMILE CANYON DR N Y the Community Ditch Trail Community Ditch offers O N 7 D Erie under super-busy SH 93, connections to Doudy Draw, R offering hikers and bikers safe Spring Brook and Flatirons 4 5 access between Marshall Mesa Vista trails. On the east Boulder and the Eldorado Springs area. side, bikers and hikers can Lafayette Shoulders were also added explore trails like Marshall Louisville along SH 93 to improve safety Mesa, GreenbeltN Plateauederl aandnd FLAGSTAFF RD for cyclists. CDOT and the Cowdrey Draw, which connects City of Boulder were partners to the “Dirty Bismark” off-road 1 Superior on both of these projects. loop through Superior.

NEW! SH 119 (Diagonal) & Airport Road Underpass: Built LEARN about all of these projects and in partnership with CDOT, more at BoulderCountyBike.com. this new underpass, bus stop and crosswalk improvements help peds and cyclists safely move across lanes of traffic to Airport Road (which also has NEW! Bus-then-Bike 7 PLANNED 95th Street a new multi-use path) and the Shelters at 14th St./Walnut Intersections: Intersections nearby LoBo Trail. and Table Mesa Park-n-Ride at Valmont Road and Isabelle in Boulder: Read more about Road are being redesigned to 4 PLANNED Boulder Canyon these cool shelters on page 29. increase safety of both cyclists Boulder County Trail Extension: Design is and motorists. NEW! Niwot Bike Racks & in process of an extension to 6 PLANNED SH 119 PLANNED Additional Intersections Improvements: the Boulder Creek Path from (Diagonal) & Hover Road Bus-then-Bike Facilities: There are new bike racks Fourmile Canyon Drive to Underpass: In collaboration New bike shelters are planned around downtown Niwot, Chapman Drive and Betasso with the City of Longmont, for Boulder Junction, along with intersection and Open Space. The public will a new underpass is planned Longmont, Louisville sidewalk/pedestrian access be asked for input this summer for this intersection where and Superior. improvements along and fall; construction is Longmont’s newest Bus-then- Niwot Road. planned for 2016. Bike shelter will be located.

30 BIKELIFE BOULDER COUNTY A group of cyclists gather at the Jamestown Merc after a recent spring ride up the canyon. James Canyon Drive is now temporarily open to all travelers, so ride up and give the Merc some business! Russ Chandler

JAMES CANYON SUMMER CHIP ONGOING FLOOD WHAT ABOUT Please continue to TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS SEAL AND ROAD RECOVERY WORK CANYON ROADS? use caution when LIFTED TEMPORARILY OVERLAY WORK While many major In 2014, the county riding in the canyons All travel restrictions The county’s annual projects have been paved the winter road as temporary road on James Canyon Drive summer road finished—Flagstaff sections of James, alignments force have been temporarily maintenance chip Road, East County Lefthand and Fourmile drivers and riders lifted, but roadway seal/overlay program Line Road, Lee Hill Canyon drives to make to share the lane in conditions are still less will take place in the Drive—several large them safer to travel many locations. than ideal. Shoulders northern and northwest projects remain. In and easier to maintain. are missing in areas and portions of the county 2015, work is planned These temporary repairs STAY INFORMED AT the roadway can narrow and includes, but is for Longmont Dam are designed to last BoCoConeZones.com suddenly, which forces not limited to: upper Road, Salina Junction for one to two years. BoulderCountyBike.com cyclists to ride in the Lefthand Canyon Drive, in Fourmile Canyon, Designs for permanent › Read the latest info travel lane with motor Lee Hill Drive between North 83rd Street over repairs in these three on construction and vehicles. Please use Olde Stage and Deer the Little Thompson canyons are underway, road closures. caution when riding and Trail roads, East County River, Dillon Road and with work beginning in › Find out about be aware of changing Line Road, Neva Road 2016 and completion two sections of Lefthand upcoming projects. conditions and fellow and Monarch Road. Canyon. Visit the 2015 likely in 2017. Cyclists travelers. Additional After speaking with Flood Recovery Project can expect to see › Sign-up for e-mail flood-recovery work is area cyclists in 2010, webpage for a complete construction in both news and alerts. planned for the area the county reduced the list that includes Fourmile and Lefthand › Follow on Twitter this summer, so travel size of the chips used in tentative schedules. Canyons in 2015 to (@BoCoDOT) and restrictions may be re- the process to create a BoCoConeZones.com replace several culverts Facebook too. instituted if the roadway smoother surface and that were installed Have further becomes unsafe for increase rideability. In post-flood. questions? Contact motorists and cyclists addition, a “fog coat” the county directly due to construction. is also applied to help at Transportation@ smooth the surface. BoulderCounty.org or call 303-441-3900.

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BUILDING COMPLETE STREETS Boulder Public Works in action Ilya Terentyev/iStock

ave you noticed all of the 63rd Street (Arapahoe-Valmont) Bond-funded multi-use path projects: construction around town? multimodal improvements—reopened › Table Mesa Drive multi-use path from HWe’re not talking about the big on March 31. This project installed RTD Park-n-Ride to Manhattan Circle. buildings popping up, we’re talking about continuous bike lanes in both directions on › Multi-use path connection between the lesser-noticed projects along roadways, 63rd Street, from Arapahoe Avenue to Butte Upland Avenue and 22nd Street/ multi-use paths and busy intersections. Mill Road; replaced the 63rd Street bridge Vineyard Lane. These projects will better accommodate all over Leggett Ditch; added a sidewalk on modes that travel around Boulder, from the west side of 63rd Street; and improved › Continuous bike lanes on Baseline at bikes and pedestrians, to buses and cars. street lighting and storm drainage. Foothills Parkway. The approach has made Boulder a national South Boulder Road and Manhattan › Wayﬁ nding signage on multi-use paths leader in implementing “Complete Streets.” Drive intersection improvements— and bike routes. Project highlights include: completed in April. Partially funded by Connector path to Boulder Creek a Safe Routes to School grant, the project WHAT ARE COMPLETE STREETS? greenway—completed spring 2015. installed a trafﬁ c signal, pedestrian count- Complete Streets are streets for Naropa and CU Boulder students, as well down signals, marked crosswalks and curb everyone. They are designed to as the rest of the Boulder community, can extensions at the intersection. It enhances enable safe access for all users, enjoy a new multi-use path connection safety and access for students walking, including pedestrians, bicyclists, from Arapahoe Road to the Boulder Creek biking or riding the bus to the Manhattan motorists and transit riders of all Path between 20th and 22nd streets. The School of Arts and Academics. ages and abilities. Complete Streets project was funded as part of the city’s make it easy to cross the street, Capital Improvement Bond. Additional projects: By May—Boulder Junction improvements: walk to shops and bicycle to work. Pearl Parkway multi-use path and They allow buses to run on time and multi-way boulevard from 30th Street make it safe for people to walk to This story was written by Marni Ratzel, to Foothills Parkway and Junction Place and from train stations. senior transportation planner, City of Boulder. Bridge at Goose Creek.

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Come & Bike LOUISVILLE There’s plenty of pedaling fun around this bike-friendly city

t’s been voted one of the “Best Places to FUN FAMILY RIDES Live” by Money magazine. It’s host to › Warembourg Fishing Pond, Lake Idozens of great eateries, fun events and a Park or the Harper Lake/Leon Wildlife thriving arts scene. And it’s home to 1,700 Sanctuary for wildlife watching. acres of open space and plenty of great › Arboretum to learn about the variety of rides that are calling you to explore by bike. trees and plants around Louisville. Come and pedal around Louisville! › Annette Brand Park on the northwest MCCASLIN BOULEVARD UNDERPASS end of town for a great playground and view of the Indian Peaks Range. Have you pedaled through the new underpass under McCaslin Boulevard at › Hecla Lake trails in the North End subdivision that connect into Lafayette’s Washington Ave.? It connects the Davidson Planning a visit to downtown for trail system around Waneka Lake. Mesa trails with Louisville’s trail system. an event, or to visit one of the great › Coal Creek Trail in Louisville is now restaurants or shops? Leave your fully repaired from the September 2013 car at home and come by bike! flood and is open throughout town Park at the Downtown Business from U.S. 36 to Lafayette. Look for Association’s bike corral, located in the underpass at U.S. 36 to open this the alley between the Bittersweet Café and the Louisville Library. fall providing access to Superior. Come and ride!

34 BIKELIFE BOULDER COUNTY Download the full trail map www.louisvilleco.gov/home/showdocument?id=346.

DID YOU KNOW THAT 30+ 160+ 7 18 parks LOUISVILLE HAS… miles of trails downtown bike racks underpasses connected by trails [ AROUND THE COUNTY ]

PEDAL SUPERIOR BIG biking opportunities in a great small town

✔ Maintained hard- and soft- surface trails. ✔ Safe, family-friendly routes to community events and programs. ✔ Easy connectivity to neighboring towns and open space.

COMING SOON! Superior eagerly awaits the U.S. 36 Bikeway, an 18-mile bike corridor from the Table Mesa RTD Station in Boulder to 80th Avenue in Westminster that will provide safe and direct access to Superior’s neighborhoods, open space and parks. Town of Superior Town

iking in and around the › Autrey Park has fun features, Town of Superior has never including a bike skills area, a dog Bbeen more fun. Boasting park and a disc golf course. parks and amenities for its 13,000 › Purple Park’s rolling green hills, residents and visitors to enjoy, the playground and ponds provide the town is also host to miles of open perfect getaway right in the center space trails to the west—check out of Superior. the map! Competitive bike racers ﬂ ock to Superior in May for the › Founders Park has multiple play annual Morgul Bike Race, which areas, from a playground and culminates with the infamous horseshoe pits, to slackline anchors, Morgul Bismark road race. This a basketball court, climbing wall and skateboard features. year’s event is May 15-17, check BIKE TO ONE OF SUPERIOR’S COMMUNITY out WithoutLimits.co for details. › Community Park offers a great bike EVENTS THIS SUMMER! trail along Rock Creek with some of Grab your bike and ride the the largest shady trees in town. June 24: Bike to Work Day at the Superior trails to some of Superior’s Whole Foods family-friendly parks! For more on all of the biking and outdoor fun in Superior, visit July 4: 4th of July Parade and Pancake SuperiorColorado.gov. Festival at Community Park September 12: Chili Fest and Boulder Valley Beer Fest at Community Park

36 BIKELIFE BOULDER COUNTY Legend Marshall Rd US 36 Bikeway Coal Creek Louisville On Street Bike Route

Dillon Rd Trail

76th Street 76th Coal Creek Creeks Superior Regional Trail On Trail Marketplace Use Only Marshall Rd Lakes Sycamore Street Sagamore Parks & Rec ú Parks Founders Park Park Town Hall Town of Superior Coal Creek Dr ú US 36 Grasso Boulder Valley School District Park McCaslin Blvd Superior Town Center Superior Cemetery Boulder County Open Space

Connects west S 2nd Ave 2nd S to Cowdrey Draw Ave 3rd S. County Boundary Trail and Marshall Coal Creek Depot St 1.5 miles Mesa Area ú Underpass Mayhoer Singletree Trail Parking

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Connects west to ú High Plains Trail Cabin & Greenbelt Plateau Park Trailhead

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EXPLORE LONGMONT RIDE THE LONGMONT LOOP This 16-mile loop offers a great way to see ON TWO WHEELS Longmont by bicycle. With stunning views of Longs Peak, Mount Meeker and the Paths, trails and greenways galore Indian Peaks around every turn, the Loop is enjoyable for all ages and abilities. There are a number of parks you can start t’s the perfect blend of small-town from: Rogers Grove, Dawson, Garden charm, cultural experiences and the Acres, Lanyon, Rough & Ready, Rothrock beauty of the Rocky Mountains. And Dell, Collyer or Roosevelt. The Loop I can also be accessed from Thompson it’s fun to experience by bike. Take in views of Longs Peak from Golden Ponds Park and Izaak Walton Parks. Ride the Loop clockwise for the best experience—and and bike the St. Vrain Greenway or any of views! Due to the 2013 fl ood, some of the the area’s 42 miles of trails and greenways, Loop has been rerouted, but the city is including 15 miles of paved multi-use working hard to make repairs. paths. Pedal to the city’s shops, restaurants Longmont is proud to be a and galleries in historic Downtown. Hang Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly FUN LOCAL RIDES out at the local breweries, visit the museum GIRLS AND GEARS! Community by the League or join a special event—there is always Beginner women rides, most fi rst Fridays of American Bicyclists. something fun to do in Longmont! of the month (May-Nov), 9 a.m. at Kafe Urban, 700 Tenacity Dr. Check meetup. com/longmont-on-bikes for schedule. Bike to Work Day is June 24. Breakfast stations will be set up LONGMONT BIKE NIGHT Colorado’s oldest and largest weekly across town with free food, drinks, cool swag and friendly volunteers. family cruiser ride meets every 6:30–9 a.m. Register at WaytoGo.org/biketowork. It’s FREE! Wednesday (rain or shine) between May Longmont also celebrates Bike From Work Day from 3–7 p.m. on June 24! 13–Sept. 23 at Roosevelt Park, 6:30 p.m. Show your bike helmet at local pubs, restaurants and businesses for a on the east end under the fl ags. More info at longmontbikenight.blogspot.com. giveaway or discount. A list of participating businesses will be available in early June at BicycleLongmont.org or WaytoGo.org/biketowork. G’NIGHT RIDE ON JUNE 13 This annual combination bike ride and community party is fun for all ages. Thousands of people young and old come out Details at Facebook.com/GKnightRide. every year for the G’Night Ride, which features a 12-mile ride, a 3-mile ride, a 1-mile ride, Visit LongmontColorado.gov to a kid zone, music and fi nd bike and trail maps, and check lots of food trucks. VisitLongmont.org for events and activities around the city. You Belong in Longmont You

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JOE RICHARDSON BRANDON DWIGHT

By day, Joe runs his GEICO ofﬁ ce, but Along with running his three bike shops, Brandon will be busy whenever possible, he hits the mountain training for another season of cyclocross racing. In 2014, he bike trails, often with his wife Mary. was the National Champion in the Masters 40-44 age group.

Owner, GEICO Boulder Offi ce Co-Founder, Boulder Cycle Sport – 3 locations Mountain Biker / Bike Commuter Mountain Biker / Road Biker / Cyclocross Racer / Bike Commuter As owner of Boulder’s GEICO is conveniently located just Brandon has always been cycling teams and clinics. insurance offi ce, it’s Joe’s job to off the Elmer’s Two Mile involved in the bike world. New this year is a scholarship sell car insurance. “Face it, you bike path—Joe is also a From riding BMX bikes as a program to send women to just have to drive sometimes,” newly resurrected Boulder kid, to mountain bike racing bike mechanic school. “As you he says. “I love being a Mountainbike Alliance (BMA) at CU Boulder, to managing know, women run the world, GEICO agent and wouldn’t be member and ride guide. a mountain bike team, to so I want to do my part in in this business if I wasn’t with co-owning the Boulder Cycle getting more women involved GEICO… but my personal In support of BMA, Joe’s Sport shops, biking is a part in the bike industry,” he says. passion is biking.” offi ce is offering a great of his DNA. promotion: if you contact This fall, Boulder Cycle Prior to opening the local them for an insurance quote, This year, Boulder Cycle Sport’s Ambassador Team GEICO offi ce in 2005, Joe’s they will donate $20 to BMA. Sport celebrates its 10th will once again offer its free job was actually in biking (See page 2 for details.) “I’m anniversary. “We’ve always Wednesday night cyclocross and skiing. He founded and happy to support a group that wanted to do things that clinics. “I enjoy giving back co-owned the two Cutting is all about making Boulder a made the shop more of a and teaching beginners Edge Sports bike and ski better place to ride,” says Joe, community hub rather than how to do their fi rst race,” stores for 12 years in Boulder “and also to help people get a just a bike shop,” shares adds Brandon. “And I enjoy and Louisville. A longtime good rate on their insurance Brandon, hence Boulder Cycle competing and watching the avid mountain biker and so they have more money to Sport’s involvement in events, sport grow. It’s all part of my bike commuter—his offi ce spend on biking!” fundraisers, charities, junior job.”

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BOULDER B-CYCLE Boulder’s nonproﬁ t bike share program hosts 250 bikes at 38 automated stations throughout the city. Since 2011, Boulder BY THE NUMBERS B-cycle has worked to provide a low-cost, environmentally friendly and convenient transportation 2,400+ system for Boulder residents, active annual pass holders employees and visitors alike. Pass holders can take an unlimited 43,000+ Trips number of 30-minute trips for taken in 2014 the duration of their passes at no additional cost, from any station 50% of riders to any other. The on-demand say they bike more nature of bike sharing makes it often than before easy to take one-way trips and connect to public transit. The 87% of riders cargo space, fenders and lights say that using bike sharing with built into every B-cycle allow public transportation allows them riders to complete errands and to leave a car at home other everyday tasks without any extra gear or clothing. Best of all, Users are Annual Pass holders can also ride 47% female, 47% male in Denver. Boulder B-cycle is (6% nonbinary gender responses) open 24/7, year-round. Learn more and sign up at Boulder B-cycle Boulder.Bcycle.com.

Bike Clubs and Organizations 303Cycling Boulder Cruiser Ride Denver Boulder Couriers Seniors on Bikes Online resource for cycling Happy Thursday! Courier service and NEW farm- Group rides for seniors 303cycling.com cruiserbikeride.org share delivery seniorsonbikes.com dbcouriers.com Avid4Adventure Boulder Cycling Club Singletrack Mountain Bike Adventures Camps for kids Group rides Erie Singletrack Advocates Junior mountain biking program avid4.com bouldercyclingclub.org Trail building and advocacy smba.lertprograms.com eriesingletrack.com Bicycle Colorado Boulder Junior Cycling St. Vrain Chain Gang Cycling Club Statewide bicycle advocacy Program for junior cycling International Mountain Bicycling Group rides bicyclecolorado.org development Association Mountain bike advocacy meetup.com/st-vrain-chain-gang boulderjuniorcycling.org imba.com Bicycle Longmont ten20 Women’s Cycling Club Education and advocacy Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance Louisville Velo Club Women’s bike club bicyclelongmont.org Group rides, clinics and advocacy Group rides teamten20cycling.com bouldermountainbike.org louisvillecyclery.com Bicycle Racing Association Venus de Miles Bike Club of Colorado Boulder Valley Velodrome People for Bikes Group rides for women Road, mountain, cyclocross racing 250-meter outdoor velodrome National bike advocacy fullcyclebikes.com/venus-bike-club coloradocycling.org bouldervalleyvelodrome.com peopleforbikes.org Wednesday Morning Velo Blue Sky Velo Colorado Mountain Bike Association Pink Pedals Business networking rides Group rides Outreach, advocacy, stewardship Bike education, tours wednesdayvelo.com blueskyvelo.net comba.org and event services Women on Mountain Bikes pinkpedals.co Boulder Area Trails Coalition Community Cycles Mountain and road bike instruction Multi-use trail advocacy Earn a bike and advocacy Rocky Mountain Cycling Club womenonbikes.com bouldertrails.org communitycycles.org Group rides along the Front Range Y-Riders Cycling rmccrides.com Boulder B-cycle Cyclists 4 Community Progressive biking courses Bike share Helping the communities we ride in for kids to teens boulder.bcycle.com c4community.org ymcabv.org/ymcaweb/yriders.html

44 BIKELIFE BOULDER COUNTY bike shops & repair calendar *offers seasonal bike rentals BOULDER Standard Bike Repair Bicycle Village 1823 Marine St. 2100 28th St. standardbikerepair.com june july bicyclevillage.com University Bicycles* Boulder Bikesmith* 839 Pearl St. 6 Buena Vista Bicycle Festival 11 Tour de Ladies 1668 30th St. ubikes.com Buena Vista, bvbf.org Parker, tourdeladies.com boulderbikesmith.com Vecchio’s Pedal 4 Possible Boulder Cycle Sport 1833 Pearl St. Denver, craighospital.org/pedal4possible 11-12 Triple Bypass Evergreen, 4580 N. Broadway vecchios.com triplebypass.org 4520 N. Broadway Zinn Cycles 7 B360 Circle Boulder by Bike – service center 7437 S. Boulder Rd. Boulder, walkandbikemonth.org 14 BMA Skills Clinic: On the Trail 629 S. Broadway zinncycles.com TBD, bouldermountainbike.org bouldercyclesport.com Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival LAFAYETTE Castle Rock, elephantrockride.com Boulder Service Course 18 Moonlight Classic 2840 Wilderness Pl. Foxtrot Wheel & Edge* Denver, moonlight-classic.com thebouldersc.com 776 W. Baseline Rd. 13 Pedaling for Parkinson’s foxtrotwheel.com Denver, 34fighting.org Boulder Sports Recycler 18-20 Courage Classic Summit County, 4949 N. Broadway Fusion Bicycle Service couragetours.com bouldersportsrecycler.com 206 S. Public Rd. 13-20 Ride the Rockies Bicycle Tour fusionbicycleservice.com Start in Grand Junction, ridetherockies.com Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Colorado Multisport 25 2480 Canyon Blvd. LONGMONT Hill Climb Idaho Springs, BMA Skills Clinic: Climbing & Descending coloradomultisport.com Acme Bicycles 16 bicyclerace.com 1817 Main St. Valmont Bike Park, bouldermountainbike.org Community Cycles acmebicycles.net SOS Outreach Colorado- 2805 Wilderness Place, 20 Denver Century Ride Eagle River Ride Beaver Creek, Ste. 1000 Bike-n-Hike Denver, denvercenturyride.com sosoutreach.org communitycycles.org 1136 Main St. bike-n-hike.com Mountain Top Experience Ride Florissant, Cruiser Boutique mountaintopcyclingclub.com/experience 2500 47th St. Boco Bike Shop cruiserboutique.com 555 Main St. facebook.com/ Bicycle Tour of Colorado DirtLabs 21-27 bocobikeshop Multiple locations, bicycletourcolorado.com 3046 Valmont Rd. dirtlabs.com Reeb Bicycles Bike to Work Day 1800 Pike Rd. 24 August Elevation Cycles reebcycles.com Front Range, walkandbikemonth.org 2626 Baseline Rd. Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle 1 elevationcycles.com Small Planet E Bikes Clips of Faith Film Fest Copper Mountain, 724 Main St. 25 Excel Sports Boulder, walkandbikemonth.org coppertriangle.com smallplanetebikes.com 2045 32nd St. ColoBikeLaw.com Lookout excelsports.com LOUISVILLE 27-28 Colorado Bike MS Mountain Hill Climb Westminster, bikemscolorado.org Fat Kitty Cycles Louisville Cyclery Golden, coloradocycling.org 3380 Arapahoe Ave. 1032 E South Boulder Rd. BMA Skills Clinic: fatkittycycles.com louisvillecyclery.com 30 Colorado Rocky Mountain Bicycle MTB Fundamentals Valmont Bike Park, 2-8 The Recumbent Trike Store Tour Multiple locations, crmbt.com The Fix Bike Shop bouldermountainbike.org 3015 Sterling Circle 490 Lincoln Ct. thefixbikes.com recumbenttrikestore.com 8 BStrong Ride Boulder, bstrongride.com Full Cycle* LYONS 1795 Pearl St. – Downtown Redstone Cyclery BMA Skills Clinic: Ladies Night 1211 13th St. – on the Hill 355 Main St. 11 fullcyclebikes.com 6–9pm, Valmont Bike Park, redstonecyclery.com Weekly clinics and rides. All rides bouldermountainbike.org LTD Cycleworx 5360 Arapahoe Ave. NEDERLAND are free and open to the public. ltdcycleworx.com Tin Shed Sports* 15 Tour de Cure Boulder, 112 E 2nd St. tourdecurecolorado.com OptiBike tinshedsports.com Knobby Monday Friday Afternoon Club: 6859 N. Foothills Pkwy. Boulder Bike & Brew Fest Beginner’s Ride: Co-ed, Co-ed, intermediate, optibike.com BIKE FITTING Valmont Bike Park, Boulder Center for Sports beginner, Mon., 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., 6-8 p.m. cyclists4community.wordpress.com Performance Bicycles 2450 Arapahoe Ave. Medicine Mix and Mingle: Co-ed, Singletrack Saturday/ performancebike.com 311 Mapleton Ave. BMA Skills Clinic: Climbing & bouldersportsmedicine.org intermediate, Tues. Sunday: Co-ed, level 25 Pro Peloton Descending Valmont Bike Park, FasCat Coaching 2x/mth, 6-8 p.m. varies, Sat. or Sun., bouldermountainbike.org 2615 13th St. time varies propeloton.com 4550 N. Broadway Trails & Ale: Co-ed, int./ fascatcoaching.com adv., Wed., 6-8 p.m. Skills Clinics: Co-ed, Caribou Classic Nederland, The Pro’s Closet 29 bouldermountainbike.org 4939 Broadway, Ste. 58 Pearce Fit Lab all levels, Tues. 2x/mth, 2840 Wilderness Pl. Gurlz Ride: All levels, theproscloset.com 5:30-7:30 p.m., Venus de Miles colbypearce.com Thurs., 6-8 p.m. Boulder, venusdemiles.com Rene Herse Bicycles $25 BMA members 4949 Broadway Retül Denver Cystic Fibrosis Cycle renehersebicycles.com 5445 Conestoga Ct. For details on all rides, head to BoulderMountainBike.org. retul.com Want your event included in our next issue, coming out in for Life Highlands Ranch, Sports Garage colorado.cff.org/cycle August? Email details to [email protected]. 2705 Spruce sportsgarage.net

45 [ THE FINAL MILE ] changing habits By Dan Baum Training yourself to travel via two wheels instead of four

limate change, fitness and the groceries and pick up the dry price of gas are good reasons cleaning all in one bike trip, Cto transition from car to bike, but that can be a good thing. but the best reason is that using a bike When life slows to the speed of a bike, you for commuting or errands is infinitely don’t try to do too many things at once. more pleasant. When you ride, you have the breeze in your face, and you notice To make the leap from car to bike, don’t all kinds of things—from lawn art to demand too much of yourself. Your job sprouting crocuses—you miss from behind may be too far to bike to, but what about a windshield. You feel connected to your local supermarket, the hardware pedestrians and playing children, and you store, the movie theater or the post office? arrive at your destination with no parking Instead of hitting these places while hassles, your blood full of oxygen. driving home from work, try going home first and getting the bike; it’s a great way Studies by the British New Economic to unwind and move your body after Foundation reveal that “cyclists find their sitting all day. Put your helmet where mode of transport at least as flexible and you usually leave your keys so as you Illustration by Mike Reisel convenient as those who use cars, with reach, you can ask yourself, “Could I do this on a bike?”

It’s a matter of developing the habit, and studies show that it’s never too late … ask yourself, to break old ones and develop new ones. “ The Society for Personality and Social Could I do this Psychology has found that it takes from 15 to 254 days to develop a new habit, on a bike? and that it’s easier if you use a natural ” disruption in your life—moving, a new job, a vacation—to change one habit to keep lights, tools, a spare tube, a reflective another because the cues on which your windbreaker and a credit card. lower stress and greater feelings of freedom, habitual behavior relied disappear. Even a relaxation and excitement.” The trick is small change presents an opportunity. Once equipped, start exploring alternatives training yourself to reach first for the bike to the big, fast roads. Side streets, parks, helmet instead of the car keys. You’ll need, of course, a bike that you’ll be schoolyards and alleys are a parallel comfortable riding. It doesn’t have to be universe that you may never have seen Doing so is largely a matter of challenging brand new or cost a lot, but it should fit before, and they can get you across town your assumptions about how life has to be you and be in good shape. Your local bike with surprising speed. organized. Think you don’t have time to shop can help. get around by bike? For trips of three miles Start slow. Choose nice days. Do one or less, riding is about as quick as driving Your local shop can also help you with errand at a time. It’s a head shift as much because side streets and paths through the extras: a rack to hold either baskets as anything to switch from car to bike. parks make it easier to avoid stoplights, or panniers to carry things; a good lock; But it’s worth it. and you can zip right past traffic. The a helmet; lights for front and back; and workout you’ll get around town on a bike for wet streets, fenders. I got creative and Dan Baum is the author of four books and was a staff might even save you a trip to the gym. You zip-tied a seven-dollar lockable tackle box writer for The New Yorker. He and his wife, Meg, enjoy may not be able to buy a week’s worth of to my rack, so I have a secure place to biking, and use bike share to explore a city whenever they can.

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