Colorado Sport Moguls Introduce First Ski & Snowboard Recycling Program
“It’s the very first in North America,” said Mary Wiener, ECO Manager for Specialty Sports Venture, the corporate backbone to over 140 sporting goods stores including Bicycle Village, Colorado Ski & Golf and Breeze Rentals. Skiers and snowboarders are encouraged to clean out their closets and garages and bring those used planks, boots, and other [...]
My Bike Ride with Barack?
Like everyone in Denver this week, I’ve got a serious case of star lust. I rode by Oprah’s Denver headquarters–a classic brick home near downtown she rented for the week–and pondered what I would say if she popped her head out the front door as I rode by. I lingered long near the architecturally improbable [...]
Nearly 100 Bikes Missing on Second Day of Freewheelin Project
The Freewheelin bikeshare project started its second day of the Democratic National Convention with nearly 10% of their bike fleet missing, according to a Humana, Inc. representative. Of 1000 bikes available, 98 were not returned by 7:00pm on Monday night. Several bikes were returned on Tuesday morning, with apologetic riders citing issues like return policy [...]
"Bike Path to Peace" on NPR Tomorrow
National Public Radio’s program Talk of the Nation will feature a story tomorrow on the growing conflicts between bicyclists and automobile drivers as gas prices continue to rise.
10% Bicycle Commuters by 2018
“Our goal in the next ten years is to get ten percent of our total commuters metro-wide to be on bicycles,” said Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on Sunday at a press conference for Freewheelin, a bike share project bringing 1000 bikes to the Democratic National Convention this week. Sporting a blue polypro shirt emblazoned with [...]
