I recently had the opportunity to go on an electric bike tour with Joel Davis, whose company JD’s Joyrides offers bike tours on RAD ebikes in Boulder. I took the Wall To Wall Boulder Mural Tour, which took us to murals painted during the Streetwise Boulder Mural Festival. He’s also happy to customize a tour for you. There is … Read More
Walk and Bike Month 2020- COVID Edition
Sadly, Bike to Work Day breakfast stations will not be happening this year as part of Walk and Bike Month. But we will still be celebrating walking and biking in Boulder! We have re-envisioned what Walk and Bike Month can be in the time of COVID. Community Cycles, working with our partners at Boulder Transportation … Read More
DIY Shop is Baaaaack!
Welcome back DIY shop — in a small way. While we still cannot have people inside the building because of COVID square-footage-per-person rules, we will begin offering some limited DIY hours outside. What is DIY? Work on your own bike with advice and oversight from a Community Cycles mechanic. Beginning August 29, two sets of … Read More
Bike to Work Day 2020 is canceled, but…
From the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG): DRCOG, the convener of our region’s Bike to Work Day, announced on July 31st: “After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel all in-person Bike to Work Day 2020 festivities. But that doesn’t mean the fun is canceled! We’re challenging you to a Bike to Wherever… week! … Read More
Workshops are Coming Back!
They won’t be quite the same, but workshops are coming back! Our plan is for all to be held in our parking lot, where there is plenty of room to socially distance. Classes will be smaller and in the mornings to take advantage of a large shady area. Instructors and students will be required to … Read More
Create your own walking & biking adventures in June!
Bike to Work Day may be postponed until Sept 22nd, but we’ve created a list of fun walks and rides you can do in June. Our new Walk & Bike Month website is up. On it we currently have a series of walks around Boulder (with maps) and the maps for the popular B360 (Circle Boulder by bike) bike ride. More rides will … Read More
Automated Enforcement and Racial Bias
Dear Bicycle Colorado – Racial bias in policing makes the enforcement of most traffic laws by armed police unjustifiable. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced traffic volumes and opened up streets, leading to widespread speeding and even increases in collisions, injuries, and fatalities in some parts of the country. Research shows that people … Read More
The power of the bicycle to create change
Community Cycles staff and board join our voices with so many who have spoken out to support justice and equality for all following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and the ensuing protests calling for change. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and with all who are marginalized and … Read More
Bike Repair Service for Members Update
Wow, the need for bike repair service has been overwhelming! We are happy to be of service to our cycling brothers and sisters right now. Our goal remains to keep you on your bike on our city streets, safely and happily! We are continuing with our bike repair service in place of our DIY shop … Read More
BIG WIN- Boulder’s Residential Speed Limits lowered to 20 mph- Read the story of the success
Community Cycles began advocating for “Vision Zero” – a world-wide initiative whose goal is zero traffic fatalities – during the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update of 2014. Since then, we’ve had two more TMP updates. The 2016 TMP update incorporated “Towards Vision Zero”. Community Cycles fought back on that, saying we did not need the … Read More
