Going Car-less Part III

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Part III of a continuing series on going car-less, telling the stories of those who have successfully made the switch. Did you miss Part I and Part II

This one comes from Joel Dice, Thanks Joel!!
The first step in traveling by bike is finding safe, pleasant routes to the places you and your family want to go, such as work, school, and the grocery store. Ideally, this should be an important consideration when choosing a place to live, but even if you're already past that point you can pick up a map (such as the one published the Denver Bicycle Touring Club) at a local bike shop and use it to plan your trips. The best route is not always the most direct one, so you may want experiment with a few alternatives.

As for the bike, I recommend a solid commuting or touring bike with mounts for full-coverage fenders and front and rear racks. Once you add racks, panniers, and a bungee cord for the rear rack, you've got a lot of carrying capacity for groceries, extra clothes, or whatever else you might want to carry. Fenders are essential if you want to show up at your destination clean. Finally, if you ever ride at night, invest in a high-quality headlight, taillight, and reflective vest and anklets. A bright headlight that lights the way is essential for confident night riding.

Front Range Mountain Bike Racing Covered by 303Cycling

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*** UPDATED 3-22-2010 RACE FLYER ***

Something new is coming to the ACA this year. A mountain bike series in the Front Range of Colorado. The series is being put on by Race Pace Promotions and it looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. The series consist of six races beginning on April 3rd. We recently asked Erik Werner from Race Pace Promotions about the races.

[303Cycling] Do you know the format of each of the races (i.e. circuit vs. short track)?
[Race Pace Promotions] All races will be twice the length (time-wise) of the short track events. So the Men's A race will be 60min vs. the 30min for short-track. Course lengths will be dependent on the venue; Bear Creek will certainly be one of the longer courses, and we’ve got additional track planned for the Louisville and NAAC venues as well.

[303Cycling] Do you consider this a “true series”?
[Race Pace Promotions] We certainly want to make this a true series. Right now the main problem we're dealing with is that the series spans 3 months. That is a recipe for sandbagging. Sandbaggers suck. Everybody loves a good series, and most folks will happily upgrade when they get the chance, but there are always the select few that just love to stomp the lower cat and gag at the thought of having to work for it in the next class up. If the series were spread over a month it would be easier to deal with, but that 3 month block makes it interesting. However, we gave the series that 3 month spread for a reason – almost every FRMTB race is scheduled the weekend before an MSC or Winter Park event so racers can get out there on the cheap and test themselves before the bigger events. But back to the ‘series’ nature of it, yeah, we definitely want It to be a true series. Racers will get points and we’ll track it all on our site, and we plan on having series prizes at the end – but again, we’re still working out the details per category and how to deal with the sandbaggers.

Olympian DeMattei, Wiens Host Colorado CycleFest

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Press Release on Colorado Cycle Fest supporting Highschool Mountain Biking

DENVER, Colo. – Olympic and World Cup stars, Susan DeMattei and Dave Wiens are offering Colorado cyclists a memorable weekend when they host the inaugural Colorado CycleFest, Saturday May 1, and Sunday May 2, 2010, in support of the Colorado High School Cycling League.

In a joint statement, Susan DeMattei and Dave Wiens said, “CycleFest is the main fundraising drive of high school mountain biking for Colorado, so it’s really important that mountain bikers across the state come out and support this. More than just competition, high school mountain bike racing will introduce cycling to a whole segment of our youth that otherwise may never be exposed to it. Every boy and girl on your local high school mountain bike team gets to compete on race day; there is no sitting on the bench! The CycleFest is an unprecedented event, we are really looking forward to meeting everybody, and anyone who loves bicycles should definitely be there!”

CU Criterium Photos and Results

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The spring air made for a great second weekend of Colorado Criterium Racing . The Pro 1-2 field was loaded with both local pros and those in Boulder to train. The field was large and the racing very animated.
Other Photos from the 2010 CU Criterium


303Cycling Photos and Results

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