Comments on: Biking to work http://capitolhillbooks.com/blog/biking-to-work/ Grant and Colfax in Denver, CO Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: CapHillBooks http://capitolhillbooks.com/blog/biking-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-111 CapHillBooks Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:51:15 +0000 http://capitolhillbooks.com/?p=231#comment-111 You know, that's totally fair. Biking in the streets with cars can be scary (especially at rush hour, and especially with so many people on their cell phones!). One thing that helped me a lot was getting a good Denver bike map. That way you can map out a route that takes streets with either dedicated bike lanes or streets that just have low traffic (or, if you're lucky, an off-road dedicated bike path). BikeDenver.org (which is an amazing group and a great web site) has links to two different bike maps. One is by the city and one is by the Denver Bike Touring Club. http://www.bikedenver.org/maps/ I personally like the DBTC map much better. The city map just shows you the streets where they have painted those little bike guys. The DBTC shows you those and other streets that are generally low traffic. Definitely worth the $6. You can also get this map at most bike shops. You know, that’s totally fair. Biking in the streets with cars can be scary (especially at rush hour, and especially with so many people on their cell phones!).

One thing that helped me a lot was getting a good Denver bike map. That way you can map out a route that takes streets with either dedicated bike lanes or streets that just have low traffic (or, if you’re lucky, an off-road dedicated bike path).

BikeDenver.org (which is an amazing group and a great web site) has links to two different bike maps. One is by the city and one is by the Denver Bike Touring Club.

http://www.bikedenver.org/maps/

I personally like the DBTC map much better. The city map just shows you the streets where they have painted those little bike guys. The DBTC shows you those and other streets that are generally low traffic. Definitely worth the $6. You can also get this map at most bike shops.

]]> By: Beth Partin http://capitolhillbooks.com/blog/biking-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Beth Partin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:36:08 +0000 http://capitolhillbooks.com/?p=231#comment-107 I prefer taking the bus to riding a bike, unless I can ride in suburban streets on on sidewalks or paths. But I guess practice makes perfect. I prefer taking the bus to riding a bike, unless I can ride in suburban streets on on sidewalks or paths. But I guess practice makes perfect.

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