Bike Fort Collins

Whether you are new to Fort Collins or just visiting, this page contains a lot of information for the visiting cyclist, for newcomers to town and for newcomers to cycling in the Fort.
 

If the truth be known, people are bicycling all over this town, on surrounding county roads and on single track trails in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  In short, this is a Bike Town with a capital “B.”  That’s in part, anyway, why Outside Magazine declared Fort Collins one of the “top ten American dream towns” in August 2005.
 

Fort Collins is also the recipient of the League of American Bicyclists' (LAB) silver medal award as a bicycle friendly community.  One of twelve communities nationwide to hold this distinction (five others hold gold or platinum level awards), Fort Collins increased bike trips to work from 1990 to 2000 by 100%  (compared to Platinum award winning Davis, CA which saw its bike trips to work drop by 25% during that same time frame). 
 

Reality is, however, that promotion of bicycling and bicycle tourism in Fort Collins is in disarray as the city tries to understand the importance of lifestyle and quality of life in the 21^st century. 
 

The City’s Bicycle Coordinator position was nearly eliminated during a budget crisis in the fall of 2005.  Indeed, the position had been frozen for 18 months before City Council voted to fund a half-time coordinator in response to requests from bicycle activists.  The entire alternative transportation program (SmartTrips) was cut completely at the same time and is currently being phased out.  
 

But don’t let this stop you!  Fort Collins is an extraordinary place to ride a bike and we’ve put this site up to help our half-time bike coordinator, our local Chamber of Commerce and our local Convention and Visitors Bureau provide you with the information you need to get cycling in the Fort!
 

Local Bike Clubs and Information about Cycling

• CiclismoRacing
• Fort Collins Cycling Club 
• North Front Range Bicyclists' Coalition
• Peak to Pub Bicycling Club (they have great ride maps; see this one for one of the best rides in Fort Collins)
• Team BOB (Babes on Bikes for women)
• Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol
• Fort Collins Velodrome (we don't have one yet, but we're working on it!)

Bicycle Tours in Fort Collins

• New World Sports (rents mountain bikes and leads tours locally)
   

Fort Collins Bike Shops

• Brave New Wheel (Local service and bikes)
• Damn Yankee Bicycle (Local, friendly, bike service specialists)
• Full Cycle (NEW in Oldtown!)
• Hilleman's Bike Shop (locally owned and operated)
• Lee's Cyclery  (Fort Collins local bike shop, since 1963!)
• Perfect Circle Cyclery (door-to-door service)
• Performance Bicycle
• The Phoenix Cyclery (Serotta Certified Advanced Fitting Experts)
• Recycled Cycles Bicycles and Fitness  (rentals and sales)
• Road 34 (mountain bike specialists)
• REI Fort Collins
• Single Track Mind
• Spring Creek Recumbent Bicycles
• The Cycologist 

Bicycle Cafes

• The Bean Cycle (in Oldtown)
• Road 34 (Bike Bar)

Bicycle Collective

• The Bike Co-Op 

Would you like a bicycle with that Hotel Room?

• The Armstrong Hotel 

Bike to Beer?

• Coopersmith's Pub and Brewing 
• Fort Collins Brewery 
• New Belgium Brewing
• Odell Brewing Company 

City Parks, Trails and Maps

• List of City Parks Bike Trails Larimer County Parks and Open Lands 
• Maps of City Bikeways

Road Rides in the Area

• See Peak to Pub Bicycle Club route maps 

Mountain Bike Rides in the Area

• Larimer County Parks and Open Space
• Lory State Park
• Roosevelt National Forest