Denver: where to locate

11-09-2003, 10:44 AM

The corporate mother ship has called my wife to relocate to Aurora, CO. What
I need to know, is how will this affect my cycling?

Where would be a good place to locate in the Denver area? I am interested
in 25-50 mile rides on good roads with as little traffic as possible. Lots
of hills. Good schools, friendly people, and things to do for the kids are
high on the list too.

I have been to Denver on several occasions and I have a general idea of
where things are. So if you want to get specific, go ahead!

Flames are welcome, but please double check to make sure they are actually
funny before clicking "send".

Thanks.

-Bob

11-09-2003, 10:58 AM

people in denver are fond of saying how great their city is for cycling.
i found it to be one of the worst in the country. i prefer los angeles.

get used to the sidewalk.
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11-09-2003, 11:03 AM

Bob <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
: The corporate mother ship has called my wife to relocate to Aurora, CO. What
: I need to know, is how will this affect my cycling?

oh god. aurora. i missed that.

aurora is significantly worse than denver.
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11-09-2003, 11:34 AM

"Bob" wrote
> The corporate mother ship has called my wife to relocate to Aurora, CO.
What
> I need to know, is how will this affect my cycling?
>
> Where would be a good place to locate in the Denver area? I am interested
> in 25-50 mile rides on good roads with as little traffic as possible. Lots
> of hills. Good schools, friendly people, and things to do for the kids are
> high on the list too.
>
> I have been to Denver on several occasions and I have a general idea of
> where things are. So if you want to get specific, go ahead!
>
> Flames are welcome, but please double check to make sure they are actually
> funny before clicking "send".
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Bob
>

How far is your wife willing to commute to get to work? How much are you
willing to spend on housing? Your problem as I see it is that the best
cycling and other recreational opportunities are on the west side of the
Denver area (Golden, Wheat Ridge, and Jefferson County in general), next to
the foothills, while Aurora is out in the flatlands east of town, next to
DIA.
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mark
>

11-09-2003, 12:19 PM

Tried without success to email you privately to avoid flames and such.

So, here is what I wrote:

I live in Parker, right on the Cherry Creek Trail. This is just a couple of
miles from some newer (and very nice) sections of Aurora. It has grown
greatly.

A great trail for biking. I just did 20 miles without crossing a single
street.

There are trails throughout the metro area.

Old Aurora is probably among the least desirable, but there are newer sections
that are quite nice. It is quite spread out.

I work in Westminster, where there are many trails also, and frequently on my
way home from work I will bring my bike and stop and ride for an hour or two,
again without crossing any roads.

The Platte River Trail goes 30 miles north south from Littleton to Adams
County.

The C470 - E 470 trail goes around the SE and west side of the area.

I have found trails in Golden, and the Clear Creek Trail goes from the Platte
River almost to Golden.

There are about 400 miles of paved trails in the metro are.

The Highline Canal is partially gravel and partly paved. It goes 70 miles from
the SW area out to the East.

If you have specific areas in mind, I know the area quite well.

Believe me, it is way better than Los Angeles in many, many ways.

Other fun aeas are Chatfield Reservoir (connects with the Platte River Trail
and Cherry Creek Reservoir which connects with the Platte Rriver Trail.

I can do a Century from my backyard entirely on the trail system.

Write me privately to avoid the spam and flames sure to come from this thread.

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11-09-2003, 03:17 PM

good list from denver fox

i've been in denver since 93 and just recently started biking as a means of
commuting short trips downtown - and to work combined with the bus-

today i went from my home in capitol hill (downtown), down to tamarac square in
south aurora - nice wide trail, but probably busier in nice weather.

i think i prefer streets to the trails - as many trails follow creeks which are
below street level, not bad- but i like to see the different neighborhoods and
parks while biking using quiet side streets

i've only been biking for a few months but working up to biking to work AND
back - about 10 miles each way.

enjoy the move - and watch the weather if you go on a trip of more than a few
hours- fronts move fast here - it can go from 70 to 30 in a couple hours - and
from clear skies to downpour - but that's why i love living here.

11-09-2003, 04:15 PM

Denver C. Fox <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
: I can do a Century from my backyard entirely on the trail system.

if you're ok with the trail system (i call them sidewalks, a lot of them are),
you may like denver. if you like riding on roads you probably won't. that's
especially true of aurora. none of the cycling groups seem to care about
the roads -- they're caught up in the trails.

i could shave 1/3 off a trip from e470 & quincy (kansas) to downtown by
using the streets over the trails. as far as trails go they aren't bad.
fairly well maintained with less peds and roller bladers than most.

i'd never seen a roadie in full kit on the sidewalk before aurora (that
was on buckley). 3 of them. on a regular sidewalk. there's a stretch
there where if you're a passenger in a car you can literally stick your hand
out and hit a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. wow.

: Write me privately to avoid the spam and flames sure to come from this thread.

who me? i'll play nice.
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11-10-2003, 05:05 AM

"Bob" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...
> The corporate mother ship has called my wife to relocate to Aurora, CO. What
> I need to know, is how will this affect my cycling?

I lived in Aurora in 1986-87 so my perceptions are rather dated.

I was fishing in the mountains when I met an old man. He told me, "I
get to Denver once in a while. I've never seen so many people and so
few folks in all my life."

I never did find a group to ride with that was not focused on racing.

It isn't as cold and snowy as most people believe.

Always carry Chap Stick.

Don't get discouraged when you first get there. It will take a while
to get acclimated to the altitude.

Learn to ski and learn to enjoy the Broncos. It will give you
something to talk about with the locals. def: Local - Someone who has
been there six months or more.

If you get lost in Denver, just look for the mountains, they are
always to the West.

Get a bumper sticker that says, "Welcome to Colorado. Now go home."

Get rid of your Trans/Camaro. It's no good on snow.

Get snow tires. You might want to put some on your car, too.

Dick Durbin
Tallahassee

11-10-2003, 05:31 PM

David Reuteler <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<3faee6a6$0$41294$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].co m>...

>
> i could shave 1/3 off a trip from e470 & quincy (kansas) to downtown by
> using the streets over the trails. as far as trails go they aren't bad.
> fairly well maintained with less peds and roller bladers than most.

What roads would you take to achieve this? Seems to me that the
fastest way would be to get on the Cherry Creek path and ride all the
way into downtown without hitting a single light. (Well, actually
there would be one or two.)

Eh?

Robert

11-10-2003, 05:59 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Dick Durbin) wrote in message news:<4f3a7375.0311100605.4dfd521b@posting.google. com>...

>
> I lived in Aurora in 1986-87 so my perceptions are rather dated.
>
> I was fishing in the mountains when I met an old man. He told me, "I
> get to Denver once in a while. I've never seen so many people and so
> few folks in all my life."
>
<snippp>

> Dick Durbin
> Tallahassee

That's perfect. You hear that Denver? Smart-ass old man got you pegged.

Robert
uh..Denver