As I work to address my overreliance on Amazon, I thought it’d be helpful to create an alternative cyclist shopping guide for you all who’d like to support small businesses, womxn-, trans-, femme-, Latinx-, Asian-, BIPOC-owned businesses in Colorado.
This list includes bike shops, cycling apparel, nutrition, training, etc. in Colorado. I couldn’t find one, so I figured I’d start one (if one exists, that’d be awesome).
This is a work in progress. If I’m missing a shop, person, or organization, please send me an email: jdmcwhirt [at] gmail [dot] com
Bike shops
Big Al’s Bicycle Heaven (womxn-owned)
207 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Colorado 81224
Full service bike shop, offers bike rentals, sells rental bikes at a discount.
Bike Shop Girl (womxn-owned but closing at the end of 2020)
10255 E 25th Ave A1, Aurora, CO 80010
Cargo bikes and saddlebag panniers.
Chocolate Spokes (Black-owned) – Closed permanently
2801 Downing Street Denver, CO 80205
Full service bicycle shop offering bike tunes, handmade custom frames, and ski/snowboard tunes.
Evergreen Bicycle Outfitters (Asian-owned, womxn-managed)
29017 Hotel Way, 101c, Evergreen, Colorado 80439
Full service bike shop, bike rents, custom builds, carries Cannondale, Electra, Juliana, Moots, Pivot, Santa Cruz, Surly, Trek, and Yeti brands.
Guerrilla Gravity (womxn-co-founded)
2031 Bryant Street, Denver, CO 80211
Mountain Bike Manufacturing & Retail Shop.
Leadvelo Bicicasa (Latinx-owned)
719 Harrison Ave. Leadville, CO
Bike service, repair, and tunes, Bikes sold in the future.
A fleet of mobile bicycle shop vans servicing and repair bikes serving the great Denver, Boulder, Ft. Collins, Colorado Springs metro area and suburbs.
Pedal Pushers Cyclery (womxn-co-owned)
710 Golden Ridge Rd, Golden, CO 80401
Scott, Rocky Mountain, Ritchey, Strider, and Kona bikes, Bike demos and rentals, Bike parts and accessories, Fox Racing, Pearl Izumi, Garneau, SockGuy, Swiftwick, iXS, etc. cycling apparel, and Bike service and repair.
Tandem Cycle Works (womxn-co-owned)
2720 S Wadsworth Blvd, Denver, CO 80227
Co-Motion and KHS tandem bikes, and tandem bike service and repair.
1060 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204
Mosaic, Colnago, Pinarello, Specialized, Shimano, Sram, Wahoo, Zipp, Mavic, Enve, Stages, and Quarq bikes, bike parts, and accessories, and Bike service and repair.
3400 Industrial Ln, Ste 10D, Broomfield, CO 80020
Bike repairs, suspension service, bike fitting, and building custom bike frames and custom wheels.
Non-profit
1525 Market St #100, Denver, CO 80202
Uses the tools of education and advocacy to make Colorado one of the most bicycle-friendly states.
Two locations:
Mariposa
1060 Osage Street, Denver, CO 80204, US
Bikes Together Park Hill (closes for the season)
2825 Fairfax St., Denver, Colorado 80207, US
High-quality used bikes, new and used parts and accessories, and Bike service, repair, and tunes.
Lucky Bikes Re-Cyclery (non-profit)
3150 W Jewell Ave, Denver, CO 80219
Affordable, used bikes and teaches bike mechanics.
3279 S. Santa Fe Dr. Ste, C, Englewood, CO 80110
A non-profit dedicated to provide an opportunity for children to earn a bicycle, and a community bike shop.
Second Chance Bicycle Shop (non-profit)
4122 S Parker Road, Aurora, Colorado 80014
Refurbishes and donates used bicycles to disadvantaged children, homeless, and veterans.
Trip for Kids Denver (non-profit)
3150 W. Jewell Avenue, Denver, CO 80219
Empowers at-risk and disadvantaged youth, using the bicycle as a tool to foster positive life skills, healthy youth development, and a sense of fun and adventure.
Training, Services
Check-In Foundation (womxn-owned, non-profit)
Arvada, Colorado
Aims to raise awareness about the connection between Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and mental health by increasing prevention efforts, offering support, and education in action sports communities.
Inspired Training Center (womxn-owned)
Denver, Colorado – web-based
Bicycle fittings, private sessions, and coaching/training plans.
Denver, Colorado
Courier company.
3801 E Florida Ave #330, Denver, CO 80210
Bike fitting services by a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Shift Human Performance Coaching (womxn/queer-owned)
Based in Denver, works remotely worldwide
Nutrition and health coaching, remote or in-person personal training, and corporate wellness.
Golden, CO
A skills clinic focused on inspirational coaching that helps women shine on and off their bikes.
Photography, Art
Amanda K Ceramics (womxn-owned)
Bike-inspired ceramics.
Natalie Starr (womxn-owned and operated)
Denver, CO
Cycling and lifestyle photographer with experience in sports, fashion, beauty, lifestyle and studio.
Apparel, Goods
Oveja Negra (womxn-owned-operated)
144 B Old Stage Road Salida, CO 81201
Manufactures top shelf bikepacking gear in-house with as many domestically sourced materials as possible.
Colorado-based
Women’s mountain bike-inspired adventure apparel that is made in the USA and infused with style, bright and colorful designs, and love.
Nutrition
2885 Wilderness Pl, Unit B, Boulder, CO 80301
Hydration mixes, sport superfuel drink mixes, anytime energy bars, sport energy chews, and sport recovery drink mixes all made without the use of artificial sweeteners, isolates, colors, or preservatives, and cookbooks and scratch papers.
Who am I missing? Post in the comments below.
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