You can rent bikes all over Denver. We rented ours behind The Cherry Creek Mall. We entered the bike path along the river and rode down hill towards downtown. The cost was $8.00 for the day per bike- credit card only. You can go to this website
https://denver.bcycle.com/About/howitworks.aspx for info. There is even an app for your phone that tells you how many bikes are available at each station and if there is room to return your bike at the station you wish to return it. Helmets not included- we just rode with no helmets.
The bike path is paved. You share the path with pedestrians for awhile and then the trail splits and is bikes only on one side. I loved going from the neighborhood of Cherry Creek through the industrial area and then riding into downtown Denver.
We went pretty early on a Saturday morning- MISTAKE-lol..every weekend warrior bike rider was on the path whizzing by us. I felt bad because we were sight-seeing and they were clearly out for exercise- they had to really watch out for all the slow-pokes! Coming back in the early afternoon was much better, fewer people on the path. But we wanted to make sure we got bikes for the day. When I do this again, it won't be on a weekend.
They even had bike grooves in the staircases for "portaging" your bikes...though there were elevators as well.. I just wanted to see if I could do it!
On Sunday bikes are allowed on the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall on Sundays...We just walked our bikes through this area and looked at shops. Free shuttle buses ran all the time to take you up and down the streets to shops and restaurants.
We rode past the Capital Building.
We rode past the Mint. The bike included a lock, but we didn't use it. We just enjoyed the day cruising through Denver.
I recommend you try these rental bikes, they were great fun for very little money!
If you want me to help you plan travel in Denver or elsewhere -
contact me at jackiebarnes217@hotmail.com
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