Boulder
University Bicycles
Boulder's oldest bike shop, open since 1985, with a full rental fleet (gravel included) and a bike museum in the rafters.
Visit site ↗Amante Coffee
Sits next to Boulder Cycle Sport in North Boulder — a longtime cyclist hangout and a spot locals gather to watch race broadcasts.
Visit site ↗Skratch Labs
The Boulder-based sports nutrition brand — their bars and mix are a solid pick for pre- and post-ride fuel.
Visit site ↗Avery Brewing Co.
Boulder's largest and most storied brewery, out in Gunbarrel — 30+ beers on draft, a seasonal menu, and a dog-friendly beer garden for the post-ride wind-down.
Visit site ↗Rayback Collective
Boulder's original food truck park — a beer and wine bar, rotating food trucks, and yard games in a big open-air lot. An easy group hang after a ride.
Visit site ↗Denver
Campus Cycles
One of Denver's oldest bike shops, open since 1983 — full service and a solid stop before or after a ride out of the metro area.
Visit site ↗Basecamp Cyclery
A Wash Park shop in south Denver with over 40 years of combined mechanic experience, plus bike sales and a demo/rental program.
Visit site ↗Breckenridge Brewery — Littleton
The farmhouse taproom on the Platte River south of Denver, easy to reach by bike or car — good for post-ride beers and food.
Visit site ↗Nixon's Coffee House
Right along the Platte River Trail in Littleton — a solid caffeine stop before or after a ride down the river corridor.
Visit site ↗Golden
New Terrain Brewing
Sits right at the base of North Table Mountain — a great post-ride stop after a lap of the Table Mountain loops, with a big beer garden and food trucks.
Visit site ↗Nederland
Knotted Root Brewing Company
A small, artisan brewery at the end of a dirt road in Nederland — a fitting reward after climbing Peak to Peak Gravel to get there.
Visit site ↗Salida
Absolute Bikes
Runs packet pickup and on-course mechanical support for Salida 76 — a good sign of how plugged in they are to the local gravel scene.
More info ↗Café Dawn
A go-to caffeine stop for Salida riders before or after a lap through the Arkansas Hills or Methodist Mountain trail systems.
More info ↗Buena Vista
The Trailhead
Local outfitter and trail resource right on Main Street, with route beta for everything from the Whipple trail system to Cottonwood Pass.
Visit site ↗Buena Vista Roastery
A favorite among locals and visitors alike — a great stop for a post-ride (or mid-ride) latte on Main Street.
More info ↗The Bike Shack
A reliable rental spot in Buena Vista — good backup if you're traveling without your own bike.
Visit site ↗Fruita & Western Slope
Over The Edge Sports
A cornerstone of Fruita's growing gravel scene, with rentals including titanium gravel bikes for testing the desert routes nearby.
Visit site ↗Big Al's Bicycle Heaven
Crested Butte's full-service downtown shop — the crew here rebuilt a broken derailleur hanger on the spot after an ill-advised singletrack detour on a gravel bike, and had us rolling again the same day.
Visit site ↗Summit County
Outer Range Brewing Co.
A Frisco mainstay right off I-70 — hop-forward beers, a big patio, and mountain views that make it worth the stop passing through Summit County.
Visit site ↗The Cove Bike & Ski
A locally owned bike and ski tune-and-repair shop in Dillon — repairs for every style of bike, plus Pivot sales. Open weekdays only, so plan around it.
Visit site ↗Moontime Cyclery
Based in Edwards, with a second shop in Avon — sells and services bikes, including several lines of gravel bikes from Pivot, Orbea, Parlee, KHS, and Marin.
Visit site ↗Steamboat Springs
Ride Workshop
Downtown Steamboat on Yampa Street — full-service sales, rentals, and guided gravel and mountain bike tours around the Yampa Valley.
Visit site ↗Mountain Tap Brewery
Right on Yampa Street next to Ride Workshop — the go-to post-ride spot for wood-fired pizza and a pint after a day on Steamboat's gravel.
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