Katie Bonomo, Author at Bicycle Colorado

Aug 30, 2016
By Katie Bonomo

Bike innovations: 5 ideas from around the country

We focus a lot on Colorado in this blog (for obvious reasons), but today is different. I regularly read about ways communities are getting more people riding and improving safety for bicyclists, and recently I’ve come across some ideas worth sharing. They’re not all new, but some of them are new to the U.S. Washington, DC:…

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Jun 17, 2016
By Katie Bonomo

From the plains to the peaks

Last week I had the opportunity to check out a section of the Peaks to Plains Trail, a ‘16 in 2016′ trail, with Project Manager Scot Grossman. The 4-mile section that we toured straddles the border of Jefferson and Clear Creek Counties and is set to open in mid-July. The ultimate vision for…

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Apr 11, 2016
By Katie Bonomo

Bikes on the other side of the world

At the Colorado Bicycle Summit back in February, Mikael Colville-Andersen spoke about striving for the point where bikes are like vacuum cleaners—most everyone has one, most everyone uses theirs and we don’t really feel the need to talk about them because they’re so ubiquitous. I recently took a trip to Cambodia, and I was reminded of…

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Jan 29, 2016
By Katie Bonomo

Zen and the art of carrying things on a bike

Change is hard. It’s so much easier to keep doing what we’ve always done. But how boring, right? If you’re looking for something to shake up your life in a good way, there’s nothing like using a bike for transportation. It’s a fantastic shift. You’re happier! You’re more fit! You’re saving money! Yeah,…

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Nov 17, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Photos and thank yous from Ranum Middle School

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Nov 6, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Bike craft

I have a tendency to procrastinate when it comes to gifts. I’m sure some of you can relate. I’m a big fan of making presents, but it’s something that takes a bit of planning. There’s a time at the end of every year when I realize I’m rapidly running out of time to make things. So…

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Sep 4, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Biking Berlin

I saw a man on the trail this morning with a kid in a bakfiets, and it reminded me of a trip I took to Berlin earlier this year. Of course, being a bit of a bike nerd, I was constantly comparing the bike-friendliness of my home city of Denver with Berlin. Both cities are…

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Jul 2, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Freedom is a bike

When I was 15, all I wanted was a license and a set of car keys—those two things meant freedom to go wherever I wanted. Later on, I realized that real freedom, for me, comes from two wheels. Why? 5 reasons: #5: Freedom from car expenses When I drove everywhere, it was pretty…

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Jun 5, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Celebrate Colorado Bike Month with these events

Colorado Bike Month is finally here! Bike month is the perfect time to share your love of bicycling with friends who haven’t yet discovered how awesome it is, so I’ve rounded up some community bike events that are great for newbies and veterans alike. There are loads of events happening all across the…

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May 14, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

How do I get there by bike?

I’ve been planning a number of summer trips recently, some that I plan to travel by bike and some by car, and it has made me realize just how different it is planning a trip by bike than by car. The stark difference When I plan to drive somewhere, I might look up…

Mar 13, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Fat biking in Frisco

I’ll admit it. I was a little tired of hearing about fat biking before I even tried it. People just seemed SO into it. See: Waking up to a fat bike and coffee…Finns go wild for the fatbike – perfect for biking in the snow…Minnesotans complete the Iditarod — on fat bikes…A Fat Bike For Kids…

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Jan 9, 2015
By Katie Bonomo

Bike champions (or, how bicycle infrastructure can be built faster)

Of all the things that make a place bicycle-friendly, the one I think about every day is infrastructure. I want better bike infrastructure for all the would-be bikers who feel like they’d be putting themselves (or their kids) in unnecessary danger by learning how to bike to work or school using…

Oct 24, 2014
By Katie Bonomo

Six ways you can help improve bicycling

While biking around town, I do a lot of thinking about how things could be better for people on bikes. I think, why did they design the intersection like this? It could be so much safer. Or, why isn’t there a bike rack at this store? So many people get here by bike.…

Aug 29, 2014
By Katie Bonomo

Trading four wheels for two

Each summer, Tour de Fat brings its blend of beer, bikes and bemusement to cities across the country. Tour de Fat is a parade and celebration of biking and beer put on by New Belgium Brewing, a strong supporter of Bicycle Colorado. At every event, a brave soul trades her/his car for a bike—pledging to live car-free…