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Spot Brand rolls out first full-suspension mountain bike
The company’s owner is convinced it will make riding uphill less of a grind, and he’s got a fresh patent to show for it, too.
A-Basin spending $1.3M on base area upgrades
The Summit County ski resort is spending $1.3 million to add on to its retail store at the lodge, and improve walkways and other features at the mountain’s base.
Seattle-based retailer buys Edgeworks, Bicycle Doctor for Denver foothold
Evo plans to expand the 860 Broadway building and also provide a hangout for outdoor enthusiasts.
New kart-racing series debuts May 14
Mansfield starting working on the idea a year ago when word got out that a track at Centennial, about 20 minutes from Mansfield’s home, was shutting down.
Campervan rental startup rolls into summer
Co-founders will rent out six retrofitted Dodge Grand Caravans to the adventurous, and hope lower costs will attract vacationers
Bike shop shutting in Lakewood
Campus Cycles is closing its Lakewood store at 7310 W. Colfax Ave. and having a liquidation sale.
Denver backpack brand sold thanks to ‘Shark Tank’ appearance
And the buyer wasn’t even one of the venture capitalists/judges on the program “Shark Tank.”
Brooklyn-based climbing gym looking at a foothold in RiNo
RiNo developers are hoping to harness a NYC-based climbing gym for a project at 32nd and Walnut that would tie in a 50-foot climbing wall with coworking offices.
Fishing guide sues former employer over ‘The Best of Kamchatka’ name
As he prepares for the upcoming fishing season, the Longmont resident is fending off a competitor and former employer’s attempt to lure away his clientele — who pay more than $5,000 for a week or longer in a region the size of California and that has just one road.