Fort Collins has a lot of cool bike shop/bars. Crankenstein, Road 34, Brave New Wheel. Vintage rides all over town. Plus all the beer you can drink. Only an hour up I-25 from Denver. Forgot to add XC; I lived in Geneva for many years. Used to get the strangest looks on the Fox River path back in the mid 90's pedaling my Dyno Glide Deluxe.