bike shop
Mike's Bikes of Denver Downtown
Rentals, repairs and a wall of bikes a block from Union Station
The OpenStreetMap pin for this one sits out by the river; the shop itself is at 1500 Wynkoop, on the ground floor a block up from Union Station. It is a full-service store - sales, rentals and a repair bench - and it is the closest one to the point where the Cherry Creek and South Platte trails meet, which matters when something goes wrong mid-ride. Open seven days, ten to six, with an earlier close on Sunday. Worth knowing if you would rather rent a bike for the greenway than pay by the scooter minute.
Why go. The nearest real repair bench to the downtown greenway trailheads.
Sunday closes at 4pm, two hours earlier than the rest of the week - do not leave a flat tire until late.
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