Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
BOULDER, CO: In this ride-along video, I'll take you on a mostly off-street cycle network ride from the Downtown Boulder area to Louisville, about 8 miles away, as I wanted to drop my Brompton off for a new waxed chain treatment and a bit of a tune-up at Zinn Cycles. As a reminder, this trip was part of my Summer 2025 Active Towns Amtrak Tour of North America.
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
👉 Zinn Cycles: zinncycles.com
👉 Follow Lennard Zinn's blog: zinncycles.com/blog
👉 Books by Zinn: bigandtallbike.com/accessories/books
👉 My episode with Lennard from Season One: activetowns.org/2020/09/04/the-joy-of-riding-again
🤙 This video features my beloved Brompton folding bicycle. I highly recommend buying your own Brompton from your local dealer if you have one or from my favorite Boulder, Colorado-based store, Freedom Folding Bikes (yes, they can ship the bike directly to you - that's what they've done for me): freedomfoldingbikes.com
🙌 Mention Active Towns for a special deal on accessories and add-ons. More information on Freedom Folding Bikes can be found here: cpr.org/2024/10/23/ukraine-family-boulder-freedom-folding-bikes
Chapters
0:00:00 Rolling Out on Quiet Residential Streets
0:02:49 Protected Bike Lane on Folsom St.
0:03:58 Goose Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:07:25 Boulder Junction TOD (transit and trail-oriented development)
0:16:00 Boulder Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:18:20 Trailside Businesses and Offices
0:19:00 South Boulder Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:20:50 Natural Surface Path Shoulder for Runners
0:21:56 Stazio Ballfields
0:26:56 Old Tale Road - A Quiet Residential Street
0:29:08 Modal Filter to a Separated Multi-Use Path
0:31:40 Gapter Road - A Quiet Residential Street
0:33:04 South Boulder Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:37:36 East Boulder Recreation Center
0:38:52 South Boulder Creek Natural Surface Trail
0:51:33 South Boulder Road - Painted Bike Lane
1:17:24 Arriving at Zinn Cycles
Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. If you'd like more content like this, please subscribe to the Active Towns Channel, and be sure to "Ring" that notification bell to select your notification preferences.
If you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:
1. Become a Member of Active Towns right here on YouTube by clicking on the Join button and selecting the level that best suits you
2. Join the Patreon community: patreon.com/activetowns
(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to all my video content)
3. If you enjoyed this video, you can also "leave a tip" by clicking on the Super Thanks button right here on YouTube or through "Buy Me a Coffee" buymeacoffee.com/activetowns
4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. at activetowns.org/donate
Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music via Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3rFLErD
Resources used during the production of this video:
- My recording platform is Ecamm Live: bit.ly/3rwsUup
- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: bit.ly/35DBDDU
For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:
Website: activetowns.org
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/activetowns.bsky.social
Newsletter: bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNewsletter
Background:
Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.
Since 2010, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."
The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.
Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.
Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2025
BOULDER, CO: In this ride-along video, I'll take you on a mostly off-street cycle network ride from the Downtown Boulder area to Louisville, about 8 miles away, as I wanted to drop my Brompton off for a new waxed chain treatment and a bit of a tune-up at Zinn Cycles. As a reminder, this trip was part of my Summer 2025 Active Towns Amtrak Tour of North America.
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
👉 Zinn Cycles: zinncycles.com
👉 Follow Lennard Zinn's blog: zinncycles.com/blog
👉 Books by Zinn: bigandtallbike.com/accessories/books
👉 My episode with Lennard from Season One: activetowns.org/2020/09/04/the-joy-of-riding-again
🤙 This video features my beloved Brompton folding bicycle. I highly recommend buying your own Brompton from your local dealer if you have one or from my favorite Boulder, Colorado-based store, Freedom Folding Bikes (yes, they can ship the bike directly to you - that's what they've done for me): freedomfoldingbikes.com
🙌 Mention Active Towns for a special deal on accessories and add-ons. More information on Freedom Folding Bikes can be found here: cpr.org/2024/10/23/ukraine-family-boulder-freedom-folding-bikes
Chapters
0:00:00 Rolling Out on Quiet Residential Streets
0:02:49 Protected Bike Lane on Folsom St.
0:03:58 Goose Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:07:25 Boulder Junction TOD (transit and trail-oriented development)
0:16:00 Boulder Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:18:20 Trailside Businesses and Offices
0:19:00 South Boulder Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:20:50 Natural Surface Path Shoulder for Runners
0:21:56 Stazio Ballfields
0:26:56 Old Tale Road - A Quiet Residential Street
0:29:08 Modal Filter to a Separated Multi-Use Path
0:31:40 Gapter Road - A Quiet Residential Street
0:33:04 South Boulder Creek Separated Multi-Use Path
0:37:36 East Boulder Recreation Center
0:38:52 South Boulder Creek Natural Surface Trail
0:51:33 South Boulder Road - Painted Bike Lane
1:17:24 Arriving at Zinn Cycles
Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. If you'd like more content like this, please subscribe to the Active Towns Channel, and be sure to "Ring" that notification bell to select your notification preferences.
If you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:
1. Become a Member of Active Towns right here on YouTube by clicking on the Join button and selecting the level that best suits you
2. Join the Patreon community: patreon.com/activetowns
(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to all my video content)
3. If you enjoyed this video, you can also "leave a tip" by clicking on the Super Thanks button right here on YouTube or through "Buy Me a Coffee" buymeacoffee.com/activetowns
4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. at activetowns.org/donate
Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music via Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3rFLErD
Resources used during the production of this video:
- My recording platform is Ecamm Live: bit.ly/3rwsUup
- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: bit.ly/35DBDDU
For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:
Website: activetowns.org
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/activetowns.bsky.social
Newsletter: bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNewsletter
Background:
Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.
Since 2010, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."
The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.
Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.
Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2025
