I miss seeing other commuters and a lot of bicycles on racks. Growing up, I didn't realize how progressive Colorado was, with a lot of people participating in outdoor activities, like cycling. In the mid-1990s, there was a large bike rack at the middle school I went to (the schools I attended in the south didn't have any at all), with usually around 20 bikes parked there, like a smaller version of bicycle parking lots outside schools in the Netherlands (although the local elementary school and high school didn't seem to have any bike racks).

I can see why the state is ranked among one of the top states for cycling.