Long Tom

Represent, yo!

bbattle

Since both states have legalized pot, I suggest this thread be moved to more appropriate forums such as the mtb or the SS/FG forums.

Or even better, the Foo.

dvdslw

Well, judging by the 43-8 whooping Denver is recieving right now I'd have to ride in Denver. Only because you wont run into a detour for the Parade they're going to thow in Seattle.

dralways

That was extremely boring...

spectastic

it's always muggy in seattle, from what I've heard. And Denver is wrapped in snow and ice 4 months of the year.

San Francisco Bay Area.

bikerjp

Neither. Get into the mountains/plains/foothills/farm roads/tops of mesas/valleys/anything but a city.

celticfrost

50+ degree days in Denver in Dec = 14
50+ degree days in Denver in Jan = 13

On another note, I'll have to tread lightly at work tomorrow as Bronco fans will be in a pissy mood.

spectastic

here's my source. where's yours?

celticfrost

Oddly enough, the same as yours.....

https://www.weather.com/weather/month...O0105?month=-1

spectastic

so that means one of us is really bad at counting.

celticfrost

Whoops, Denver had only 12 days at 50+ in January.

So, I guess Denver really is "wrapped in snow and ice 4 months of the year." lol

nastystang

Get out of the city and its probably going to be Denver for scenic rides but any one who has been in the Pacific Northwest knows when it is sunny here it is as beautiful as any where and personally I would not want to be any where else. Now after a couple weeks of rain, all bets are off. Not every one likes pot or mountain bikes up here either.

celticfrost

2 of my best friends live in Seattle. If they didn't live there, they'd probably live here. If I didn't live in Denver, I might live in Seattle (or Asheville).

spectastic

I'd be totally fine with having no friends, and living in the Bay area, I think...

Shifty

I've lived and cycled in both cities, it's hard to generalize about either, it varies a lot month to month, year to year. Even with the rain in winter, Seattle is a bit better for year round cycling, plus better paved back road network close to city. Denver has a great cycling culture and good riding, winters are best for skiing, forget the bike for a few months and enjoy the wonderful powder in the hills.

I give it to Seattle by 40 points....ride on!!!!

Dfrost 

It was eerily empty and quiet except for the occasional cheering from bars we passed (but cold in the low 40's) riding through downtown Seattle Sunday afternoon around 4:00 PM.

I lived and biked in Denver for my much of my first 40 years before moving to Seattle 25 years ago. Riding in Seattle is more interesting, and definitely hillier. We got in a ride just about every weekend this January (more than usual), and we don't typically ride in the rain, but sometimes we come home in it!

Seattle Forrest

Can't really go wrong in either city, and they both have fantastic road riding nearby. I think Seattle wins though.

The North Cascades are a lot more rugged than the Rockies if that's important to you. Best alpine climbing in the lower 48 is in my backdoor.

Supposedly they get 300 days of sunshine every year out in places like Ellensburg, Winthrop, and Cashmere.

Also, we have lakes.

Here are a few pictures from the Leavenworth Loop, about a two hour drive from downtown. Paved road the whole way, 2/3 of it with very little traffic.

Drew Eckhardt 

Denver (although Boulder is more my kind of place where you start your mountain and plains rides at your home or office, not after driving an hour or two).

Here are a few numbers for you

https://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/clilcd.pl?wa24233

Seattle averages 225.5 cloudy days a year and has measurable precipitation 154 days a year.

https://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/clilcd.pl?co23062

Denver averages 120 cloudy days a year and has measurable precipitation 88.9 days per year.

Drew Eckhardt 

Colorado has lakes too. Lake Estes is a pleasant 35 mile ride from Boulder, CO. Boulder itself is a 35 minute drive from Denver, CO.

Seattle Forrest

It's true that there are lakes in Colorado, there's also Granby (very nice) and Bear. But Colorado is a pretty arid place and bodies of water are few and far between. For comparison, Lake Chelan is 50 miles from end to end, Ross Lake is 25, Lake Washington is 30, Banks Lake is 35.

KRhea

Portland.

cbr9927

Seattle feels claustophic for me, to get away you have to cross this area of water or take the long way around or deal with ferries. While in Denver its just room left and right and nearby Wyoming is nice to be if you can stand the non stop wind.