Quote Originally Posted by Elroy View Post
For what it's worth, the two times we've taken a bike trip to Colorado, we based it out of the Longmont area. Seems to work really well.
A great spot in the south of Colorado to base out of is Durango -- less than three hours to Moab, Utah from there too. Lots of great rides in the area. So much to see in the north, central and south areas of the state it's kinda impossible to pinpoint one central location to hit it all. Definitely would defer to forum members who know Colorado the best to make recommendations but had an amazing time there last summer. Can definitely attest that the main tourist spots (ski resort towns) are off-the-chart expensive and crowded in the summer (goes without saying) so places like Durango (or Longmont / Lakewood as also suggested) are solid options.