26: Club Spotlight: Live Audience with the Colorado Springs Cycling Club
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Meet the Colorado Springs Cycling Club, the longest running cycling club in the Springs. Torie sits down with the club’s board for our first podcast recorded in front of a live audience. Hear about the variety of club rides and offerings, advocacy efforts and events supported and what’s new for 2024, in addition to diving into the 37-year history of the club with some of the club’s past presidents and its most active members. It was a packed house with more than 40 people in attendance. If you’re looking for a great local club to join, listen here to find out more and check out ...
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25: Local Rider Spotlight - Erik Newsholme Race Across America Winner
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Lean in and get ready to be truly inspired! Meet local ultra cyclist Erik Newsholme who won the Race Across America in 2021. He’s one of only 10 Americans to ever win, and the first since 2003! He and his crew member and friend James Wieker share their adventures from the road. and what it takes to ride 288 hours in 12 days across the country! 68 gallons of water and 120,000 calories worth of food are just the tip of the iceberg (or scorching hot desert heat in this case)! Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner Guest: Erik Newsholme, Race Across America Winner Guest:...
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24: Local Bike Shop Spotlight: Old Town Bike Shop
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Over the past 48 years, Old Town Bike Shop, located at 426 Tejon Street, has served the Colorado Springs community not just through bike sales and service but as a business leader when it comes to environmental stewardship and giving back to community. Meet owner John Crandall and mechanic Joe Vuchetich, and find out more about this cute, historic downtown shop, its owner and why you should go. Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner Guest: John Crandall, owner Old Town Bike Shop Guest: Joe Vuchetich, mechanic Old Town Bike Shop Links to show topics: Old Town Bike...
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23: Coach Spotlight - Matheny Endurance
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If you’re looking to take your cycling to the next level in 2024 – whether you’re an amateur or pro, training for fitness or to reach a performance goal – getting a personal coach can help get you there. Daniel Matheny has been coaching athletes of all ages and abilities in a variety of sports (primarily cycling) for over two decades, from Juniors at USA Cycling to pros at CTS. Now through his Matheny Endurance, he offers athletes a range of services – from mapping out personalized custom plans to providing on-site race day support. Matheny is a top athlete himself and also the local...
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22: Local Bike Shop Spotlight – Ted’s Bicycles
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It’s the oldest independently-owned bike shop in Colorado Springs, with a history of not just providing great service, sales and rider support for over 52 years, but of contributing to the community with impacts that reach far beyond the cycling world, to make this city a better place to live for everyone. In this edition of Pedal the Springs, meet Tony, the owner of Ted’s Bicycles, and find out more about the shop’s history and the many activities and events he has initiated and supported throughout the years, from repairing bicycles for an annual Christmas giveaway to those less...
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21: Ride with Our Tribe
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One of the best ways to see and explore a city is by bike and there’s no better way to connect with the cycling community and get to know the local trails than by riding with a local club. At the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, we are home to the Buffalo Lodge Bike Tribe and whether you’re a tourist, new to town or a longtime local, all are welcome to join our weekly, year-round rides. Find out more about one of the coolest bike clubs in the city in this edition of Pedal the Springs podcast. Meet our ride leaders and some of our tribe riders in this our 21st episode and the first with...
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20: Cycling with the Santas
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There’s no better way to kick off the holiday season than with a big community bike ride full of cycling Santas! Whether you live in town or are looking for a great time to visit the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, check out this episode of Pedal the Springs podcast to find out more about our Annual Cycling Santa & Chasing Santa 5k, coming up December 2, 2023 – and register at ChasingSanta.com. Listen to get a registration discount code. It’s been an annual holiday tradition since the Buffalo Lodge became the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort 7 years ago. The first Saturday in December we...
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19: Where Your Grit Meets the Gravel: Race the Rampart Rager
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Ride alongside and experience an epic Colorado gravel challenge like a pro and then party like a local with local riders and race organizers afterward! If you’re looking for an end-of-season challenge to find your ‘edge’ no matter what your ability… the Buffalo Lodge Rampart Rager powered by Criterium will take you there. With a $2,500 prize purse on the line with equal amounts awarded to women and men, along with prizes for first time racers, there’s plenty of incentive to register to ride rampartrager.com. Meet the local organizers, top racers themselves, and find out more about...
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18: Join the Starlight Spectacular Nighttime Ride in the Garden
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The longest running ride in Colorado Springs, now in its 27th year, the Starlight Spectacular continues to delight and amaze. From the crazy costumes, to all of the colorfully lighted bicycles, to the sheer joy of being able to bike the Garden of the Gods at night by moonlight, there are so many reasons this ride draws up to 1,5000 riders a year. In this episode Torie talks with local legends and cycling advocates about what’s new for this year and some fun stories from the past. Host: Torie Giffin, owner of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Guests: Allen...
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17 Join the Bike to Work Day Breakfast & Celebration
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What’s not to love with a day that starts out with biking and free breakfast?? Ditch the car and commute by bike on June 28th to get the benefits of this annual Colorado Springs event. It all started with a grant to improve air quality and brought us all a little closer together as a biking community. For over three decades Colorado Springs has been taking part in Bike to Work Day Breakfast. Hear from local organizers and participants in the Annual Bike to Work Day Breakfast for all of the details about this year’s event – from how to sign up yourself or your company,...
info_outlineSRAM and RockShox. Chances are you know these names because you’ve seen them on your bike. But SRAM, the parent company for brands like RockShox, Truvativ, Zipp, Quarq, Time and Hammerhead, is much more than a company that builds bike parts; they’re community builders. Find out more about their efforts to build up the cycling community in Colorado Springs and around the world through their SRAM Field Guide program, in this conversation.
Global bike part manufacturing company SRAM began in 1987 and was named after founders Scott King, Stan Ray Day & Sam Patterson. Their Vision Statement is “We believe in the power of bicycles in expanding the potential of cycling. We create manufactured components and inspire cyclists.” The position of SRAM Field Guide was created to provide community representatives to help them fulfill their mission and to make an impact for cycling in the communities where they reside. There are currently 13 of 31 of the SRAM Field Guide positions filled, with opportunities open in the midwest, northeast and across the globe.
Host: Torie Giffin, owner of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, ride leader and ambassador for cycling in Colorado Springs
Guests:
- Chris Negrete, SRAM North American Field Guide Manager and mountain biker
- Molly Murrow, SRAM Southern Colorado Field Guide, hard core mountain biker
Mentioned in This Episode:
Aravaipa Running and Races
https://www.aravaiparunning.com/
Ascent Cycling
https://www.ascentcycling.net/
Bike to Work Day June 22
https://coloradosprings.gov/bikes/page/annual-biking-events
Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
http://bicycleresort.com
Colorado High School Cycling League
https://coloradomtb.org/
Colorado Springs Cycling Club
https://www.bikesprings.org/
Criterium Bicycles
https://www.criterium.com/
Kids on Bikes Colorado Springs
https://kidsonbikes.net/
The Pikes Peak APEX 4 Stage MTB Challenge sponsored by RockShox
https://www.pikespeakapex.com/
Routes Outfitter
https://routesoutfitter.com/
SRAM
https://www.sram.com/en/sram
SRAM Careers
https://www.sram.com/en/company/careers
Trails End Taproom Trailblazers
https://www.trailsendtaproom.com/trailblazers
Women’s Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs (WMBA)
https://www.wmbacos.org/
Special thanks to Studio 809 Podcasts Supporter and Community Partner, Springs Homes.
And to supporter and partner, the MeadowGrass Music Festival 2022
Pedal the Springs is produced by the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, the only bicycle-themed lodging and must-stay for cyclists coming to Colorado. Check us out at https://www.bicycleresort.com for more information.
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