This episode focuses on a couple of fascinating local biking business to know about in the Springs.
Nic Ponsor, owner of top local bike shop Criterium Bicycles - find out what makes his biking business so successful and seeing 20% growth in business while other bike shops are struggling.
Daniel Byrd, executive director of an incredible local non-profit Kids on Bikes geared to empowering the next generation of cyclists.
Host: Torie Giffin, road cyclist and owner of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
Guests: Nic Ponsor, owner of Criterium Bicycles, 11x Ironman, ultra-marathoner, 24-hour racer, triathlete, mountain, road, pixie bike rider Daniel Byrd, Executive Director of Kids on Bikes, mountain biker, cruiser, bike commuter, pixie bike rider.
Links to show topics:
Amp’d Adventures e-bike the Garden of the Gods
Barnett Bicycle Institute
Borealis Fat Bikes
Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
Carmichael Training Systems
City of Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Regional Parks and Open Spaces
Cheyenne Canyon, Garden of the Gods, Palmer Park, Red Rocks, University Park, Ute Valley
The Crippler
Criterium Bicycles
Daniel Matheny
EVOC
Fruita, Colorado
International Mountain Biking Association IMBA
Katie Compton
Kids on Bikes
League of American Bicyclists
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates
Pikes Peak Mountain Bike Tours
The Place/Urban Peak
Popcycle Ride
Quarv Imports
Rampart Rager
Specialized Bicycles
SRAM
SRM
USA Cycling
USA Triathalon
Velodrome
Women’s Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs (WMBA)
Pedal the Springs podcast is part of the Studio809 Podcast Collective and is produced and presented by the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, the only bicycle-themed lodging and must-stay for cyclists coming to Colorado. Check us out at bicycleresort.com for more information.