Pedal The Springs

About Pedal The Springs

Roll on into Pedal the Springs podcast where we banter about all things biking in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region. Ride along with host Torie Giffin, self-appointed ambassador for cycling in the Springs and owner of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, and friends including local cycling enthusiasts, trail and industry experts, and athletes. #youbelonghere #pedalthesprings #yourbasecampforadventure

Publisher

Torie Giffin

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2019

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   51: Colorado Springs Velodrome - Not Just for Olympians

   Ever driven past that big white dome in Memorial Park and wondered what happens inside? It’s home to Olympians, Paralympians, national and world champions — but you can ride there too! Track cyclists Chris Murphy and Andrea Villaroman Murphy talk about one of Colorado Springs’ coolest cycling assets. They share what it’s like to ride the 32-degree bank, Learn the Velo classes, race with no brakes or gears, youth programs with Kids on Bikes, para-cycling and why anybody — and any body — can give track cycling a try. You can also come out and watch the racing! The athletes say one of the best ways to support our local velodrome is simply to show up, watch and cheer. And stick around until the end of this episode to hear how Chris and Andrea found love at the track and got married! View the video of this episode here on YouTube. (https://youtu.be/riTmwEc2c4Y?si=d1QgW4B3K5JkG1uy) Host: Torie Giffin, Owner of Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Guests: Chris Murphy, Paralympic track cyclist, world champion, world-record holder and coach at the Velodrome. Andrea Villaroman Murphy, COS Racing track cyclist, current Masters National Champion MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort (https://www.bicycleresort.com/) Colorado Springs Velodrome (https://www.coloradospringsvelodrome.org/) COS Racing (https://cosracing.wildapricot.org/) Kids on Bikes (https://kidsonbikes.net/) USA Cycling (https://usacycling.org/) U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center (https://www.usopc.org/training-centers/colorado-springs/velodrome) PEDAL THE SPRINGS Hosted by Torie Giffin, owner of Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, Pedal the Springs shares the people, places, organizations and stories that make Colorado Springs an incredible place to ride. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves cycling, community, and making Colorado Springs an even better place to live and ride. Episodes are produced by Studio 809 Podcasts, and recorded in the community podcast studio at The Next Us (https://thenextus.spaces.nexudus.com/?public&). Find other great podcasts produced in and for the Pikes Peak Region - at studio809podcasts.com (https://studio809podcasts.com) #PedalTheSprings #CyclingCommunity #ColoradoSprings #bicycleresort #BikeLife #BuffaloLodge #RideTogether #Velodrome

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   50: Local Cycling Clubs & How to Find Your Tribe - LIVE Audience

   We’re celebrating the 50th episode of Pedal the Springs with a LIVE audience and one of the things we love most about cycling — COMMUNITY! Video of this Episode (https://youtu.be/8IWZyi51DL4?si=VRIiIkWkayKcDvSX) We kicked things off with a multi-club ride from Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, then brought five local bike club leaders together to talk about how to find the group that’s right for you. Whether you’re looking for road, mountain or gravel rides, new friends, local trail knowledge, gear tips or riders who will inspire you to level up, there’s a bike community waiting for you in Colorado Springs. And e-bike riders — don’t miss the end! We ask our clubs whether their rides are e-bike friendly. Host: Torie Giffin, Owner of Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Co-Host for this episode: Terry Lyons, SOCO Velo bike club & Pedal the Springs podcast super fan Guests: Del Hokanson, Founder & Leader of Manitou Spokes Michael Rosell, Leader of the Buffalo Lodge Bike Tribe Morgan Chapman, President of SOCO Velo Rich Heitman, President of Colorado Springs Cycling Terry Lott, Sponsorship Coordinator & Member COS Racing Learn More: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort (https://www.bicycleresort.com/) Buffalo Lodge Bike Tribe Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/129303757785031/) Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/buffalo-lodge-bike-tribe/) Colorado Springs Cycling (https://www.bikesprings.org/) Colorado Springs Mountain Biking — Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/COSmountainbiking) COS Racing (https://cosracing.wildapricot.org/) EON Studios — Colorado Springs (https://www.eonscreenprint.com/) Front Rangers Junior Cycling (http://www.frontrangers.org/) Highlanders High School Composite Mountain Bike Team (https://frontrangers.org/highlanders/) Kids on Bikes (https://kidsonbikes.net/) Manitou Spokes - Email: peteanddel@gmail.com Oakley (https://www.oakley.com/en-us) Pactimo (https://www.pactimo.com/) RAGBRAI (https://ragbrai.com/) Ride of Silence — Colorado Springs (https://www.bikesprings.org/) SOCO Velo — Southern Colorado Velo (https://socovelo.com/) The Wednesday Ride — Lincoln Center (http://www.bikecoloradosprings.org/) Westside Bicycle Service (https://www.facebook.com/p/Westside-Bicycle-Service-61558619482773/?checkpoint_src=any) Women’s Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs (WMBA) (https://www.wmbacos.org/) Pedal the Springs — connecting you to the people, places and stories that make Colorado Springs such an incredible place to ride. Get out there, find your bike tribe and we’ll see you on the trail! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves cycling, community, and making Colorado Springs an even better place to live and ride. Pedal the Springs is produced by Studio809 Podcasts (https://studio809podcasts.com/) from The Next Us in Downtown Colorado Springs 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 (http://bicycleresort.com/) for more information. #PedalTheSprings #CyclingCommunity #ColoradoSprings #bicycleresort #BikeLife #BuffaloLodge #RideTogether

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   49: MedWheel: Trails, Community & What's Next for Pikes Peak Region

   What does it take to create, protect and maintain the trails we love? Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates (MedWheel) talk about their history, the story behind their name, and more than three decades of trail building, maintenance, advocacy and stewardship throughout the Pikes Peak Region. From Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Lake Moraine and Pikes Peak to Blodgett Open Space, Forest Lakes and Pikeview Quarry, we hear what it takes to turn trail ideas into reality. We also talk about working with different land users, the future of mountain biking and bicycle tourism in Colorado Springs, and MedWheel’s philosophy: “Trails heal us. We heal the trails.” Want to help? Join, volunteer and “create the world you want to live in.” View the video of this conversation on YouTube (https://youtu.be/OSe6fwMDMQI?si=kp1bnhKIcBKSb8Rw). Host: Torie Giffin, Owner of Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Guests: Cory Sutella, Executive Director Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Lezlie McKenna, Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Board Treasurer Shayne McCormick, Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Board LINKS & THINGS MENTIONED Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates (https://medwheel.org/) / MedWheel Hivepass App — MedWheel membership, events & volunteer opportunities Search Hivepass in the Apple App Store or Google Play Bicycle Colorado (https://bicyclecolorado.org/) Bike Clinic Too (https://upadowna.org/bike-clinic-too) Bike Colorado Springs (http://bikecoloradosprings.org/) Colorado Mountain Bike Coalition (https://comtb.org/) (COMTB) Colorado Parks & Wildlife (https://cpw.state.co.us/) Colorado’s Ride (https://coloradosride.com/) — Bill Plock COTREX (https://trails.colorado.gov/) - Colorado Trail Explorer by Colorado Parks & Wildlife Give Pikes Peak (https://givepikespeak.org/) Great Outdoors Colorado (https://goco.org/) (GOCO) International Mountain Bicycling Association (https://www.imba.com/) (IMBA) Ostroy (https://www.ostroy.com/) Pedestrian & Cycle Manitou Springs (https://www.pacmanitou.org/) (PaCMan) Pikes Peak Outdoors (https://pikespeakoutdoors.org/) Pikeview Quarry Bike Park (https://pikeview.org/) Routes Outfitter (https://www.routesoutfitter.com/) Trailforks (https://www.trailforks.com/) Trails & projects mentioned: Lake Moraine Trail, Pikes Peak Plummet, Spring Creek, Stephanie’s Trail, Upper Codell Trail at Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Fountain Valley School race trail, Forest Lakes–715 Connector, Mt. Herman Trail Network, Blodgett Open Space, the North and South Slopes of Pikes Peak and Pikeview Quarry Bike Park. Pedal the Springs shares the people, places, organizations and stories that make the Pikes Peak Region an incredible place to ride. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves cycling, community, and making the Pikes Peak Region an even better place to live and ride. Pedal the Springs is produced by Studio809 Podcasts (https://studio809podcasts.com/) from The Next Us in Downtown Colorado Springs 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 (http://bicycleresort.com/) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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