30: Club Spotlight - Manitou Spokes

30: Club Spotlight - Manitou Spokes

From Pedal The Springs by Torie Giffin

October 31, 2024 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 30

About this episode

This episode features the Manitou Spokes cycling club, highlighting their community spirit and cycling activities.

They call themselves a drinking club with a cycling problem, and while they may enjoy gathering for beers post ride, the Manitou Spokes is a club full of heart and a passion for their Manitou Springs community and fellow cyclists. The club began in 2009 and meets Tuesdays at 5pm from the start of daylight savings in May to the end in October, the Manitou Spokes offers 3 ride options each week: a Flat & Friendly Road Ride, a Hot & Hilly Road Ride and a Mountain Bike Ride, the Trail Trekkers. Following the rides, they rejoin to drink and dine together and support a different local brewery or bar. While you might find photos on Facebook, this group is only social in person, there is no website. The main way to connect with the Manitou Spokes is by showing up and getting on their email list. They meet from the back of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month and an alternate location (disclosed in the club email) on 1st and 5th Tuesdays. It was a lively multi-generational gathering of guests for our interview and very representative of the variety of ages and abilities in the club. We enjoyed sipping some great Colorado local beer during the show as…

People in this episode

Host: Torie Giffin

Topics covered

  • cycling
  • community
  • local breweries
  • social gatherings

Keywords

  • Manitou Springs
  • cycling club
  • beer
  • local community

Mentioned in this episode

Products: local beer

Places: Manitou Springs, Colorado, the Pikes Peak Region

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