2 Local Bike Biz Meet: Nic Ponsor & Daniel Byrd

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.