30: Club Spotlight - Manitou Spokes

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 is fitting with the club, although one rider pointed out you don’t have to drink to fit in. Find out more about the Manitou Spokes Cycling Club in this, our 30th Pedal the Springs Podcast.

  Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner

Guests:

• Del Hokanson, Manitou Spokes Founder and Leader
• Frank Morrey (aka Frankie blue eyes)
• Eydie Elkins (mountain biker and more)
• Kathleen Morrow (original club member)
• Hendrika Layton (new club member) 

Links to show Topics:

Garden of the Gods Park: https://gardenofgods.com/

Hannah Hokanson Yeomans: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-hokanson/

Jack Quinn’s Running Club: https://jackquinnsrunners.com/

Midland Trail: https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/trails/midland-trail/

Red Rock Canyon Open Space: https://coloradosprings.gov/redrockcanyon

South Park Brewery: https://southparkbrewingcolorado.com/

Women’s Mountain Biking Association (WMBA): https://www.wmbacos.org/

719 Ride: https://719ride.com/

 Pedal the Springs 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 https://www.bicycleresort.com for more information.

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