<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Over the past 48 years, Old Town Bike Shop, located at 426 Tejon Street, has served the Colorado Springs community not just through bike sales and service but as a business leader when it comes to environmental stewardship and giving back to community. Meet owner John Crandall and mechanic Joe Vuchetich, and find out more about this cute, historic downtown shop, its owner and why you should go.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Host: Torie Giffin,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Guest: John Crandall, owner Old Town Bike Shop&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Guest: Joe Vuchetich, mechanic Old Town Bike Shop&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p4"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;Links to show topics:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Old Town Bike Shop &lt;a href= "https://www.oldtownbikeshop.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.oldtownbikeshop.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Bike Clinic Too &lt;a href= "https://www.upadowna.org/support-us/bike-clinic-too/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.upadowna.org/support-us/bike-clinic-too/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Bike to Work Day &lt;a href= "https://coloradosprings.gov/biketowork" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://coloradosprings.gov/biketowork&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Catamount Institute &lt;a href= "https://www.catamountinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.catamountinstitute.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p6"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort &lt;a href="https://www.bicycleresort.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s4"&gt;https://www.bicycleresort.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Colorado College &lt;a href= "https://www.coloradocollege.edu/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.coloradocollege.edu/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Criterium Bike Shop &lt;a href= "https://www.criterium.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.criterium.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Eddie Merckx &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Homeward Pikes Peak &lt;a href= "https://homewardpp.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://homewardpp.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Koichi Nakano &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Nakano" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Nakano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates &lt;a href="https://medwheel.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://medwheel.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Pedal Station &lt;a href= "https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Rider and the Wolf &lt;a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4502444/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4502444/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Rocky Mountain Field Institute &lt;a href="https://www.rmfi.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.rmfi.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Ted’s Bicycles &lt;a href= "https://www.tedsbicycles.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.tedsbicycles.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Trails and Open Space Coalition &lt;a href="https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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Pedal The Springs

Torie Giffin

24: Local Bike Shop Spotlight: Old Town Bike Shop

FEB 7, 202458 MIN
Pedal The Springs

24: Local Bike Shop Spotlight: Old Town Bike Shop

FEB 7, 202458 MIN

Description

Over the past 48 years, Old Town Bike Shop, located at 426 Tejon Street, has served the Colorado Springs community not just through bike sales and service but as a business leader when it comes to environmental stewardship and giving back to community. Meet owner John Crandall and mechanic Joe Vuchetich, and find out more about this cute, historic downtown shop, its owner and why you should go.

Host: Torie Giffin,

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner 

Guest: John Crandall, owner Old Town Bike Shop

Guest: Joe Vuchetich, mechanic Old Town Bike Shop

Links to show topics:

Old Town Bike Shop https://www.oldtownbikeshop.com/

Bike Clinic Too https://www.upadowna.org/support-us/bike-clinic-too/

Bike to Work Day https://coloradosprings.gov/biketowork

Catamount Institute https://www.catamountinstitute.org/

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort https://www.bicycleresort.com/

Colorado College https://www.coloradocollege.edu/

Criterium Bike Shop https://www.criterium.com/

Eddie Merckx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx

Homeward Pikes Peak https://homewardpp.org/

Koichi Nakano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Nakano

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates https://medwheel.org/

Pedal Station https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/

Rider and the Wolf https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4502444/

Rocky Mountain Field Institute https://www.rmfi.org/

Ted’s Bicycles https://www.tedsbicycles.com/

Trails and Open Space Coalition https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/

YMCA https://ppymca.org/locations/downtown/downtown

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.

Episodes are recorded in the Studio 809 Podcasts 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 https://studio809podcasts.com

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