NewsLetter - ARCHIVES

Hello Cyclist.

Lot’s going on in the coming weeks. Let’s dive in.

Join the Buffalo Lodge Resort and the Buffalo Lodge Tribe on the 3rd of May as they celebrate Daniel Giffin in his ongoing battle with brain cancer. You can walk/run the 5k or bicycle the beautiful 15-mile bike ride. The start/finish is at the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort with an after party. This family friendly event benefits the Brave Daniel Irrevocable Trust and Children's Hospital Colorado. See the link below to register.

The long awaited Women’s Ride is fast approaching. The ride will be every other Friday starting May 2nd. This will be a casual ride, leaving from different locations around town. Sign up link is below. 

Join us for the Annual Season kick-off Progressive Dinner Ride on Sunday, 4 May. The ride starts from Woodmen Park-n-Ride and is 21 miles in length. The first and last stops (appetizers/salads and desserts) are pot lucks and the main course is catered. Please bring something to share to the start and it will be driven to the appropriate stop.

The annual Ride of Silence will be held Wednesday, 21 May at 7:00 PM. This is a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways and to raise awareness that cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists. Click the link below for more information. Volunteers are also needed. Click here to register to volunteer. 

On 26 May, we are invited to join the first annual combined group ride from the Buffalo Lodge with SoCo Velo, the Buffalo Tribe and COS Racing.  There will be three distances/levels for all experience levels.  This is a social ride, no drop with a sweep. Please wear your CSCC team jersey to this event.

Colorado Springs Cycling has adopted a section of trail and we need volunteers. This work is an opportunity to take an active role in the beautification of our local parks and trails. The section of trail is along the south part of Shooks Run Trail from Pikes Peak Ave to Fountain Blvd. It is one mile in length. We will meet twice a month through October as weather permits. The first date is Thursday, May 8th at 6 PM. Details are below. 

As a reminder, our club has raised its dues. As of April 1st, dues increased to $30 per year for individuals and $50 per year for families (two adults and any children living in the household). The last time dues were increased was 2016.

This is also a reminder that we have a private Strava club https://www.strava.com/clubs/colorado-springs-cycling-club If you are on Strava and not part of the group, we encourage you to join. It’s a great way to see and encourage your fellow club mates. Due to some recent “house cleaning”, some members were removed by accident. Just click to join and we’ll get you back in.

As mentioned above, we have some new rides in the works. These rides, like all of our rides are dependent on ride leaders and we are looking for more. Our next ride leader training is scheduled for May 3rd. Please reach out to Sara Hill if interested at sleonahill@yahoo.com

And now for some tidbits:

As a reminder, if you are going to attend one of our club rides or events, please sign up on Meet Up. This lets the ride leader or event creator know of your intent to participate and if you are running late, the ride leader may, at their discretion, wait for you and or try to contact you before the ride starts. Also, if the ride is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances at the last minute, the ride leader can reach out to the individual participants to let them know. Finally, if no one has registered for a ride by 8 PM the night before, the ride may likely become a “show and go.” 

Saturday, 26 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Saturday Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Starting Location: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Saturday, 26 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Tour de Latte Off Season (Show-n-Go)

Starting Location: East Fontanero and Weber Street

Sunday, 27 April 2025, 1:00 PM

Sunday Social Ride 

Starting Location: Legacy Loop Plaza

Sunday, 27 April 2025, 2:30 PM

The Lucky Hill Ride

Location: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Tuesday, 29 April, 10:00 AM

Tuesday Morning Gravel Ride

Starting Location: Homestead Ranch Regional Park

Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Wednesday Morning Ride

Starting Location: Legacy Loop Plaza

Looking ahead:

Friday, 2 May 2025, 9:00 AM

Women’s Ride

Starting Location: Monument Valley parking lot, near the Pickle Ball courts

Saturday, 3 May 2025, 9:00 AM

Seventh Annual Walk, Run & Roll for Daniel

Location: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 12:00 PM

Progressive Dinner Ride

Location: Woodmen Park-n-Ride

Thursday, 8 May 2025, 6:00 PM

Adopt-A-Trail

Location: Corner of Corona St and Fountain Blvd

Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 7:00 PM

Annual Ride of Silence

Location: City Hall

Monday, 19 May 2025, 8:00 PM

Adopt-A-Trail

Location: Corner of Corona St and Fountain Blvd

Monday, 26 May 2025, 8:30 AM

Memorial Day Multi-Club Ride and Picnic

Location: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Note: With the uncertain weather pattern of the season, a ride may become a "show and go” or canceled. The leader will update the Meetup event. The group that shows then agrees where to go together. Be prepared with a sign-in sheet. Instructions for where to send the sign-in sheet after the ride are at the bottom of the sign-in sheet. 

Thanks for reading.

Hello Cyclist.

Spring has sprung and April 1st is next week. Our usual rides are on tap for next week.

One of our new rides is now live on Meet Up: The Lucky Hill Ride lead by Nate Nassif will focus on climbing to get ready for events such as The 719 Ride and Cycle to the Summit. This will be a weekly Sunday afternoon ride beginning April 13th. 

A few other new rides are in the works for this year. We are introducing a Wednesday evening social ride starting May 28th. A once a month (for now) Saturday Morning Gravel Ride will start April 12th. Also in the works are a Women’s Ride and mountain bike rides, details of which are being worked out and no start date has been made yet.

Colorado Springs Cycling Club will undergo a name change. The “club” wants to apply for 501(c)(3) tax status and as such has to drop “club” from our name. There are financial benefits to the club and individuals and organization that donate funds to us. A future email will be coming out for you to vote on the two proposed names: “Colorado Springs Cycling” and “COS Cycling”. 

Our club is raising its dues. Beginning April 1st, 2025, dues will increase $30 per year for individuals and $50 per year for families (two adults and any children living in the household). The last time dues were increased was 2016.

As mentioned above, we have some new rides in the works. These rides, like all of our rides are dependent on ride leaders and we are looking for more. Our next ride leader training is scheduled for May 3rd. Please reach out to Sara Hill if interested at sleonahill@yahoo.com

And now for some tidbits:

The annual Ride of Silence will be held Wednesday, 21 May at 7:00 PM. This is a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways, and to raise awareness that cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists. Click the link below for more information.

Finally, as a reminder, if you are going to attend one of our club rides or events, please sign up on Meet Up. This lets the ride leader or event creator know of your intent to participate and if you are running late, the ride leader may, at their discretion, wait for you and or try to contact you before the ride starts. Also, if the ride is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances at the last minute, the ride leader can reach out to the individual participants to let them know. Finally, if no one has registered for a ride by 8 PM the night before, the ride may likely become a “show and go.” 

Saturday, 29 March 2025, 10:00 AM

Saturday Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Starting Location: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Saturday, 29 March 2025, 10:00 AM

Tour de Latte Off Season (Show-n-Go)

Starting Location: East Fontanero and Weber Street

Sunday, 30 March 2025, 10:00 AM

Sunday Social Ride

Starting Location: Legacy Loop Plaza

Tuesday, 1 April, 10:00 AM

Tuesday Morning Gravel Ride

Starting Location: Jiffy Lube, Falcon

Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Wednesday Morning Ride

Starting Location: Legacy Loop Plaza

Looking ahead:

Sunday, 13 April 2025, 2:30 PM

The Lucky Hill Ride

Location: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Wednesday, 17 May 2025, 7:00 PM

Annual Ride of Silence

Location: City Hall

Note: With the uncertain weather pattern of the season, a ride may become a "show and go” or canceled. The leader will update the Meetup event. The group that shows then agrees where to go together. Be prepared with a sign-in sheet. Instructions for where to send the sign-in sheet after the ride are at the bottom of the sign-in sheet. 

Thanks for reading.

Todd Norman
CSCC Ride Coordinator
rides@bikesprings.org

I found this YouTube video to be helpful in understanding the differences between road and gravel bikes and road and gravel tires.  https://youtu.be/C6vkABW59vQ  Rather than two bikes, I have a gravel bike with two sets of wheels that I use for road and gravel riding. 

City Senior Bicycle Planner Kate Brady presented the latest updates about bicycling lanes, safety infrastructure and general news to the CSCC membership at the Annual Business Meeting Part 2 on Sept 15, 2020.   Her presentation to Club members is found at 

Kate Brady 09152020_CSCC.pdf.

Stay tuned for member invitations to board meetings with a speaker series starting in October!

Bicycle Colorado and BikeCOS hosted a great webinar about bike safety improvements and infrastructure plans, and how to help advocate.  Webinar found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1toXYJOyAhH2trTh5JaN73zbCpkJxcCYs/view

The latest edition of the Club’s Newsletter, the February 2020 edition of the Bent Fork Chronicles, is now available for your reading pleasure. Just CLICK HERE to be able to enjoy the latest information of interest to the Colorado Springs cycling community.

In this edition, there are a variety of articles that we believe will interest Club members and others in the Pikes Peak Region. Take a look at our Editor’s Comments for details about this newsletter’s contents.

We’ve enjoyed pulling together and publishing the Bent Fork since 2009. Unfortunately, all good things must come to a close. This is the last edition of the Bent Fork that Sharon and Dale will publish. After a decade plus of being creative with our editorial work, we’re stepping down. We’re turning the reins over the next person(s) who would like to contribute their writing and editorial skills for the Club.

Enjoy reading what we’ve published for you in our final edition. And, as always, stay safe when you get out there and ride!

Best Regards,

Sharon Boyd & Dale Campbell

Bent Fork Co-Editors

Welcome to the first edition of 2019 for the Bent Fork Chronicles. We’re now into our second year of publishing on the new website and continue to be thankful for the improvement in the publication process. We hope that you continue to enjoy reading this downloadable and printable format. If you have suggestions for improvement in either the format or the content, please let us know. Just send a note to newsletter@bikesprings.org to get your ideas and suggestions to us.

Remember that you’ll be able to simply print the PDF file and read the newsletter offline at your leisure!

As with previous issues over the years since Sharon and Dale have been the Bent Fork Editors (that’s since October 2010), we’ve continued to provide a variety of articles that we believe will interest Club members and cyclists in the Colorado Springs community. These include:

• Prez Says updates and comments
• Summaries of Club events and rides
• Introduction to Gravel Rides
• Travelogues from Club members
• Interesting articles about cycling and cycling safety
• Membership updates, and
• Cycling Thoughts to Ponder

Take a look at what we’ve provided for you with this 1Q2019 edition. Let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement. In the meantime, we’ll continue to investigate various publication techniques to better improve the appearance and content of the Bent Fork!

Regards,
Sharon Boyd & Dale Campbell
Bent Fork Co-Editors

Sara Hill: Membership Coordinator

Each month more and more cyclists in Colorado Springs have either renewed their membership or have become new members of the Colorado Spring Cycling Club (CSCC).  To become a member of the Club, annual dues for an individual membership are $21, and for a family membership, the annual dues are $28.  Membership not only provides you with the opportunity to participate in our many biking and social activities, but also enables you to be covered by the Club’s insurance while participating in a Club sanctioned activity.

 

Note that signing up on Meetup is not the same as becoming a member of the Colorado Springs Cycling Club.  Meetup enables those on the Meetup list to view and receive notices about the Club’s calendar of events.  But, being on Meetup does not enable the insurance coverage and does not enable attending certain Club events throughout the year.  Please pass this update along to anyone who might be on Meetup but has not yet joined the Club.

 

With the new website support, renewal notices will be emailed automatically, including grace period notices.  Additionally, when logging into the website, notification of dues will automatically pop up starting in the renewal month.  Membership is automatically dropped 60 days after renewal date if the dues are still unpaid.  Further, renewal notices are mailed once a month, as are past due notices.