Meet Tara! Howdy Joyriders!

I opened this show with a few thoughts about bike commuting! I've ridden a whopping 2300 miles since May, and even though it's cold, I'm really loving the way that commuting by bike has helped me to get to know Portland on a deeper level. Here's a fun chart from Map My Fitness: Made even better by these awesome lobster claw gloves. This is not actually an affiliate link. Please shop at your LBS regardless. >>>Do you have wintry bike rides? Tag me up on Instagram on your wintry bike pictures. On this week's episode I chat with mechanic Tara Escudero (@femmewrench) about the joys of finding bike community, being a woman in bike tech, and tubeless tire evangelism. Here are time stamps and links to some of the topics discussed in this show: 15:00 stan's no tubes gig 16:21 women in bike tech 20:00 how'd you get into wrenching john muir trail, pct 24:30 crowdfunding ubi, brompton 29:50 pedalpolooza (shift2bikes.org) sunday parkways, wnbr, shops - velo cult, sugar wheels, community cycling center, warm showers, couch surfing, perennial cycles 34:36 toxic shocks 35:40 tour de hood houston. blackstone bicycle works 39:40 safetyyy 46:19 box store bikes and why you'd want to shop at a local shop 55:50 tara's bike shed 59:00 tandems! 1:01:00 the case for tubeless, as a thing 1:07:00 parting words Big thanks to Tara for hanging out and talking bikes with us! Be sure to follow her on Instagram. Follow the show too, while you're at it @thejoyridepodcast. Forever Forward,

~C

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