Ben and Bikes

In June 2007, Jamie Osborne was doing the one thing that listeners to this podcast love to do. Riding a bike. Nothing more, nothing less. He was on a lunch ride with colleagues, the same as he had countless times before.

Things were getting a little competitive, the lead group’s pace increasing to 25 miles per hour. Jamie, ever so slightly the competitive and self driven type, found himself off this pace and dug deep within himself to catch up. Next came the unimaginable. His bike’s frame failed and broke in two places resulting in a partially severed spinal cord.

Listen to us discuss the accident, his long road to recovery and his life today. 

It is a remarkable story of courage, fortitude and overcoming tragedy with a winning mindset.

His book, "Will Your Way Back" is available on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble.

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Will Your Way Back: How One Man Overcame Tragedy with a Winning Mindset $16.78 By James H. Osborne The broken bike

The Injury

Rehab

On the bike again

Skiing Again

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In June 2007, Jamie Osborne was doing the one thing that listeners to this podcast love to do.  Riding a bike.  Nothing more, nothing less.  He was on a lunch ride with colleagues, the same as he had countless times before.

Things were getting a little competitive, the lead group’s pace increasing to 25 miles per hour.  Jamie, ever so slightly the competitive and self driven type, found himself off this pace and dug deep within himself to catch up.  Next came the unimaginable.  His bike’s frame failed and broke in two places resulting in a partially severed spinal cord.

Listen to us discuss the accident, his long road to recovery and his life today.  

It is a remarkable story of courage, fortitude and overcoming tragedy with a winning mindset.

His book, "Will Your Way Back" is available on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble.

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The broken bike

The Injury

Rehab

On the bike again

Skiing Again

On April 20th, I was on the 303 Trail Monitor Facebook page and saw that someone called James Kovaly had posted some pictures of a sign he had placed on one of the crown jewels of the trail system known as “Buffalo Creek” and this generated a storm of controversy.

The sign, sitting off to the side of what looks to be a 3 out of 5 switchback reads “Don’t Skid” “Skidding destroys the trail”. This was like red rag to a bull for many of the red blooded 303 Trail members who wrote comments like “I give it 5 years before we have stop lights and cops enforcing speed limits out there”

Listen to the two of us discussing why James, a leader within the COMBA organization, worked with the Forest Service to place these signs.

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COMBA's Web Site

COMBA's Annual Members' Party - May 18th

Details about Buffalo Creek

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On April 20th, I was on the 303 Trail Monitor Facebook page and saw that someone called James Kovaly had posted some pictures of a sign he had placed on one of the crown jewels of the trail system known as “Buffalo Creek” and this generated a storm of controversy.

The sign, sitting off to the side of what looks to be a 3 out of 5 switchback reads “Don’t Skid” “Skidding destroys the trail”.  This was like red rag to a bull for many of the red blooded 303 Trail members who wrote comments like “I give it 5 years before we have stop lights and cops enforcing speed limits out there”

Listen to the two of us discussing why James, a leader within the COMBA organization, worked with the Forest Service to place these signs.

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COMBA's Web Site

COMBA's Annual Members' Party - May 18th

Details about Buffalo Creek

Back on February the 4th I was riding my road bike on a favourite loop near my house. I was about to hit a Strava segment named “Short Grind’ , given that it’s on a little kicker of a hill, when about 400 yards ahead of me I see something in the bike lane, that I can’t quite make out. As I get closer I pick out a small flag waving like the lure of angler fish. Closer still and I make out the unmistakable image of someone riding a recumbent bike. I pull alongside and attempt to have a conversation with the pilot. He’s a little out of breath to have a long chat so I keep going to the top of the hill and wait for him there. 

Thank goodness Jeff didn’t think I was some kind of axe murderer, and just to prove my theory that 90% of people are inherently good, he asked me if I was OK. At that point I told him that I run a podcast called Bikes And…and that I’d always wanted to interview someone who rides a recumbent bike. We traded information and a few emails later, a little cajoling from me, and I am so excited to welcome him to this podcast. 

Links to organisations and companies mentioned in this episode of Bikes And...are listed below the photos.

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Lightning Bikes

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Back on February the 4th I was riding my road bike on a favourite loop near my house.  I was about to hit a Strava segment named “Short Grind’ , given that it’s on a little kicker of a hill, when about 400 yards ahead of me I see something in the bike lane, that I can’t quite make out.  As I get closer I pick out a small flag waving like the lure of angler fish.  Closer still and I make out the unmistakable image of someone riding a recumbent bike.  I pull alongside and attempt to have a conversation with the pilot.  He’s a little out of breath to have a long chat so I keep going to the top of the hill and wait for him there. 

Thank goodness Jeff didn’t think I was some kind of axe murderer, and just to prove my theory that 90% of people are inherently good, he asked me if I was OK.  At that point I told him that I run a podcast called Bikes And…and that I’d always wanted to interview someone who rides a recumbent bike. We traded information and a few emails later, a little cajoling from me, and I am so excited to welcome him to this podcast. 

Links to organisations and companies mentioned in this episode of Bikes And...are listed below the photos.

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Lightning Bikes

Editorial Note: In this podcast Andrew described the attack taking place on the north facing side of North Table Mesa. It was actually the south facing side.

Last week end, news began to spread, here along Denver’s Front-Range biking community about a mountain biker who had been assaulted on a popular bike trail near Golden, the North Table Mountain Trail. 

Most of us who live here realise that if you add the amazing access we all have to incredible trail systems to Denver’s growing populations, there is inevitable conflict between bikers, riders, runner, horse riders and hikers and dog walkers. Pressure on these trails can be significant but conflicts are typically resolved in one way or another, but this incident went way beyond a few curt words and maybe an exchanged middle finger.

 Nobody owns the trails, and courtesy among trail users is assumed. In this situation, the rider was physically assaulted, pulled to the ground, kicked, punched and his bike damaged.

Links to organisations and companies mentioned in this episode of Bikes And...are listed below the photos.

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Jefferson County's Victim Outreach

Drunk Cyclist Web Site

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Editorial Note:  In this podcast Andrew described the attack taking place on the north facing side of North Table Mesa.  It was actually the south facing side.

Last week end, news began to spread, here along Denver’s Front-Range biking community about a mountain biker who had been assaulted on a popular bike trail near Golden, the North Table Mountain Trail. 

Most of us who live here realise that if you add the amazing access we all have to incredible trail systems to Denver’s growing populations, there is inevitable conflict between bikers, riders, runner, horse riders and hikers and dog walkers. Pressure on these trails can be significant but conflicts are typically resolved in one way or another, but this incident went way beyond a few curt words and maybe an exchanged middle finger.

 Nobody owns the trails, and courtesy among trail users is assumed. In this situation, the rider was physically assaulted, pulled to the ground, kicked, punched and his bike damaged.

Links to organisations and companies mentioned in this episode of Bikes And...are listed below the photos.

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Jefferson County's Victim Outreach

Drunk Cyclist Web Site

In this Podcast, I’m joined by Ayleen Crotty, the founder and Festival Director of “Filmed by Bike” a Portland, Oregon Film Festival held every year at the historic Hollywood Theatre. 

From May 5th – 7th the 15th Filmed by Bike Festival showcases documentaries, animation and scripted features that are not only shown to the local audience, but are also distributed around the country and the world for communities that want to host their own film festivals, spreading the word of bike advocacy and helping people understand that riding a bike is not all about improving your Strava time, but more about just plain old community and having fun. 

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“Race Across America” Lorenz Wetscher| Bavaria, Germany

“Dada | The Malagasy Trialist” Felix LaBlanc | Chambery, France

“Flashes of Altai” Joey Schusler | Boulder, CO

“Gorge Roubaix” Kenji Sugahara | Salem, Oregon

“Dada | The Malagasy Trialist” Felix LaBlanc | Chambery, France

The Filmed by Bike Website

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In this Podcast, I’m joined by Ayleen Crotty, the founder and Festival Director of “Filmed by Bike”  a Portland, Oregon Film Festival held every year at the historic Hollywood Theatre. 

From May 5th – 7th the 15th Filmed by Bike Festival showcases documentaries, animation and scripted features that are not only shown to the local audience, but are also distributed around the country and the world for communities that want to host their own film festivals, spreading the word of bike advocacy and helping people understand that riding a bike is not all about improving your Strava time, but more about just plain old community and having fun. 

Links to organisations and companies mentioned in this episode of Bikes And...are listed below the photos.

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“Race Across America” Lorenz Wetscher| Bavaria, Germany

“Dada | The Malagasy Trialist” Felix LaBlanc | Chambery, France

“Flashes of Altai” Joey Schusler | Boulder, CO

“Gorge Roubaix” Kenji Sugahara | Salem, Oregon

“Dada | The Malagasy Trialist” Felix LaBlanc | Chambery, France

The Filmed by Bike Website