I review a book about exercise-induced arrhythmia that I mentioned a while back (The Haywire Heart: How Too Much Exercise Can Kill You, And What You Can Do To Protect Your Heart) as well as chatting about riding the brutal Six Gap Century in northern Georgia, exploring freezing cold Oklahoma City, losing my dog Dude to lymphoma, wandering around the vast expanse of Detroit before seeing Tool play an amazing show, and what’s in the cards for the future of the podcast.

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With big-name teams folding, an aging traditional fan base and a new, younger fan base that demands new forms of interaction and excitement, we should be looking ahead to the future of cycling, because it’s here. We’ll chat about indoor cycling, performance eBikes, Zwift racing, eSports, online national championships, live-streaming + an interview with Jackson Payer, the Supreme Leader of the Worker’s Party (President) of SEGA SORBA, which is the Southeast Georgia chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA)! Also, be sure to check out the podblog for this episode at https://www.coffeeandcranks.bike/podcastarchive/eBikes and reference episodes 61 and 67 of the Front Lines MTB Podcast for related discussions at https://frontlinesmtb.com!

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Yes, I ripped off the title of the Wu-Tang Clan’s first album (listen to it, for it will improve your life). This episode is an event preview and a training special. I’ve climbed aboard the Wahoo KICKR, temporarily resigned myself to the pain cave once again, completed the 4DP Full Frontal Fitness Test on The Sufferfest, and now I’m ready to train to conquer the mountains of North Georgia from deep within the hurt locker. We’re within two months of our annual, last-Sunday-of-September pilgrimage to Dahlonega, Georgia, where over 2,000 masochistic, Lycra-clad velo jockeys (just like you and I) will attempt the 31st edition of the Six Gap Century and Three Gap Fifty bike rides. Cyclists will be rewarded with Georgia’s most breathtaking overlooks and mountaintop vistas; however, the only way to the top of the mountain is to suffer in silence and daydream about the spaghetti supper waiting for you at the finish line. Podblog available at https://www.coffeeandcranks.bike/podcastarchive/shaolin!

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A brief preview into an upcoming series titled The Future of Cycling, where we’ll chat about crushing stereotypes, attracting the younger generations, making cycling more appealing and fair to women, and of course, the extremely controversial topic of performance eBikes. ***This episode has no podblog on coffeeandcranks.bike!***

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An incredibly brief intro to The Coffee & Cranks Podcast, which aims to connect cycling and interesting topics.

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This episode is a mid-season check-up; a glance into the Savannah, Georgia bicycle racing scene (Nestor Cup and Rumble at Roebling); and some ridiculously cool facts about automobile racing in Savannah, namely the fact that the first United States Grand Prix was held here in 1908! Nowadays, it’s a Formula One Racing event at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas! Check out the freaking cool blog post at https://www.coffeeandcranks.bike/podcastarchive/spandexrodeo!

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Mistakes happen. We’re only human; however, negligence and blatant disregard are not mistakes. This episode focuses on the importance of group ride etiquette, not so much about Velominati rule infractions and verbal lashings that you’d hear from your local “olde guarde”, but instead, the implications of pure negligence on group rides and the potential impacts on the public perception of cyclists, the advancement of advocacy efforts, your local cycling community, and even the business of your local bike shops. Be sure to check out the blog post for this episode at https://www.coffeeandcranks.bike/podcastarchive/DBAD!

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A view into the 50-year-long movement of converting abandoned railroads to public trails through “Rails-to-Trails” projects, the economic and health benefits of these Rail-Trails + an interview with Ashley Parker, the founder of Bike Effingham, a non-profit on a mission to create a better cycling community in Effingham County, Georgia through advocacy, education, volunteering, and most important, fun!

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A coffee chat, a high-level dive into one of many episodes on cycling infrastructure and advocacy + an interview with Caila Brown, the executive director of Bike Walk Savannah!

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I chat about my own diet and nutrition adventures + some tips on what to eat before, during and after your bike rides.

​Links to some great Instant Pot recipes for cyclists are in the blog post on coffeeandcranks.bike!

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