Michigan's own, Mark Kransz, returns to the podcast to talk about World Cup Marathon racing, Ore to Shore, and more!

Episode 112: The Crusher 2025 - A Crusher in the Keweenaw. New year. New route. Same glorious bull$hit. Steve Rodgers joins to share about his mass start 175 adventure while Tristan Smith and Sebastian Stankiewicz take us through their 500+ mile point-to-point experience.

Starting line photo credit: Rob Meendering

We ignore the cold Michigan early spring and turn our attention to the warm Sonoran Desert to talk all about the 24 Hour in the Old Pueblo with first-time racers, Jim Owens and Jeremy Frew.

Podcast regular, Sebastian Stankiewicz, joins the episode to talk about his attempt, finish, and buckle-ing of the winter ultra fat bike event, the Polar Roll Ultra!

Iceman Cometh Challenge 2024! Local Traverse City resident and avid cyclist, Tim Pulliam, joins the podcast to share about the inspiration of the epic jump over the race at the Make It Stick climb.

The Marji Gesick 2024 from three perspectives.

First, Trevor and Sebastian talk through their failed attempt at the 200+ mile Out and Back #QUITTER

Second, pro cyclist Jeremiah Bishop shares about his 100 mile 4th place race and his overall stoke for the race itself and the nonprofit, 906 Adventure Team, that organizes the race.

Finally, Matt Wilcoski takes us through his extremely impressive dead last finish of the Out and Back, earning him the title of DFL and winning a brand new 1Up bike rack.

Photo: Rob Meendering

Sheldon's back!

OG co-host of the Dirty Chain rejoins the podcast to talk North Country Trail, Lord of the Springs, reminisce about the 26er Autumn Mixer, and rant a little about current cycling gear trends.

Cycling photographer and videographer, Avery Stumm, joins the podcast to talk about his progression from Michigan BMX kid to full blown professional photographer shooting at events like the Olympics, his extremely successful partnership with pro cyclist, Alexey Vermeulen, and his recent attempt at the Tour Divide.

The Crusher 2024 - one man's journey to complete 200 plus miles of "enhanced" gravel out of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Scott Richard returns to the podcast to talk about his experience of The Crusher and finishing the third neccessary race for acceptance into the 906 Triple Crown - Hall of Pain.

Photo: Rob Meendering

Michigan Coast to Coast! 200+ miles spanning across Michigan's lower peninsula, starting at Lake Huron and ending at Lake Michigan. Nick Stanko, Coast to Coast veteran, joins the podcast to talk about this year's monsoon-like conditions versus previous years, the Lumberjack/Coast to Coast double (LumberCoast), and why Trevor might finally need to accept aero bars into his cycling life.

Photo: Rob Meendering