It's Just A Hill: A Podcast About Bike Stuff

It's Just A Hill: A Podcast About Bike Stuff episodes:

• 06.01.2024

  Road Rage, Amateurs Talking Pros, And More – IJAH Pod 052

  For the fifty-second episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon and BSP delve into the pressing issues of road rage and driver awareness. They share personal anecdotes and discuss broader societal attitudes towards cyclists on the road....

  
• 05.18.2024

  IJAH Pod 051 – Goals, Giro Week One, And More

  For the fifty-first episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon and BSP sit down to catch up a bit and talk about bike stuff, starting with sharing some of their own training and current goals for the...

  
• 04.11.2024

  IJAH Pod 050 – Fake Chains, Wind Versus Hills, Embarrassing Moments, And More

  For the fiftieth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, John Stenning is back to co-host and share his generational knowledge to his next of kin, and fellow co-host, Jon Stenning. Kicking off the show by talking about...

  
• 04.06.2024

  IJAH Pod 049 – Amateurs Talking Pros | Damaged Peloton, Paris-Roubaix Preview, And More

  For the forty-ninth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, the IJAH Amateurs Talking Pros are back to chat about the state of the 2024 peloton. Starting by talking about some local racing, and our own riding early...

  
• 03.07.2024

  IJAH Pod 048 – Amateurs Talking Pros | Opening Weekend, Red Bull, TT Helmets

  For the forty-eighth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, our resident Amateurs Talking Pros are back to chat about the current affairs of pro cycling. From Opening Weekend, to the UAE Tour, and all the way around...

  
• 02.16.2024

  IJAH Pod 047 – Roundtable Roundup | Head Unit Data, Early Morning Nutrition, Cycling Subscriptions

  For the forty-seventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon sits down with fellow IJAH members Adam Carroll and Ryan Hulstyn to catch up and talk about bike stuff. Starting with some new tech in the cycling...

  
• 02.09.2024

  IJAH Pod 046 – A Conversation With Ben Jurgensen From July Bikes

  For the forty-sixth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast Jon interviews Ben Jurgensen, artist, educator, bike builder, and founder of July Bikes. Before getting into the details of the bike building process, Ben shares his history with art...

  
• 02.02.2024

  IJAH Pod 045 – Roundtable Roundup | Cross Training, Chamois Cream, Shimano VS SRAM

  The forty-fifth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is a roundtable round up episode. Adam, BSP, and Jon kick off the show by catching up a bit and discussing some current events in the bike world. The...

  
• 01.27.2024

  IJAH Pod 044 – Amateurs Talking Pros | Tour Down Under, Cyclocross Benidorm, How We Watch, And More

  The forty-fourth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is our January installment of the Amateurs Talking Pros format, with BSP and Jon sitting down to discuss the start of the 2024 World Tour season, specifically the women’s...

  
• 01.13.2024

  IJAH Pod 043 – A Conversation With Todd Ryan

  For the forty-third episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by fellow IJAH member Todd Ryan to talk about his cycling journey, as well as both of their struggles with body image issues, specifically after...

  
• 01.03.2024

  IJAH Pod 042 – Amateurs Talking Pros

  For the forty-second episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined once again by Brian St. Pierre and Cal Goodhouse to talk about the current state of pro-cycling affairs. With the 2024 season upon us, and...

  
• 12.08.2023

  IJAH Pod 041 – Erik Berrio From CYCM

  For the forty-first episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by Erik Berrio, from Coffee Yes, Cycling Maybe aka CYCM. Erik is a cyclist from Southern New England and a co-founder of the aforementioned club....

  
• 11.10.2023

  IJAH Pod 040 – Marathon Men

  For the fortieth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, bikes are far from the subject. Founding IJAH members Brian Cauti and Jeremy Newman join Jon to talk about their recent participation in the 2023 New York City...

  
• 11.03.2023

  IJAH Pod 039 – Gearing Up For Cold Rides

  For the thirty-ninth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, Jon is joined by BSP and Ryan to chat about shifting their riding plans now that the days are getting colder and shorter in New England. From focusing...

  
• 10.19.2023

  IJAH Pod 038 – Thru-Hiking With Mark Barone

  For the thirty-eighth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, Jon is joined by longtime friend, Mark Barone, to talk about his experience thru-hiking. Mark has done several long-distance backpacking trips and tells some tales from his travels,...

  
• 10.05.2023

  IJAH Pod 037 – World Team Drama And Draft

  For the thirty-seventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by BSP and Cal to discuss the current state of affairs of the pro cycling scene. With the 2023 season-end just around the corner, and...

  
• 09.29.2023

  IJAH Pod 036 – Group Ride Etiquette

  For the thirty-sixth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, Jon is joined by his dad, John Stenning, to talk about group ride dos and don’ts. From pointing things out on the road, to pace-line tips, and everything...

  
• 08.31.2023

  IJAH Pod 035 – Going Over Overland

  For the thirty-fifth episode of the IJAH podcast, we go over our experience at the 2023 Vermont Overland. Jon starts off the show by recalling his personal race day recap, before having a chat with Overland organizer, and founder of...

  
• 07.26.2023

  IJAH Pod 034 – Tour de France Recap

  For the thirty-fourth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, BSP, Cal, and Jon start the show by recapping their recent ride up to Wachusett Mountain in Massachusetts, sharing how they coped with being on the bike for...

  
• 07.18.2023

  IJAH Pod 033 – TdF Second Rest Day Recap

  For the thirty-third episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, the guys are talking about the Tour! Cal and BSP are back to chat with Jon about the second week of the 2023 Tour de France, and give...

  
• 07.11.2023

  IJAH Pod 032 – TdF Rest Day Recap

  For the thirty-second episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast Jon sits back down with Cal and BSP to go over the first week of the 2023 Tour de France. On top of hashing out some of the...

  
• 06.30.2023

  IJAH Pod 031 – Unchained Review and Tour Preview

  The thirty-first episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is all about the Tour de France. Jon is joined by Cal and BSP to kick off July, aka Tour season, with a recap of the recent Netflix documentary...

  
• 06.22.2023

  IJAH Pod 030 – Talkin’ NBX With Matt Bodziony

  For the thirtieth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon sits down with Matt Bodziony. Matt is the owner/operator of NBX in Narragansett, RI and he shares how he balances his job with his passion for cycling....

  
• 06.16.2023

  IJAH Pod 029 – Farmer’s Daughter Reflection

  For the twenty-ninth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon sits down with Adam, BSP, Ryan and Sam to reflect on their participation in the 2023 Farmer’s Daughter Gravel Grinder in Chatman, New York. They discuss the...

  
• 05.11.2023

  IJAH Pod 028 – Racing Rasputitsa With Sam Dimick

  For the twenty-eighth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by Sam Dimick to discuss his first bike race. Sam has done triathlons in the past, but Rasputitsa was the first race he participated in...

  
• 04.20.2023

  IJAH Pod 027 – Generations with John and Jon Stenning

  For the twenty-seventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon sits down with a man of the same name, albeit a different spelling, his dad, John Stenning. John shares some stories about how he first got into...

  
• 04.06.2023

  IJAH Pod 026 – Natchaug Recap And Taking Care Of Business

  For the twenty-sixth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon sits down with Brian Cauti and Jeff Lapierre to talk about their shared experiences at Natchaug this year. From number of donuts eaten to number of crashes...

  
• 03.10.2023

  IJAH Pod 025 – Positive Feedback Loop

  For the twenty-fifth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Cal and Jon sit down to catch up a bit and talk bikes. They start by chatting about the start of the 2023 professional road cycling season and...

  
• 02.23.2023

  IJAH Pod 024 – Bikes, Bar Tape and Berkshire Velo with Kevin Delaney

  Kevin Delaney joins Jon for the twenty-fourth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast to talk about many things, but most importantly, the most talked about cycling event on the IJAH Pod, The Mount Greylock Century – 12K...

  
• 02.09.2023

  IJAH Pod 023 – Weight, Supplements and Lube

  The twenty-third episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is another roundtable episode with some of the core IJAH members. The episode is kicked off with some weight loss talk as BSP, Jeremy, Brian and Jon share their...

  
• 01.26.2023

  IJAH Pod 022

  The twenty-second episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is a crew roundtable episode with Brian Cauti, Cal Goodhouse, Jeremy Newman and Jon Stenning. The four IJAH members quickly reminisce about 2022 before talking about some of the...

  
• 11.16.2022

  IJAH Pod 021 – Crew Roundtable

  The twenty-first episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is a crew roundtable episode with Cal G., BSP, Sam and Jon. The four IJAH members catch up a bit before talking about how they balance time on the...

  
• 10.14.2022

  IJAH Pod 020 – Green Mountain Gravel Growler Trip 2022

  Last year Brian and Jon camped with their bikes in Vermont, and in 2022, they convinced Jeremy, Sam and Adam to come with them. Starting just north of Burlington, VT, the IJAH crew ended up riding 255 miles in three...

  
• 09.30.2022

  IJAH Pod 019 – 2022 UCI Road World Championships

  The nineteenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is coming to you after dark, as Cal and Jon watch and analyze the 2022 UCI Road World Championships. Starting with some pre-race discussion and predictions, the episode also...

  
• 09.26.2022

  IJAH Pod 018 – Recovery

  The eighteenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is coming to you after a brief hiatus, mostly because, and we are not complaining, we have all spent too much time on our bikes this summer. Cal R....

  
• 07.27.2022

  IJAH Pod 017 – 2022 Tour de France Recap and Final Stage Live Watch

  The seventeenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is coming to you live from the couch while Cal and Jon watch the final stage of the 2022 Tour de France, right after they had just watched the...

  
• 07.18.2022

  IJAH Pod 016 – 2022 Tour de France Week 2 Rest Day Recap

  The sixteenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is coming to you on the second rest day of the 2022 Tour de France, and Cal and Jon are here to catch you up on what has happened...

  
• 07.11.2022

  IJAH Pod 015 – 2022 Tour de France Rest Day Recap

  The fifteenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast is coming to you on the first rest day of the 2022 Tour de France, and Cal and Jon are here to catch you up on what has happened...

  
• 07.07.2022

  IJAH Pod 014 with Adam Carroll

  For the fourteenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, Jon is joined by Adam Carroll, local cyclist, all-around bike enthusiast, and pivotal member of IJAH. He talks about tackling the Vermont Gran Fondo, which included some of...

  
• 06.30.2022

  IJAH Pod 013 – 2022 Tour de France Preview

  For the thirteenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast Cal and Jon sit down to preview the 2022 Tour de France. Listen to hear them share their race favorites, explain the different jersey classifications, highlight some stages, and much...

  
• 06.18.2022

  IJAH Pod 012 – Crew Roundtable

  For the twelfth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, the gang gets a chance to catch up and talk bikes after a nice easy recovery ride. Some of the things discussed for this entry are recent personal achievements and big...

  
• 06.03.2022

  IJAH Pod 011 with Glenda Jeffrey

  For the eleventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, Jon is joined by Glenda Jeffrey, a local cyclist and e-bike enthusiast out of Northern Rhode Island. Glenda shares how cycling has crept into several aspects of her...

  
• 05.07.2022

  IJAH Pod 010 – Crew Roundtable

  For the tenth episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast, Brian, Jeremy, Noah and Jon sit down to catch up and talk bikes. Some of the things discussed on this episode are signaling and how clear communication can...

  
• 04.23.2022

  IJAH Pod 009 with Cal Goodhouse

  For the ninth episode of the It’s Just A Hill podcast, Cal Goodhouse sits down to chat with Jon about all things cycling. Cal shares his experience working for a bike shop, tells us about his first race and how...

  
• 04.09.2022

  IJAH Pod 008

  For the eight episode of the It’s Just A Hill cycling podcast a small handful of crew members catch up and talk bikes. Jared weighs in on balancing cycling life with dad life, and Jeremy, Brian and Jon relive the...

  
• 03.26.2022

  IJAH Pod 007 with Jake Saunders

  For the seventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill podcast, Jakes Saunders sits down to chat with Jon about all things cycling. The discussion starts with Jake’s background in triathlons, moves onto the two talking about their upcoming participation...

  
• 03.26.2022

  IJAH Pod 007 with Jake Saunders

  For the seventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill podcast, Jakes Saunders sits down to chat with Jon about all things cycling. The discussion starts with Jake’s background in triathlons, moves onto the two talking about their upcoming participation...

  
• 03.18.2022

  IJAH Pod 006

  The sixth episode of the It’s Just A Hill podcast features Brian, Jeremy and Jon sitting down to talk everything cycling. Listen to the three club members talk about the 115-mile ride they took before recording this episode, discuss some...

  
• 03.18.2022

  IJAH Pod 006

  The sixth episode of the It’s Just A Hill podcast features Brian, Jeremy and Jon sitting down to talk everything cycling. Listen to the three club members talk about the 115-mile ride they took before recording this episode, discuss some...

  
• 01.06.2022

  IJAH Pod 005

  For the fifth episode of the IJAH podcast, and the first one in 2022, Noah, Jeremy, Brian and Jon sit down to talk bikes, of course, amongst other things. Reflecting on 2021 to start the show, some other topics discussed...