This week on the JustGoBike Podcast, Kathy AKA Murphology gets the scoop on biking with April Cooper from Bikes To You in Grinnell. You also get a little ParrotTalking when Andrea chimes in on what you should do if you need a host during RAGBRAI.

Hydration is important for all cyclists before, during and after the ride, especially on week-long events like RAGBRAI. Mike Sommers and Vishal Patel of Nuun chat with TJ about the benefits of proper hydration as well as the benefits derived from using Nuun.

Chamois Butt'r has been helping soothe riders' bottoms for 25 years. Steve Mathews and Curt Shelman chat with TJ about the creation and early years of the anti-chafe cream and how the product has become an essential for riders. Mark challenges TJ to ride the 30 Days of Biking in April and ParrotTalk returns to chat about RAGBRAI registration.

Happy Pi Day everyone! Today we have a sweet episode served up for you - Kathy Murphy aka Murph chats with Brandi Miller, a "Shero" from Black Girls Do Bike's Des Moines chapter!

This week Murph sits down with Marty Hoeger of Cedar Rapids. At age 5, Marty's son Jack was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Jack has been an inspiration to so many through his fight to beat cancer. Jack, now a teenager, is in remission and the family believes in continuing the fight against cancer. Mark and TJ also chat about the RAGBRAI towns and ParrotTalk returns with Andrea recapping her first outdoor ride of the year.

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We dive right in to the good stuff this week, when TJ chats with Iowa City's City Manager Geoff Fruin about what riders can expect when they cruise into Iowa City.

This week Murph goes back to school to talk bikes with the kids of Miss Redlinger's Kindergarten class, She learns that kids still have fun riding their bikes! Mark and TJ chat about the RAGBRAI towns and legislative happenings and ParrotTalk returns with Andrea's take on bar tape.

After an eye-catching legislative update from Mark, TJ chats with Evan Blakley about RAGBRAI's exciting return to Denison after a (too) long 17 years. Bonus: is TJ a hipster??

Snow is piling up across the Midwest but that doesn't mean you can't be riding your bikes. Murph is educated by John and AJ about winter riding and the fun that follows. Mark and TJ talk about happenings at the Capitol and the developing RAGBRAI route.

TJ and Mark discuss the newly released RAGBRAI route and recap the Iowa Bike Expo. Mark also discusses the bike successes at the State Capitol. Murph follows up with Steve and Mike of Adventure Cycling and Andrea returns with another ParrotTalk.