American road cycling is dominated by the Crit Racing scene.  It's fast, dramatic, and dangerous which provides all the thrills of a good spectator sport.  Dylan Curtis is a guest speaker on this episode and he's here to talk about racing, team management and the future of road crit racing. Dylan is the team manager of Apex Racing and a race coordinator of the Fat and Skinny tire fest. His expertise and enthusiasm for the sport is contagious and you'll love to hear his perspectives on riding and racing.

With hearts bigger than their legs, Jason and his Cancer be Damned team face life's obstacles with grit and determination.  Listen in to hear his story and how he's doubled down on the things he appreciates most.

Nate and Spencer sit down to discuss the TK Lawless Iron Shoe 50 MTB race and Spencer's one day trip to South Carolina to ride Paris Mountain.  

 

*We finally fixed the hardware issue and have better sound quality again!

Nate and Spencer sit down to talk about the local race's and rides coming up as well as recent events they've done.  They also dive into some new products they've been testing and their take on them. 

Sorry for the audio quality on this episode, we've been having some issues with our recording device!

2020 brought a wave of new riders to the bike world.  The local paths and trails were flooded with riders experiencing the sport we have all loved for their first time.  One such rider, Tyler Plummer, decided to document with new riding experiences on his Youtube channel.  Tyler, known by his Youtube name of Michiana Madman, saw a need for more educational videos of the local trails to help other new riders experience mountain biking.  Listen in to hear his stories of his first year getting into riding.

Some people are drawn to the life of adventure and can't stand the thought of sitting still for too long.  We pulled Kymberly Byers away from the ski slopes of West Virginia to talk with her about her Summer bike travels.  After attempting the Trans Am bike race in 2019, she wanted more endurance and adventure by bike for the following year.  2020 brought an adventure of epic proportions are she left Fort Wayne, IN and bikepacked 100 consecutive days and traveled over 5500 miles during that trip (over 10k miles for the year!).  Listen in to hear all about her travels and future plans!

Hey everyone, it's been way to long!  I am hoping to have more consistent content coming to you this year.  Thing's are changing up at Michiana Spoken, and I have a new Co-host who will be joining me from here forward.  Nate Ganger has been around the shop since he was a teenager, and has grown up to be a very accomplished rider.  He brings a wealth of knowledge from his riding, racing and professional wrenching over the past 7 years.  So tune in and listen to us talk about our winter riding plans.

Some cyclists are cut from a different cloth than the rest of us.  Most enjoy challenging ourselves at some level, but for some, the difficulty of a hill or a century ride just isn't enough.  I sat down with one such cyclist, John Mancini, to discuss a race he recently completed.  The race known as The Crusher is one of the hardest ultra-distance races in the Midwest.  For John, 250 miles and 35 hour ride time wasn't difficult enough, he chose to do it on a single speed through a massive line of thunderstorms!  Tune in to hear his stories from the trail, and learn more about what he likes to call his "class three fun".

29028 feet, one ride, one hill, no sleep...  This is what Grant Baker set out to do with little preperation and a lot of determination.  He had heard of "Everesting" a couple years ago and knew that this was something that he wanted to tackle.  Listen in to hear his story!