No Ride Around

Justin heads off to race the 2019 edition of La Ruta and lines up for his first official race as a Pro mountain biker. Listen as we cover his prep, travel logistics, and goals for this years trip to Costa Rica.

Season 2 opens with Justin and Harley covering The Rules, a list of rules that govern all aspects of riding a bike. Who decided on these rules, you might ask? The Velominati, a secret society of riders and racers that keep the sport in check. 

Are all the rules great? Not even close. In this episode, Justin and Harley pick their favorites, ones that they think could easily be discarded, and add a couple that they believe were left out and need to be added. 

When in doubt always, RULE #5

The Velominati 

It's a special 2 episode upload week with the conclusion of our week at Breck Epic.

It's been one hell of a season and we hope you've enjoyed the journey as much as we have. Part 2 of the the Breck Epic season finale covers stages 4 - 6 which includes the infamous Wheeler Pass stage. Tune in for our final thoughts on the race. 

Here we are, the culmination of an entire season of riding and training, the big event, the 2019 Breck Epic. In this episode, bring you on the final leg of this journey, we recap the first 3 stages and what it took to just get up to Breck and get settled. 

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Nixon's Coffee House

No Ride Around's bike provider Orbea brought Harley to their world headquarters to show the assembly, testing, and customization of Orbea bikes.  Erstwhile, Justin got nuked on Nixon's coffee and asked one of their baristas to explain what makes espresso so good.  

Visit your local Nixon's Coffee House through the weekend (thru 8/18) and mention you're a No Ride Around listener for a BOGO deal. 

-Scott Stoll, a Community Professor who travelled around the world on his bicycle

Oddly applicable to us being one week out from the 2019 edition of The Breck Epic, a 6 day mountain bike stage race in Breckenridge, CO covering approximately 240 miles of singletrack and 40,000' of vert. The same might be said of us taking on this race, it's been an 8 month long journey, time for those final gut checks and to put tires to dirt.

We take a minute and give some much deserved recognition to the No Ride Around community and all the cool things you all are doing, and Harley has a brush with the law.

Join your hosts Justin Holle and Harley McClellan, along with special guest and No Ride Around teammate Colin Smith as we review our experience at this years Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge, CO. We also dig into the "humble brag" of suffering on a bike and how we each define what fun means to us when we ride or race.

6 months into an intense training schedule, how do we keep things fun, fresh, and exciting? We cover some of our favorite strategies for staying consistent leading up to an event. We're just 4 weeks out from the 2019 Breck Epic, it's crunch time!!

It's all right there in the title. On this episode, we cover items that we don't have sponsors for, that we happily shell out our hard earned cash for. Items that are with us on every single ride, no matter what. From items that come from Home Depot, to specialty items only found at your favorite local bike shop, there are quite a few items that are required to get out on the trail and riding with confidence. Links to all products discussed in this episode below:

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Mad Alchemy Chamois Cream

Smith Chromapop

GU Stroopwaffle

Back Country Research Straps

Topeak Ratchet Rocket

Blackburn Honest Digital Pressue Gauge

Wera Allen Keys

Spurcycle Bell

Portland Design Works Tiny Object

Double Sided Velcro 

Sifting through 3 weeks of team training rides, races, and getting bikes dirty, hosts Harley and Justin celebrate some podiums and share the ‘summer’s here!’ excitement