The Honest Bicycle Program

Greg (orange helmet, green sleeves) lined up for his very first criterium at Rutgers University, 2008.

Greg and special guest Preston Buehrer talk about getting into bike racing via collegiate cycling, the challenges in making cycling more accessible and inviting, and reminisce about their old high school track and field days.

Episode Links

Boston University Cycling (where Preston got started)

UMass Bicycle Racing Club (where Greg got started)

National Collegiate Cycling Association (aka USA Cycling Collegiate Program)

Preston Twitter: @prestonpb

mattio Twitter: @_mattio

Greg Twitter: @grolby

WHBP Music by Chris Norton

Greg and mattio scratch their heads over USA Cycling's new Fatbike National Championship, then talk for a surprisingly long time about handlebars.

Episode Links

USA Cycling Announces Fatbike National Championship for February 2015

Greg's favorite booties/overshoes

Greg's favorite handlebar

mattio Twitter: @_mattio

Greg Twitter: @grolby

Magnum, P.I. theme performed by Daniel Caine Orchestra. ©2002 Silva Screen

WHBP Music by Chris Norton

Greg's Ritchey SwissCross

Hark! It is Episode Three of The Workingman's Honest Bicycle Program!

In this episode: local CX race chatter devolves rapidly into a discussion on frame materials and what we think about them. The philosophy of the show is further elucidated in the conversation that follows, and we pour out a Belgian triple for the racing career of two-time Cyclo-Cross World Champion Niels Albert.

Episode Links

Niels Albert ends cycle-cross career due to heart problems - Cyclingnews.com

Smuttynose Brewing Company (seriously, these guys rock) (seriously, they aren't sponsoring us at all)

mattio Twitter: @_mattio

Greg Twitter: @grolby

Music by Chris Norton.

"Why!?" mattio implores us.

Episode Two of the Working Man's Honest Bicycle Program is here, just in time for Halloween! (Disclaimer: this episode may or may not contain any references to Halloween, costumes, scary things or the color orange. Use only as advised. Not valid for figure skaters in Wisconsin.)

In this spooktacular episode: fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, mattio gotta ask, "Why barriers, why??" Then Greg and mattio have a chat about the recent-ish Road World Championships, Il Lombardia, and a rising star in the women's peloton by the name of Marianne Vos.

mattio Twitter: @_mattio

Greg Twitter: @grolby

Music by Chris Norton

Behold! The first-ever episode of The Workingman's Honest Bicycle Program is live!

What is WHBP? It's an informal discussion between friends about bikes, bike racing and bike riding. You can think of WHBP as a "ronde van yer neighborhood." As mattio puts it, "we know what we're talking about with all this foreign bike stuff, but we keep it local." We'll talk about competition, commuting, cool concept bikes, gear, philosophy and whatever else strikes our fancy. Think of WHBP a little bit like the recovery ride of cycling podcasts. We hope you'll come along with us.

Show Notes for Episode 1: You Know It When You See It.

Music by Chris Norton

Tim Johnson Testing Suspension Fork - VeloNews

mattio Twitter: @_mattio

Greg Twitter: @grolby

In this inaugural episode, Greg and mattio discuss the news that Tim Johnson has been testing a cyclocross bike with a - GASP - suspension fork, and go on to talk about the role and significance of technological development in bicycle racing. They then introduce a rotating segment, called "Rant du Jour, Thumbs Up and Whuuuu?" Things get started off on a positive note with a brief discussion of the joy to be found on something other than a speedy racing bike - but is it that just foreshadowing for rantier times ahead? Having gone on long enough for one episode, Greg and mattio conclude the show, but a first-episode-special aftershow can be heard when the music fades out, where our hosts argue vociferously about the name of their brand new podcast, discuss the oddities and charms of the Flemish language and mattio amazes Greg with tales of his local liquor store.