The Sprocket Podcast

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The Sprocket Podcast episodes:

11.20.2023
E602 – Summer Bike Adventures with Armando, Emily, & Joan
Friends, it’s been a while! Let’s catch up on our summer bike adventures. Armando joins the Ride for Racial Justice and glides over Steamboat’s champagne gravel. Emily bike camps the C&O Canal. And Joan camps and bikes on Lopez Island...
12.02.2022
E601 – New Host Day!
New bike day is great, but have you heard of new host day? Joan is delighted to introduce new Sprocket host Emily Guise. Joan and Emily discuss the kind of bicycling we do and what to call it (utility cycling?...
10.17.2022
E600 – Instant Coffee & Bike Camping with Brock
Ex-executive producer Brock Dittus catches up with Armando, Guthrie, and Joan about bike camping and urban mobility with kids, the joys and challenges of home ownership, climate change, and music. And Joan learns the world of instant coffee is much...
10.01.2022
E599 – New Bike Day
The best day of the year! Matthew Hoselton and Carrie Leonard join Joan to talk about their new bikes, a Breezer Doppler for Carrie, a Soma Wolverine for Matthew, and a Bluejay Premier ebike for Joan. Check our social media...
06.22.2022
E598 Topic Talk
In this weeks show, an announcement, talk of topics (and just a feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew more things to boot) – We had a LOT of fun with this one, hope folks enjoy! NEWS Japanese police seize 5,800 bike seats, arrest man in theft...
06.09.2022
E597 Mike Cobb & The Disaster Relief Trials
At Long Last! – We chat with Mike Cobb of The Disaster Relief Trials, occurring this weekend! Portland Disaster Responder Stats Responder Ratio Stats 14,418 professional first responders 652,503 Portlanders Ratio: 1:45 FEMA says over 95% of major disaster...
04.16.2022
E596 – Megan Ramey
In this episode we catch up with THREE TIME award WINNING guest, Megan Ramey! Covering cyclocross, transit, family biking, maps, adventures, and more! https://www.bikabout.com/ Bikabout inspires 2-wheeled tourism in North America’s best biking cities. In the news: “Crazy bike lady” helps kids walk...
03.28.2022
E595 – Roo Albisurez
Join us as we chat with Roo Albisurez, photographer, athlete, extraordinaire. Mentions https://www.instagram.com/roo_media https://www.instagram.com/warpaintmag/ https://www.ralbisurez.com/ https://www.warpaintmag.co/ Jessa the surfer: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaAwDVtujoA/ Bike Instructor Certification Program https://icp.bike/bicp-certification-usa/ Courtney Williams highlights BIPOC bike folks at @thebrownbikegirl FinePrint Produced at home thanks to:...
03.08.2022
E594 – Indoor Bicycling
When we say all bikes are good bikes, do we mean exercise bikes too? Guthrie, Joan, and Armando tackle the big questions in our latest episode, with a discussion of stationary bikes and trainers, with lots of comments from listeners....
02.23.2022
E593 – Zoning & Bike Parking with Iain MacKenzie
Architect Iain MacKenzie joins us to talk about his mom’s bike trip to Scotland as well as zoning, urban design, and indoor bike parking. Iain on Twitter: @maccoinnich Iain’s blog: NextPortland Discussed in this episode: Bike Portland Wonk Night News...
02.08.2022
E592 – Devery Sheridan
This week we catch up with recent Reed grad, Devery Sheridan. Can better marketing save us from our transportation woes? Stay tuned to find out. News: The Sprocket Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other Monday, after 10 years of...
01.23.2022
E591 – January Reboot
It’s our January Reboot! Mail: From Josh Guttmacher: POINTLESSLY SHIFT YOUR BIKE’S ELECTRONIC GEARS LIKE A MANUAL CAR From Anna: Biking and Birding Across The Great Divide As an American politics professor, I always encourage my students to drive across...
12.07.2021
E590 – Biketag!
In this Episode, join Guthrie & Player 2 on a cycle around Portland playing… Biketag! That’s right, you’ve heard it on the show and now you can join us on a night of discovery. This episode is one in a...
11.29.2021
E589 – Bike Draft 2021
Armando, Aaron, and Joan are joined by Tim Mooney of Pedalshift for a new round of Bike Draft, a sportsball-inspired draft game where we each attempt to assemble a bicycle for touring. Who wins the game? That’s up to you...
11.24.2021
E588 – Little Known Bike Facts
We asked, you answered! We discussed some of the more inane ways to finagle life on a bike and other little known bike facts. (Or maybe you know em’, but we’ll have some fun anyway!) FinePrint Produced at home...
11.16.2021
E587 – Earl’s New Bridge
Joan & Aaron are joined by friend Kimber to watch part of the installation of Portland’s new Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge. We chat with a few fellow spectators, project our own fears and anxieties onto the crane...
11.05.2021
E586 – Jenna & Sofie Talk Bike Shops
Jenna & Sofie join us to talk about their motivations and experiences working in bike shops in Portland, and a bit about what they like to get up to when not wrenching around. Mail Mr T sent us this posting...
10.22.2021
E585 – Micah and The Air We Breathe
Micah Bishop from Neighbors for Clean Air joins us to talk about diesel pollution, environmental justice, and just transitions. Aaron and Joan are horrified to learn that our home, Multnomah County, has some of the worst diesel pollution in the...
10.12.2021
E584 – Summer Adventures & Bike Travel Dreams
As we dig out our rain pants and bike lights, Aaron, Armando, Guthrie, and Joan gather outside in person on a drizzly night to chat about the best of summer and discuss future bike dreams and adventures. Plus we share...
10.05.2021
E583 – Jenna’s Glorious Bike Propaganda
Jenna Phillips is glamorizing the everyday bicycling life with her charming TikTok videos. Joan dubbed these romantic portrayals of running errands by bike “glorious bike propaganda,” and that’s what Aaron and Joan chat with Jenna about in this week’s episode....
09.29.2021
E582 – Ramon Martinez Chats Bike Indy
Ramon Martinez joins us from the city of Independence, Oregon to let us know how he’s helping to turn this small Willamette Valley city into a big cycling destination. “Drop the Hammer” weekends offer short or long road or off-road...
09.21.2021
E581 – Biking in Vancouver, BC with Spokesmama Lisa Corriveau
Spokesmama Lisa Corriveau is keeping busy in Vancouver, BC! She chats with Joan and Guthrie about bicycling with her kids, being a car-free family, volunteering with Cycling Without Age, and her job as a cycling instructor for HUB Cycling, teaching...
09.14.2021
E580 – Wayfinding with Guthrie, Joan, Armando, & Aaron
Navigate without an app? What kind of shenanigans are we up to now? Aaron, Armando, Guthrie, and Joan discuss wayfinding in new and familiar places without relying on mapping software. Thanks to Maria Schur for the topic suggestion! FinePrint...
08.30.2021
E579 – Fighting Climate Grief with Cassie Wilson
Aaron and Joan chat with Cassie Wilson, a climate justice and disability activist, about the service and transportation challenges of living in a rural area, the freedoms and frustrations of having a driver’s license, the high costs of owning a...
08.23.2021
E578 – Racing Bikes with Mateen Richey
We talk with Mateen Richey, an 18 year old racer from right here in Portland, about how he got started racing bikes, why it’s easier when you fall in cyclocross, and his plans for college this fall. And Aaron and...
08.17.2021
E577 – William Hsu & Bike Summer
We talk with William Hsu, a recent transplant to Portland who has jumped into Pedalpalooza by volunteering with them on their social media campaign. How is Pedalpalooza going now that it’s Bike Summer? Mail In response to our bike commuting...
08.11.2021
E576 – Hami Ramani – Cycling Advocate
Hami Ramani is a neurologist who has a big interest in making biking safer and reducing the usage of cars. He’s now in Portland and seems to be leading a resurgence of active transportation advocacy in the area. Mail Jason...
08.05.2021
E575 – Scooting Around with Joan & Guthrie
Guthrie and Joan went to the Portland waterfront to chat with a few folks about e-scooters. Future, here we come? FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines) graphic design: Marcus Norman...
07.26.2021
E574 – A Visit to Gateway Green
Guthrie, Aaron, and Armando loaded up the mobile recording equipment and headed out to Gateway Green, the first bike park in Portland, Oregon. Gateway Green is located in East Portland and offers an asphalt pump track as well as single...
07.10.2021
E573 – Darrell Shines & The Blackstage Pass
The Sprocket Podcast gets to catch up with Darrell Shines of The Blackstage Pass! Darrell has spent time cycling and living the commuter life in NY, Italy, and many others abroad. A recent resident, we chat about the “Portland” experience,...
06.29.2021
E572 – Sprocket Ride!
The Sprocket Podcast goes for a bike ride! We convinced some folks to ride with us on a blazingly hot Portland evening, and we recorded an episode along the way. Listen to podcast listeners and friends chat with us at...
06.24.2021
E571 – Commuting By Bike!
The pandemic bike boom and shifts in working life may mean more folks will be commuting by bicycle as remote workers return to the office. Experienced bike commuters Armando, Guthrie, and Joan chat about bike commuting to make this episode...
06.15.2021
E570 – All Bodies On Bikes with Kailey Kornhauser
Joan and Armando talk with Kailey Kornhauser about her fantastic new film, All Bodies on Bikes, and fatphobia and size discrimination within the world of bicycling. Kailey is a PhD student and bikepacker based in Corvallis, Oregon. She and her...
06.06.2021
E569 – The Chingonas!
We take a moment to catch up with Ashley, Katya, and Arley about their experiences riding together, and creating space to ride as “The Chingonas” in PDX! What we talked about Everybody Climbs FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music:...
06.02.2021
E568 – Swift Summit with Trevor
Trevor joins us to chat about the Swift Summit, the spirit of a well tuned event, and aspirations for the future. From the race: Join those who are looking to dig deep for an event like no other: part brevet,...
05.25.2021
E567 – Tony Jordan, Parking Reformer
Tony Jordan is the co-founder and president of the Parking Reform Network. He’s been an advocate for parking reform for more than a decade. He talks with Joan, Armando, and Aaron about parking, why it’s so bad, and how it...
05.20.2021
E566 – Rethinking Streets During COVID-19 with Marc Schlossberg and Rebecca Lewis
Marc Schlossberg and Rebecca Lewis from the University of Oregon talk about their new open access book, Rethinking Streets During Covid-19, part of the Rethinking Streets project, and how cities around the world changed streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and more...
05.11.2021
E565 – Baja Divide
This week we catch up with the Bike for Good Baja Divide Ride Border Angels Fundraiser group, type 2 fun, all the way! The Stuff We Talked About Bikes for Good: https://bikes4good.org/ Baja Divide Blog: https://bikes4good.org/trip-blog GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/paula039s-campaign-for-border-angels Photos week...
05.01.2021
E564 – Helmets & Hi Viz
Do helmets protect our heads in bike crashes or make it more likely we’ll get into a crash? Do high viz clothes and gear actually make us more visible to people driving cars? Why do we spend so much time...
04.24.2021
E563 – David Plotz, Podcaster & DC Bike Commuter
David Plotz, podcaster extraordinaire, joins Joan and Armando to talk about bike commuting in Washington, DC, his new podcast venture, City Cast, and how we can explore the world without making it worse. Or can we? Plus, David threatens to...
04.16.2021
E562 – Henry Grabar Talks Parking, Infrastructure, and Secretary Pete
Parking geeks and non-parking-geeks rejoice! Slate staff writer Henry Grabar gives us the deep dive on parking, along with insights on bike lanes, gentrification, city street changes during the pandemic, Biden’s infrastructure plan, Secretary Pete, his high school bike commute...
04.13.2021
E561 – BikePOC
This week we catch up with the folks @BikePOCPNW, Will Cortez, Sukho Viboolsittiseri, and Silas Sanderson about their experiences in the Portland and PNW cycling community. HEADLINES No headlines this week. EVENTS No events this week. MAIL No mail this...
04.07.2021
E560 – Avoiding Polar Bears with Polly Bledsoe
This week we catch up with Polly Bledsoe, bikepacker, polar bear dodger, and pdx ride extraordinaire! Keep up with the rides in Portland at pdxunityride What’s a microaggression? (link) Off The Chain Anchorage Momoko Saunders HEADLINES All Bodies on Bikes...
03.24.2021
E559 – Tool Time with Guthrie and Aaron
Tools! Outside house tools, inside house tools – everything inbetween. In this episode we cover our approaches to home and on the road mechanicking, as well as wisdom and advice hard won over the years. Whether novice, apprehensive, or a...
03.21.2021
E558 – Adah and Malina Talk Climate Justice and The Importance Of Working Together
We take a moment to chat with Adah and Malina, former Harriet Tubman students, and youth leaders and activists at Grant HS about the ODOT Freeway widening, and life in general. LEARN MORE No More Freeways PDX Oregon DOT Freeway...
03.19.2021
E557 – Peter Flax
We take a moment to chat with Peter Flax, Peter Flax is a journalist and lifelong cyclist. As the editor in chief of Bicycling magazine, he got to cover the Tour de France and ride more than 500 different bikes....
03.12.2021
E556 – Old Endings and New Beginnings (or, Brock Pulls His Own Plug)
We take a moment to mark the transition of Brock out of his role of co-co-co-co-co-host, making time for the young ones and living the good life. In retrospect, it’s been an amazing 10 years and we look forward to...
02.28.2021
E555 – Book Bike Trikes with Ryan Hashagen
We take a moment to catch up a year in 10 minutes, and then talk about the next 10 years to come. Join us as we learn about #boatmonth2020, proper hitchhiking etiquette, and how magic can happen when you put...
02.19.2021
E554 – Guthrie’s Adventures in 2020
Cohost Guthrie Straw took a very responsible, very intense and very isolated bicycle tour across Oregon last summer in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. How do you stay separated from others, avoid stores, and carry all your food while...
02.07.2021
E553 – Crashes & Blackberries with Kimber Peterson
Our friend Kimber joins Joan and Armando to chat about biking in Germany, recovering from bike wrecks, and bringing life to gardens and death to invasive plants! Also, as always, thanks to our nationally recognized “top beer bar in Oregon”...

What's The Sprocket Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Sprocket Podcast episodes:

E602 – Summer Bike Adventures with Armando, Emily, & Joan

E601 – New Host Day!

E600 – Instant Coffee & Bike Camping with Brock

E599 – New Bike Day

E598 Topic Talk

E597 Mike Cobb & The Disaster Relief Trials

E596 – Megan Ramey

E595 – Roo Albisurez

E594 – Indoor Bicycling

E593 – Zoning & Bike Parking with Iain MacKenzie

E592 – Devery Sheridan

E591 – January Reboot

E590 – Biketag!

E589 – Bike Draft 2021

E588 – Little Known Bike Facts

E587 – Earl’s New Bridge

E586 – Jenna & Sofie Talk Bike Shops

E585 – Micah and The Air We Breathe

E584 – Summer Adventures & Bike Travel Dreams

E583 – Jenna’s Glorious Bike Propaganda

E582 – Ramon Martinez Chats Bike Indy

E581 – Biking in Vancouver, BC with Spokesmama Lisa Corriveau

E580 – Wayfinding with Guthrie, Joan, Armando, & Aaron

E579 – Fighting Climate Grief with Cassie Wilson

E578 – Racing Bikes with Mateen Richey

E577 – William Hsu & Bike Summer

E576 – Hami Ramani – Cycling Advocate

E575 – Scooting Around with Joan & Guthrie

E574 – A Visit to Gateway Green

E573 – Darrell Shines & The Blackstage Pass

E572 – Sprocket Ride!

E571 – Commuting By Bike!

E570 – All Bodies On Bikes with Kailey Kornhauser

E569 – The Chingonas!

E568 – Swift Summit with Trevor

E567 – Tony Jordan, Parking Reformer

E566 – Rethinking Streets During COVID-19 with Marc Schlossberg and Rebecca Lewis

E565 – Baja Divide

E564 – Helmets & Hi Viz

E563 – David Plotz, Podcaster & DC Bike Commuter

E562 – Henry Grabar Talks Parking, Infrastructure, and Secretary Pete

E561 – BikePOC

E560 – Avoiding Polar Bears with Polly Bledsoe

E559 – Tool Time with Guthrie and Aaron

E558 – Adah and Malina Talk Climate Justice and The Importance Of Working Together

E557 – Peter Flax

E556 – Old Endings and New Beginnings (or, Brock Pulls His Own Plug)

E555 – Book Bike Trikes with Ryan Hashagen

E554 – Guthrie’s Adventures in 2020

E553 – Crashes & Blackberries with Kimber Peterson

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