The Sprocket Podcast

This week, we bring you audio from the Rim and interviews about the ride from the studio; the crew went to Crater Lake to Ride The Rim, a carless riding experience at Oregon’s national park.

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Logan came to Portland and does a little bit of bicycling!  He’s an organizer and a fun-lover – an inter-activator – and came in to chat with us a little about it all.

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!  10th ANNIVERSARY!

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Aaron, Guthrie, and friends spent this weekend doing the Crater Lake rim ride in southern Oregon – they’ll share details of that trip later, and in honor of this we present Aaron’s first appearance on the podcast from 2011 in which he, producer Brock, and Adele share their thoughts on their grueling 2011 tour to the same place.  See you next week for a new studio show!

This week we speak with Team Sincerity, the group of people who climbed several mountains with bikes and kids to get to Crater Lake, and all in the name of good fun.  Aaron Flores & Adele Dittus join us in studio, and Adam & Jodie Rust phone from Seattle.  We discuss: beer, soda, and pigeonholing, the origin of Team Sincerity, Warmshowers.org hosts Roger & May, road magic and generosity at Hobo Camp/Club Hobo, sickness and the hill climb from hell, Xanterra’s poor customer service, and many other things.

UPDATE 9/29/11: Photos from the trip, which should have been shared some time back!.

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We welcome Alison Dennis, best known to us as the leader of local band Dr. Something!

“Beaverton TC” is part of the upcoming Transit Suite EP, a collection of songs about Portland-area transit centers which will be released on Saturday, September 28th, 2019. We’ll be celebrating with a full-band show at the fantastic sounding Kelly’s Olympian (conveniently located just off the downtown bus mall) with the incredible bands Denim Wedding and Streetcar Conductors! You can order presale tickets here.

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

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Sept. 11 Why Knot know your knot? Knot skills clinic & popup (fernwey) Sept 11, Golden pliers 4pm to 7pm

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From Harm Zuidmeer – (In relation to Podcastpalooza) – Love this photo! It looks so staged! “Everyone spread out in two’s and stand still for two seconds!” Great work Aaron and Guthrie! Enjoying your podcasts in Rotura New Zealand! – The Dancing Moose 

From Richard Wezensky asks the tough questions

Sebastien Poole writes in!

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The guys talk about the many times they’ve been shocked by electricity, the #swolecute hashtag, and county fairs.

Producer Brock rejoins the crew in the studio to tell about his recent bicycle tour with his wife and 1 year old son on Canada’s Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island!  And Guthrie’s friend Jonathan joins to share a little about his touring & photography (he shot the pictures for this week’s studio filmstrip above!).

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

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Sept. 11 Why Knot know your knot? Knot skills clinic & popup (fernweh) Sept 11, Golden pliers 4pm to 7pm

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From No More FreewaysPDX

Why Knot know your knot?

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From Jason Auftenberg – “After rebuilding my front wheel to add a dynamo hub, my #BROMPTON now has lights without batteries!” https://twitter.com/bicycledaytona/status/1163208761907044354

Heather Feather – “For your calendar list, SF Bike Party is the first Friday of the month.”

Think Out Loud shared an interview with themes similar to what Go Dig A Hole’s Chris shared when he came into the studio!

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It’s tough out there sometimes.  Our hosts take some time to talk and work it out together.

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

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Sept. 14 and 21: Ride the Rim at Crater Lake

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Sightline: Did Racism Cause Your Traffic Jam?

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Our friend Steven took to delivering food as a side-hustle. He’s hooked on it now. Rain or shine, he’ll get your food to you!

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

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Sept. 14 and 21: Ride the Rim at Crater Lake

Sept. 21: Intergalactic Surly Day

In PDX it’s at Modern Times Belmont Fermentorium

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Coos Bay, OR November 2

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From outsideonline.com via Wayne Norman “You’ve probably already seen this, but if not…”

A 3,530-Mile Human-Powered Ascent of Denali

From pinkbike.com via Anna

Delta Airlines Eliminates Fee for Sporting Equipment Including Bikes

Also from outsideonline.com via Brock written by our good friend Annalisa VanDeBerg

10 Unusual Bikepacking Items Worth the Weight

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Hosts are in summer mode (it’s not over yet) and so we’re bringing you an oldie.  Aaron’s visiting his mom, so we thought it would be a good time to bring back an episode in which she visited the studio, and stopped counting swears.  See you next week!

Today in the studio: Sara Dittmer, from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Portland.  We talk comparative city life quality, regional disasters, and also talk shop about what one might do with their hair after a bicycle commute (Adele joins us by phone to clear up some thoughts that two dudes don’t have the experience to comment on).

Also: Aaron’s Mom also joins us! Aaron took Anna and his mom to the Oregon Aquarium.

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

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PBJMatt: “I’m not ready to go back to a landline, but I do try to make it a point to be present and leave my phone in my pocket when I am among my friends”

Reuben: forest bathing: i.e. being in the woods without your phone.

@GeraldFitt: “I met a girl who said she and her friends stack their phones vertically when hanging out. They all get fidgety wanting to check their phones, but it works.”

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@GeraldFitt warns of the #horseuprising at PSU.

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Aaron & Guthrie take a week off; that studio is hot anyways!  In the meantime, we present three different interviews from 2015 on the great subject of bicycle touring that fell off the feed recently.  Enjoy, and don’t forget to send us your touring stories as well!

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

Featured interviews:

E226 – Paul & Caroline Zavitkovski: The Honeymooners

E227a – Aaron M. Green: We Were Like Sons

E241 – THE BEER MONGERS

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