The Sprocket Podcast

David Barstow Robinson (known better to his friends as DBR) completed another long distance endurance bicycle race you might have heard of – 2017’s Trans-Am Bike Race, an unsupported cross-continent contest of strength and persistence you might remember from our interview with Nathan Jones or the documentary Inspired To Ride.  We ask him about his experiences, statistics, strategies, and emotional ups and downs.  Why’s it such a long episode?  ‘Cause he rode across the country!

Check out his race Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DBRbikes/

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Aaron got a burger for burger week. Brock drank outside in public. Legally!

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From HumanTransit.org

From bikeportland.org

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Comments from E364: Sebastien Poole says “the vegetable puns sent me back to the ’80s,   Kip Addotta – Life in the Slaw Lane.”

From Bill in Detroit: Be nice to Detroit! (Detroit Greenway)

From Phil in AK: Eric Iverson visited Alaska and caused the bears to manifest their scat:

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Rob Sadowsky worked in Portland bicycle advocacy for a long time; long enough to have some questions about how life works in this town.  We talk about change, will & apathy, the new bike tax (of course), nonprofits & government, and what it’s like to be be unemployed/underemployed.  Questions can find answers!

Also: Brock had some adventures around town and Guthrie made unexpected bicycle world connections at a potluck.

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Food Puns

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Aqua’s dad found the Seatylock!

Ranger Tom goes bicycling on highway 14… almost.

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Brock & Adele took a 3 week trip to the Rocky Mountains to hike on segments of the Colorado Trail.  Here’s periodic audio journals from the trip!

Peter Koonce manages the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Signals, Street Lighting, & ITS Division. Today, however, he regales us with tales of biking in every Cyclist-American’s go-to country for arguing infrastructure.

Yes, that’s right, we talk about biking in the Netherlands. Specifically, Delpht, NOT Amsterdam.

damn! I forgot to get a photo.

And as always thanks to the Beer Mongers for providing our tasty beverages

Speaking of The Beer Mongers… (from the Willamette Week)

BeerMongers decided to have a little fun at our expense, twisting the WW logo into a BM logo and printing our criticism (“Right breweries. Wrong beers.”) on the back. We were both chastened and honored. The mark of a truly great trolling.

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2nd Friday of every month: Indianapolis Bike Party

July 26: Eve 6 Ride (#afterpalooza!)

July 29: Pie-a-Thon (with LIVE Sprocket Podcast)

August 5: Jen’s Bike Move (friend of former guest Gerald Fitipaldi)

Aug 26: Cycle in the City Bike Party in Edmonton (thanks Glenn Kubish)

Aug 27-28: Dirty Sellwood

Sept 1: Filmed By Bike in Petosky, MI, Eugene, OR, Seattle, WA, and Charlevoix, MI

Oct 6: The AML_X challenge

Oct 6-8:  Youth Bicycle Summit

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From bikeportland.org

‘Adaptive Biketown’ program brings new riders to the fore

Portland now operates the nation’s first city-subsidized adaptive bike rental program.

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Old mail:

An audio update from DBR

Physical Mail from Greg B in Santa Cruz!

Greg sent us a letter and a CD from one of his old bands!

He was in PDX on July 18 as part of a bike tour of the OR coast.

Greg, sorry to have missed you.

A couple texts from Ranger Tom

His son was in a car accident while riding. He’s fine and driver, and all included, were both helpful and encouraging. Here’s picture of his son’s helmet (which will be replaced) signed by the ER staff.

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Guthrie and Aaron talk with Matthew, the man behind Chain Reaction (singular) and Give Them Bikes! “What are those?” Listen and find out.

Also, Aaron passes on a call from his middle niece, but calls her back because Aaron is weirdly committed to the things he says on twitter.

As always, thank you to The Beer Mongers on SE Division and 12th. It’s Craft Beer Month so celebrate by checking out their offerings.

Produced at STREAM PDX thanks to Open Signal

Today in the studio is Armando! Is this his 3rd time on the show? As promised, he brings us a wrap up of Pedalpalooza 2017. Regular fill-in host, Guthrie Straw, is also in the trailer with us bringing his insights and level-headedness to keep aaron from going off the rails. Enjoy!

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From CNN Tech via Tim Mooney “I think we got excited about this Chinese elevated bus thing a few months back… we got snookered!”

From oregonlive.com

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A tweet from Kevin V: “Repeat anything enough times and it sticks. Great recommendation @SprocketPodcast. @TheBeermongers, SE Division and 12th.”

@naptownchris tweets us a video: “This feels like the kind of ride & video that you’d enjoy…”

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It’s July 4th weekend and what’s more patriotic than shirking your podcasting responsibilities and taking a week off?

In the meantime, please enjoy this bit created by 3 patriotic Americans nestled in the heart of Honolulu, HI.

We’ll return next week with a full episode with Armando and his Pedalpalooza wrap-up.

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Bryce & Bean are relatively new transplants to Portland, but they’re probably taking the summer temperatures better than we are.  Living in Tucson, Arizona gave them plenty of experience in beating the heat and riding bikes in it.  Bryce works for Velo Cult as one of their shop staff after having a “come to bicycles” moment, and Bean spent a lot of time in a bakery with the cool bike kids of the Southwest. We talk about life there and here, and what’s next for the two of them.

Also: Brock did the WNBR, and Aaron did not, no buts about it. Aaron built 2 bikes in one day.

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Superfan Aqua shares a map of Portland’s custom bike lane thermoplast art characters!\

Joyce will switch it up on the tandem again if we will.  Double-dog-dare ya.

Voice update from David Robinson on the TransAm Race.

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Emee Pumarega loves beer, pizza, burritos, bikes and clothes!  We chat about her affections for each in this episode, and find out a bit about her participation in the Portland bike fun scene!  Check her Instagram at instagram.com/ejpevents

Also: donor Andre Johnson is in town! We chat about his Oregon ramblings.  Brock sat in the woods while his wife ran a marathon, and Aaron got out The Kid (his fatbike) to dust off and ride.

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Beth Hamon puts the City/Sunday Parkways on notice: no one is being fooled: portland sunday parkways will skip outer SE in 2017

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A book recommendation from Joyce W: Why Can’t America Solve the Hunger Problem?

Wait a minute… Jason Aufdenberg was in town?!?

A text from Ranger Tom: camping in Stubb Stewart State Park, & a pagan holiday

Eric Iverson goes to Folsom Prison

David Robinson sends a message from the TransAm Race

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Reid Lustig is an all-around game-for-anything kind of guy, which has lead him to such adventures as the half fictional drama, half travelogue music podcast The River Signal as well as long-distance bicycle tours, a season living south of the border, and his newest venture in mobile bicycle repair, SprocketFly. How can you pass up the opportunity to chat with someone this interesting?

Also:  Clever Cycles 10th Anniversary ride & Grilled By Bike’s axe throwing exploits

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Joyce grills by bike, and didn’t care for switching up tandem rider roles.

David Heddy thanks us for our grammar on the bike tax issue.

Amber feels the pinch on Portland Interstate Bridge bike traffic.

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