The Sprocket Podcast

Madi Carlson is the author of Urban Cycling and the @familyride twitter feed.  She decided to do a long ride with the assistance of her friend Fat Rob from Seattle to Portland!  Aaron met them in Woodland, WA and ushered them back into our town.  Their friend, and ours, Shawn Granton of the Urban Adventure … Continue reading E301a – Madi Carlson & Fat Rob, with Shawn Granton: Long Rides! →

Aaron crafted this hilarious sketch while preparing to record his monologue for the 300th episode proper.  Learn how this professional mechanic dudebro fixes his disc rotors.

For part of our 300th episode gala, how could we possibly avoid sharing the many stories and perspectives of one Heinz Stücke, especially when he came to Portland? Heinz is promoting his new book, Home Is Elsewhere, as he cycles across America.  He’s been everywhere, man, and has some wisdom to share on nearly every aspect … Continue reading E300b – Heinz Stücke Travels The World for 50 Years →

As Aaron said on twitter the other day: “Dear family, if you call during recording times, I will answer it and plug you into our mixing board. You’ve been warned. Love, aaron.” Guess who called right before we rolled tape on Episode 300? That’s right! DAN FLORES! (Aaron’s brother, for those who don’t already know … Continue reading E300x – EXMAS SPECIAL Dan “Wolfman Kah-kah-kah-kow” Flores Calls In →

Well, this is it.  We made it to 300 episodes, and, rather than go big with a live event like we have for previous milestone episodes, we decided to go small and dive into our own internal process on bicycling, the simpler life, and our relationship with you, the listener. Brock & Aaron do a … Continue reading E300 – THE BIG ONE →

Brian (aka “Shadowfoot“) from Wellington, New Zealand, joined us in the studio and we stuck around for a bit to chat about beer, bikes, transit, and many other things.  Brock & Aaron were joined by David Robinson from E299 as well.  We were glad to meet a long time listener, first time guest! Inc article … Continue reading E299b – Shadowfoot →

David Robinson helped a bunch of people enjoy a Saturday by making them ride in circles (i.e. The Ladd’s 500) and also had a hell of a time riding his bike through the woods (the Venersborg 200).  Such adventures bear repeating for our benefit! Also: Brock took a practice hike. Aaron drove through the original … Continue reading E299 – David Goes Places →

Mariana Mo from Thursday Night Ride and other Portland bike scene events took a backpacking trip to the beach after finishing college, and camped out for about three months living the good life, thinking deep thoughts and meeting great people.  We ask what it takes to have such a compelling adventure! Also: Brock bicycle camped … Continue reading E298 – Mariana Goes Beach Camping →

Meg Keys from the KBOO Bike Show, and, you know, Portland.  As well as New York, Chicago, and other towns.  We chat bicycling and culture in hip cities, and how she thinks about change, redevelopment and gentrification.  We also got a bike touring story out of her! Filmed By Bike BTA’s Bike More Also: Brock … Continue reading E297 – Meg Keys: Radio & Redevelopments →

Mac Nurse David stops in to talk about how we think about technology in a fast-paced age.  He used to be a customer support representative before he entered the medical field, but a few years ago he got tired of machines intruding on his life.  We ask what he did about it and how he … Continue reading E296 – David Talks Tech →