The Sprocket Podcast

Adam Stewart is a mechanic at Portland’s Velo Cult Bike Shop & Tavern, and took a bunch of his friends on an overnight gravel ride through the woods. How did it go? How was the morale? What should you do if you wanted to follow suit? Friends Kevin and Craig pitch in to fill out … Continue reading E264 – Adam Stewart & Friends: Overnight Ride →

Aaron makes the connection before the show starts.

We hatch a perhaps ill-advised credits voice theme with Adele’s help.

Adele Dittus is attached to Brock romantically, and spent some time gathering a large group of friends to introduce them to the pleasures of bike camping.  How did she get the idea, how did it go, and did she get burnt out on it? Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, … Continue reading E263 – Adele Dittus: Camping In A Crowd, Camping Alone →

William Henderson, creator of the Ride Report app joins us to chat about the new way to track things on your commute. Aaron is out of the studio tonight, so Eric Iverson fills in. Brock got new fenders and went to see Ben Weaver, and Eric has a leaky tube. Thanks to our beverage sponsor, … Continue reading E262 – William Henderson: Ride Report →

The crew eats all the queso, finds the endpoint at the Columbia River, talks to more bikepackers, makes camp one last time, and Eric returns to Portland with the record button still activated to talk to even more people.

The crew interviews a long-time bikepacker, plays some more ping pong, throws the tomahawk, hangs around a campfire with some other Outback riders, and makes banana boats.

The intrepid crew rides out of Klamath, plays some ping pong, watches a thunderstorm, chops down trees, interviews other bikepackers, and hangs out in a bike shop.

Team Grilled By Bike.  The Oregon Outback.  What more needs to be said? Eric, JP, Eilif, & Ross party responsibly across the uninhabited lands of eastern Oregon, encountering mud, rain, fallen trees, and windfall burn barrels, while engaging in the throwing of sharp implements and the playing of table tennis.  How did it go down? … Continue reading E261a – Team Grilled By Bike does the Oregon Outback →

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 … Continue reading E260 – Sara Dittmer: Three Cities & Some Hair Tips →