The Sprocket Podcast

If you don’t know Carl Larson by now that’s your loss. Considered by many (well… me) as  bike fun incarnate, Carl is here to set the record straight that bike fun is best when not centered around the bike. Pay homage to history by listening especially to his story about riding with DarcelleXV Joining us is … Continue reading E193 – Carl Larson on Bike Fun. Lisa Nims on Anything Else. →

Tim Mooney from D.C. is in town for The World Domination Summit. What started out as a chance to connect over a beer and soda turned into not one, but two episodes of talking and fun. We discuss Tim’s tour curse, his newest foray into podcasting, selling out. Headlines: Aaron sells out! After 2+ years … Continue reading E192 – Sprocket/Pedalshift Crossover →

Maria Schur’s second time on the show was a little difficult to get recorded. Scheduling conflicts abounded! Still, I felt it important, nay necessary, to get her story out for all of you to hear. In the end, I took a ride to her place with iPod in hand and sat down with her for … Continue reading E191 – Maria Schur’s Oregon Outback plus Brock and Adele week 1&2 →

Three guests in one show?!? Holy shit, I’m turning into a real host! This week we bring 2 of the three Kell(e)ys that have admitted to liking this podcast. They brought their friend Hugh from LA. Say what you want about those “California a-holes” (inside joke for you, Purple and Orange), but they get kudos … Continue reading E190 – 2 of 3 Kell(e)ys, Hugh from SoCal, Where’s Coconut Bill? →

Momoko Saunders of The Bike Farm joins us for this episode. It’s not a bike shop, it’s definitely not HER bike shop. You can hear her clear up the distinctions. From their site: “Our mission is to provide a space where people can learn about the bicycle and build community around promoting sustainable transportation.” Talking with … Continue reading E189 – Momoko Saunders: Bike Farm →

It’s a little cohost chat about life right before the big summer trip for Brock, and Aaron’s trip to the magic kingdom.  We discuss an upgrade/sidegrade to the stove that caused us so much trouble last spring, then encourage listeners to write in for stickers and join Brock’s summer postcard club.  Then Brock delves deep … Continue reading E188 – Brock & Aaron talk Camping & Climbing →

“This is my first post.” Aaron takes a shot at editing and engineering while Brock steps back before his and Adele’s big sumer trip. We couldn’t have asked for a better guest to have for this experience. Ellee Thalheimer joins us for the third time with stories of traveling through our neighbor state to the … Continue reading E187 – Ellee Thalheimer: Cycling Sojourner Washington Edition →

Kath Youell is excited about cargo & family bike-fietsing, and is the caretaker at thePortlandize.com website.  We talk with her about her bicycling induction, the move from Sacramento, and helping to coordinate a cargo bike gang around town! Also: Brock forgets to time his transit trip correctly, but finalizes his move out of the apartment, … Continue reading E186 – Kath Youell: Cargo & Kids →

Dee Williams is a builder of tiny homes and the author of her new memoir, The Big Tiny. She shared a bit of her story and an excerpt from the book at a reading in Portland’s city of books.  Thanks to listener & former guest Logan Smith for capturing this audio for us!

Tammy Strobel & Logan Smith share a tiny house parked in rural northern California.  We spoke with them just as they were moving there from Portland a few years ago, and now they return to fill us in on the experience as it has shaped up over time.  Tammy writes at RowdyKittens.com, and Logan blogs … Continue reading E185 – Tammy Strobel & Logan Smith: Tiny CA →