Frank and Mere get the scoop from Audrey Johnson on how she stays sane, which piece of Echelon equipment is her favorite, what is was like visitng Chattanooga, and winning a Run Disney race entry as well as a stay at Animal Kingdom! How did she end up in the front at the starting line? How much does her family love her for winning that prize? We also figure out how we can all add more Echelon equipment to our homes and Mere has some great tips!

Frank and Mere sit down for a gloriously long chat with the one and only Dani Dellarco! We appreciate her taking the time from her busy schedule as an Echelon Miami Instructor to give us some insight into her philosophy on life, liberty, and the pursuit of a personal best.

Frank and Mere talk with Echelon community member and human extraordinare, Justin Kees. Are his legs insured? How many baseball cards does he have? Why is he turning the tables and questioning the hosts? So much fun talking about baseball, spreading positivity through Jamming with Justin, riding to the moon, and working toward goals.

Frank and Mere discuss all things under the sun including, running, Las Vegas buffets, pupdates, Echelon News, a little accidental wearing of women's clothing, and a return of fun leaderboard names!

Join Frank and Mere for a delightful conversation with Echelon Rider, Strider, Rower, and Fitpasser, Kami Young! Learn valuable tips for outdoor riding and bike commuting, hear how Kami and her family made history in the best way, and find out Buddy's origin story. We delve into a major health issue that Kami faced and her experiences with all that was involved including an Echelon comeback.

After the interview, Frank and Mere discuss pupdates and TV, along with an enthralling tale about a Donut Run!

Thanks for listening!

Frank Truong and Meredith Willis head up this new season of the podcast. We're bringing new segments including pupdates and have a list of Echelon community, instructors, and team members a mile long to interview.

This episode reminds you a little bit about who we are (Frank & Mere) and why we're doing this (we're mad for all things Echelon).

Many thanks to Sheldon Young for re-recording our amazing theme song that he wrote, played, and sang and to Abe Kelledjian for helping us get up and running and assisting us with publishing!

This podcast is truly a team effort and YOU the community are part of that team! Thank you for joinging us on this amazing journey and we'll try to keep the workout words to a minimum!

Recorded June 20, 2024

***NOTE: The s-bomb is dropped a couple of times during this episode***

Welcome to the last episode before our summer hiatus! The podcast will resume September 2nd, 2024.

In this episode......

[0:45] Meredith's bidding doers

[4:00] The 4th of July....in Canada, and, fireworks and sparklers

[10:00] Sharkside of the Moon and other things we're watching/have watched

[15:46] Echelon cruise and swimming with pigs

[16:27] Hockey update...or not

[17:10] Echelon news (upcoming rides)

[17:56] Abe gets a package in the mail

[27:38] Some sad news

[29:44] Meredith found someone to do her bidding

[35:19] Special correspondent Kelli Quinn (Pig Mom) reporting from the Spartan race

[47:04] Did You Know

Record date - June 14, 2024

Meredith is back from Italy and we start this episode with a recap of her amazing trip to Firenze (Florence)!

[9:19] - Abe recaps his year-end show

[13:15] - Highlight of Meredith's trip

[17:07] - Uncrustables; or as Abe called them, Unrustables

[22:11] - Abe does the Foster Threshold Tal kTest

[33:22] - Echelon News

[41:09] - Fun LB names

[47:10] - Shoutouts

[53:45] - Did You Know preamble

[55:23] - Actual Did You Know

Recorded May 30, 2024

Well, it's finally happened. The showdown you've all been waiting (maybe?) for! After weeks, nay months, of Abe calling his clock "institutional", Matthew Ogus joins the podcast to set the record straight. Will Abe get his comeuppance, or will there be "peace" between our conflicted Canadians? And what do cheese knives, horseradish, and Wapakoneta, Ohio, have to do with anything? Find out on this episode of the Bike That Goes Nowhere podcast!

In this week's episode, we chat with Rick Pialet - a retired USAF and United Airlines pilot . Shortly after trading in his wings for spin shoes, Rick came face to face with a life changing event - long COVID. Meredith and Abe chat with Rick about this long road to recovery, and his experiences as a pilot.