The Sprocket Podcast

Trevor Spangle organized a new event in Lebanon, Oregon this year, the Swift Summit 200/100, one that he described as “part brevet, part gran fondo, part self-supported endurance road race.”  We host a speed-dating-styled roundup of 7 participants on their experiences with the event, including hills, gravel, climbing, heat exhaustion, vomit, and, of course, successful … Continue reading E375 – Swift Summit 200/100 →

Galen Mook & Jess “DJ Hot Mic” are hosts on Cambridge’s BikeTalk 88.1, a live radio show broadcasting every other Wednesday at 8pm EST on FM & web.  They’ve been visiting Oregon’s prime locations including Bend, Hood River, & Portland.  Small catch: it’s been really smoky here due to some cataclysmic wildfires – they haven’t seen … Continue reading E374 – Biketalk 88.1 & Bikabout →

Eric Iverson & Ross Putnam rode the famed Oregon Outback route to view the 2017 total eclipse.  We love getting audio from peoples’ adventures, and they were kind enough to send voice memos specifically for us while on the trip.  They also posted quite a few #trailtips on the @graveneutral Instagram account!  So we stitched them … Continue reading E373 – @graveneutral does the eclipse outback! →

Aaron & Anna took an end-of-summer bike camping trip, and recorded a little audio! Check out the pictures at instagram.com/sprocketpodcast   Thanks to our generous sponsor The Beer Mongers and our Patreon donors that keep us going! Fine Print Produced at STREAM PDX thanks to Open Signal music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird … Continue reading E372 – Ridealong: Anna’s First Bike Camp! →

Brad Wade is a cross-country bicycle tourist from Newfoundland, and he is unique in his physiology: his heart is located in a different part of his body than most people’s, and only has one functional lung.  That hasn’t stopped him from adventuring!  We chat with him near the end of his trip about his experiences, … Continue reading E371 – Brad from Newfoundland →

Emily & Jessica are involved in Bike Loud!  The organization coordinates the concerns of their members & those of their surrounding community with direct actions that make needs evident – like blocking a lane of traffic with hay bales to emphasise the need for fewer lanes on a busy street where people have been hurt … Continue reading E370 – Ladies of Bike Loud! →

Wayne Norman is a long-time donor to our show with a road trip happening now and an incredible story of recovering from a health scare to keep on moving from Adventure To Adventure! Maria Schur is a friend who has been on our show several other times.  We invited her in to describe her involvement … Continue reading E369 – Wayne, Maria, Annalisa →

#spy30 #document the streetcar’s not the only thing in motion pic.twitter.com/Pifaa3gqka — Nagisa Day (@nuggit) July 8, 2017 Aaron & Anna joined Team Lime for our friend Lily’s 30th birthday party, which happened to be a transit-system-based adventure scavenger hunt event all over Portland!  Jesse, also a member of Team Lime, also comes into the … Continue reading E368 – Team Lime does Lily’s Birthday Adventure →

Lizzy took a huge bike tour over 6 months covering all 48 contiguous states, with a pet rat, Beefy, in tow, and ate a vegan diet the whole time.  She tells us some tales from the road.  Did we mention she’s a friend of Superfan Aqua?  Check out her adventures from multiple tours at withinbikingdistance.com … Continue reading E367 – Lizzy Does The Lower 48 →

Back in 2016 in the fall, Team Japan came to Portland to participate in the Disaster Relief Trials.  Their ringleader Tad, a professor from a university in Japan, organized the Rice Cooker Ride with the help of DRT organizer Mike Cobb, and they demonstrated a resilient method for preparing simple food during a potential disaster … Continue reading E366 – Ridealong: The Rice Cooker Ride with Team Japan, October 2016 →

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 … Continue reading E365 – DBR Does TABR! →

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 … Continue reading E364 – Rob Asks Questions →

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 … Continue reading E363 Peter Koonce Talks Dutch Infra →

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 … Continue reading E362 Matthew Mendez Give Them Bikes! Chain Reaction(s) →

  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!   Calendar – … Continue reading E361 Armandopalooza! →

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.   Fine Print Produced … Continue reading E360x Dinosaur Ribs →

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” … Continue reading E360 – Bryce & Bean Can Take The Heat →

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 … Continue reading E359 – Emee on Clothes, Bikes, Burritos, Pizza, & Beer →

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 … Continue reading E358 – Reid Lustig, Renaissance Man →