The Sprocket Podcast

  It had to happen sometime.  It happens to everything!  So long and thanks for all the fish. We are inexpressibly grateful to you, the listener, for allowing us to speak to you for as long as you did.  Hold our thanks in your heart. This audio was recorded in Portland on December 28, 2024 … Continue reading E603 – LAST EPISODE →

Friends, it’s been a while! Let’s catch up on our summer bike adventures. Armando joins the Ride for Racial Justice and glides over Steamboat’s champagne gravel. Emily bike camps the C&O Canal. And Joan camps and bikes on Lopez Island in the San Juans. Then, we share some updates on our podcast schedule for the … Continue reading E602 – Summer Bike Adventures with Armando, Emily, & Joan →

New bike day is great, but have you heard of new host day? Joan is delighted to introduce new Sprocket host Emily Guise. Joan and Emily discuss the kind of bicycling we do and what to call it (utility cycling? commuting and transportation? joyriding?) along with tips for riding your bike in sequins and that … Continue reading E601 – New Host Day! →

Ex-executive producer Brock Dittus catches up with Armando, Guthrie, and Joan about bike camping and urban mobility with kids, the joys and challenges of home ownership, climate change, and music. And Joan learns the world of instant coffee is much bigger than she ever dreamed.   FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music: Ryan J. … Continue reading E600 – Instant Coffee & Bike Camping with Brock →

The best day of the year! Matthew Hoselton and Carrie Leonard join Joan to talk about their new bikes, a Breezer Doppler for Carrie, a Soma Wolverine for Matthew, and a Bluejay Premier ebike for Joan. Check our social media for more bike photos! Thanks to our listeners, supporters, and guests for your patience during … Continue reading E599 – New Bike Day →

In this weeks show, an announcement, talk of topics (and just a feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew more things to boot) – We had a LOT of fun with this one, hope folks enjoy! NEWS Japanese police seize 5,800 bike seats, arrest man in theft case from Kyodo News Osaka prefectural police have seized about 5,800 bicycle seats from a … Continue reading E598 Topic Talk →

  At Long Last! – We chat with Mike Cobb of The Disaster Relief Trials, occurring this weekend!   Portland Disaster Responder Stats Responder Ratio Stats 14,418 professional first responders 652,503 Portlanders Ratio: 1:45  FEMA says over 95% of major disaster victims are rescued and assisted by ad-hoc citizen volunteers. FEMA Community Response Program Cargo … Continue reading E597 Mike Cobb & The Disaster Relief Trials →

In this episode we catch up with THREE TIME award WINNING guest, Megan Ramey! Covering cyclocross, transit, family biking, maps, adventures, and more! https://www.bikabout.com/ Bikabout inspires 2-wheeled tourism in North America’s best biking cities. In the news: “Crazy bike lady” helps kids walk and roll in Hood River   Megan is Mobility Director for Anson’s Bike Buddies, a … Continue reading E596 – Megan Ramey →

Join us as we chat with Roo Albisurez, photographer, athlete, extraordinaire. Mentions https://www.instagram.com/roo_media https://www.instagram.com/warpaintmag/ https://www.ralbisurez.com/ https://www.warpaintmag.co/ Jessa the surfer: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaAwDVtujoA/  Bike Instructor Certification Program https://icp.bike/bicp-certification-usa/ Courtney Williams highlights BIPOC bike folks at @thebrownbikegirl    FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines) graphic design: Marcus Norman web: … Continue reading E595 – Roo Albisurez →

When we say all bikes are good bikes, do we mean exercise bikes too? Guthrie, Joan, and Armando tackle the big questions in our latest episode, with a discussion of stationary bikes and trainers, with lots of comments from listeners. Plus, we consider some new directions for the podcast… Mentioned in this episode: Shiey train … Continue reading E594 – Indoor Bicycling →

Architect Iain MacKenzie joins us to talk about his mom’s bike trip to Scotland as well as zoning, urban design, and indoor bike parking. Iain on Twitter: @maccoinnich Iain’s blog: NextPortland Discussed in this episode: Bike Portland Wonk Night News The Sprocket Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other week, after 10 years of … Continue reading E593 – Zoning & Bike Parking with Iain MacKenzie →

This week we catch up with recent Reed grad, Devery Sheridan. Can better marketing save us from our transportation woes? Stay tuned to find out. News: The Sprocket Podcast will be releasing new episodes every other Monday, after 10 years of (mostly) weekly episodes, this balance lets us keep the show going and keep the conversations … Continue reading E592 – Devery Sheridan →

  It’s our January Reboot! Mail: From Josh Guttmacher: POINTLESSLY SHIFT YOUR BIKE’S ELECTRONIC GEARS LIKE A MANUAL CAR From Anna: Biking and Birding Across The Great Divide As an American politics professor, I always encourage my students to drive across country at some point in their lives to better understand these United States—the immense … Continue reading E591 – January Reboot →

In this Episode, join Guthrie & Player 2 on a cycle around Portland playing… Biketag! That’s right, you’ve heard it on the show and now you can join us on a night of discovery. This episode is one in a series of each Sprocket member doing something a little different… a little… creative? We hope … Continue reading E590 – Biketag! →

Armando, Aaron, and Joan are joined by Tim Mooney of Pedalshift for a new round of Bike Draft, a sportsball-inspired draft game where we each attempt to assemble a bicycle for touring. Who wins the game? That’s up to you to decide! Let us know via the episode post or stories (while it lasts) on … Continue reading E589 – Bike Draft 2021 →

We asked, you answered! We discussed some of the more inane ways to finagle life on a bike and other little known bike facts. (Or maybe you know em’, but we’ll have some fun anyway!)   FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines) graphic design: Marcus … Continue reading E588 – Little Known Bike Facts →

Joan & Aaron are joined by friend Kimber to watch part of the installation of Portland’s new Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge. We chat with a few fellow spectators, project our own fears and anxieties onto the crane operators, and admire Earl’s aubergine bike from afar. FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music: … Continue reading E587 – Earl’s New Bridge →

Jenna & Sofie join us to talk about their motivations and experiences working in bike shops in Portland, and a bit about what they like to get up to when not wrenching around. Mail Mr T sent us this posting from Craigslist: Peugeot 5 speed with lawn mower FinePrint Produced at home thanks to: music: … Continue reading E586 – Jenna & Sofie Talk Bike Shops →

Micah Bishop from Neighbors for Clean Air joins us to talk about diesel pollution, environmental justice, and just transitions. Aaron and Joan are horrified to learn that our home, Multnomah County, has some of the worst diesel pollution in the country.    Discussion References: Purple Air WhatIsInOurAir Oregon Just Transition Alliance Sunrise Movement PDX, Youth … Continue reading E585 – Micah and The Air We Breathe →

As we dig out our rain pants and bike lights, Aaron, Armando, Guthrie, and Joan gather outside in person on a drizzly night to chat about the best of summer and discuss future bike dreams and adventures. Plus we share adventures and plans from listeners Brian, Hami, Emily, Brock, and @blackrtea. Check out this video … Continue reading E584 – Summer Adventures & Bike Travel Dreams →