Podcasts by Ben and Bikes

Ben and Bikes

Bikes, the people that ride them and their stories. Cycling, Mountain Bike, Road Bike, Cyclocross, BMX, Commuting, Human Interest, Bicycle, Cycle, Podcast


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A Conversation with an Indian Documentary Maker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Be On this podcastThe Bikes And Podcast's first international episode featuring an interview with Bidit Roy, Indian d...

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Colorado's Professional Bike Race from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Editorial Note: In this podcast it is inadvertently mentioned that the race that precedes the Colorado Classic is the Tour of California, it should be the Tour of Utah. 

7 years ago, ...

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Riding a Bike and Being a Parent from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For this Podcast we’re back at the Blue Spruce Brewing Company, the location for Episode 2's podcast...

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Recovering a stolen bike from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A Colorado mountain biking veteran's prized Yeti is stolen from his car. Social Media, some good people and the Denver Police all come together to help him recover it, and he gets some nice...

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3 Lights Better Than 1 from 2019-01-12T07:01

A conversation with Thomas Prehn, a founding member of professional USA Cycling and inventor of the best bike lights money can by. Visit www.arsenalcycling.com and enter discount code BEN for a 20...

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The Unpavement Project from 2018-12-29T07:01

A conversation with Jeremy McGhee, adaptive bike ride, surfer and skier extraordinaire. Since a car hit Jeremy on his motorbike and took away the use of his legs, 16 years ago, he has made it his l...

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My Brother's Legacy from 2018-12-15T07:01

Back in June, 2017, I interviewed April Paige from the Check-In foundation about the work she is doing to raise awareness for the appalling numbers of people who commit suicide each year. S...

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The Places I Pee - 2 from 2018-12-01T07:01

Back in April I interviewed Sophie George and Chris Haag just before they set off for Alaska to begin their 20,000 mile, 2 year bicycle adventure starting in Homer Alaska and ending in Uswaya Ar...

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The Bike Ninja from 2018-11-17T07:01

As ever I love it when a listener reaches out to me to be on the ben and bikes podcast If you’d like to be on the show please email me on Listen

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Risk & Reward from 2018-11-03T06:01

Nike was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, both keen runners (and waffle fans), Trek was founded by Richard Burke a keen cyclist and GoPro was founded by Nick Woodman so he could take ra...

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Bikes Stopped Me From Being A Jerk from 2018-10-20T06:01

Receiving feedback from listeners is one of the most rewarding things about producing the Ben and Bikes Podcast. It’s a double bonus when those people want to share their bike story with me...

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Knives, Flannel & Women Truck Drivers from 2018-10-06T06:01

Domestic Violence Awareness. Comedian Mara Marek rides her bike across the country to raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness. She and her dog Frank join me to talk about her experiences. Listen

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Bike Frame Failed At 40 MPH from 2018-09-22T06:01:22

Some of you may remember that my Podcast used to be called Bikes And...where I’d fill in the next part with the subject of the show. Bikes And...Beer, Bikes and Community, etc. This episode go...

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Blood, Sweat & Tears from 2018-08-25T06:01:33

Last week end I had the honour to see the Leadville 100 MTB race from the athletes point of view, talking to as many as would allow me to shove an annoying microphone into their face.


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The Deal - Part 2 from 2018-07-28T06:01

There are two sides to every story. In the last Episode of Ben and Bikes I spoke with Ian Dille about what happened at the 2001 Road National Championships in Florida and the subsequent art...

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The Deal - Part 1 from 2018-07-14T06:01

All of us can probably remember a time in our lives where we wish we could go back and change a decision we made. The results of that decision probably stick with us today, and probably wil...

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You gotta practice your winning pose, because it’s gonna happen from 2018-06-30T06:01:40

It was surfing legend and fitness guru Laird Hamilton who once said “Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears” There is meaning in this quote for both the sport he loves...

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That Time I Went Full Enduro from 2018-06-16T12:10:43

Gloria Liu writes in the article titled That Time I Went Full Enduro “It was a fabul...

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The Places I Pee from 2018-06-02T06:01

Today’s guests, joining me from St. George, Utah, are Chris Haag and Sophie George. They will be riding their bikes from Alaska to Argentina, a distance of 20,000 miles; it will take them 2 year...

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The Behind Handlebars Project from 2018-05-19T06:01

There is a saying that sometimes you can’t see the wood for the trees.


Translation: In this crazy world, where we spin around the cities and communities where we live at brake neck spe...

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Our Land and (S)oil from 2018-05-05T06:05

When most people think of a multi-day bike tour they might consider doing it in places like the Napa Valley, Croatia or maybe even The French Alps. But not today’s guest.


Martin E...

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The Diva From Down Under from 2018-04-21T06:05

The Diva from Down Under is how Rapha describes today’s guest. 


Tiffany Cromwell is one of the World’s most accomplished female road riders having lived her stellar caree...

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Cycling in a virtual world from 2018-04-07T06:01

There is a place where you can ride your bike that’s a cross between the French Alps and Hawaii. It rarely rains. It never really gets dark. It is never cold. It is never windy. T...

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Think You've Got What It Takes? from 2018-03-25T10:00


An interview with the founders of the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race and the Leadville Race Series, Ken Chlouber and Merilee Maupin



from 2018-03-25T10:00


An interview with the founders of the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race and the Leadville Race Series, Ken Chlouber and Merilee Maupin



from 2017-06-11T10:00

In a first, I’m pleased to say that I’m interviewing a member of that most select, elite and smart group of people, a listener of the Bikes And…Podcast. A listener who reached out to me wit...

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One Man's Return From Tragedy from 2017-05-14T10:00

In June 2007, Jamie Osborne was doing the one thing that listeners to this podcast love to do. Riding a bike. Nothing more, nothing less. He was on a lunch ride with colleagues, t...

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What it takes to build a mountain bike trail from 2017-04-30T10:00

On April 20th, I was on the 303 Trail Monitor Facebook page and saw that someone called James Kovaly had posted some pictures of a sign he had placed on one of the crown jewels of the trail syst...

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What it's like to ride a recumbent bikes from 2017-04-15T10:00

Back on February the 4th I was riding my road bike on a favourite loop near my house. I was about to hit a Strava segment named “Short Grind’ , given that it’s on a little kicker of a hill,...

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The Filmed by Bike Festival from 2017-03-19T10:00

In this Podcast, I’m joined by Ayleen Crotty, the founder and Festival Director of “Filmed by Bike” a Portland, Oregon Film Festival held every year at the historic Hollywood Theatre.&...

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The Reach The Beach Bike Event from 2017-03-05T11:00

Welcome to double digits and Episode 10. The second in the series of Bikes and …Great Causes, an interview with Brian Mayo, Regional Director of Special Events at the American Lung Associat...

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Bikes and Beer - The Perfect Combination from 2017-02-19T13:00

Welcome to Episode 9. Bikes and…Beer and have I wanted to do this one since the beginning of the Bikes And…Podcast? Absolutely.

Bikes and Beer go together like Fish and Chips, Ap...

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The Rules of Riding A Bike from 2017-01-07T16:42:54

The Velominati, Keepers of the cog, sacred order of the cycling disciple who spend their days committed to poring over the essence of cycling to understand how it makes up the sport’s colourful ...

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Raising Money to Beat Multiple Sclerosis from 2016-12-26T15:19:52

Ever wanted to take part in a charity that raises money for a great cause by doing nothing more than riding a bike? Look no further. 

Sarah Klein and I talk about the Multiple Sc...

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The mountain biking refugee from 2016-12-11T15:11:32

An interview with Sina Solouksaran, International mountain biking legend, who in 2011, was on his way to representing Iran at the Asian Mountain Bike Continental Championships in China, when he ...

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Riding a bike later in life from 2016-11-27T21:50:47

Ever wanted to start cycling a little later in life but weren't sure if it was for you? 

The cycling podcast, bikesand..., interviews a man who started riding bikes when running becam...

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High school mountain bike racing from 2016-10-30T20:03:51

A interview with 5 High School Student Athletes who race mountain bikes in the Colorado High School Cycling League. Why they ride, where else they take their bikes and other great stories Listen

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High school mountain bike racing from 2016-10-30T20:03:51

A interview with 5 High School Student Athletes who race mountain bikes in the Colorado High School Cycling League. Why they ride, where else they take their bikes and other great stories Listen

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High school mountain bike racing from 2016-10-30T20:03:51

A interview with 5 High School Student Athletes who race mountain bikes in the Colorado High School Cycling League. Why they ride, where else they take their bikes and other great stories Listen

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What is Bikes And...? from 2016-10-14T21:59:33

A 30 minute podcast published every 2 weeks once a including interviews, and public interest stories and I also want to include as much content from you, the bike riding listener, as possible.  ...

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