Podcasts by The Path Less Pedaled Podcast - Contemporary Bicycling Culture

Austere Manufacturing -Making a Bikepacking Buckle from 2022-06-13T11:16:04

We interview with Uriel from Austere Manufacturing to talk about designing a bikepacking specific buckle!  So nerdy  Support the podcast by going to : Listen

Andrea Cohen - Iowa Gravel Maven from 2019-03-04T15:41:26

Andrea Cohen rode Almanzo Royal, Land Run, Dirty Kanza XL and Tour Divide all in 2018!  We talk about how gravel has changed, what it was like to ride DK XL and Tour Divide and her latest endeav...

#AskBreadwinner - Geometry vs Frame Material from 2019-01-24T11:16:37

Nerding out on bikes with Tony from Breadwinner Cycles. We talk about the real differences between production and custom bikes and how various frame angles affect bike handling.

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SAFETY PIZZA - Story behind this viral bike product! from 2019-01-18T13:41:52

The Safety Pizza is a quirky and viral bike safety product.  We talk with Chris the creator of the Safety Pizza about its origins, its rough start in manufacturing and where he hopes to take it ...

"Bike Fun" and Bicycle Advocacy - Ayleen Crotty - PLPTalks from 2019-01-11T11:42:50

We talk with Ayleen Crotty about the idea of "bike fun", the origin story of Pedalpalooza in Portland and how bike fun and bike advocacy can work together.  We also talk about how Filmed by Bike...

The Farmer and the Sailor: Why We Stopped Traveling Indefinitely from 2019-01-08T08:52:24

Selling everything to travel indefinitely is the ultimate luxury item and dream of many.  Why did we stop?

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PLPTalks - Arleigh Greenwald (BikeShopGirl) - Creating a Better Bike Shop from 2019-01-04T12:48:11

Arleigh Greenwald has been in the bicycle industry a long time as an employee, former QBP rep, blogger and critic.  She has taken the next big step to open up her own shop and apply the things s...

#BikesxBourbon - 2019 Supple Trends? Reader Comments from 2018-12-28T09:57:48

We respond to reader comments over the Most Supple Bike of the Year award and give some future predictions of gravel and supple bike trends of 2019.  We taste a mesquite smoked whiskey from Tucs...

#BikesxBourbon - Our Mother the Mountain (OMTM.CC) from 2018-09-19T09:20:19

We interview Ron Lewis of OMTM.CC, a Portland based group mapping out awesome gravel routes in the Oregon and Washington area. We talk about what makes a good gravel ride and the growth of grave...

#BikesxBourbon - Swift Industries from 2018-09-04T22:22:23

Our friends Martina and Jason from Swift Industries were visiting Missoula and we had to get them on the show! We taste Oban 14, talk about trailrunning, how different activities affect their de...

BikesxBourbon - Old Forester / Have we reached PEAK GRAVEL?!! from 2018-08-27T13:24:29

There have been a lot of gravel "innovations" from app controled suspension, short travel suspention forks, but are they necessary?  We also talk about what sorts of classes we'd like to see bik...

PLPTalks - Guitar Ted - Trans Iowa and Beyond! from 2018-08-21T14:08:20

Trans Iowa is considered the grandfather of the modern gravel event in the US.  We interview Mark Stevenson / Guitar Ted, one of the founders of TI, and talk about the early days of Trans Iowa a...

#BikesxBourbon - Survival Skills, #DadBike from 2018-08-15T14:57:27

We taste Burnside Bourbon Oregon Oaked. We have a special guest that rode from Spokane, WA to Missoula, MT to be on the show!  We talk about what to keep in your survival kit and the ups and dow...

PLPTalks - Rebecca Rusch - Growing Gravel from 2018-08-13T10:43:44

Gravel cycling is growing and gravel events are creating positive benefits to small rural areas. We interview Rebecca Rusch about why she started a gravel event, how it was initially re...

#BikesxBourbon - Good Bye Velocult, Phil Gaimon's Rules from 2018-08-08T08:02:38

We lament the closing of one our favorite bike shops of all time, Velocult and what it means for other bike shops.  We also wax philosophical about Phil Gaimon's Rules and #thesupplelife.  This ...

#BikesxBourbon - Tumbleweed Bicycle Co. from 2018-07-30T12:31:50

Daniel Molloy from Tumbleweed Bicycles is in town to show El Silencio.  He brought over a nice rye from the Bay Area and we geek out about why he started Tumbleweed, what he learned from working...

#BikesxBourbon - Fake Cyclists from 2018-07-23T11:06:29

Our most pointed #bikesxbourbon episode yet where we address the idea of "real" vs "fake" cyclists and also lay out the groundwork for the supple life manifesto.  We also taste Stagg Jr, a surpr...

#BikesxBourbon - Future of Bike Shops from 2018-07-23T10:45:45

We taste a bourbon that was aged at sea!  On a boat!  We also talk about a recent post from Alter Cycles about bike shops as a third space and how that means much more than just serving beer or ...

PLPTalks - 26 - Ben Weaver - Music for Free from 2018-05-27T07:05:39

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Ben Weaver is a musician that bikepa...

BikesxBourbon - Riding vs. Racing, Dirty Kanza!!!! from 2018-05-23T10:31:04

What we drank: Balcones Baby Blue, Balcones Rye

What we talked about: Philosophical and technical differences between racing and riding and Dirty Kanza.  Joined by special guest Ally Mabr...

PLPTalks - 25 - Dirty Kanza Special - Jim Cummins and Casey Woods from 2018-05-22T11:02:08

An often untold story of Dirty Kanza is how the event has changed the town of Emporia, Kansas and how it has been slowly embraced by the community.  In this episode we interview Jim Cummins, the...

PLPTalks - 24 - Nick Legan - Gravel Cycling from 2018-05-08T22:56:29

Nick Legan has literally written the book on gravel cycling.  In this episode, we discuss the current gravel cycling trend, why it is popular, gravel events, and his new book "Gravel Cycling".  ...

BikesxBourbon - Gravel Events, 650b vs 27.5, Semantics from 2018-05-08T07:32:36

What we drank: Blade and Bow Bourbon #4 (THANKS LAURA CRAWFORD!)

What we talked about: Gravel events .Philosophical differences between 650b and 27.5, Gravel Bike vs. Mountain Bike, Seman...

BikesxBourbon - Sea Otter, Golden Age of Cycling, Grav Grav from 2018-05-08T07:30:11

What we drank: Rabbit Hole Bourbon (THANKS LAURA CRAWFORD!)

What we talked about: The new Niner full suspension gravel bike? Speedvagen Rough Road? BikeSnob's article on the Golden Age of...

PLPTalks - 23 - Jay Ritchey - Bikepacking and Filmmaking from 2018-04-24T17:04:08

Jay Ritchey has been in the bicycle industry a long time from helping his dad Tom Ritchey build bikes, to working at Rivendell Bicycle Works.  Beyond bicycles, Jay is also a filmmaker working on...

PLPTalks - 22 - Tobie DePauw - Future of the Local Bike Shop? from 2018-04-17T18:59:50

Tobie DePauw is a bike industry veteran. In this interview, he gives his insights on the future of bike shops, building a bike community from scratch and storytelling with routes.

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PLPTalks - 21 - Randi Smith - Randi Jo Fabrications from 2018-04-09T22:45:35

Randi Jo Fabrications is a small bicycle bag and cap company with a surprisingly large reach in the bike industry.  We talk with Randi Smith about what it's like have a business based out of the...

PLPTalks - 20 - Kyle B. Kelley - Golden Saddle Cyclery/Radavist from 2018-04-02T11:54:07

Golden Saddle Cyclery in Los Angeles is a small shop with big reach.  We interview Kyle B. Kelley, shop owner and Radavist contributor,  about what it takes for a bike shop to survive these days...

PLPTalks - 19 - Jan Heine from 2018-03-19T18:58:15

Jan Heine, publisher of Bicycle Quarterly and founder of Compass Bicycles has been an evangelist for performance bikes with wider tire clearances.  The bike industry has finally caught up with h...

PLPTalks - 18 - Molly Sugar - Friends on Bikes from 2018-03-12T12:54:43

What's it like to tour across the US if you're not a white male?  How do you find and create a diverse cycling culture?  We talk with Molly Sugar, co-founder of Friends On Bikes, about race, div...

PLPTalks - 17 - Gabe Tiller - Oregon Timber Trail from 2018-03-05T09:56:02

Gabe, route designer of the Oregon Outback and Oregon Timber Trail,  tells us what he thinks makes an iconic ride. We also get a behind the scenes look at the Oregon Timber Trail, a cross state ...

PLPTalks - 16 - Bicycle Nomad - Erick Cedeno from 2018-02-26T14:44:07

How and why did Erick start the Bicycle Nomad brand?  Why is it important for bike shops to create a community?  Why are people of color so under represented in bikepacking media?  In this fun a...

PLPTalks - 15 - Whitefish Bike Retreat - Cricket Butler from 2018-02-18T19:05:23

The Great Divide bikepacking route is turning 20 this year.  It has inspired many to tour, race and open businesses along the route.  One of those persons is Cricket Butler.  She learned about t...

BikesxBourbon - NAHBS 2018, Frostbike, Roadplus +, Sklar, Bikepacking vs Panniers from 2018-02-18T13:27:07

We taste bourbon and talk about the most interesting bikes at this years NAHBS, as well as the new releases from Surly and All-City at Frostbike.  We also talk about a recent artcile on Bikepack...

PLPTalks - 14 - The Cyclist's Menu (Zander Ault) from 2018-02-11T19:00:55

Gravel grinding with a gourmet meal at the end of each day? Sign us up! We interview Zander Ault of The Cyclist's Menu, a company that is redefining the bike road camp model with mixed terrain r...

PLPTalks - 13 - Revelate Designs (Eric Parsons) from 2018-02-05T12:01:48

In this episode of PLPTalks we interview Eric Parsons of Revelate Designs, one of the originators of modern bikepacking bags! We talk about the early days of bikepacking, how his business has gr...

PLPTalks - 12 - Lael Wilcox from 2018-01-29T12:26:41

This episode is made possible by the Art of Survival Century Ride (http://www.survivalcentury.com) and listeners like you. Learn how you can support ...

#PLPTalks - Patch Game (Walter Skrzypek) from 2018-01-21T18:51:51

In this episode of PLPTalks we interview Walter Skrzypek, from Falls Creek Outfitters, the man behind so many of the bicycle patches you see on Instagram. How did he start? Why are bike patches ...

Road Diary: One of those Moments from 2018-01-20T23:37:10

A blast from the past. When we first set off almost a decade ago we wanted to make audio slide shows. We only made a few. I distinctly remember making this in a cheap motel in far west Texas. We...

PLPTalks - 10 - Spoke'n Hostel ( The BEST bike hostel in the US?) from 2018-01-15T20:21:16

In this interview we talk with Jalet and Pat, the owners of Spoke'n Hostel in Mitchell, OR.  Mitchell is a town of 125 people along the ACA TransAm route.  Find out whay they started it, how it ...

PLPTalks - 09 - Matt (Crust Bikes, Starting Your Own Bike Brand?) from 2018-01-12T17:24:39

In this interview we talk with Matt, the man behind Crust bikes about what it is like to start a bike company from scratch making unique touring and bikepacking  bikes. We hear about the ups and...

PLPTalks - 08 - Bobby Wintle (Land Run 100, Future of Gravel?, Future of Bike Shops?) from 2018-01-12T16:05:47

In this interview we talk with Bobby Wintle of District Bicycles in Stillwater, OK. In addition to operating a bike shop with his wife Crystal, they also run the Landrun 100 a popular midwest gr...

PLPTalks - 07 - Whitney Ford-Terry (Bikepacking and Land Art) from 2018-01-11T20:46:25

In this interview we talk with Whitney Ford-Terry about land art and bikepacking, WTF Bike Explorers Summit, are bike brands responsible for promoting Leave No Trace and whether or not social me...

PLPTalks - 06 - Benedict (aka UltraRomance) from 2018-01-11T16:18:20

In this video we interview one of cycling's most interesting personas, Benedict, aka UltraRomance. What are his cycling origins? How does one become a professional bike tourist? Does he consider...

PLPTalks - 05 - Martina Brimmer (Swift Industries) from 2018-01-11T15:06:07

In this next installment of #PLPTalks, I interview one of our favorite people in the bike industry, Martina Brimmer, co-fou...

PLPTalks - 04 - Nam Arya (Gender, Race and Bikepacking) from 2018-01-11T15:01:45

In this next installment of #PLPTalks, I interview Nam Arya (@goodolenam on Insta), about how she got into touring, being a...

PLPTalks - 03 - Jay Petervary (Endurance Bikepacking Athlete) from 2018-01-11T14:46:48

In this installment of #PLPTalks, I talk with Jay Petervary about his career as an endurance athlete, but also what it take...

PLPTalks - 02 - Sarah Swallow (Specialized Adventure Athlete, Dirty Kanza) from 2018-01-11T14:43:19

Sarah J Swallow is a well respected bike traveler. We talk about how she creates routes, riding Dirty Kanza, the downsides of living the dream and the WTF Bike Explorer summit she is helping to ...

PLPTalks - 01 - Kurt Refsnider (BikepackingRoots.org) from 2018-01-11T14:38:09

In this first episode of PLPTalks, I interview Kurt Refsnider a former Tour Divide winner, geologist and founder of BikepackingRoots.org. We talk about his bikepacking and geology class in Presc...