Cycle Jerks Podcast

Tony has had a very impressive career in the bike business. From owning a shop at the tender age of 16 to now CEO of Time Bicycles. There were lots of stops in between and Tony's story is still evolving.  He is currently building a state-of-the-art Carbon Frame manufacturing facility in South Carolina. This is a massive undertaking and is part of a bigger overall movement by South Carolina to...

In this episode we look back at the year that was. We bring back former Co-Host Dave Dalton and together with Chris and I we recount some of the standout moments of 2024. We want to thank our amazing guests that made this year truly unforgettable! We're honored to have shared so many conversations with such insightful and passionate individuals in the bike industry. Some things have changed s...

Greenline Cycles in Chico Ca was originally established in 92 when Dacques was just a young bike loving kid that knew his calling. Thirty some odd years later and he is still living his dream. We talk about his life as a bike junkie and later as a retailer. So many ups and downs in bicycle retail and Dacques has managed to weather them all. Greenline Cycles is located in the college town of Chico...

Today's podcast is full of surprises. Heather Mason now President of the National Bike Dealer Association has had quite a career in the bike industry from racing to retail, to working with Eddy Merckx, and now President of the National Bike Dealers Association. The NBDA is an incredible asset to Bicycle Retailers all across the country. They work together to help retailers refine their operat...

Have you ever wanted to turn your fitness activities into a charitable contribution? Our guest today James Duvall has developed a platform that will help you do just that. James Duvall was a pastor for 28 years so working with and for charities is nothing new to him. Hear James inspiration for starting the platform and his personal charity alignment with the human trafficking charity Go Velo Free....

This week Chris and I are joined by a former colleague at Giant Bicycles and now co fonder of the Digsbury Investment fund Steve Westover who along with his son Finn has put together Team Booger Racing. While the name is pretty funny, don't let it fool you, Team Booger is focused on human development and goes beyond just racing bikes. Take a listen for yourself and learn about this exciting J...

This week the Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Jess Hana or as many know her, Jess the Maker. This talented and enthusiastic creator has been making exciting and fun content on both Instagram and YouTube for the cycling community for a while now and things just keep getting better. CJ got to dig in and learn more about Jess and her beginnings and what makes her ti...

This week the Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down with Bike Industry veteran Rob Kaplan. Both Mike and CP have had the pleasure of working with Rob at early parts of our careers in the bike world. Rob's journey starts on the East Coast and takes him all over the world making lives better on bikes. These days Rob not only is Head of Sales at Bulls Bikes USA, but also leads the charge...

This week Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with a NorCal legend and former Professional Cyclist, Michael "Havoc" Sayers. CP had the honor of racing against and alongside Mike in the early 90's as we moved up the racing ranks. Mike's passion for the bike has extended over 3 decades and includes Director Sportif roles, taking young USA cyclists over to Eu...

Located near the base of Mount Diablo Danville Bikes has been servicing the community for over 40 years and owner Jose Gutierrez has been there for almost all of those years. Buying the shop at the tender age of 23, Jose emptied his bank account for the down payment and he's been there ever since. The timing was fantastic as he took over right at the beginning of the mountain bike boom and he...

Oh boy did I blow the introduction on this one! I totally spaced out and didn't acknowledge Chris and just went into some script that I had wrote out prior to the podcast, another thing I never do. I was nervous as Rick and the Sea Otter Classic have been a huge part of my career in the bike industry and just very excited to get him on the podcast. Anyway after a rocky start we really got int...

Like so many of us, bikes became our passion at a very young age. As a kid it is your first experience of freedom. The wind in your face and your only limits were how far your body could propel you. For an older generation, it was when the street lights came on.  In the 1990's mountain bikes exploded into the mainstream. Bike manufactures small and large were only held back by their imaginati...

BMX has been very good to Ezequiel. Growing up in a small mountain town in Argentina Ezequiel was first exposed to BMX thru the video games Dave Mirra and Matt Hoffman, from there he connected with a couple of locals and the rest is history as the saying goes. Eze style and skills on the bike are undeniable but his humble, nurturing character is what struck me in this interview. He is the founder...

Boy this was a fun one! Matt has been in the industry a long tme and with a very colorful history working in product development with great brands like Gary Fisher, White Industries, Bianchi. Ultimately leading to him co founding Enduro bearings with a friend from high school. Enduro makes all types of bearing for bicycle applications, and they have something truly unique in their XD15 ceramic bea...

Mark joins us again this year to discuss the finer details of this year's instalment of the Mt Diablo Challenge coming up this Sunday October 6th. If you haven't already signed up it is not too late. We also discuss the closures on the mountain this year to add additional turnouts, the funding effort and the benefit to all users as a result. Hope you enjoy! We want to hear from you! If y...

We said farewell to Dave last week and this week we introduce his replacement, Chris Padavana. Chris and I have known each other and worked together for almost 30 years! Friends of the show will recognize that name as he has been on the podcast before when he was the owner of Eden Bicycles. In this episode we learn where he grew up and what his childhood was like, and his family history. How he ul...

This one is bittersweet. Dave has taken a new job with Trek Bicycle as Manager of their Castro Valley location. This new role is requiring more time from Dave and he has decided to step down as Co-Host of the Podcast. This is a proper send off to a good friend and great contributor to the show. Thanks to Dave for all of his work on the Podcast its been a lot of fun and we wish him weel in his new...

Lindsey has lived a very interesting life, growing up in Portland and Bend Oregon then venturing to Hollywood and ultimately back to Oregon.  She grew up as a tom boy playing sports and riding horses.  later she was selected to be on the 3rd season of the reality show Survivor, then was featured in the "Without me" Eminem  music video with Dr Dre, but all that pales by comparison to what...

Being raised with a golf instructor father one might have thought his future was preordained. But at the age of 10 a longtime family friend brought him down to a local bike shop. Seeing all those bikes was life altering and since that day the wheels haven't stopped turning. He started out riding mountain bikes and quickly turned cyclocross. During our chat Cody talks about his rise to the top...

We first chatted with Anna when, after just two years of taking up riding, she was racing at the pro level throughout the US and Europe. 1 year later, a horrible crash at this year's Redlands and the folding of her Team inspired her to re-think her racing future. Now racing as a "privateer" she's competing on road and off in the Life Time Grand Prix Series. Remarkably, just a f...

This was a big one for Mike and he was downright giddy to have the man who inspired him to get into Freestyle BMX on the Pod. From his humble beginnings jumping garbage cans in his neighborhood to becoming a 5 time winner of the AFA King of Skateparks Competitions, Eddie Fiola became one of the most famous and highly paid freestyle BMX riders of his time. Proving BMXers aren't dropouts Eddie...

Wow what a journey! Todd grew up in NorCal where he began racing BMX before moving to SoCal to join SE Racing at just 19 years old. After a stint working at SE Bikes he went on to head marketing at GT Bicycles. In a unique turn he left the bike industry to become a documentary filmmaker / TV Producer where he created among others the Motocross Files and Penton about the legendary John Penton, an A...

6 months after being struck by a car Derek Teel of Dialed Health returns to the pod to share his journey back from near life ending injuries to his goal of Everesting in the Swiss Alps. It’s an extraordinary comeback story fueled by personal drive and the love and support of people around him. Derek shares with us: his battle to overcome the physical and mental challenges on the road to recovery;...

Just when you think you know all there is to know about fueling and recovery you meet Todd Newman, endurance athlete and co-founder of Freak Shake. An alumni of the Hershey Company he brought smiles to our faces when we learned that cocoa not only make foods tastes great it has some incredible health and performance benefits. And what's in a name? Lets be honest, given the way we test the lim...

Great conversation with Tyler. We cover a bunch of topics including maintaining balance with cycling and family life, Body dysmorphia with cyclist and his own personal journey, Ultra National Champs, Impossible Routes and what's next for Tyler. Enjoy!  Support the show Thanks for listening and following along with our podcasts. We are available on all streaming platforms and most recently we...