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Kyle Munson chats with RAGBRAI's Trumpet Chick, Alicia Rau! Tune in to hear how she's playing on amidst the pandemic, and some fun tales of trumpeting on RAGBRAI.

This week Kathy Murphy chats dog days of summer and cycling favorites with Kenneth Rosales of Tall Dog Bike Club. Want to hear more Murphology? Visit www.murphologypodcast.com!

On today's mini-episode, Brian Powers chats with CIRREM riders. CIRREM is a 100k gravel race held each winter in central Iowa. Truly not for the faint of heart! Note: the image from today's episode is NOT from CIRREM.

This week we're podcasting - quarantine style! We couldn't get together to do our round table so we all called in to a Zoom meeting (Kyle couldn't join us this time because he was busy adulting). Visit our Facebook page to see the video version!

ParrotTalk is back! Did you know May is Bike Month? Andrea chats about a few of the (COVID-19 safe) activities the Iowa Bicycle Coalition is hosting. Have a ParrotTalk question? Ask us here or email justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.

On today's mini-episode, Brian Powers takes a look back at Grandpa RAGBRAI, John Karras' 90th birthday! Here are some more photos from the event: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/life/living-well/ragbrai/2020/03/11/ragbrai-co-founder-john-karras-celebrates-his-90th-birthday/5017338002/

Murphology AKA Murph is back on the Podcast to chat with Joanie Green Mousel about her dad, former RAGBRAI Director and co-founder of the Dream Team, Jim "Greenie" Green. If you know Joanie or Greenie you already know this is a fun conversation, if you don't, you're in for a treat! Want to hear more Murphology? Visit https://murphologypodcast.com/

As Offenburger says, "cycling fits Iowa like a good work glove." Tune in to hear Kyle Munson talk bikes, RAGBRAI, pork burgers, and pie with "Iowa Boy" Chuck Offenburger. Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and Review JustGoBike on your favorite podcasting platform! Have an idea for the show? Email us at JustGoBikePodcast@gmail.com or reach out to us on social media @JustGoBike.

Well, it happened. RAGBRAI got postponed until 2021. Mark, Dieter, and Anne chat about making the tough call. "If we put any one of these communities under duress just because we wanted to have RAGBRAI at all costs, it would have been exactly the wrong thing to do." Be well, friends!

The JustGoBike Podcast is back, with old favorites, new friends, and lots of talk about bikes. Have an idea for a future episode? Email us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.

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It's an all-Iowa Bicycle Coalition Episode this week - introducing new IBC staff members Michelle Barker and Jared Morford! Can't wait to hear more from these two, but for now, this will break the ice.

Murph chats with Rose Willey on how to "expand your possible" with biking! Specifically, how to get into gravel riding and enjoy an often bypassed part of the Iowa roadways. Mark and TJ chat about all things Iowa bike.

TJ visits with Dave Edwards about Primal's past, present and future and all the great things that Primal has done to give back. Primal has been RAGBRAI's official jersey manufacturer since 2007. Mark introduces the new staff at the Iowa Bicycle Coalition,

TJ and AP kick off the episode chatting about responses to the RAGBRAI Rider and Support Driver Surveys. We hear ya! Then Murphology interviews Cedar Rapids' Clarence Boesenberg about cycling 1000's of miles per year at 93 years young! How does he do it...

This week, Murph visits with Drew from Yamaha about their power assist bikes. Yamaha has been manufacturing power-assist for 2 decades, the pioneer in the industry. Mark and TJ catch up on happening in the bike community.

This week, Murph chats with Outdoor Adventurer Extraordinaire Ryan Van Duzer about his bike journeys, riding RAGBRAI with his mom, his YouTube channel, and more! TJ and Mark chat about being in your comfort zone while cycling, and AP jumps in for a short but sweet ParrotTalk about the Ride Spot app.

Murph dwelves in the challenges of the Leadville Race Series and the Leadville 100 MTB Race in Colorado as Mark and TJ catch up on post-RAGBRAI happenings

It's a short and sweet (er, savory) episode this week - Murph gets a taste of the behind the scenes of Mr Pork Chop (Jr) with Matt Bernhard! And Andrea fills in with a ParrotTalk turned intro with questions from Murph. Back to our regularly scheduled format next week.

We all wish we were still out on RAGBRAI so this week on the pod we talk... RAGBRAI! Murphology interviews Andy Hanshaw from the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition about Bike the Bay, CicloSDias, and the National Bicycle Tourism Conference. Oh yeah and there's a ParrotTalk this week.

Governor John Hickenlooper is an avid cyclist looking forward to squeezing in his first RAGBRAI while campaigning across the state of Iowa for President. TJ talked with the Governor about his passion for cycling as well as his successful initiatives that helped make cycling better for his constituents while Mayor of Denver then Governor of Colorado. The Governor's background also involved starting...

While you are packing up or cleaning your bike for RAGBRAI, this week's podcast gives a sneak peak at all of the RAGBRAI Overnight Host Communities from Council Bluffs to Keokuk. Kathy Murphy chats with a representative from each of the RAGBRAI towns.

Murphology and Josh Schamberger recap the Big Rove bike ride last weekend! We don't know about you but Team JustGoBike had a blast.

Retired RAGBRAI Director Jim Green, better known as Greenie, passed away last week leaving behind an amazing legacy. Greenie dedicated 37 years to the Des Moines Register and RAGBRAI, with the last 17 of those as the director of RAGBRAI. TJ and Mark remember their friend and his impact on the cycling world in Iowa and beyond.

Sorry we missed the second half of the Route Inspection recaps! We got pretty tired. TJ and Andrea make up for it today with an entire route recap of RAGBRAI XLVII! Almost one month away...