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This week Murph goes back to school to talk bikes with the kids of Miss Redlinger's Kindergarten class, She learns that kids still have fun riding their bikes! Mark and TJ chat about the RAGBRAI towns and legislative happenings and ParrotTalk returns with Andrea's take on bar tape.

After an eye-catching legislative update from Mark, TJ chats with Evan Blakley about RAGBRAI's exciting return to Denison after a (too) long 17 years. Bonus: is TJ a hipster??

Snow is piling up across the Midwest but that doesn't mean you can't be riding your bikes. Murph is educated by John and AJ about winter riding and the fun that follows. Mark and TJ talk about happenings at the Capitol and the developing RAGBRAI route.

TJ and Mark discuss the newly released RAGBRAI route and recap the Iowa Bike Expo. Mark also discusses the bike successes at the State Capitol. Murph follows up with Steve and Mike of Adventure Cycling and Andrea returns with another ParrotTalk.

This week's podcast delves into the world of self-contained cycling, or as some Iowans refer to "bagging". Murph chats with J-Dub about what it takes to bike loaded down. Mark and TJ talk about the events surrounding the Iowa Bike Expo and the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party.

The week Murph catches up with Bike Rags founder Tony Burnett at their shop in Cedar Rapids. Mark and TJ discuss Donald Kaul's RAGBRAI legacy and pending bike legislation. ParrotTalk squawks about the multitude of fun events coming up.

Thanks for joining us for our 50th Episode!! You all are awesome. For episode L, Kathy Murphy aka Murph chats with Luke Eustice, Director of Wrestling Operations at The University of Iowa, about how he got into cycling and how the heck he rode across Iowa in one day. Later, Andrea hops in with a ParrotTalk on whether or not you should care about how clean your bike is.

We welcome the New Year and all the riding that the year brings us. The JustGoBike team of Mark Wyatt & Kathy Murphy (aka Murph) from the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and TJ Juskiewicz & Andrea Parrott from RAGBRAI gathered to chat about the year that we had and what is on the horizon for the JustGoBike podcast!

The JustGoBike Podcast Team hopes you had a Merry Christmas and wishes you a Happy New Year. The final episode of 2017 features an interview that Murph did with Mateo, a Dutch cyclist who enjoys commuting. Thanks for being loyal listeners!

Former Des Moines area sportscaster and cyclist, Heidi Soliday relives her experiences on the Climate Ride and raising funds for the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. Andrea is back with more ParrotTalk chatting about the worst challenges on the bike.

Is this the Hallmark Channel or the JustGoBike Podcast? Murph discovers that true love can be found on the bike as she is joined by Dana and Steve Fortier who met on RAGBRAI and later married. Mark and TJ chat about the upcoming Iowa Bike Expo, The Iowa Bike Summit and the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party coming up next month.

In this episode, Murph quizzes her guests on their favorite places to ride, favorite pie, and more, and Andrea Parrott talks parrots... no wait, actually she grades predictions on this year's cycling trends. It's been one year since the inception of the Just Go Bike Podcast - and what a year it's been! Thanks for listening!

TJ talks about the passing of Ann Karras, the wife of RAGBRAI co-founder John Karras for 66 years. Ann was instrumental in helping launch RAGBRAI in the 70's. Murph chats with Martin, originally from Germany, about biking in the states compared to Germany.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Thanks so much for listening. In this episode of the JustGoBike Podcast, Mark Wyatt gets wonky, Kathy Murphy chats with Todd Young of IC Gravel, and on ParrotTalk, Andrea Parrott asks the deep questions - lattice top or solid top pie??

Kathy Murphy meets up with Andrea Lewis to chat about the love of fixies. Mark and TJ give updates from the National Bicycle Tourism Conference

Triathlete Jenny Lorenz talks about going from a rec cyclist to an Ironman triathlete. Kathy Murphy of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition catches up with Jenny about her experiences with triathlons. Andrea Parrott expands on her past ParrotTalk topic on protecting your bike from evil bike theives. Mark and TJ and guest host, Craig Cooper, are on location at the National Bicycle Tourism Conference in St. P...

This week the #JustGoBike podcast's Kathy Murphy catches up with Dave Wedemeyer (aka Hacky Jedi). Dave discusses checking off the states across our nation that he has ridden centuries in, spreading his bike sandal love. ParrotTalk hits on protecting your bicycle against the dreaded bike thieves that are lurking.

Mark and TJ bring this week's show to you from the Iowa Tourism Conference in Sioux City, Iowa. Kathy Murphy chats with survivor JuLee Peterson for Cedar Rapids and ParrotTalk hits on why Andrea is a flutter about the new logo.

Outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities are enjoying the off road Riverside Trail System in Vinton, Iowa. Kathy Murphy catches up with Matt Phippen of the Vinton Off Road Cyclists to chat about this cyclist's playground. Andrea Parrott returns with another edition of ParrotTalk.

Hear some behind the scenes insight from RAGBRAI assistant director, Scott Garner. Our newest member of the JustGoBike team, Kathy Murphy, talks about being assistants at two of the biggest bicycling organizations in the state of Iowa. Mark and TJ chat about fall riding and events coming up.

Ever wonder how the RAGBRAI route is determined? TJ and Mark discuss how the RAGBRAI route is developed each year. They also talk about the GranGable held recently in Iowa City. Andrea is back with a thought-provoking ParrotTalk.

The JustGoBike podcast gang relives their trip out to Sin City for the last Vegas Interbike. TJ also reflects on the passing of inspirational RAGBRAIer Steve VanDeest of Waterloo who passed away last week and Andrea returns with a another chapter of ParrotTalk focus on pancakes and the gluttony that might happen on rides.

Sometimes we get it right on the first take...usually we don't. Ever wonder what some of those outtakes sound like? Well wonder no more, it's the JustGoBike blooper show!

It was supposed to be as easy as putting their bikes in boxes, flying to Norway and pedaling across the country. But then all the complicated details of riding in a foreign land took Mackenzie Elmer and her boyfriend by surprise. After learning the hard way, the Iowan and journalist explains what she would do differently next time -- so that all you need to pedal easy in Europe is this podcast.

Scarred lungs from smoke inhalation didn’t stop Jason Czora, 46, a firefighter with 21 years of service in Buffalo, NY, from heaving his way across hilly terrain for more than 1,600 miles on an epic bicycle ride. He embarked Aug. 17 from the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial in Colorado Springs, Colo., to pedal back home and raise $10,000 for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its missi...