Local Roots: Mountain Bikes, Craft Beers, and Snowboards

The OG Local Roots boys, Larry and Brian, were invited on the Pedal Progressions Podcast! The crew talk life, bikes, and the ever-growing phenomena taking Earth by storm... PICKLEBALL. Pickle curious? Head here to buy a paddle powered by alien turbo juice technology! https://kiwipickleball.com/ New episodes... a sign of things to come for Local Roots? Time will tell! For now, sit back, relax, crac...

Brian dives into his broken tib/fib incident, and Pat and Bob discuss ways to stay busy during injuries and how to mentally handle getting back on the pedals.

We back, baby!!!! Brian recounts shredding the Rado and Barry Roubaix, Bob explains the pain of a pedal to the shin, and Pat reviews the awesomeness at Boyne City Forest.

Pat and Bob discuss the weirdest shit they've seen working on customer's bikes, Brian answers questions from Pat and Bob, the crew bitches about Michigan weather, Pat talks shredding in Cali, Bob talks shop getting busy!

@LooseSpokes himself takes over the LRP! Pat answers listeners' questions, Bob shows us how much he loves team sports, Pat and Brian dive into their personal reasons for joining the WMMBA board, and we also discuss the insane turf war between tennis and pickleball!

Bob talks shop ethics, answers some listener's questions, and talks things that drive him nuts! Pat give us a recall of Brighton Rec MTB trail, and Brian talks way too long about the beer he is drinking. 

Local Roots is BACK! Without Larry's expertise, bear with us as we figure this out. 

So excited to have Patrick Ellis @loose_spokes and Bob from Common Bond Bike Shop @commonbondbikeshop to guest on this very special episode! Check out our new sponsor: https://www.myaderm.com/ PROMO CODE: "ROOTS" for 20% off 

Brian and Larry are back this week with a fresh-out-the-oven episode! We hope you enjoy a lice beer order, a good old fasion IPA review, a flash back of 2000's best youtube videos and more! Check out our new sponsor: https://www.myaderm.com/ PROMO CODE: "ROOTS" for 20% off

Parental Guidance Suggested!!! Sorry about the audio on this one. Check out our new sponsor: https://www.myaderm.com/ PROMO CODE: "ROOTS" for 20% off

Check out our new sponsor: https://www.myaderm.com/ PROMO CODE: "ROOTS" for 20% off We are so happy to be back! Today we have huge announcements! Plus we talk about summer MTB adventures. New trail updates in Grand Rapids. And SO MUCH MORE!!!! Greatlakesebikes.com

We're Back baby! buckle up for an iceman deep-dive it's everyone's favorite race! Brian and Larry will give you the scoop about bell's iceman cometh race!

Special Guests: Dominik Zivcic, Gareth Shaw, and Brian Zajac TransAtlantis race is a 6 day stage by stage enduro race on  2 to 7 of   September, 2021  across 5 different islands in the Azores archipelago, where the winner is the racer with less accumulative time in the overall timed stages of the week. Transfers or Liaisons between stages will be done i...

A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support Also we still have some awesome merch available on our website www.localroots.us

An awesome episode with the owners of Rockford's own Third Nature Brewing Co. Okay, before you get too far. here are some important links... Watch the episode on youtube - https://youtu.be/BS7VBCKdnFo Follow Third Nature on FB : https://www.facebook.com/thirdnaturebrew/ and insta: https://www.instagram.com/thirdnaturebrewing/ Go buy some sick merch here: https://www.localroots.us/local-roots-shop...

Hopefully, by now your house is no longer flooded and you had an amazing 4th of July. Meanwhile, Evan, Brian and Larry have been slaving away in the studio to give you another amazing episode! This for real might be one of the best episodes we have recorded in a while. Our main story this week is about the Tour De France. This episode takes a deep dive into what exactly caused a giant crash at the...

Covered on this week's episode: - Reviewing the Scott Spark 2022 - Karen's have gone wild! Are people magnetic because of the Vax? - Trek Pride Ride - WTF is happening with bugs? Return of the gypsy moths - New ultra-light specialized shoes - Would you shred the New Niner Jet 9? A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support Also we...

What the FU*K. A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support

Check out Kevin's favorite Brewery: https://www.mibrewtrail.com/michigan-brewery-review-coopersville-brewing/ Follow Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michigan_brewery_review/

A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support Also we still have some awesome merch available on our website www.localroots.us It's been a couple of weeks. But let me tell you being a dad is turning into a bit of a time suck. No fear. We are back and ready to bring you weekly podcasts designed specifically to tickle the parts of yo...

Watch this episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/RlZriQ7lG-g Local Roots Podcast- Episode 47 with MTB legend Alexey Vermeulen.   www.localroots.us for more!  Alexey's message about his Leadville challenge:  "Are you interested in taking on the Leadville 100 or know a friend that recently got into riding?  In 2021, @rypetry and I are going to be taking three beginner riders to th...

Well, no one would have thought we could make it this far. Especially us. Thank you all so much for the overwhelming support and consistent growth. Our goal is to make 2021 even better!!! Buy some stuff from our store! Or, don't. - https://www.localroots.us/local-roots-shop

This week is an amazing story of how randomly knocking on Jake Burton's door helped lead to becoming one of the first pro snowboarders in the sport. Craig Gietzen, creator of the GEEZ BAR and local bike shop hero stops buy to kickoff snowboard season! You probably have met Craig around Rockford bike shop where he might be tuning his guitar or tuning up your bike. GET INTO IT!

The story of how training under the best brewers in Germany lead to Michigan’s favorite New England IPA Welcome, Travis Fritts to the pod. We had such a good time meeting Old Nation Brewery’s co-owner and head brewer. Travis has such a great story and I can’t wait for you to hear it! https://www.instagram.com/oldnationbrewing - Follow Old Nation! https://www.localroots.us/ - Explore the website ht...

GO BUY GARY'S BOOK NOW! - HERE This might be the APEX of the Local Roots Podcast. We are so excited to have Gary Fisher on this week. He is a certified badass and we are so thrilled that he shared some time with us. Follow Gary on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gary_fisher/ Support the podcast by checking out our store- here