No Ride Around

It's a special 2 episode upload week with the conclusion of our week at Breck Epic. It's been one hell of a season and we hope you've enjoyed the journey as much as we have. Part 2 of the the Breck Epic season finale covers stages 4 - 6 which includes the infamous Wheeler Pass stage. Tune in for our final thoughts on the race. 

Here we are, the culmination of an entire season of riding and training, the big event, the 2019 Breck Epic. In this episode, bring you on the final leg of this journey, we recap the first 3 stages and what it took to just get up to Breck and get settled.  Please visit our sponsors: Orbea Sram Continental Crank Brothers Junk Headbands - 10% off your order, use coupon code noridearound ColorUp...

No Ride Around's bike provider Orbea brought Harley to their world headquarters to show the assembly, testing, and customization of Orbea bikes.  Erstwhile, Justin got nuked on Nixon's coffee and asked one of their baristas to explain what makes espresso so good.   Visit your local Nixon's Coffee House through the weekend (thru 8/18) and mention you're a No Ride Around listener for a BOG...

-Scott Stoll, a Community Professor who travelled around the world on his bicycle Oddly applicable to us being one week out from the 2019 edition of The Breck Epic, a 6 day mountain bike stage race in Breckenridge, CO covering approximately 240 miles of singletrack and 40,000' of vert. The same might be said of us taking on this race, it's been an 8 month long journey, time for those final gut che...

Join your hosts Justin Holle and Harley McClellan, along with special guest and No Ride Around teammate Colin Smith as we review our experience at this years Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge, CO. We also dig into the "humble brag" of suffering on a bike and how we each define what fun means to us when we ride or race.

6 months into an intense training schedule, how do we keep things fun, fresh, and exciting? We cover some of our favorite strategies for staying consistent leading up to an event. We're just 4 weeks out from the 2019 Breck Epic, it's crunch time!!

It's all right there in the title. On this episode, we cover items that we don't have sponsors for, that we happily shell out our hard earned cash for. Items that are with us on every single ride , no matter what. From items that come from Home Depot, to specialty items only found at your favorite local bike shop, there are quite a few items that are required to get out on the trail and riding wit...

Sifting through 3 weeks of team training rides, races, and getting bikes dirty, hosts Harley and Justin celebrate some podiums and share the ‘summer’s here!’ excitement

This week, hosts Justin and Harley, share their collective knowledge on how to approach, prepare, and excel at your first bike race. 

We have long time friend and one hell of a rider, Coach Andy, aka Coyote, aka Countach on the show to give his 5 tips for becoming a better mountain biker. We spend some time reliving the glory days of mountain biking in the late 90's and early 00's, discuss when the scale tips on innovation, and have a ton of fun in the process. 

You know we had to do it at some point. Everyone has an opinion on if e-bikes have a place in the world of cycling, who can ride them, why they should or shouldn't ride them, etc. Check out the episode to see if we can bring any clarity to this hotly debated topic.

We take our two man show on the road, add a third adventure buddy for good measure, and hit the road to Bentonville, Arkansas. Curiosity and a long Colorado winter finally got the better of us, so we loaded up the truck and went to see what mountain biking in one of the newest, most talked about spots in the US was all about. Verdict: GO! Check out our newest episode for the full download.

10 weeks into 2019 and its time to check in on race training, what's working, what's not, and how we can adjust. We have team member Roger Nottestad, owner of The Drum Shop in Tulsa, OK, on to chat. Justin Gives us a recap on his experience at the  True Grit 100, we finally talk about some of our sponsors for the upcoming season. Good times had by all!

After weeks of seemingly endless weather keeping us away from riding in the dirt, we sit down for a fun session of talking about the Spring Classics, the Grand Tours, and everyones favorite bike villain, Mr. Lance Armstrong. It's a fun one folks, hope you enjoy!

A celebration of rule #5 (Harden the F**k Up), we break down our day at the Old Man Winter Rally, a 100k gravel race in Lyons, CO.

On this episode, Justin and Harley dig into owning what they call a "Lifestyle Business" and how the bottom line doesn't always dictate the choices that drive the company forward.

Justin and Harley cover the beginning of training for the 2019 Breck Epic, motivation vs. commitment, and the battle to take ourselves seriously. Bonus material, Justin shares his story of summiting his 54th and last 14er in CO.

In the inaugural episode, hosts Justin Holle and Harley McClellan provide insights into who they are, what motivates them, and what this podcast will be all about. NSFW language.