The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast

This week we delve deep into the meaning of Fred and decide maybe it needs an update. Plus, Tim looks silly at the bmx shop, Surly bike names and we try and remember our own podium rules for children.  The poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerh...

This week Spencer is back, and he's got a few small criticisms for Tim and Matt. We try and pick the pods new favorite (older) rider, wonder about Eli and talk neck pillows. Plus, we need a favor in Columbus Ohio. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at wideanglepodiu...

This week we celebrate the Japan cup in all its glory!!! Spencer is away this week, so you know what that means? Dad talk.  We discuss cargo bikes and the joys/fear of watching your child ride.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find...

This week's show is overflowing with racing content. We talk Italian Classics, hour records, and how we kinda liked gravel worlds. But mostly this week is about celebrating Valverde! and some other legends that retired this past weekend.  The poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase...

The Vanagon podcast 3 or 4 of you have been clamoring for is finally here. This week we take a listener's email about Matt's van. Does their advice hold up better than a 30+ year old hose clamp?  This podcast is supported by Big Matt, thanks for all the help. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the f...

This week we try and make sense of one of the craziest Worlds weeks in recent memory. From van Vleuten and Remco to MvDP and Mollema it's been a crazy week. Plus, a new jersey idea sure to make us famous.  he poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  ham...

This week all 3 of us don't watch the worlds TT, 2 of us fix cars and 1 of us does a bike race. Plus, some great emails and a new waving rule.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wid...

This week the Vuelta is done and largely forgotten, Canada had some great bike races and no one's getting relegated. We talk about Bling, find a bike sale and yes, we know how it sounds.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and...

This week we talk Vuelta, Maryland Pizza and decide which of us should be sold off. Plus, Spencer recounts his visit to a cx race, Matt buys some new gears and Tim saw a bike.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and other fant...

This week we talk the Vuelta, MTB worlds and Spencer's upcoming race program. We play a great listener submitted round of Buy or Sell, read some great emails and stay on track at all times. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, a...

This week we are back and rested up for the start of the Vuelta. Tim is a little mum about how Nairo, but has a lot to say about downhill mtb fashion. Plus, a bunch of great emails and a very unsurprising announcement. The poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of Hammerhead Karoo...

This week Matt finally buys something he should have bought 17 years ago. We talk puppy paws, relegations and helmets. Plus, a slew of great emails and we figure out how Lachlan Morton can win the men's Tour de France. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideangl...

This week we definitely don't drop the ball. Definitely not. Plus, the Tour de Femmes, a race with a hat and a middle name. Many promises will be broken. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts...

 Tim's back in Minneapolis on Matt's extremely good sounding porch. You can tell we've done this 399 times because WOW, it sounds amazing. Just the right amount of echo and cats. Plus, the Tour, the Tour and Spencer's perfect pronunciations.  The podcast is supported this week by  SeaSucker .  Go to  seasucker.com  to check out their amazing selection of racks that can fit any vehicle you've got,...

This week Little Guy is away on assignment, so Spencer and Tim are left to their own devices... and well. The takes were certainly taken, let's say. We've got a ton of Tour talk, and a healthy dose of CRITBEEF too. Buckle up. The podcast is supported this week by SeaSucker.  Go to  seasucker.com  to check out their amazing selection of racks that can fit any vehicle you've got, even Vanagons!!  Us...

The gangs all back this week to talk Tour de France. Tim thinks the GC is settled; Matt thinks it's anyone's race and Spencer is suspiciously quiet. We play an amazing and baffling listener created game and have trouble deciding who gets the belt.  The podcast is supported this week by SeaSucker .  Go to  seasucker.com  to check out their amazing selection of racks that can fit any vehicle you've...

This week we are down to two hosts in the sprint train but still manage to hoover up the UCI points. We talk the first 3 tour stages, crazy kits and of course HELMETS!!!  The podcast is supported this week by SeaSucker .  Go to seasucker.com to check out their amazing selection of racks that can fit any vehicle you've got, even Vanagons!!  Use the code SlowRide15 when you checkout to get a great d...

It's the American 4th of July again, and that can only mean one thing: Tradition. It's time for our annual re-watch and discussion about American Flyers, the 1985 cycling classic staring Kevin Costner, David Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul and everyone's favorite cycling baddie Luca Bercovici. Let's hurt a little! Acknowledgements: Thank you to Wisconsin State University for the grant to do...

This week Tim's in Matt's house for a very special podcast. We preview the Tour, check in on our respective Chequamegon prep and talk national champ kits. Plus, Spencer panders to #UK corner with a new hit game. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium...

This week we talk G in Switzerland, Golden Kilos in Belgium and toe clips in America. Plus, some great emails and Tulsa talk. This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Net...

This week we start our TdF training by discussing the Dauphine and complaining about the color yellow. Plus, Tim has a new game for us to play that's fun, informative and a bummer.  The poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io  right now an...

This week Tims back with a full in-depth Giro report. Did he get as close to Valverde as he'd hoped? How tall is MvDp? Plus, potatoes and tacos.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at  wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the W...

This week Tim is again off on special assignment in Italy, but that doesn't mean we don't have a lot to talk about. We break down the Giro, read some great emails, and play a little game with special guest host Micheal Boedigheimer.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP mer...

This week while Tim is away on special assignment at the Giro, we have a special guest host. Rob Kelly from Criterium Nation joins us to talk about pink jerseys and the finer points of podium bottles. The poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhe...

This week we talk Giro, Tro Bro and start doing the math on the time we've put in so far. Plus, Tim picks the wrong Maverick before Matt picks the wrong Maverick and then Spencer picks the wrong Maverick.  Hey all you Onza fans!!!!! Go check out the amazing illustrated Old Testament that Samuel Robertson just had published by 11:11 Press. It's the most gorgeous surreal take on the Bible that any b...