The Sprocket Podcast

Jean-Luc and Armando roll in to talk about the tender age of adolescence in which one makes their own decisions about being a person and getting around.  Jean Luc is the son of the famed @dudeluna , and is also The Man.  We talk with him in the studio, first of all about why he wouldn’t go over a waterfall in a barrel, but also about more pressing topics! Also thanks to our drink sponsor The Beer...

Brock & Eric Iverson go for a bike ride on some gravel.  It’s all fun and games until someone gets a stubborn, mysterious flat tire that can’t be fixed!  Will they make it home? Ride the Dalles Mountain 60 route anytime – it’s great!  Thanks to Oregon Bikepacking (formerly VeloDirt) for assembling this and many other great routes!

recordings before and during E400 that didn’t make the cut to the final episode.  including some inside baseball on local Portland stuff!

Anna had a class assignment to interview someone, so naturally she chose the best subject on impulse control possible: Aaron Flores!  One of our core values at The Sprocket Podcast is an intentional approach to life, and this conversation digs into some of the nuances of that approach. Happy 400th episodes!

It’s our four-hundredth episode, and Madi Carlson came in!  Oh, and some guy named Brock .  We chat about Brock’s newest adventures & news, Madi’s relocation to Portland and what it’s like to live here vs. there!  And a little chat about Disney movies, to round it out.  And Guthrie’s bike shop foiled another bike theft! Thanks to YOU for listening – it makes us happy to see your co...

In the studio we have the Corvidae Bike Club!  Solae, Lex, Chris, Tink & Scotty explain what they do and how you can participate in their events in the Portland area.  Caw! Calendar 2nd THURSDAY of every month Joyful Rider’s Club in Minneapolis 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indianapolis Bike Party Every 2nd Sunday of every month Corvidae Bike Club R...

Tonya Oyala and Brad Nelson from Events By Axiom join to talk Cranksgiving and a bag of wine, commuting, triathalons, Pedalpalooza, bike touring and more! Calendar 2nd THURSDAY of every month Joyful Rider’s Club in Minneapolis  2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indianapolis Bike Party Every 2nd Sunday of every month Corvidae Bike Club Ride Feb 24: Menagerie...

Jessie Blanchard rides for a cause: to defeat ALS.  What’s it like to ride Oregon’s Reach The Beach charity ride?  This, and other centuries, all casual-like.  Impressive! Aaron compares cheating on his diet to “sex with your pants on.” Calendar 2nd THURSDAY of every month Joyful Rider’s Club in minneapolis 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indi...

We are joined by return guests Armando, Aqua, and Joan to chat about volunteering for bicycling events and what they’ve been up to this winter. Also thanks to our drink sponsor The Beer Mongers for generously providing our libations (this episode Aaron does his best Springsteen tribute for them), and our generous Patreon donors for underwriting our operating costs! Calendar 2nd Friday of Eve...

Andy Anderson has done a lot of transit riding on Portland’s MAX Light Rail system, enough so that they wrote a book of poetry about the experiences on and around it titled “Hello, My Name Is Andy.” (low supply, but more being printed!)  The book is available in a very limited run from Powell’s Books !  We also talk more stolen bikes, Aaron’s strange diet, and more! Also Thanks to our...

Ashley Lance & Phil Barber are friends of planned guest Tonya (who will be on soon) with some stories.  Ashley & her partner Daniel take a tour in Italy ( we also talked to them about their Cuba tour ), while Phil rides the coastal forest, leads rides themed around disaster, and both of them are helping to plan the Worst Day of the Year Ride though their work with Events by Axiom . Also: A...

“Catchin’ up” with Aaron & Guthrie:  it’s the new year, and we take some time to reflect on the past year’s experiences, along with what the new one may hold.  Also, Aaron goes through his bag and finally prepares to mail stickers and patches to our donors! Calendar 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indianapolis Bike Party Every 2nd Sunday o...

Joan & Guthrie trade notes on library science – specifically, how books are organized.

Joan Petit is a librarian, engaged citizen, adoptive mother AND a bicyclist.  We chat with her about the downsides of gentrification and freeway expansion (a bad idea), and then move on tn bike lighting and its rigorous standards in Germany.  We obviously need to have her back for another episode. Also, Guthrie & Aaron discuss the new year, and they tell the story of how Anna became a stolen b...

Dr. Peter Furth  is a smart guy who thinks about how people get around, and a friend of our former guest Peter Koonce who sent us his way.  He spoke with Brock at his office a few days before Christmas in his office on the Northeastern University campus; the conversation ranged from traffic logistics to bicycling stress , and it was great to hear the passion in Peter’s voice when he talks ab...

Happy Holidays, all you Sprocket Podcast devotees! Or, as these socks suggest , happy Challah Days if that is appropriate to your observance. Brock went to Boston as is his custom for the Christmas season, and while there he spoke with Michael & Bianca of the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race , an amazing feat of engineering and teamwork that sees groups compete with homemade human-powered machine...

EJ & Ellie join us in the studio to retell the fateful story of their first bike camping trip, marked by (soft) tradgedy! Actually, it all worked out pretty well in the end, and got them hooked. Do YOU have a wrench in your toolkit? Calendar 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indianapolis Bike Party Every 2nd Sunday of every month Corvidae Bike Club Ride...

Kraig Pauli raced in and won the 2017 Steens Mazama 1000 (a 1000 mile endurance race through Oregon). He joins us in the studio to describe his journey through the event and what his tips, tricks and surprises were.  Learn more about the Steens Mazama 1000, and apply if you dare, at steensmazama1000.com Also, the Holidays are upon us and Aaron feels conflicted. Calendar 2nd Friday of Every Month B...

Jimmy Diesel & his sister Mary join to chat about Jimmy’s bicycle adventure from Lake Tahoe to Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine!  He fills us in on his 104 day trip.   Tim Mooney from Pedalshift joins us as well, because, y’know, bike touring! Calendar 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indianapolis Bike Party Every 2nd Sunday of every month Corvidae...

newly remastered version with high quality audio! Guthrie, Aaron & Brock gave a live 20 minute presentation of the show at the first annual Portland Podcast Festival , an exciting event that brought many of Portland’s talented media creators together for a great night of fun.  We captured our 20 minute set, plus some audio backstage before and after. Many thanks to Greg & Sarah of Fu...

Madeline Kovacs is the program director of Portland for Everyone  a coalition of community organizations, individuals, and local businesses that support those land use policies that will help provide abundant, diverse & affordable housing options in all of Portland’s neighborhoods. Calendar 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd friday of Every Month Indianapolis Bike Party Nov 2...

Elly Blue and Joe Biel of Microcosm Publishing and Brian “VeloGioielli” are here to talk about Bike Craft and holiday shopping with ethics.  Get your locally produced bicycle-related goods for the people you care about this holiday season! Also, Guthrie MC’d his first event with the Sprocket, and Aaron got his flight schedules mixed up. Calendar 2nd Friday of Every Month Boston Bike Party Also 2nd...

Tom McTighe has been coordinating Cranksgiving , the yearly charity-driven alleycat race, for a few years here in Portland, Oregon, and this year he brings another event with his team of amazing volunteers for a tight, short course to keep the generous out of the rain when possible.  It’s coming this Saturday!  Find one in your area (if you’re not in PDX) by checking cranksgiving.org !  It happens...

Alex Phillips works with Oregon State Parks on the Scenic Bikeways program to create beautiful rides in scenic corridors, and she drops by to explain how the system works.  We’re lucky to have these opportunities in our state, and we were happy to have her in to chat about them! Our friends at The Path Less Pedaled also did an interview with Alex back in 2011 ! Also Thanks to our drink sponsor The...

Jeremy Mendelson has been following The Sprocket Podcast for some time, and has been on the show a few times before ( once in 2012 and once in 2015 ), but this is the first time he’s been to Portland!  We chat about his many travels by bike, the transit jobs between trips that fund his adventures, and his take on the oft-hailed Portland, Oregon now that he’s finally been able to see it in person....