The Stoked on Spokes Podcast

On our seventy-second episode, Ashley Hendershot and Anthony Bunt from the Ashland Bicycle Company bike shop discuss their shop, the Ashland Bike Project, E-Mountain biking and competitive racing, Team Wild their summer youth program, their NICA team, industry trends, and so much more!!! It's a high energy, passionate, informative, and a very honest listen!!! Thanks for joining us for this epi...

On our seventy-first episode, Calvin Campany and Charlotte Schweitzer of the Adirondack Foothills Cycling Club discuss their cycling non-profit organization, how it started, the events, where they are going in the future, and the local community that surrounds, supports, and inspires them!!! It's a passionate, informative, and entertaining listen!!! Thanks for joining us for this episode!!! Ad...

On our seventieth episode, cycling coach Tim O'Shea and one of his athletes Laura Kline from Pointway Performance discuss why someone would want a cycling coach, what a healthy coach-athlete relationship looks like, what each of them have learned so far in their roles, mountain biking, the Syracuse, NY mountain bike scene, and so much more!!! It's a passionate, informative, and very honest...

On our sixty-ninth episode, Bobo Mixson, Caroline Mani, Erica Zeveta, and Rebecca Fahringer return for a star-studded recording that turned into more of a comedy specialmixed with a cyclist's therapy session filled with unfiltered, too honest, and informative material! Bobo the mountain bike YouTuber and Caroline, Erica, and Rebecca all professional cyclists discuss Unbound Gravel fatigue, E-b...

On our sixty-eighth episode, we go to Recre's Bike Studio in Watertown, NY to talk to bicycle shop owners Aaron and Jennifer Austin along with shop employees Mike Madore and Pete Towles about their shop, how they started it, lessons learned along the way, their local cycling community, local events, and much more!!! Their passion for providing a service to their community and wanting to grow b...

On our sixty- seventh episode, Kate and Michael Seiler discuss their father-daughter relationship, their coach-athlete relationship, Kate's college Colorado Mesa University, the National Crit League, Kate's love of track racing, road racing, Metta Endurance, and much more! It's a passionate, informative, and family bonding listen!!! Thanks for joining us for this episode!!! Metta Endur...

On our sixty-sixth episode, Erik Anderson and Brent Evans discuss Erik's video series, The Ohio to Erie Movement!!! The Ohio to Erie Movement is a five-episode video series about Erik's weeklong trip from Cincinnati, Ohio to Cleveland last September!!! Erik talks about his inspirations, route, setbacks, lessons learned, and much more on his journey!!! Brent asks Erik questions that he had...

On our sixty-fifth episode, its all about gravel as Andrew Short, Phil Smith, Phillip Beal, and Todd Grassman weigh in on the Spirit of Gravel, their favorite gravel events, what makes a great event, the Life Time Gran Prix, and so much more!!! This episode circles around on everyone's appreciation of the remoteness of gravel roads, less traffic, and the peacefulness that it brings! It's a...

On our sixty-fourth episode, Marissa Doner, Brett Conaway, and Ava Shipman from the Midwest Devo Junior cycling program discuss their team, why they are involved in it, what keeps them involved, their disciplines, and much more!!! They talk about what's new with the club, plans for Cyclocross Nationals in Louisville, their events, and why they are a premier junior's program!!! It's a p...

On our sixty-third episode, Lifetime Gran Prix and accomplished mountain bikers Isabella Hyser and Chelsea Bolton discuss the reasons that they applied to the Lifetime Gran Prix, the first stage Sea Otter race, what races they are training for, strategy for next month's Unbound 200-mile gravel race, how they got into mountain biking, endurance racing, the state of women's cycling, and so m...

On our sixty-second episode, Chris Mayhew and Jordan Villella who both live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania discuss Pittsburgh cycling, running cyclocross practices, Pittsburgh events including the Dirty Dozen, racing, new technology, how cycling nutrition is so much better, Jordan's work with Bike Rumor and Cycle-Smart, Chris' coaching with JBV, and so much more!!! It's a passionate, ente...

On our sixty-first episode, Phillip Beal and Matt Tanner discuss their love of gravel riding and racing, riding in Indiana, STS bicycles, the Rollfast Cycling team, Strate Superfuel nutrition, and much more!!! Their unique bond and appreciation for each other is inspiring especially since their reason to ride is very different!! It's a passionate, heartfelt, and inspiring listen!!! Thanks for...

On our sixtieth episode, Sarah and Michael Larson discuss their friendship that turned into marriage, their training, racing UCI cyclocross and their mindset, the state of cyclocross, how they appreciate riding bikes with their significant other, and much more!!! Their love story of meeting in Reno, Nevada/ Northern California to relocating to Indiana and how bicycles have changed their lives for...

On our fifty-ninth episode, Allen talks to Brent Evans and Stacy McGrath from the Pan Ohio Hope Ride about the 4-day 328-mile charity ride that raises money for cancer patients housing during their treatments!!! They discuss the ride, the routes, their passion and excitement for this event, the people, their reason why to make it a priority, and so much more!!! Their passion and love of this event...

On our fifty-eighth episode, Mountain Bike Adventure Club leaders Todd Poquette, Rick Armstrong, & Matthew Mesarchik talk about their programs, the opportunities in youth cycling, differences in their programs, their program goals, and so much more!!! It gets entertaining very often as these leaders discuss what makes cycling so important to them and their successful programs! It's a passi...

On our fifty seventh episode, professional cyclists Emily Werner and Erica Zaveta discuss their friendship, their disciplines, racing in Europe, the recent US Cyclocross Worlds team process, the new National Criterium League, dealing with injuries, and so much more!!! Their friendship which goes back to racing at the same college is evident as this episode is full of laughter, stories, kind words,...

On our fifty sixth episode, we go international talking to Soledad Hernandez and Alex Mesarichik about a recent bicycle trip Alex did with his father to visit and be shown around Ecuador by Soledad. Soledad lives in Quito, Ecuador and is a bicycle guide and Alex is a high school mountain biker from Cuyahoga County in Northeast Ohio.  Soledad and Alex discuss the trip, an avalanche enduro race that...

On our fifty-fifth episode, Allen talks to race organizers of the Chequamegon MTB Festival, the Lutsen 99er, and Austin Rattler: Peter and Christina Spencer about their love of event promotion, bicycles and their marriage, the challenges, the inaugural Lifetime Gran Prix that happened last year, the thought process of each event, and so much more!!! Their passion for bicycles and event promotion s...

On our fifty-fourth episode, professional cyclists Scott Funston and Scott McGill Jr discuss what got them into racing professionally, the cyclocross scene, Scott McGill Jr's European Continental Road racing, the Blue Competition Cyclocross team they were on last season, Single Speed Cyclocross Nationals, fashion choices, and much more!!! Their dedication, ambitions, and drive shine through on thi...

On our fifty-third episode, Scot Herrmann and Mr David Palan kick off the second season of this podcast by discussing the former Cross Vegas, their love of announcing, junior teams, and much more!!! David rambles on at the end about a 5K race in Michigan as Scot and Allen wonder what he is talking about! It's a outrageous, passionate, and wild listen!!! Thanks for joining us for this episode!!! Pa...

On our fifty-second episode, we wrap up our first season of the podcast with a season finale episode with Mark Gunsalus, Phil Smith, Douglas Knieper, and Todd Grassman look back on the podcast so far, comment on episodes that stood out to them, discuss this year's Cyclocross World Championships, and much more!!! Brent Evans jumps in at the end to also give his thoughts on the first season! These a...

On our fifty-first episode, Allen talks to members of Cork Monkey Racing: Laura Kline, Sarah Hess, & Susan Anderson about their team, their strong support system, the state of women's cycling, payouts, their disciplines, and so much more!!! Cork Monkey Racing is a Women's Elite Racing team out of Syracuse, New York that supports women in all aspects of bicycle racing and an extremely strong su...

On our fiftieth episode, Allen talks to YouTube personalities and Professional/Amateur Mountain Bike riders Macky Franklin, Syd Schulz, and Bobo Mixson about their thoughts of being YouTube stars, the struggles and pressures of producing video content professionally, their injuries, obstacles, and their love of bicycles!!! The episode turns into a YouTube personality therapy session as the guests...

On our forty-ninth episode, Allen talks to supporters of The Challenged Athletes Foundation and members of The Cycling Club in Columbus, Ohio: Chris Imhoff, Kristie Boltz, & Don Novel about cycling, the CAF foundation, their team, Kristie's post ride snacks, Don's epic routes, Chris' dedication to riding, and so much more!!! The Challenged Athletes Foundation is dedicated to people who have lo...

On our forty eighth episode, Allen talks to professional cyclocross racers Caroline Mani and Lauren Zoerner about their latest seasons, Caroline's new role taking over the Alpha Bicycle Company Groove Silverthorne team, racing in Europe, Lauren's U23 Nationals podium, the state of Women's cycling, and so much more!!! Their respect and admiration for each other shines but gets overshadowed by their...