Category Archives: Bicycling

E248 – lnewt1

July 28, 2015Adventure, Bicycling, Boats, Camping, Car Ownership, Fun, Mountain Biking, Racing, Sailing, Simpler Living, Touring, Transit, Urban Designsprocketpodcast

Laurie is a bicycle camping, distance riding, low-car living Portlander who camped near us in January; we finally meet face to face and talk travel, our town, and transit together.

My Bike Won’t Fit Here: Federal Edition

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

Mail

Shelly and Troy are new generous donors!

Glenn from the Salish Sea says you can waterski without petrol.

Logan: NPR:Sandwich Monday – pizza paste

Tim Mooney wants to bus it to Boston, cheaply, shares “Paris to let cyclists skip red lights”, and discover’s JohnnyK’s motoshop:

JohnnyK helped us find Portland’s highest point.

Doug found the ice cream bike: ‘Mrs. Delicious’ ice cream trike

PBJ Matt shares Oregon to Patagonia.

Eric I: 99 hacks but a bike ain’t one, and his Kevin Bacon angry dancing song.

Headlines

Mychal Tetteh shares news about the uncertain and unfortunate state of federal highway funding:
Huffington Post and National Journal

BikePortland: City advisory committees oppose TriMet’s plans for swing gates on Orange Line

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music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines)
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Portland OR 97202

Thanks to our sustaining donors for supporting our show costs:
Logan Smith, JohnnyK, Shadowfoot, Kathrina Mellemgaard, Wayne Norman, Doug Robertson, Ethan Georgi, Justin Martin, Eric Iverson, Cameron Lien, Richard Wezensky, Tim Mooney, Orange & Purple, Glenn Kubish, Matt Kelly, Jim Goodin, Eric Weisz, Doug CohenMiller, Todd Parker, Scott McAllister Morgan, Chris Gonzalez, Dan Gebhart, Zoe Campagna, John Blood, Alison Wiley, Andy Brunner, Dave Knows, Lars V., Chris Smith, Christi Caister, Caleb Jenkinson, JP Kewley, Peanut Butter Jar Matt, Patrick Archain, Gabriel Trainer, Sebastien Poule, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Drew the Welder, Anna Olsen, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Krista Skucas, Jon Wasserman, Andre Johnson

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E247b – Aimee Benner: West Sac Veggie Trike, ECRs, & Carsick bags

July 23, 2015Adventure, Bicycling, Business, Cargo, Gardening, Kitchensprocketpodcast

Before his tour started, Brock hung out with listener and generous supporter Andy in Sacramento; Andy took him to The Bicycle Business and introduced him to Aimee Benner, an employee of the store who ended up having some fascinating conversation with them. They cover Carsick Designs’ bags on the Jones H Bar, Brock test rides aSurly ECR, and they talk about the West Sac Veggie Trike and builderCycleTrucks.com!

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E247 Back in Town, Catching Up

July 22, 2015Bicyclingsprocketpodcast

This week we catch up on Brock and Aaron. Both arriving home from their prospective trips abroad. Brock talks about diving into the deep end of the pool that is Mtn Bike Oregon and Aaron wonders if he could’ve got a bubble machine.

Welcome home Brock, and happy birthday!

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers (don’t forget to look for the photoset of the cyclocross team), and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

note: there was some software issues. Aaron lost all the original audio and had to use our backup file. He didn’t have much time to edit it, but he got something resembling an episode.

headlines

from momentummag.com: Can Bike Lanes Connect Divided Communities?

from la.streetsblog.org: Man is Shot and Killed by the Officers He Called to Help Search for Stolen Bike. Is it a Livable Streets Issue?

from bikeportland.org: What’s happening on SE Clinton? New traffic data tells the story

Fine Print

music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines)
web: http://thesprocketpodcast.com
email us: thesprocketpodcast@gmail.com
phone/SMS: 503-847-9774
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Brock Dittus/The Sprocket Podcast
℅ IPRC
1001 SE Division St
Portland OR 97202
Thanks to our sustaining donors for supporting our show costs:
Logan Smith, JohnnyK, Shadowfoot, Kathrina Mellemgaard, Wayne Norman, Doug Robertson, Ethan Georgi, Justin Martin, Eric Iverson, Cameron Lien, Richard Wezensky, Tim Mooney, Orange & Purple, Glenn Kubish, Matt Kelly, Jim Goodin, Eric Weisz, Doug CohenMiller, Todd Parker, Scott McAllister Morgan, Chris Gonzalez, Dan Gebhart, Zoe Campagna, John Blood, Alison Wiley, Andy Brunner, Dave Knows, Lars V., Chris Smith, Christi Caister, Caleb Jenkinson, JP Kewley, Peanut Butter Jar Matt, Patrick Archain, Gabriel Trainer, Sebastien Poule, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Drew the Welder, Anna Olsen, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Krista Skucas, Jon Wasserman, Andre Johnson

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E246 – Eva from Clever Cycles

July 15, 2015Bicycling, Cargosprocketpodcast

Brock & Aaron are both out of town, but you’re in good hands, since people you’ve met before ARE actually flying this thing. Eva from Clever Cycles is this week’s guest! Thanks to our fantastic ghost hosts, Guthrie Straw and Steph Routh!

In this episode we cover:

– The future of cargo biking. (Or as Portlander’s call it “getting to where I’m going”)

– Family friendly riding in Portland, and abroad.

– “Making it till you Make it”.

– Trivia & Interesting things that all Americans probably should, but don’t actually know about Canada.

Join us!

This week was more of an “in-depth” interview with Eva as an episode, we’ll be back with mail & news updates in next weeks episode!

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E245b – June2015c

July 10, 2015Adventure, Bicycling, Camping, Touringsprocketpodcast

Yes, I know it’s July. But it’s not like we here at Sprocket Headquarters have any sense of time. I mean, how long did we keep on that #boatmonth thing?

Anyway, This is the third (and final?) installment of auditory stimulus from our adventuring two.

I mean, their final recording for this summer’s trip. I didn’t mean to get all dark on you all.

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E245b Tim Mooney Headlines and News

July 7, 2015Advocacy, Beer, Bicyclingsprocketpodcast

Welcome back “Friend of the Show” Tim Mooney!

I’m brining you all headlines and mail first because it’s impossible to cut anything from the interview-proper and as one file I ended up with 1h40m. So, for the sake of bandwith (yours and mine) I’m giving you 2 for the price of one.

More to come!

headlines

2 quick announcements:

–The Bike Peace Music Festival, July 17 & 18, 2015 Thunder Island, Cascade Locks, Oregon

–DRT PORTLAND, OCTOBER 17TH, 2015. Portland cyclists are called to test their navigation, problem solving and load-hauling mettle on October 17th, 2015 in a disaster drill designed to showcase the relevance of cargo bikes to disaster relief. In addition to being a challenge for riders, the DRT will serve as an exercise for other aspects of community disaster response such as Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams (NET), local Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), and the newly developed Oregon Virtual Operations Support Team (VOST).

from commutebybike.com

Vision Zero: the Plan to Eliminate Road Fatalities

from bikeportland.org

After 90 years, American cities are again redefining independence

from theroot.com: Silence Around Who Is Burning Black Churches Speaks Volumes

MAIL

from Jonny K on E244: Free piles

We Made it!

Bob Gunderson followed you

from George L: @SprocketPodcast thanks for turning me on to @TIBrewing last year! 2nd trip this year and it remains excellent.

from Lennart K

@SprocketPodcast If you ever come to Hamburg, Germany you have to join a#CriticalMass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwori56M3L4 … How big is #CMin the US?

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E245 Tim Mooney Pedalshift

July 7, 2015Adventure, Bicycling, Camping, Touringsprocketpodcast

We took our voices, recorded them, and out came gold!

For those of you who aren’t already fans of Tim’s podcast The PedalShift Project, you’re in for a treat. In this podcaster’s humble opinion, as far as touring-focused podcasts go, this is the most informative and insightful. However, we pretty much talk about everything under the sun EXCEPT bike touring. You can’t cage the conversational beast, you just have to let it run.

Also in the studio we welcome back Guthrie Straw of Pedaldream. Man, if this guy doesn’t end up with a podcast of his own someday, it’ll be a damn shame.

OH! Did I forget Delani? Aaron brings us naming oportunities! (you’ll get it once you listen to the show)

Here’s the interview-proper.

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

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Here’s a pic of me trying to point at the gift Tim sent us a while back.

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E244 Nathan Jones Keep Ridin Yr Bike

June 29, 2015Bicycling, Funsprocketpodcast

@afterpalooza and so much more!

Nathan Jones of Ride Yr Bike joins us again! This time we talk about the Afterpalooza movement of bike fun in PDX, and we get him to commit to riding in the Portland Disaster Relief Trials.

Sorry this was a short one. Mr. Jones had to get on his way to lead a ride. Afterpalooza!!

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

today’s drink:

DON VANUCHI THE KILLER

Barley Browns

9.20% | Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

headlines

from BBC World News via bikeportland.org: Nepal’s national mountain bike team turn rescuers

from bikeportland.org: ‘Scenic Bikeways’ now available on the coast and southern Oregon

Mail

From Brian Benson of The River Signal

From Josh G. in Portland

Tom P. comments on E240b

Tim Mooney of Pedalshift comments on E243

The Professor (E240) passes some sage advice to former “student” Johnny K

Matt P from St. Loius gives us a twiiter-shoutout

@shootfilmridesteel mentions E243 Bike Battles

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E242b Pedalpalooza Talk

June 21, 2015Bicycling, Funsprocketpodcast

From E242, some talk about our Pedalpalooza experience so far.

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music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines)
web: http://thesprocketpodcast.com
email us: thesprocketpodcast@gmail.com
phone/SMS: 503-847-9774
twitter: @SprocketPodcast
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Brock Dittus/The Sprocket Podcast
℅ IPRC
1001 SE Division St
Portland OR 97202

Thanks to our sustaining donors for supporting our show costs:
Logan Smith, JohnnyK, Shadowfoot, Kathrina Mellemgaard, Wayne Norman, Doug Robertson, Ethan Georgi, Justin Martin, Eric Iverson, Cameron Lien,Richard Wezensky,Tim Mooney, Orange & Purple, Glenn Kubish, Matt Kelly, Jim Goodin, Eric Weisz, Doug CohenMiller, Todd Parker, Scott McAllister Morgan, Chris Gonzalez, Dan Gebhart, Zoe Campagna, John Blood, Alison Wiley, Andy Brunner, Dave Knows, Lars V., Chris Smith, Christi Caister, Caleb Jenkinson, JP Kewley, Peanut Butter Jar Matt, Patrick Archain, Gabriel Trainer, Sebastien Poule, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Drew the Welder, Anna Olsen, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Krista Skucas, Jon Wasserman, Andre Johnson

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E242 Tim and Austin of Holy Spokes

June 17, 2015Bicycling, Mechanicssprocketpodcast

Happy tuesday folks! This week we have Tim and Austin formerly from Rolling Wrench (we’ll clear that up in the audio). We talk about his mobile repair shop and the transition into Holy Spokes, which I mix up all through the episode. Chris Gonzalez from Chico comes back to hang with us because he had a lot of questions about mobile repairs. Guthrie Straw from Pedal Dream also joins us as a substitute cohost and fills us in a little with what’s been going on in his life.

Dammit! Forgot to get pictures.

Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, who will be having the Sour Beer Festival this weekend June 19 & 20. Sour Beers on all taps Friday starting at 3:30pm with U.S. Breweries, and continuing Saturday, all day, with Imports.

As always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going!

Headlines:

from bikeportland.org

Enough is enough: Another death must spur real action

State seems ‘very receptive’ to a raised bike lane on outer Powell, advocates say

from velonews.com Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske: Do cyclists pay their fair share? (read the whole article and you’ll notice a familiar PDX name)

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