E249 – The Schmidts Do Oregon



Andy & Chele Schmidt have kids and took them on an Eastern Oregonian bike tour! The mountains, the desert, the fun,the pain. What’s it like to be a family on the road?

Pictures from the tour on Flickr

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Headlines

from velonews.com: Cycling to Extremes: Are endurance athletes hurting their hearts by repeatedly pushing beyond what is normal?

Mail

Josh G: fat bike, small bus rack

Eric: Boatless water sports is a thing! #boatlessmonth

Richard in TX: hot wheels, mountain bike pain, the last hermit

JohnnyK: love?!? and 0-60 in a bike.

Tim Mooney: transit details DC -> Boston

Eric in Vancouver WA: 48 miles, two interstate bridge crossings, and a trip to cartlandia.

Jeremy Mendelson: Car2Go in Minneapolis winters

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