Episode 60: Riding Comfortably with Chamois Butt’r
Chamois Butt’r has been helping sooth rider’s bottoms for 25 years. Steve Mathews and Curt Shelman chat with TJ about the creation and early years of the anti-chafe cream and how the product has become an essential for riders. Mark … Continued
Episode 59: Black Girls Do (JustGo)Bike
Happy Pi Day everyone! Today we have a sweet episode served up for you - Kathy Murphy aka Murph chats with Brandi Miller, a “Shero” from Black Girls Do Bike’s Des Moines chapter!
Episode 58: Riding for a Cause - The “I Know Jack” Story
This week Murph sits down with Marty Hoeger of Cedar Rapids. At age 5, Marty’s son Jack was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Jack has been an inspirations to so many through his fight to beat cancer. … Continued
Episode 57: RAGBRAI XLVI Preview - Iowa City
We dive right in to the good stuff this week, when TJ chats with Iowa City’s City Manager Geoff Fruin about what riders can expect when they cruise into Iowa City.
Episode 56: Kids Remind Us How Fun it is to Bike!
This week Murph goes back to school to talk bikes with the kids of Miss Redlinger’s Kindergarten class, She learns that kids still have fun riding their bikes! Mark and TJ chat about the RAGBRAI towns and legislative happenings and … Continued
Episode 55: RAGBRAI XLVI Preview - Denison
After an eye-catching legislative update from Mark, TJ chats with Evan Blakley about RAGBRAI’s exciting return to Denison after a (too) long 17 years. Bonus: is TJ a hipster??
Episode 54: Winter Riding and Tips to Make it More Enjoyable
Snow is piling up across the Midwest but that doesn’t mean you can’t be riding your bikes. Murph is educated by John and AJ about winter riding and the fun that follows. Mark and TJ talk about happenings at the … Continued
Episode 53: Discussing the New RAGBRAI 2018 Route and Adventure Cycling
TJ and Mark discuss the newly released RAGBRAI route and recap the Iowa Bike Expo. Mark also discusses the bike successes at the State Capitol. Murph follows up with Steve and Mike of Adventure Cycling and Andrea returns with another … Continued
Episode 52: Cycling Self-Contained, But Not Restrained
This week’s podcast delves into the world of self-contained cycling, or as some Iowans refer to “bagging”. Murph chats with J-Dub about what it takes to bike loaded down. Mark and TJ talk about the events surrounding the Iowa Bike … Continued
Episode 51: Bike Rags is Deep Into Cycling
The week Murph catches up with Bike Rags founder Tony Burnett at their shop in Cedar Rapids. Mark and TJ discuss Donald Kaul’s RAGBRAI legacy and pending bike legislation. ParrotTalk squawks about the multitude of fun events coming up.