Episodes
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
EPISODE 22 - I LIKE FAT BIKES AND I CANNOT LIE
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
FIRST PART OF A TWO-PARTER (that's not even a word)
Guess episode, Lunchpail_Cyclist joins and enlightens us....from a socially safe distance of course.
Ed's first PHAT BIKING experience.
How's the Lift Ticket? What went well? What didn't?
Lift Ticket and it’s ORIGINA STORY: Parts build/spec and info
Borderland's State Park, conditions, and Larry’s Wicked Nor’Eastah Guy!
Ed lost his freakin' Garmin Edge 130 in the DUMBEST possible way.
Related, Ed now has an Edge 530, and yeah it's the bee's knees.
Monday Feb 01, 2021
EPISODE 21 - The Eternal Question: Build or Buy? (2021 Edition)
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
EP 21 - The Eternal Question: Build or Buy? 2021 Edition
Another CORRECTION?!?!?! DNRT - SOME trails are not bicycle friendly, but many are
Ed’s new ride! What’s he doing with that thing?
BUILD OR BUY: When does it make sense? When does it NOT make sense?
Ryley wants a Donkey, and who are we to say no?
Our new monetary valuation tool is tubes, where 1T(tube)=$8 USD. I blame Ryley for too much math on this one.
Ed rides a lap of Larry's Wicked Nor'Easter on the RipmoAF, and learned that sometimes fatbikes are just better.
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
EPISODE 20 - PROGRESSIVE HARDTAILS?!?!?!
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
SPECIAL GUEST - Curt!
A CORRECTION - Apparently it's Weeta-MO?
Shout-out to Rob and Nick
Lincoln Woods, RI - pretty cool spot, lots of session-ability
SPLIT ROCK
What the hell is up with “progressive” trail hardtails? Do these bikes make any sense?
Long front end, super slack, long travel hardtail? What would one use these for?
Also, slackening headset for your Top Fuel? Tell us more!
Saddle Angle-ators? Are these necessary? Ryley thinks they're cool, Ed already hates them.
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Episode 19: Saying Goodbye to 2020 (SAYONARA)
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
New Year, New Us. Alternatively...Same Shit, Different Year? Which side are you on?!
Weetawho? Weetamoo!
Waterproof sock field test SHOWDOWN discussion. Someone’s feet are getting wet...fingers crossed they’re Ryley’s.
Ed continues to break stuff...his latest victim is the beloved Fox Transfer.
Re-HASH of Kingdom Trail Drama, and A New Hope arises in an anonymous form.
Ryley has a Mid-Bike CRISIS as he considers going against the ancient mathematical universal constant of ‘n+1.’
We search for a bike price cost alternative, because dollars are old hat.
“$2,500? Oh, you mean it only costs 500 Pedros Levers (PLs)?”
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Episode 18 - A Fitting ENDuro to the Year
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
See what we did there with the title.
Happy Old Year everyone, can't say I'll be sad when it leaves.
The Technical difficulties podcast rolls on! GUEST EPISODE!
DIFFERENTIATING ENDURO BIKES and TRAIL BIKES...bike segment creep is a REAL thing.
Oh...and then there's all mountain squeezed in there...and are we doing SuperEnduro/EnduroPlus with the ZEBs and 38s?
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
The Technical Difficulties Podcast rolls on!
GUEST EPISODE!
Liam and Nate join us in our CROSS V. ENDURO discussion to ultimately find out...WHICH RULES HARDER
I know where my vote is going....DO YOU?!
Also, tips for staying Bike Sane this winter, because God knows I'm having problems!
Friday Dec 18, 2020
EPISODE 16: F*CKING WINTER IS HERE
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
All XC and no DH make Jack a dull boy….
FREE FORM EPISODE!
That means there is no plan. No direction. RAMBLING. Bikes. Drinking. Complaining. And other stuff.
Come, sit by the fire and join us! Scooch closer!
Monday Nov 16, 2020
EPISODE 15: Almost Heaven
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Do you crave a high-end luxurious noise to stuff in your ear-holes?
Do you need something to listen to while you're riding your bike indoors with the rest of your exclusive global club?
Do you need to spend $350 to prove to yourself that YOU ARE A CYCLIST?
Then join us for another episode of LiftTalk with a special guest from VA, and a whole lot of GENEROUS CORPORATE SPONSORS
Monday Nov 02, 2020
EPISODE 14: And Justice For All (Some)
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
ACTIVISM. Can you make a difference?
Bike annoyances spillover into another podcast.
What are chain pins? Why do you hate them? MASTER LINKS FOR LIFE.
Bike sizing standards, and why we can't have nice things.
Wait, there was a 650c?!
We find a cool part to convert 11 speed SRAM mechanical brifters to work with Eagle derailleurs...and drool over it.
Ryley learns me something fierce about the Trek that never actually existed.
Friday Oct 23, 2020
EPISODE13: Return of the GravelKings?
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
I mean, not really this is the first time I've actually used that tire, sooooo yeah. But first time I've owned a gravel bike however.
We need a new intro.
We slowly become more and more GravelTalk.
Our anger over dropper posts knows no bounds.
Ryley talks "Logistical Complications"
Ed buys a bike, sells a bike, then builds a bike, Logistical Complications be damned.
Ed eats candy.
MidSouth 100??