Bike Talk with Dave: All things bike! Bikepacking, cyclocross, gravel, mountain bike, road & events

Bike Talk with Dave: All things bike! Bikepacking, cyclocross, gravel, mountain bike, road & events

por Dave Mable
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Ep. 79 North Sycamore 100: A unique mountain bike challenge!

In late April, a couple of Des Moines area cyclists, Rob Versteegh and Kyle Sedore, issued a challenge to the community: Ride 100 miles on the North Sycamore Mountain Bike Trail in one day before midnight on May 28, and they'd give you a plate. Not just any plate, but an old one they bought at Salvation Army with a leaf and "100" stenciled on it. Who could resist? I sure couldn't - so with one day to spare, I loaded my car with food and water and met a friend Bruce Reece at the trailhead for a day of circling the 7.5 or 8-mile trail. Of course I'd record it, right? The day after we finished - on the final day of the challenge - I went to an IMBA Women's Mountain Bike Ride (That will be next weeks pod) and met Cora Egherman- who was 33-miles into her Sycamore 100 ride... on a 1990 Trek 800 mountain bike she bought three weeks prior. At 9pm she had 20 miles to go and a group gathered at the trailhead to cheer Cora on... so join us on the trail as we pursue your grandmas dinner plate. Another unique event worth putting on the calendar is the multi-surface Core4 Race in Iowa City, Iowa on August 19, 2023. Get everything you need to know about the 100-, 50-, or 25-mile races which can be done solo or as part of a team at www.core4.bike Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists. Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike.
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31 may 2023
54:05

Ep. 78 Corey Godfrey: Gravel Hall of Fame & Garmin Gravel Worlds Founder

Corey Godfrey began sailing the gravel seas around Lincoln, Nebraska nearly 20 years ago. After experiencing many long voyages through the rolling landscapes of Iowa in early Trans-Iowa adventures, he and Lincoln's Pirate Cycling League invited others to pin on a number and ride their favorite roads around Lincoln. Now in it's 13th year, Garmin Gravel Worlds has become a monument of gravel in the burgeoning gravel calendar. His impact in the gravel scene led him to be nominated and elected to the inaugural class of the Gravel Hall of Fame. Garmin Gravel Worlds: August 25-26, 2023www.gravel-worlds.com Another race worth putting on the calendar is the multi-surface Core4 Race in Iowa City, Iowa on August 19, 2023. Get everything you need to know about the 100-, 50-, or 25-mile races which can be done solo or as part of a team at www.core4.bike Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists. Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike.
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24 may 2023
56:17

Ep. 77: Ozark Gravel Randonneur/ Highlands Gravel Classic; Andrew Onermaa and Brannon Pack

Great big gravely things are happening in NW Arkansas and this week we talk with Andrew Onermaa of the Ozark Gravel Cyclists and Director of a new event - the Ozark Randonneur this September. The race is also being hosted by Experience Fayetteville, so we bring on Fayetteville's Director of Cycling Tourism Brannon Pack. Between the two of them there are events and rides available throughout the year in NW Arkansas and we touch on a whole bunch of them, including the Highlands Gravel Classic, the U.S. UCI Gravel World Championship qualifier. Ozark Gravel Cyclists: www.ozarkgravelcyclists.comExperience Fayetteville: https://www.experiencefayetteville.com/gravel-ridingHighlands Gravel Classic: https://www.experiencefayetteville.com/experience/cycling/highlands-gravel-classic. Another race worth putting on the calendar is the multi-surface Core4 Race in Iowa City, Iowa on August 19, 2023. Get everything you need to know about the 100-, 50-, or 25-mile races which can be done solo or as part of a team at www.core4.bike Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists. Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike. Tune in next week for a conversation with Gravel Hall of Famer and founder of the Garmin Gravel Worlds: Cory Godfrey! https://www.gravel-worlds.com/race-day
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17 may 2023
1:03:30

Ep. 76 Cory Rood: 2023 Iowa Wind and Rock Winner

Cory Rood battled the elements, fatigue, wind, rock and sleet to win the 2023 edition of the 340-mile Iowa Wind and Rock Gravel Race. We met at GEAR Cafe in Elkader, Iowa the following weekend to catch up and find out how he found himself in the lead as he made the final climb to the finish line in 28 hours & 48 minutes. www.iowawindandrock.com Another race worth putting on the calendar is the multi-surface Core4 Race in Iowa City, Iowa on August 19, 2023. Get everything you need to know about the 100-, 50-, or 25-mile races which can be done solo or as part of a team at www.core4.bike Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists.Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike
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10 may 2023
44:24

Ep. 75 Bike Talk Shorts! Name That Wisconsin Town (and more!)

In episode 74: Driftless 100 Race Recap, we referenced a fun video we made in 2017 at the Trek CX Cup: Name That Wisconsin Town. It featured eight European riders attempting to pronounce some Wisconsin towns. We thought it would be fun to add it to the podcast cue - plus the sequel: Name That Flemish Town! Plenty of incredible riders played along including then World Cyclocross Champion Sanne Cant, Bike Talk veteran Lance Haidet, Italian National CX Champion Eva Lechner, and multiple World CX Champ Mathieu van der Poel. Watch the original videos on the Cyclocross Magazine's YouTube channel! www.cxmagazine.com A race worth putting on the calendar is the multi-surface Core4 Race in Iowa City, Iowa on August 19, 2023. Get everything you need to know about the 100-, 50-, or 25-mile races which can be done solo or as part of a team at www.core4.bike Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists.Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode, streamable on your computer at www.biketalk.bike.Next week we'll talk with Iowa Wind and Rock winner Cory Rood.
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8 may 2023
12:14

Ep. 74 Driftless 100 Gravel Race Recap

The Driftless 100 is a 100-mile, 60-mile or 30-mile gravel ride through the beautiful hills of the Driftless region of Northeast Iowa. Starting and finishing in Elkader, Race Director Mat Fassbinder hosted an entire weekend of camping, food, fellowship and some very scenic gravel riding. Mat invited Bike Talk with Dave host Dave Mable to see the course and experience the long, steep climbs, incredible vistas and winding river valleys in and around Elkader. In this episode, Dave takes you along on the ride as he enjoys the late April day on his bike. He also talked with the men's and women's 100-mile winners Sarah Widder and Michale Lambert as well as the women's second place finisher Torey Lasater. Volunteer Cory Rood (recent winner of the 340-mile Iowa Wind and Rock) and Director Mat Fassbinder share their stories from the day. Follow the Driftless 100 on Facebook and Instagram and find all the information you need at www.driftlessgravel.com. Bluegrass music for this episode is Flat Rock by Bennett Sullivan from the album Green Song. Another race worth putting on the calendar is the multi-surface Core4 Race in Iowa City, Iowa on August 19, 2023. Get everything you need to know about the 100-, 50-, or 25-mile races which can be done solo or as part of a team at www.core4.bike Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists.Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode, streamable on your computer at www.biketalk.bike.Next week we'll talk with Iowa Wind and Rock winner Cory Rood.
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3 may 2023
32:01

Ep. 73 Evan Hartig: The challenges of professional bike racing

Evan Hartig won the 2017 Collegiate National Criterium Championships and envisioned a life living in Europe racing bikes. In 2022 that dream faded as he was released from his team and was left to decide what to do with the rest of his life. While riding bikes are still an important part of his life, it's not where he earns his keep, Working part time in a bike shop and back at school, he openly discusses finding a life of balance, and the challenges doing so as a professional cyclist. Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker! Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists.Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode, streamable on your computer at www.biketalk.bike.
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26 abr 2023
48:59

Ep. 72 Carl Voss: Bicycle Advocate

Carl Voss has been an advocate for bikes and trails for fifty years - a few of the things he’s left in his wake include the first mile of paved trail in central Iowa, a community bike-share program, a bike renovation and distribution program, he’s worked with area municipalities to ensure that they work with each other in planning trails and bike routes so they all connect, he’s promoted bike to work day and grown it to be an entire month, he started an annual bike art show…and he’s finally found a seat on the Des Moines City Council! I could go on and on - Carl’s advocacy and work is a lesson for us all to roll up our sleeves and get to work to… as I’ve heard him say for many years - put more butts on bikes…. Carl and I met in a back room of Chain and Spoke coffee - it’s sole intent to to be available for small group meetings or use to record your podcast. If you need space for a small meeting or to record your own podcast just reach out to Chain and Spoke. You can reach them online at chainandspoke.com. And don’t forget, you can order the beans no matter where you are!I’d like to thank Carl for joining me - I always look forward to running into him - The guy’s done a lot and just shows what can happen if you have an idea, surround yourself with others who can help make it happen and just keep pushing the flywheel! I hope this conversation has sparked a thought in your head and you can light a little fire in your community to help put more butts on bikes and make your own community a healthier, happier and more vibrant place to live! Speaking of stuff that makes the community better…I also have to thank BIKEIOWA.com for being the online host of Bike Talk with Dave! BIKEIOWA.com has one of the most extensive list of cycling events anywhere! From gravel races to party rides, BIKEIOWA has it all - including The Rock Mountain Bike Race, hosted by the BIKEIOWA Racing team - June 17 at Whiterock Conservancy near Coon Rapids, Iowa. We hope to see you there - it’s a great place to enjoy miles of winding single track! And in only a couple of weeks we’ll be in Northeast Iowa enjoying the beautiful hills of the drift less region for the 100-mile, 100K or 30-mile Driftless Gravel races. And I also hope you can join us for Gary’s Ride, a charity ride from Waukee to Dallas Center on May 20 with food, music, beer and a great cause: Fighting cancer Again look for all these rides on bikeiowa.com. And thank you for listening to Bike Talk with Dave! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by rating, reviewing and sharing! If you'd like to support the show financially, and help it improve, you can go to BuyMeACoffee.com and throw some change my way - I'll use it to make the podcast better AND I'll send you a Bike Talk sticker! Oh - and one of those improvements is a new website - if you’d like a place to find all the episodes online, in one spot, just go to biketalk.bike!
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19 abr 2023
1:07:17

Ep. 71: RAGBRAI Director Matt Phippen

As a lifetime cyclist and longtime RAGBRAI rider, Matt Phippen was named RAGBRAI Director in January 2022. He's had a year to prepare for a milestone year - the 50th RAGBRAI ride! Started in 1973 by two Des Moines Register reporters; Donald Kaul and John Karras, RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) has become the biggest, longest-running bike ride in the world. Matt was kind enough to carve out an hour to talk to us about his experiences, both cycling and work, that led him to where he is today - orchestrating the celebration of the 50th ride across Iowa. Register to join this years ride - either one day or all week! Register by May 15 at www.ragbrai.org. Please consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker!Bike Talk with Dave is supported by Chain and Spoke Coffee. Order your favorite flavor at www.chainandspoke.com. The Chain and Spoke retail location is open now in Des Moines, Iowa featuring great coffee, bikes and the new Bike Talk with Dave Studio! Bikeiowa.com is the online host of Bike Talk with Dave. Get your event listed on the extensive ride and race calendar for free! Create an account and add and edit your event to reach thousands of cyclists.AND if you want your event featured on Bike Talk with Dave, reach out on the Bike Talk with Dave instagram or facebook page for details how to highlight your ride on one of these bonus episodes!Join Dave and the Iowa Gravel Gang on April 29 for the Driftless 100, a beautiful ride through the scenic Driftless region of Northeast Iowa. Starting in Elkader, a 100, 6o and 30 mile options are available. Register today at www.driftlessgravel.com. We hope you tune in every week - we've got a great slate of guests ahead of us - We're working on conversations with IMBA Director Dave Wiens, pro road, gravel and mountain bike rider Emily Newsom and more! Subscribe to Bike Talk with Dave and follow on facebook and instagram so you don't miss a thing!
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12 abr 2023
1:07:10

Ep. 70 BIKE TALK SHORTS! Bret Hanson: Peace on Earth Pizza

Bret Hanson founded Peace on Earth Pizza, on the shores of the Bering Sea, in December of 1996. Since then it has become a western Alaska hub for food, music and community. In this episode, recorded during the Iditarod of 2019, we go into the history of Peace on Earth, how the little pizza joint in western Alaska became the island of peace and joy in the remote village of Unalakleet. I’d like to thank Chain and Spoke Coffee and Bikes for supporting the show - you can order your favorite blend now at chainandspoke.com or you can just stop by the first retail location in Des Moines, Iowa! Great coffee, great bikes! Service too! If you’re headed across the country on either I-80 or I-35, stop on in!And thank you for listening to Bike Talk with Dave! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by rating, reviewing and sharing! If you'd like to support the show financially, and help it improve, you can go to BuyMeACoffee.com and throw some change my way - I'll use it to make the podcast better AND I'll send you a Bike Talk sticker! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dmable122QWe’ve got a busy month ahead - this weekend the Trofeo Sabato Santo circuit race in Des Moines, and at the end of the month we’ll be back on gravel enjoying the beautiful hills of Northeast Iowa in the Driftless 100! There’s still time to join the fun at driftlessgravel.com. Hopefully we’ll see you there! And in May, stage racing is back in the Midwest at the Three Days of Des Moines or Driedaagse Des Moines. May 12, 13 & 14 All categories. Race for GC on time or earn the green points jersey or go for polka dots in the KOM competition (yes... even in Iowa).
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7 abr 2023
21:34
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