Stay ConnectedThe award winning JustGoBike Podcast is all about the culture of biking just for the fun of it, and tales from the RAGBRAI Nation. Your hosts Kathy Murphy (Murphology), and Andrea Parrott (RAGBRAI and ParrotTalk), are joined by a variety of guests each week that delve into the social side of cycling.
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The Iowa Bike Expo is a one day event in Des Moines every January. It is run by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and takes place on the same day that RAGBRAI announces the route. 2024 is also the 20th anniversary for the Iowa Bicycle Coalition so they went all out with over 130 bike-focused vendors, fashion shows, speakers and so much more. Murph walked around and talked with various people about their business, or reason to be at the Iowa Bike Expo. Interviews include: Iowa Bicycle Coalition: Luke Hoffman, Executive Director RAGBRAI: Matt Phippen, Ride Director Primal: Brian Bergeler Iowa Beer Bus: Mike Mott Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival: Brooks Reynolds Velarosa: Kim Carponelli RAGBRAI: Erica Determan Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort: Torie Giffin Hacky Jedi: Dave Wedemeyer The Bike Inn, Bentonville: Jeremy Rose Pork Belly Ventures: Tammy Pavich Urban Bicycle Food Ministry: Sharpe Smith Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com. www.ragbrai.com www/iowabikeexpo.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
This week AP and Murph sit down with ride director Matt Phippen to talk about RAGBRAI LI and the 2024 route, along with his process on how to get the route from paper to reality. Matt dives into mileage, elevation and a bit about each of the 8 overnight towns on the RAGBRAI route. The overnight towns for RAGBRAI LI are: Glenwood, Red Oak, Atlantic, Winterset, Knoxville, Ottumwa, Mt Pleasant and Burlington. Registration is open now!! Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
January 27, 2024 is the kick-off to all things cycling in Iowa with the huge Iowa Bike Expo followed by the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party, which is when we learn the overnight towns we will be riding to during RAGBRAI. Both events take place in Des Moines where Murph and AP sit down with ride director Matt Phippen to talk about route planning and the party. Then Murph catches up with Luke Hoffman from the Iowa Bicycle Coalition to talk about the Iowa Bike Expo. www.ragbrai.com www.iowabikeexpo.com www.iowabicyclecoalition.org www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
The 2024 Ride the Rockies route has been announced and registration is open! AP and Murph have a couple of experts on to talk all things Ride the Rockies. Erica and Pete from Ventures Endurance give us some insight into what riders will experience on the ride this year. www.ridetherockies.com www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
On this episode, AP finds a series of articles to read to us, written about Iowa Legend Clarence Pickard. Pickard, from Indianola, rode the first RAGBRAI on a 10-speed women’s Schwinn bicycle. He quickly became RAGBRAI famous, biking across Iowa that first year at age 83 and also due to his bike riding attire: a pith helmet, long-sleeved shirt, long trousers and tennis shoes. In these articles we find out more about the interesting life of Clarence Pickard, and how important his presence was to the future of RAGBRAI. His famous bike was restored by Charlie Harper of Harper’s Cycle & Fitness in Muscatine and is now on display at the Warren County Historical Society Museum. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
On the show today is Daniel Troia, The Travelin Dude. Daniel will be releasing his second film, We Are All in This Together on January 12, 2024. Daniel, who does a lot of long distance bike touring, is also a filmmaker. When Murph previously interviewed Daniel, he had just released his first film called Two Wheels to Freedom which documented his tour from Rome to Amsterdam. His latest film, "We Are All In This Together" is the focus in this interview. In the film, he documents a bike tour across the United States with no money and no food, relying on the kindness of strangers. This film will be streaming on Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Google Play on January 12, 2024. Watch Two Wheels to Freedom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bw-6gYdqNw Listen to Daniel's previous podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-95-daniel-troia-two-wheels-to-freedom Contact Daniel: danieltroia85@gmail.com www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
It is our last episode of the year! Murph & AP are on to do their recap of 2023. We had so many interesting podcast guests throughout the year, and meeting podcast fans out and about at various events was a big highlight! Murph and AP also reflect on some highs and lows, along with a few of their favorite episodes. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
How old were you when you started biking on a regular basis? Andy Lang got into biking at the age of 63 and he hasn’t looked back. Andy is on the podcast today to talk with Murph about his journey as a cyclist, including a terrible bike crash that happened while on RAGBRAI a few years back. With the help of family, friends and some awesome medical professionals, Andy made a full recovery. He is getting close to 70 years old, and has no plans to hang the bikes up. In addition to RAGBRAI, Andy tells us about some of the rides he has participated in, and why he is called ‘the Legend’! www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/ Episode 248: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-248-reviewing-our-favorite-bicycle-movies-with-mike-schulte
On this episode Murph explores a few bicycle rides and tours that could be great training rides as you prepare for RAGBRAI LI! Included are BRR, BRAN, BRAG, Ride the Rockies, Tour of the Battenkill and GranGABLE. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/ Iowa Bike Expo: www.iowabikeexpo.com BRR Ride: https://www.perryia.org/brr.html BRAN: www.bran-inc.org BRAG: www.BRAG.org Ride the Rockies: www.ridetherockies.com Tour of the Battenkill: www.tourofthebattenkill.com GranGABLE: www.grangable.com Ride the Rockies Episode: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-270-a-look-into-the-future-of-ride-the-rockies Iowa Bicycle Coalition Episode: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-273-iowa-bicycle-coalitions-new-executive-director-luke-hoffman
Denise Mueller is back on the podcast to tell us about her latest world record. For those that don't know who Denise is, she holds the world record for paced bicycle land speed. On a bicycle she rode 184 MPH!! Recently she broke another record....a team of 5 women including Denise broke the Women’s World Record in human-powered land speed. At their best and highest, they pedaled a 750 pound, 45’ long Sprocket Rocket from 0 up to a speed of 61.94mph! Denise also recaps some of her bike adventures, including the recent Rum Runner Tour, RAGBRAI, and Ride the Rockies…and weighs in on the value of e-bikes. Denise Mueller’s Previous Episode: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-181-denise-mueller-the-fastest-cyclist-on-earth www.teamsprocketrocket.com www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/
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