The Group Ride: Recent Episodes
Wes Salmon
Fondo season is coming to an end, so I recap how one fondo turned a bad year on the bike into my best year on the bike. Rate the show on iTunes Subscribe: iTunes...
I’m still new to California and learning the ropes, so I sit down with BikinginLA.com editor and founder to talk about what it’s like to ride in LA. Rate the show on iTunes Subscribe:...
I catch up with former UCI World Tour Professional and budding YouTube start Phil Gaimon to talk about how to crush KOMs, eat cookies and write books. Rate the show on iTunes Subscribe: iTunes...
We have arrived in Southern California and I’m back on the horse … or bike if you will and I’m starting to explore. Here’s what I’ve learned so far being a new rider in...
A quick word from Wes about his new job in the cycling industry and a move from Seattle to Long Beach, CA. Rate the show on iTunes Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher...
Wes sits down with Barb Chamberlain from WSDOT’s Active Transportation Division to talk about how to transform a department of highways into an all-mode system to include bikes and pedestrians. Rate the show on...
Wes looks at the new station-less bike share systems from Spin and LimeBike and Summer joins the show to discuss her bike share experience in Long Beach, CA. Then we meet up with Gina...
I sit down with a small group of Seattle based cyclists to talk about their latest obsession, Everesting. Rate the show on iTunes Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Show Notes...
It’s time for the Seattle to Portland ride and Wes recounts his first attempt at this 204 mile 2 day classic Pacific Northwest ride. Rate the show on iTunes Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play...
We attended the Bike Theft and Indexing Panel Discussion in May at Metier in Seattle along with a number of local bike security advocates and local law enforcement. In this episode we hear from...
We catch up with Kevin and Zack from Ride with GPS to talk about how they got started and where they are heading. Then we sit down with the organizers of the Cystic Fibrosis...
Rich Fox from Portland based Circa Cycles gives us an inside look at how he got started building bikes in the Pacific Northwest with a unique look into how Circa Cycles got its start...
Professional racer Kiel Reijnen joins the show to talk about life in the UCI World Tour as part of the Trek-Segafredo team. Then I explain why it’s not a great idea to dwell on...
Courtenay McFadden joins the show to talk about her adventures as a professional cyclocross racer who has raced at the highest levels of the sport. Then I go in search of free ice cream...
The round table tackles the contentious topic of mandatory all-ages helmet laws, followed by the announcement of the week 1 winner of the #IBikePNW Giveaway, and then Wes chats with creator of Shape My...
Wes sits down with cyclists in the Pacific Northwest to talk about bicycle infrastructure, followed by the announcement of the winner of the Bicycle Adventures Starter Kit giveaway, and then Wes visits Cascade Bicycle Club...
Wes and Summer head to Bellingham Washington to visit with Mark and Chris Owings of Tandem Diversity to start on their tandem bike journey, then I chat with Tara Corbin from Cycle Oregon about...
Bicycle Adventures owners Todd and Brad chat with Wes about their bike tours both locally and across the globe. Next, the creator of the Cross Washington Mountain Bike Route explains the details of the...
I sit down with Madi Carlson at the Lyon’s Den Coffee Shop in Bothell, Washington to chat about family and urban cycling. After that I check in with the Group Ride tipline, and then I visit Cascade...
Ian Mullins and I sit down at a local Seattle coffee joint to discuss his endurance mountain bike racing and the addition problem with prescription painkillers in cycling. After that I check in with...
Sarah Outen joins the show to share stories from her new book Dare to Do: Taking on the Planet by Bike and Boat. Then I check in on our new tip line to see what tips listeners...
Author and cyclist Peter Walker joins the show to talk about his new book, How Cycling Can Save the World. Then I check in on our new tip line to see what tips listeners...
John Duggan joins the show to talk about the in and outs of being a cycling attorney in the Pacific Northwest. Then I unveil the new Group Ride Podcast tip line, followed by some local...
Summer and I visit the exhibitors of the Seattle Bike Show. After that, I investigate the rising popularity of cycling among an unlikely group of professional athletes … NASCAR drivers. Then I discuss the recent...
Former UCI World Tour Pro rider Phil Gaimon joins the show to talk about life in the peloton and his upcoming projects in 2017. After that I sit down with Martin Criminale and discuss...
J Allard from Project 529 joins the show to chat about their service which helps recover stolen bikes. Then I continue with Chapter 2 of my cycling story, followed by a recap of how Zwift...
Trey Wilson from Race Cascadia joins the show to chat about the Cascadia Super G gravel enduro race, followed by our first Club Spotlight with SnoValley Velo Club. Then we setting in for some trail advocacy...
We cover century old news from Snohomish, grunge metal trail donations and the sad passing of a short lived Seattle bike experiment. Then we check in on a Seattle startup that wants to...
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