The Path Less Pedaled Podcast - Contemporary Bicycling Culture

There have been a lot of gravel "innovations" from app controled suspension, short travel suspention forks, but are they necessary?  We also talk about what sorts of classes we'd like to see bike shops offer and the emerging trend of smaller "big" ri...

Trans Iowa is considered the grandfather of the modern gravel event in the US.  We interview Mark Stevenson / Guitar Ted, one of the founders of TI, and talk about the early days of Trans Iowa and how it has influenced other events. We also ponder if...

We taste Burnside Bourbon Oregon Oaked. We have a special guest that rode from Spokane, WA to Missoula, MT to be on the show!  We talk about what to keep in your survival kit and the ups and downs of being a bicycling parent. SUPPORT: http://www.payp...

  Gravel cycling is growing and gravel events are creating positive benefits to small rural areas. We interview Rebecca Rusch about why she started a gravel event, how it was initially received by the community and the many positive impacts it has br...

We lament the closing of one our favorite bike shops of all time, Velocult and what it means for other bike shops.  We also wax philosophical about Phil Gaimon's Rules and #thesupplelife.  This episode was made possible by FilmedByBike.org, a turnkey...

Daniel Molloy from Tumbleweed Bicycles is in town to show El Silencio.  He brought over a nice rye from the Bay Area and we geek out about why he started Tumbleweed, what he learned from working at Rivendell and the ups and downs of being a one man b...

Our most pointed #bikesxbourbon episode yet where we address the idea of "real" vs "fake" cyclists and also lay out the groundwork for the supple life manifesto.  We also taste Stagg Jr, a surprisignly smooth and balanced bourbon for 125 proof! Suppo...

We taste a bourbon that was aged at sea!  On a boat!  We also talk about a recent post from Alter Cycles about bike shops as a third space and how that means much more than just serving beer or coffee. Support shenanigans: http://www.paypal.me/pathle...

SUPPORT: http://www.paypal.me/pathlesspedaled Follow Ben's trip here: https://bit.ly/2HzfEjL Ben Weaver is a musician that bikepacks to his shows. In this interview, we talk about his Music For Free tour, bikepacking the Great Divide trail on its 20t...

What we drank: Balcones Baby Blue, Balcones Rye What we talked about: Philosophical and technical differences between racing and riding and Dirty Kanza.  Joined by special guest Ally Mabry. Support shenanigans: http://www.paypal.me/pathlesspedaled