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Kyle as been riding bike his whole life from BMX, to MTB, Track Bikes, Fat tire road bikes and more. We get a little insight into Kyles perspective on cycling, running bike shop during a pandemic, cycling subculture, running the Trackosaurus rex blog, Gravel bikes, Save the Track bike, tire pressure, hard tails, Steel bikes over carbon and having his first child just over a month ago!

Jeremy has a rich history in cycling from doing is own magazine called embrocation to working at Rapha in N America, to launching his own brand The Athletic and currently hanging his hat at Specialized as the Head of Marketing for road and Gravel! Talking with Jermey is very fun and natural, Thank you J for playing along! Much love!

This week we talk to Marc Marino about living in San Francisco. His path to becoming a first responder and passing his paramedics exam. Riding and racing track bikes at red hook crib. Going sober. His life in the fixie lane. A hug bike tour on a track bike from sf to Las Vegas with NotChas and Chris Thorman. He also has an eye opening story about those cheap knock off carbon bike frames we have all seen on e-bay! Thank you Marc!

This week we talk with Abdulrahman Alkhamees AKA Abe who was born in Kuwait had dreams of going to the Pacific North West of America one day. Eventually his dreams came true and once he was in the PNW his life began to transform, He lost nearly 200 lbs, found cycling, and discovered a new way of life. Abe now rides LOADS of miles on his bike from gravel to road. He is always logging miles! His positive attitude is uplifting especially at the end of a big ride. I am excited to share this episode with you.

We are back after: True story a power surge fried my PC while Erica and I were talking a few weeks back. Today we catch up with Erica again to get some insight on where she is from. How cycling has altered her life. Getting her first Track bike in Minneapolis at one on one to racing Red Hook Crit. Erica is a prolific DJ and shared some insights on the DJ experience, making playlists and how to juggle all those songs in your head.

This week we catch up with creative force and cycling insider, Alsono Tal. Alonso is making positive changes for BIPoC with in the cycling industry one project at a time. He opens up about how he lives in LA and doest not have a vehicle, Racing track bikes at RHC, the diversity of the fixed gear community and what we can do to help make change for BIPoC in cycling and America as a whole.

This week I had the pleasure to meet up with Ronny and Patrick the two movers behind the Bicycle Tire brand Ultradynamico. We talk about Gravel tires, Best tire pressure for your ride, 650b, what the hell is tire casing, How a bicycle tire is made, what is the correct PSI for Gravel, Ronnys illustrious mason and so much more. These two make up what is so great about cycling subculture. A true brand of passion for cyclists by cyclist. I hope you enjoy!

This week I connect with Nicolai Sclater AKA Ornamental Conifer, He is a an amazing artist who is deeply connected with lettering and utilizing sign painting techniques to create works of art on sports cars, helmets, motorcycles, skateboards, post arts, leather jackets, denim jackets and more! He is super consistent in his style and messaging. Ultra graphic hand painted elements on that are produced without a computer. Super privileged to get to know this one! Thank you Nico!

This week we catch up with the legend himself Mike Giant. We talk about Psychedelics, his relationship to cannabis and why he loves it so much. Opinions of current events, Gun ownership, Mediation and present moment awareness. Mike Talks about drawing portraits and his approach to drawing figures. How he interacts with tracings. The feeling of flow through cycling and riding a track bike, making art, getting shot at and so much more. This is a big one I hope you enjoy!

This week we catch up with Mark Alford who is a force of positivity. He talks about growing up in Indianapolis, IN riding track bikes, racing alley cats then transitioning into racing road bikes. He ended up in the bay area raced with Low bicycles, while DIY building a Tiny House. Mark now works with Rapha and is passionate about changing cycling through helping to make access to cycling more friendly to BIPoC. Mark is a true positive force and a genuinely great guy to know and ride bikes with. Thank you Mark!

This week we talk with Wilis Johnson a friend I have know since 2004. Wilis has lived a life of cycling. Starting as a Bike Messenger in Seattle, Philly and New York. He found his way to racing road bikes, racing CX, Track Racking on the Velodrome and event Racing MTB. He has a keen eye for collecting vintage road and track bikes, with a rich knowledge of the history of cycling. He slowly build a community and brand from his shop Deluxe Cycles in NY. Wilis Currently resides in SF where he still run Deluxe Cycles on the daily. Stopping by the bike shop / museum/ store is well worth the effort.https://bit.ly/Deluxe_Cycles

This week we talk with long time friend in cycling and bike culture uplifter California Travis. Travis shares some powerful stories about how cycling changed his life. Working at Suicide Prevention hotline, helping to cultivate the track bike boom in San Francisco. He recalls his life as a bike messenger and how his path has taken to riding MTB and Gravel while working at Paul Components in Chico.

This week we catch up with the prolific Cycling YouTube Vlogger Francis Cade. Francis Grew up in London where he raced bikes at an Elite level for several years. After Burning out on racing bikes he was a bike mechanic and other odd jobs before he decided to dedicate to making videos on Youtube. He produces almost daily videos on cycling in a vlog format. His production quality is top notch, from editing to color. Each episode is mini movie ripe with bikes, personality and good vibes.

This week we get to know Ivy Audrain, Elite Female Professional cyclist who races a lot of single speed events Cross Country and Cyclocross. She lives in Missoula MT and still travels the world racing bikes. Ivy Is dedicated to training and having fun. She is so down to earth you would never know she is a professional bicycle racing athlete with over 200 wins under her belt. Let’s get to know more about what makes Ivy, Who she is.

This weeks guest, Track Bike Legend, Doodle machine, and purveyor of stoke: Chas Christiansen: http://www.notchas.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/NotChas Today's episode is brought to you by DCO Sticker sheets: http://dustinklein.com/shop/dco-stickerpack

This weeks guest, FGFS Legend, Film maker, and creative savant: Matt Reyes http://bit.ly/MattR_Reyes_IG and on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IemUl4De-BkhHOq2bUNTw Today's episode is brought to you by the EBD Gear shop: http://bit.ly/_EBD_Gear_Shop

Cycling Goods Designer, Ultra Distance Cyclist, Black Metal Wizardry, and Good Perspective on life. Check out Erik: https://bit.ly/Erik_Nohlin_IG

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Terry Barentsen and Dklein go over Terry’s origin story. How he went from being obsessed with skateboarding, joining the Navy, attending Art school , finding track bikes and fixed gear culture through Mash sf. Going on to make videos and his first viral YouTube video that wasn’t even his LOL. Now He creates insane HOTLINE cycling videos on YouTube and how he views YouTube as a platform for exploration!

Todays episode is brought to you by the EBD Gear shop: http://bit.ly/Normalize_Cannabis This weeks BONUS 420 Episode of Conversations with Friends guest is Ben Magaziner: https://bit.ly/Ben_Magaziner Athelete, Muse, personality. Today we discuss all things cannabis and 420 friendly.