Cycle Jerks Podcast
Conversation for the love of bikes...all of them. We can't promise that it won't get too nerdy at times but always try to keep it fun and entertaining. We will touch on subject matter ranging in topics for newbies to the hardcore racer and everyone in between. Cyclocross, bike packing, road, mtb, bmx, gravel or just riding in general, we got ya covered. Interviews with athletes and industry insiders as well as stories that will hopefully entertain as well as inspire you to ride.
Episodes
189 episodes
EP 179 EP 179 Greenline Cycles owner Dacques Downey
Greenline Cycles in Chico Ca was originally established in 92 when Dacques was just a young bike loving kid that knew his calling. Thirty some odd years later and he is still living his dream. We talk about his life as a bike junkie and later a...
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Episode 179
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Ep 178 NBDA President Heather Mason
Today's podcast is full of surprises. Heather Mason now President of the National Bike Dealer Association has had quite a career in the bike industry from racing to retail, to working with Eddy Merckx, and now President of the National Bike Dea...
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Episode 178
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Ep 177 James Duvall CEO and Founder of Trifundit
Have you ever wanted to turn your fitness activities into a charitable contribution? Our guest today James Duvall has developed a platform that will help you do just that. James Duvall was a pastor for 28 years so working with and for charities...
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Episode 177
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Ep 176 Steve Westover Team Booger
This week Chris and I are joined by a former colleague at Giant Bicycles and now co fonder of the Digsbury Investment fund Steve Westover who along with his son Finn has put together Team Booger Racing. While the name is pretty funny, don't let...
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Episode 176
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Ep 175 with the creative and talented Jess Hana aka Jess the Maker
This week the Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Jess Hana or as many know her, Jess the Maker. This talented and enthusiastic creator has been making exciting and fun content on both Instagram and YouTube for th...
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Episode 175
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Ep 174 With Bike industry veteran Rob Kaplan
This week the Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down with Bike Industry veteran Rob Kaplan. Both Mike and CP have had the pleasure of working with Rob at early parts of our careers in the bike world. Rob's journey starts on the East Coast...
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Episode 174
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Ep 173 with Former Pro Cyclist and now Coach Michael Sayers
This week Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with a NorCal legend and former Professional Cyclist, Michael "Havoc" Sayers. CP had the honor of racing against and alongside Mike in the early 90's as we moved up the raci...
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Episode 173
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Ep 172 Jose Gutierrez owner of Danville Bike Shop
Located near the base of Mount Diablo Danville Bikes has been servicing the community for over 40 years and owner Jose Gutierrez has been there for almost all of those years. Buying the shop at the tender age of 23, Jose emptied his bank accoun...
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Episode 172
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Ep 171 with Rick Sutton Co Founder of the Sea Otter Classic and now with Enduro Bearings.
Oh boy did I blow the introduction on this one! I totally spaced out and didn't acknowledge Chris and just went into some script that I had wrote out prior to the podcast, another thing I never do. I was nervous as Rick and the Sea Otter Classi...
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Ep 170 with Laurent Frieden of Dirty Sundays and host of Velo Cosmos
Like so many of us, bikes became our passion at a very young age. As a kid it is your first experience of freedom. The wind in your face and your only limits were how far your body could propel you. For an older generation, it was when the stre...
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Episode 170
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Ep 169 with Argentinian BMX Pro and Entrepreneur Ezequiel Helmreich
BMX has been very good to Ezequiel. Growing up in a small mountain town in Argentina Ezequiel was first exposed to BMX thru the video games Dave Mirra and Matt Hoffman, from there he connected with a couple of locals and the rest is history as ...
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Episode 169
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Ep 168 Bike industry Veteran and Co Owner of Enduro Bearings Matt Harvey
Boy this was a fun one! Matt has been in the industry a long tme and with a very colorful history working in product development with great brands like Gary Fisher, White Industries, Bianchi. Ultimately leading to him co founding Enduro bearing...
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Bonus Episode Talking Mt Diablo Challenge with Mark Dedon
Mark joins us again this year to discuss the finer details of this year's instalment of the Mt Diablo Challenge coming up this Sunday October 6th. If you haven't already signed up it is not too late. We also discuss the closures on the mountain...
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EP 167 Introducing new Cycle Jerk Co Host Chris Padavana
We said farewell to Dave last week and this week we introduce his replacement, Chris Padavana. Chris and I have known each other and worked together for almost 30 years! Friends of the show will recognize that name as he has been on the podcast...
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Ep 166 Daves Farewell
This one is bittersweet. Dave has taken a new job with Trek Bicycle as Manager of their Castro Valley location. This new role is requiring more time from Dave and he has decided to step down as Co-Host of the Podcast. This is a proper send off ...
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Episode 166
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Ep 165 With Lindsey Richter of Liv Ladies Allride
Lindsey has lived a very interesting life, growing up in Portland and Bend Oregon then venturing to Hollywood and ultimately back to Oregon. She grew up as a tom boy playing sports and riding horses. later she was selected to be on ...
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Episode 165
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Episode 164 Cody the Kid Kaiser
Being raised with a golf instructor father one might have thought his future was preordained. But at the age of 10 a longtime family friend brought him down to a local bike shop. Seeing all those bikes was life altering and since that day the w...
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Episode 164
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Ep 163 Returning Guest Anna Hicks discussing the twists and turns of her pro career.
We first chatted with Anna when, after just two years of taking up riding, she was racing at the pro level throughout the US and Europe. 1 year later, a horrible crash at this year's Redlands and the folding of her Team inspired her to re-think...
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Ep 162 The Great Eddie Fiola
This was a big one for Mike and he was downright giddy to have the man who inspired him to get into Freestyle BMX on the Pod. From his humble beginnings jumping garbage cans in his neighborhood to becoming a 5 time winner of the AFA King of Ska...
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Episode 162
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Ep 161 Todd Huffman BMX legend, turned film maker, turned Race Promoter
Wow what a journey! Todd grew up in NorCal where he began racing BMX before moving to SoCal to join SE Racing at just 19 years old. After a stint working at SE Bikes he went on to head marketing at GT Bicycles. In a unique turn he left the bike...
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Episode 161
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Ep 160 with Derek Teel of Dialed Health
6 months after being struck by a car Derek Teel of Dialed Health returns to the pod to share his journey back from near life ending injuries to his goal of Everesting in the Swiss Alps. It’s an extraordinary comeback story fueled by personal dr...
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Episode 160
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Ep 159 with Todd Newman From Freak Shake.
Just when you think you know all there is to know about fueling and recovery you meet Todd Newman, endurance athlete and co-founder of Freak Shake. An alumni of the Hershey Company he brought smiles to our faces when we learned that cocoa not o...
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Episode 159
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Ep 158 With Tyler Pearce the Vegan Cyclist
Great conversation with Tyler. We cover a bunch of topics including maintaining balance with cycling and family life, Body dysmorphia with cyclist and his own personal journey, Ultra National Champs, Impossible Routes and what's next for Tyler....
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Episode 158
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Ep 157 Danville Police Chief Allan Shields talking E mobility safety and rules and regulations
Danville CA Chief of Police Allan Shields makes an encore performance and sets the record straight on: eBikes vs. eVehicles; what and where they are legal; current and pending legislation and the community out reach to spread the word. But most...
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Ep 156 Dave and Mike talking smack TDF and Unchained amongst other topics.
When your scheduled guest has an emergency and can't make it two great friends take the time to catch up, talk bikes and live vicariously through the Director Sportifs by sharing our opinions on the Tour de France so far. But we won't quit our ...
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Episode 156
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