Latest Adventuring Podcast Episodes
Ep. 151 ~ Jesse Turner with Slow Southern Steel bikes
Bikes or Death - June 15, 2023 19:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsThis week we are talking with Jesse Turner who is the custom bike maker and artist behind Slow Southern Steel based out of Fayetteville, AR. Jesse started this new company less than a year ago and I've been following with interest since the beginning. I love to showcase and support people who ...
Ep. 150 ~ Hannah Simon, Triple Crown, Part 1
Bikes or Death - June 07, 2023 23:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsIn less than 2 years Hannah has established herself as a real contender in endurance bike racing. Somewhere along the way she decided it was time to take it to the next level, or maybe the next next next level! This year she will be taking on the biggest challenge that Bikepacking has to offer, ...
Ep. 149 ~ BoD goes to Costa Rica, with Falcon Murty
Bikes or Death - June 01, 2023 19:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsAt the end of last year I was encouraged and inspired to get my passport by my girlfriend, Natalie. It's something I always thought I would do one day, but had never made it a priority. I've been so enamored and satiated by the wild and natural beauty of North America that I hadn't even really s...
Ep. 148 ~ Maria Osowski, How to stay out of Physical Therapy
Bikes or Death - May 22, 2023 15:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsI don't know about you, but dealing with injury and being sidelined while I watch all my friends go play bikes is not my idea of a good time. As I've started to get a little older I'm starting to notice that injuries are happening with greater frequency and staying longer than I'm used to. The r...
Ep. 147 ~ Lindsay Shepard, an Adventurous Life
Bikes or Death - May 03, 2023 15:58 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsI started following Lindsay Shepard's journey when I saw on social media that she had built her own bike frame and was planning to race on it. To my surprise the first race she signed up for was my East Texas Showdown! Right after that, she turned her van North East and did the Gravel Doom race,...
Ep. 146 ~ Eric House talking ETS & DOOM
Bikes or Death - April 21, 2023 19:46 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsEric House joined our community during the pandemic, like many others. However, two and a half years later, I don't think this pandemic-born-bike-baby is going anywhere, but up! His first bikepacking race was the 2022 East Texas Showdown. He packed light, read "nothing", went fast, placed 9th,...
Ep. 145 ~ ETS Recap with Hannah Simon, Stephanie Hall, Ariel Marlowe, & Russell Pickavance recorded Live at Cycleast
Bikes or Death - April 07, 2023 03:08 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsEver since I started the podcast I dreamed of one day recording an episode in front of a live audience. Fear kept me from pursuing it. Fear that no one would show up. Fear of having an audience that amplifies the pressure and anxiety. At one point that dream progressed into a goal. And a goal n...
Ep. 144 ~ Patrick's East Texas Showdown ITT
Bikes or Death - March 25, 2023 16:01 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsDuring the pre-race meeting for the 2022 East Texas Showdown Hannah Simon asked me, "have you ridden the entire course?". Even though I'd ridden many of the roads over the years and was very familiar with the area and the route, I had to say "no". I hadn't ridden this particular route. The fact...
Ep. 143 ~ Winter Riding with Rebecca Rusch
Bikes or Death - March 10, 2023 01:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsRebecca Rusch is an accomplished endurance athlete with 40 years of experience. Her list of accomplishments over that time period has been impressive. Among other things, she is a 7x World Champion Adventure Athelete, 2x Iditarod Trail Invitational winner, MTB hall of fame inductee, and a Red Bu...
Ep. 142 ~ Jerry Kopack, 5 continents, 26 countries by Bike
Bikes or Death - March 01, 2023 16:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsJerry Kopack followed the “laminated playbook” that many Americans are familiar with; go to college, get a job, buy the house, save for retirement, have the family, etc. etc. While he was on the path to a traditional standard of success, he wasn’t fulfilled. In 2016 he set out on a 4 week bike t...
Ep. 141 ~ Ronnie Romance aka Ultraromance
Bikes or Death - February 24, 2023 14:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsRonnie is roaming around the states on a much deserved vacation. He was in Austin for a few days and we were able to meetup at Cycleast for a little chat. A lot has happened since the the last time we spoke back in the Fall of 2019. During the pandemic he moved back to Connecticut and ended up s...
Ep. 140 ~ East Texas Showdown 2023 Preview
Bikes or Death - February 15, 2023 14:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsAs the East Texas Showdown heads into it’s third year the excitement is growing and so are the questions. To help answer the questions we brought in a few past participants who are also competing again this year. Our guest are Kuya Takami who won the Showdown last year, Emily Miller who is hopin...
Ep. 139 ~ Holden Marrs, Tall Bikes, Hot Rods, Fixed Gear, and the RAT 1000
Bikes or Death - February 01, 2023 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsOn today's episode Holden and I chat about a little bit of everything. His day job is at a hot rod shop in Ft. Worth and he's owned a few pretty rad cars over the years. He put his mechanical abilities to use and built hims a rad Tall Bike, which is the fodder for many of my questions on this ep...
Ep. 138 ~ Scarlet at 13 rides the Tour Divide with her Father
Bikes or Death - January 25, 2023 16:23 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsScarlet & Flint Ziegler just made waves in the bikepacking community when word got out that they had completed the Tour Divide Route in 42 days. The Tour Divide is a well established route that many have done, but what sets this father daughter duo apart is that Scarlet was only 13 years old whe...
Ep. 137 ~ Patrick rides the East Texas Lowdown
Bikes or Death - January 18, 2023 17:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsIn October my friend Connor (Natalie joined us on day one) and I were the first ones to ride a new route I created as part of the East Texas Showdown. This one is called the Lowdown and is for participants who want to ride (not race) and enjoy the East Texas Piney Woods with a group of other rid...
Ep. 136 ~ BoD Awards + Year in Review + AMA
Bikes or Death - January 09, 2023 18:47 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsToday's episode is a hodgepodge of topics as we look at the year in review, reveal the winners of the BoD Awards, and I answers questions from the listeners. 2022 was a year of first, of growth, both personally and for the podcast, and I can't wait to do it again in 2023. As I reflect on the ...
Ep. 135 ~ Abdullah Zeinab, Rhino Run Winner
Bikes or Death - December 05, 2022 14:27 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsIn Oct. the first iteration of the Rhino Run took place in South Africa. After being delayed by covid for 2 years the first 32 adventurous souls lined up at the starting line. Among them was Abdullah Zeinab and Kevin Benkenstein who would establish and early lead in the race that they were able ...
Ep. 134 ~ Eddie O'dea, Live from the BoD Takeover
Bikes or Death - November 21, 2022 19:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsEddie O'dea recently became the first person to complete the Eastern Divide Trail which runs through Mulberry Gap in Georgia, which was also the location for the first BoD Takeover. This made him the ideal candidate to be my first guest with a live audience. This conversation took place on Satur...
Ep. 133 ~ Katie Scott, AZT 300 2nd Place
Bikes or Death - November 09, 2022 02:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsOn Sunday before the group start of the Arizona Trail Race Katie Scott was texting her friend who was doing the race with the typical well wishes. That short interaction sparked something in Katie that had been brewing for years. After thinking about doing the AZT for years she decided in that m...
Ep. 132 ~ Ernie Lechuga, finding God and an FKT on the Arkansas High Country
Bikes or Death - November 01, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsErnie Lechuga is no stranger to cycling success at a high level. He began his road cycling career in the 90's and earned a spot on the coveted Team Jelly Belly. After retiring he moved to NW Arkansas where he now helps other cyclist unlock their potential through his coaching business, Leborne ...
Ep. 131 ~ Red Granite Grinder Recap
Bikes or Death - October 24, 2022 22:06 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsThis week we are taking a peak over the preverbial cycling fence to see what's going on in the world of gravel racing. We've seen Ted King, Payson McElveen, Lachlan Morton, and many other gravel racers dip their toes into the bikepacking waters. Now it's our turn to take a peak into their world...
Ep. 130 ~ RJ Sauer, Along for the Ride film
Bikes or Death - October 07, 2022 21:13 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsRJ Sauer is no stranger to big trips, big challenges, and big adventures. I've been following him and his work for years with great interest and a tinge of jealousy. Last year he set out to take on a new challenge, this time with his 3 year old son, Ollie, in tow. They settled on the Rexy Gravel...
Ep. 129 ~ Edyn Teitge, Smoke n' Fire 400 at 13 years old
Bikes or Death - September 28, 2022 20:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsEdyn Teitge just completed the Smoke n’ Fire 400 at the age of 13. He didn’t just complete it though, he came in 6th place only 8 hours behind Jay Petervery with a time of 2d 15h 31m. When I asked him how he felt after he finished, he didn’t think he could go any faster, but he thought he could ...
Ep. 128 ~ Gemma Baird, Highland Trail 550 SS FKT
Bikes or Death - September 22, 2022 14:36 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsMy guest today is Gemma Baird who recently set a new Singlespeed FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the Highland Trial 550 in Scotland. After battling breast cancer, surviving homeschooling her three kids through the pandemic, and turning 40, Gemma needed a big goal. That's when she set her sights on t...
Ep. 127 ~ Seth DuBois, Silk Road Mountain Race
Bikes or Death - September 08, 2022 16:03 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsSeth DuBois just completed his biggest bikepacking challenge yet at the 2022 Silk Road Mountain Race. SRMR has quickly captured the attention of racers and fans from around the world. The stunning imagery and landscape that is Kyrgyzstan seems to lure people in. Seth felt that pull and he answer...
Ep. 126 ~ PJ Terry, Winning TNGA at 17
Bikes or Death - August 27, 2022 16:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsWhat were you doing at 17? Whatever it was, it's probably not as cool as my guest today. PJ Terry just shared first place at TNGA with a time of 2d 12h 30m. He crossed the finish line with Andrew Weidrich who shared the win with PJ. Visit www.BikesorDeath.com for a full writeup! This weeks q...
Ep. 125 ~ Shane Hitz, Wisconsin Gravel & Bikepacking
Bikes or Death - August 18, 2022 19:48 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsShane Hitz has been busy building routes and putting on gravel races in Wisconsin for many years. This week he's here to tell us all about his routes, the Red Granite Grinder, and Wisconsin gravel riding and bikepacking. After this conversation I'm even more excited about at the Red Granite Grin...
Ep. 124 ~ Ana Jager, 2022 Tour Divide Winner
Bikes or Death - August 12, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsThis week I'm joined by Ana Jager who just became the 2022 Tour Divide winner on her Rookie attempt! Most of the questions for todays episode came from women who answered the call on social media! Hillary, Laura, Tatiana, and Katheryn all called in with their questions and many more women sent ...
Ep. 123 ~ Aleś Zavoral, Bike Nonstop US Winner
Bikes or Death - July 28, 2022 01:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsAleś Zavoral from the Czech Republic just won the 2022 Bike Nonstop US Race with a time of 18d 11h 51m. Aleś is no stranger to racing, he's logged 136 races in the past 13 years. I did the math, that's 10.4 races a year! Please visit www.BikesorDeath.com for a full write up and photos from Ale...
Ep. 122 ~ Nick Marzano, 22nd place Tour Divide Finisher
Bikes or Death - July 20, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 362 ratingsNick Marzano is back! And this time he has joined the ranks as an official Tour Divide Finisher with a time of 20d, 9h, 1m, which was good enough to secure 22nd place. Nick first appeared on the podcast while he was still racing the Tour Divide. We chatted when he was at mile 1,250 in Pinedale, ...
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