Ep. 71 – Ryan Stoyer, Bikerafting the Buffalo

Ryan Stoyer

When I contacted Ryan Stoyer about coming on the podcast it was with the idea that we would talk about his unique lifestyle and how it allows for him to life a more fulfilled life. I still like that topic, but Ryan had other ideas. After the official BoD instagram invite was sent, his reply was an enthusiastic yes, followed by a suggestion, “how about we go bikerafting?”. My response was equally enthusiastic and I gave no thought to the fact that I’d never been bikerafting, or had a raft, or new how to build a route, etc etc.

Community Spotlight: Ghisallo Cycling Initiative

Ghisallo Cycling Initiative (GCI) – a non-profit cycling organization whose roots started in Austin and expanded to San Antonio. The group’s core is a team of 9 passionate, bike loving, adventurous people, plus part-time staff, volunteers, community members, and participants who couldn’t be more happy to bring the joy of cycling to people of all ages and abilities.

Ep. 70 – Rebecca Rusch, “Queen of Pain”

Rebecca Rusch ITI 350 2021

Today’s episode is with a true living legend. Rebecca Rusch has had a long and successful career spanning many different sports, but in the past 15 years has dominated the mountain bike scene, which as spilled over into bikepacking and gravel racing as well.

Coffee or Death Mugs

These beautifully handcrafted ceramic mugs are the creative brainchild of Amanda Amann. Each mug is unique, a true one~of~a~kind, and made with love. You can lean more about “Amanda Panda” on the recent Meet the Maker post. These will be available for sale in the BoD Store on Wednesday, April 28th at 12pm CST. Until … Read more

Meet the Maker: Amanda Amann

Amanda Panda

I’ve been following Amanda on instagram for a while because I enjoying watching her create beautiful ceramic pieces. One day it dawned on me….Bikes or Death coffee mugs! I came to her with the idea (my only contribution being the Ride Your Damn Bike message on the bottom) and what I got back was more than I could ever imagine.

Ep. 69 – John Watson, owner of the Radavist

John Watson

My guest on today’s episode with John Watson is one that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. We had plans to record this one a while ago, but covid put it on pause. On my recent trip to AZ and NM I was able to meet John at his Santa Fe office where he runs The RADAVIST.

Ep. 68 – Lael Wilcox

Lael Wilcox

It’s always an extreme pleasure to sit down and chat with Lael Wilcox. Her positivity and honesty is infections as is her drive to push herself to extremes all in the name of bike racing. She’s an inspiration to so many of us in this community and I am no exception. She has been a huge source of inspiration for me as I dipped my toe into the bikepacking waters.

Ep. 67 – Matt Mason, co-creator of the Monumental loop

Matt Mason

This episode is the first one to come from my recent road trip to New Mexico and Arizona to interview guest for the podcast. My first stop was in Las Cruces, NM to meet up with Matt Mason to ride a portion of the Monumental Loop. We rode up to the base of the Organ Mountains and camped in perfect weather. In the morning we recorded this episode under little outcropping before descending 10 miles back to town on some epic singletrack.

Behind the Lens, with John Watson

Yesterday John posted a feature of my bike on his website The Radavist. You’ll want to be clicking that link to go check them out! Today it’s my turn to focus my Lens on John Watson.

Ep. 66 – Adventure Media 2021, Part 1

On March 6th, 2021 twelve college students in the Adventure Media class at Texas Tech University set off on a bikepacking trip as part of their course curriculum. This year the classes challenge was the Caprock Canyon State Park and Trailway, which in total was 66 miles with very little climbing, but the wind made up for what the elevation profile lacked!