Patrick Farnsworth 
Jerry 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.
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 staying there and ramping up on his entrepreneurial efforts. What he’s been able to accomplish in the cycling industry is truly inspirational.
The third East Texas Showdown and Slowdown, with the inaugural year for the Lowdown, is only a couple weeks away! So, we’re going to spend time highlighting some of the bikes you’ll see on the route this year. With two hundred riders this year, we’ve got a variety of different rigs. To see the bikes … Read more
As 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 hoping to … Read more
On 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 episode.
Scarlet & 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 when … Read more
On today’s episode I share why it’s been so long since I went on a bikepacking trip, some thoughts going into this ride, and I take my recorder with me and share updates along the way.
Today’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 … Read more
Another year in the books and, man, what a year it was! We hosted two Bikes or Death events – The East Texas Showdown and The Bikes or Death Takeover at Mulberry Gap. We went on countless road trips across the country to track down podcast guests. We added to the Bikes or Death team. … Read more
By Jake Bleggi 12:00 Day Three: It’s rainy, it’s cold and we are over it. We rolled into a gas station that barely looks like it’s still standing. We grab the basics… pizza, chocolate milk, a Gatorade along with some trail mix. The gas station clerk looks at us and says, “I didn’t expect to … Read more
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