Ep. 34 – Jolene Holland on Women’s Racing

Jolene Holland

olene has been cycling for the past 10 years and now rides for Colavita as a Cat 1 racer. She is also the creator of Ultra Violet Racing Team, which focuses on helping bridge the gap for women in bike racing. Her enthusiasm for competitive bike racing and getting other women involved really shines through as you listen to her. Another focus is FUN, she says if you ride with her there is a good chance a bike ride will be followed by a beer (or three) which has led to your friendly neighborhood strip club in the past.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Ultraromance

Ultraromance

You don’t schedule an interview with Ultraromance. The universe must align in such a way that your paths cross and you may find yourself sitting down with the most mythical personality our sport has ever seen. In this exclusive interview I ask the questions you’ve been dying to know like, “What’s your name?” and “Do you take showers?”. Find out his answer to these and many more in this ultra episode of the Bikes or Death Podcast.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Lael & Rue

Lael & Rue

At the Bikepacking Summit I had the honor of sitting down with Lael Wilcox and Rugile Kaladyte (Rue) in their first interview together. After they found themselves in the middle of drama on the Tour Divide this year it was nice to chat with both of them to hear their thoughts on riding and documents bikepacking events.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Kate Gates

Kate Gates Mulberry Gap

Kate Gates is one of the owners of Mulberry Gap in Ellijay, GA, the venue for this years Bikepacking Summit. Their property is located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of northwest Georgia and is surrounded by National Forest, gravel roads, and cycling friendly trails. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that their facility is an oasis for cyclists and outdoors people.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Joe Cruz

Joe Cruz Bikepacking Summit

Joe Cruz is a powerful and incredibly insightful person, which stems from his background as a professor of philosophy at Williams College and his decades of bikepacking and bike traveling all over the world. Additionally, he is an editor at large for Bikepacking.com.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Greg Hardy

Greg Hardy Headshot

On Oct. 27th 2018 I sat down with Greg Hardy of Rockgeist in his shop in Asheville, NC. What has transpired after that day can only be described as a whirlwind. On that day I started a journey that has taken me further than I realized possible or likely. However, here we are a year later and I’m sitting down with my friend Greg again.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Miles Arbour

miles arbour bikepacking.com

Like most modern friendships, I linked up with Miles Arbour through Instagram. Miles is the one responsible for putting together a Q&A article that appeared on BIKEPACKING.com after my first six episodes here at Bikes or Death, sending a surge of new listeners my way… an article I’m still stoked about.

Ep. 24 – Kurt Refsnider

Kurt’s achievements on and off the bike are quite impressive and my conversation with him left me feeling inspired and hopeful for the future of bikepacking on our public lands.