Rider-Up
The Rider-Up Podcast presented by Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is about bicycling. Mountain bikes. Road Bikes. Gravel Bikes. Bicycle Gear, famous cyclists, and interesting people from around the world. All from Virginia’s Blue Ridge -- America’s East Coast Mountain Biking Capital and an IMBA Silver Ride Center. Hosts Dan Lucas -- a pro bike mechanic, skills instructor, and downhill coach joins avid cyclist and professional journalist John Carlin to cover all the ground there is to cover when it comes to bicycles.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
The Cycling is great in Virginia's Blue Ridge -- and in Episode 18 Dan, John and special guest, bike racer and fit guru Karen Talley Mead talk about the local events you can be a part of, while sharing some cycling adventures from across the country. Then we get down to business with the tough question of how many bikes you really need. Hint -- you're gonna need a bigger garage. Also Dan the mechanic riffs on people who don't oil their chain while John corners the bike shop pros with the question of why a natural flat pedal foot placement is so different from where we put our cleats when we click in. And how wide should your gravel tires be?
Dan says oil your chain with this stuff.
Abi Snyder Represents Team USA
John rides Cleveland
Show Notes
Follow VBR Team 2024: https://www.teamtwenty24.com/
Follow Abi Snyder as she represents the United States: https://ridefierceracing.com/
Dan's Team on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roanokevalleydevo/
John Vlog from Cleveland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E744H2lQ78Y
Bentonville. https://www.visitbentonville.com/bike/
Cardinal Bicycle: https://www.cardinalbicycle.com/
Bike Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/bikevbr-blog/
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
After a pod-break, Dan and John are back filling you in on some exciting adventures and asking existential questions about cycling. In essence, who really is and isn't a cyclist? How much do you need to ride to use "cyclist" as a term to describe yourself. Think it's easy? Try to find a place to draw the line. Is owning a bike enough? Do you need to think about riding all the time? Ha! Good luck. But we take a stab at it.
Dan also fills listeners in on his recent mountain bike trip to Bentonville, while John preps for adventures along the Erie Canal and in the wilds of Alaska.
Show Notes
Bike the Erie Canal https://eriecanalway.org/explore/cycling
Bentonville. https://www.visitbentonville.com/bike/
John's Alaska Tour: https://www.backroads.com/award-winning-tours/alaska
Cardinal Bicycle: https://www.cardinalbicycle.com/
Bike Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/bikevbr-blog/
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Tool Time for this episode: https://youtu.be/_1aeqm-LdCs
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Our cycling hosts have a packed agenda today. John has been traveling and will reveal there was a second Tea Party in pre-revolutionary days. Dan has been slamming down mountains and is still thinking about hopping on a gravel bike and rolling some 'B' roads. Cycling events from all over the world: road, gravel, and mountain bike competitions from France to Kansas to Colombia. Training and tech tips. New bikes and tech...
AND...the guys are pleased to welcome back Abi Snyder of Ride Fierce Racing. She's just back from competing in the Pan American Cross Country Mountain Bike Championships.
Let's Ride!
Show Notes!
Dan's Cane Creek Tech unboxing :https://youtu.be/7rX7XQ_-o9Q
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Roval C38 Wheels https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roval-rapide-c-38/p/205534?searchText=30021-4500&color=330189-205534
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Your cycling heroes, John & Dan, welcome 2 extraordinary guests today. Thorpe Moeckel is a poet and keen naturalist who loves the ride. Henry Owens is a Cat1 Downhill Cyclist with the RVD Gravity Team and yes, he's thirteen. Fascinating conversations about cycling, recent rides, racing updates, and Tool Time. Let's get started!
Show Notes:
Thorpe's substack, Out of True: https://outoftrue.substack.com/
More about Thorpe Moeckel: https://www.thorpemoeckel.com/
Henry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henryandhilo/?hl=en
RVD Gravity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvdgravity/?hl=en
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
John and Dan have been busy as bees spinning on the road, grinding a little gravel, or flying down a mountain. It's all here today: rides completed and to come, some racing, meditations on bike packing, the latest tech, and more. And remember, watch out for that lady in the pick up truck!
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Our intrepid hosts share their latest adventures. Gnats & Bats with John! Dan, of course, goes downhill. A discussion of sportsmanship. The newest tech from SRAM -- See link below for the unboxing of the new SRAM Eagle Transmission!
Dan describes how his wife fell for him due to his bike skills, while John goes off on the value of teaching sportsmanship.
Listen in as John races a bat on the greenway. If you want to hear more of John's ramblings during a bike ride -- when we all joyously let our minds wander, click on the link below for a longer version of John's profundity.
Show Notes
Video of Dan's SRAM Eagle Transmission unboxing: https://youtu.be/ooORVA6gSwc
The Gnats and Bats thing - Listen to John's profundity as he rides: https://admin5.podbean.com/riderup/episodes/form/bNX7EGc2jI7p
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Ride along with Rider-Up co-host John Carlin on his evening road bike ride between the 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts. Great dinner break right? This is an edited stream of consciousness as John cruises through downtown Roanoke to the Roanoke River Greenway. Along the way, he evaluates his new Roval C-38 wheels, chokes down a few gnats along the river, races a bat for a hundred yards, and talks about how these rides enhance the viewer experience for the 11 pm news on WSLS-10!
We've edited out all the slower parts, (as if that's possible!) to give you the highlights of John's ride and his thoughts on an evening in April 2023.
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Roval C38 Wheels https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roval-rapide-c-38/p/205534?searchText=30021-4500&color=330189-205534
John -- Back at the TV station and (nearly) ready to broadcast!
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
John and Dan welcome MTB racer Abi Snyder to discuss building a plan for your upcoming cycling season. Then we follow Dan on a downhill ride. Next our hosts admire the most expensive hammer(?) in the world and Dan talks to Zach Geller, who made said hammer and also crafts custom bicycles. Finally John reveals in recounting his first road ride of the season. It's all in this episode!
Here is Dan's $300 hammer! Scroll down for show notes!
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
Abi Snyder takes on the trail. Thanks to Abi for joining Dan and John on the podcast.
Follow Abi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abi.ridefierce/
Rider-Up
The Rider Up Podcast presented by Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge is all about cycling here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But it's more! Dan Lucas is a downhill mountain biker, shop mechanic, and skills instructor. John's downhill days are long behind him. He rides the beautiful backroads and trails of the region and across the country. Join Dan and John as they talk about their adventures, and interview amazing guests from the world of cycling.