Bike Talk with Dave: All things bike! Bikepacking, cyclocross, gravel, mountain bike, road & events Dave Mable

What can you say about JP? Beyond his cycling accolades, which are many, words like kind, friendly, thoughtful and generous sit right next to competitive, driven, adventurous, curious and... maybe a little crazy! His first go on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route was on a tandem with his wife of many adventures; Tracey. After more than 25 years of racing, including a dozen times up the Iditarod Trail, seven times down the spine of the Rockies on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, winning the first Silk Road Mountain Bike Race, he now gives back through the industry of Jay Petervary! Consulting, coaching, weekend courses on bikepacking and winter camping, and hosts both a winter fatbike race in Fat Pursuit and now a community-centered gravel race and ride in his hometown of Victor Idaho; the Teton Valley Backyard Rally on July 6, 2024. Filled with millions of stories from his endless miles of travel by bicycle, JP was kind enough to carve out some time to share some of them with us.
www.jaypetervary.com www.tetonvalleygravel.com www.fatpursuit.com
oin Dave at the core4, where no surface is left untouched in Iowa City on August 17. We’ve got a great deal - The first fourteen people who use the code: core4biketalk at checkout will get 14% off their full priced entry fee! Plus Core4 will match that amount to support this very podcast! So head to core4.bike, where you can find all the details and get registered! Register today! New distances in 24 include a 20, 40, 60 or 100-mile option. Be one of the first 14 to register at www.core4.bike and save yourself some money!
In addition, if you'd like to register for Gravel Worlds, you can get 10% off your registration fee by using the code: biketalkwithdave at checkout. .Just sign up at www.gravel-worlds.com today and use that biketalkwithdave code to save some $$.
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Danielle Ravnikar had an unlikely road to professional cycling, finding her way through dance to the starting line of the Elite Woman's race at the 2024 Unbound. Would her time on the sidelines of the Minnesota Vikings as an NFL Cheerleader be enough to get her to the finish line of her first 200-mile gravel race? Only time would tell. Danielle Ravnikar is a member of the Mazda Orange Seal cycling team and was kind enough to spend some time on a call to talk about her journey to the starting line in Emporia, Kansas, and then her struggles to the finish line. Follow Danielle on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/danielle_ravnikar/ and her Mazda Orange Seal team at https://www.instagram.com/mazdaorangeseal/

Join Dave at the core4, where no surface is left untouched in Iowa City on August 17. We’ve got a great deal - The first fourteen people who use the code: core4biketalk at checkout will get 14% off their full priced entry fee! Plus Core4 will match that amount to support this very podcast! So head to core4.bike, where you can find all the details and get registered! Register today! New distances in 24 include a 20, 40, 60 or 100-mile option. Be one of the first 14 to register at www.core4.bike and save yourself some money!
In addition, if you'd like to register for Gravel Worlds, you can get 10% off your registration fee by using the code: biketalkwithdave at checkout. .Just sign up at www.gravel-worlds.com today and use that biketalkwithdave code to save some $$.
We would love it if you would consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker!

Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/biketalkwithdave/ and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike. And now available on YouTube on the Bike Talk with Dave YouTube channel!
And if you need any digital media work: photography, videography and editing, podcast production and editing, look no further than Mable Media. Connect at www.mablemedia.net to help grow your brand and connect with your audience!

Recently, Cade popped into my life for a minute, thanks to a friend having a birthday party and Matt Zimmer bringing his teammate to said party on an e-bike. "It was a rest day,,," Cade is one of many weapons on the formidable Project Echelon Cycling Team and at a recent weekend of racing along the Mississippi River, Cade took 3/4 wins, throwing down 1700+ watts in the process. It was a good time to have the multi-time national champion on. Follow Cade on instagram, facebook by searching for his handle: cbikemore. https://www.instagram.com/cbikemore/

And follow Project Echelon at https://www.instagram.com/stories/projectechelonracing/

If you'd like to register for Gravel Worlds, you can get 10% off your registration fee by using the code: biketalkwithdave at checkout. .Just sign up at www.gravel-worlds.com today and use that biketalkwithdave code to save some $$.
We would love it if you would consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker!
Register for the core4 today! New distances in 24 include a 20, 40, 60 or 100-mile option. Register at www.core4.bike
Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/biketalkwithdave/ and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike. And now available on YouTube on the Bike Talk with Dave YouTube channel!
And if you need any digital media work: photography, videography and editing, podcast production and editing, look no further than Mable Media. Connect at www.mablemedia.net to help grow your brand and connect with your audience!

I thought I'd send out Bike Month by joining some friends on a 100-mile singlespeed cruiser ride (full disclosure: I couldn't spend the whole day riding, so I joined in for a pile of miles in the morning!). In the spirit of Bike Month, I brought along Mr. Microphone and asked people what cycling has give them, but the episode begins with the swearing in of the Nut Checking Crew - vital to the success of this ride. We close out the show with an impromptu recording of a good cycling friend's daughter, Lauren Igou, who was playing at Captain Roy's, the final trailside bar of the 100-mile ride. I hope you enjoy my conversations with cyclists from around the Midwest on what cycling as brought to their lives (and we ask about their bikes too!).
Bikeiowa.com sponsors the event as well as publishes all the events of Bike Month. Bikeiowa.com is your spot for all local and regional rides and events throughout the entire year, as well as important news and information! If you're looking for something to do next weekend - check out the BIKEIOWA calendar of events! If you help manage an event - be sure to upload it to said calendar for all the world to see!

If you'd like to register for Gravel Worlds, you can get 10% off your registration fee by using the code: biketalkwithdave at checkout. .Just sign up at www.gravel-worlds.com today and use that biketalkwithdave code to save some $$.
We would love it if you would consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker!
Register for the core4 today! New distances in 24 include a 20, 40, 60 or 100-mile option. Register at www.core4.bike
Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/biketalkwithdave/ and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike. And now available on YouTube on the Bike Talk with Dave YouTube channel!
And if you need any digital media work: photography, videography and editing, podcast production and editing, look no further than Mable Media. Connect at www.mablemedia.net to help grow your brand and connect with your audience!

Several months ago I got an email from a guy in Lacross Wisconsin - James Longhurst. He asked if I’d like to read his book on the history of bicycles sharing the American road. It's called Bike Battles. Recently, he was kind enough to carve out some time during finals week at UW-LaCross, to discuss his book Bike Battles: A History of Sharing The American Road.
Thanks to James for sharing his book with us today - I really enjoyed it - and I also really enjoyed diving deeper into it with James - and I would encourage you to as well! It’s available at the University of Washington Press at www.washington.edu/uspress If you have any interest in the history of the bike in America - this is a great book! And also remember if you want to discover some incredible gravel riding in the driftless region, which includes southwest Wisconsin around LaCrosse, as well as parts of Minnesota and Iowa, just go to driftlesscycling.com.

If you'd like to register for Gravel Worlds, you can get 10% off your registration fee by using the code: biketalkwithdave at checkout. .Just sign up at www.gravel-worlds.com today and use that biketalkwithdave code to save some $$.
We would love it if you would consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker!
Register for the core4 today! New distances in 24 include a 20, 40, 60 or 100-mile option. Register at www.core4.bike
Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/biketalkwithdave/ and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike. And now available on YouTube on the Bike Talk with Dave YouTube channel!
And if you need any digital media work: photography, videography and editing, podcast production and editing, look no further than Mable Media. Connect at www.mablemedia.net to help grow your brand and connect with your audience!

Kate Strom, a passionate mountain biker and talented graphic designer found a way to combine the two as a custom cycling apparel designer. After working for a small custom kit company for a few years, ventured off to start her own company with a conscience: Radical Custom Cycling Apparel. Her goal: Good looking, great fitting and performing cycling clothing that is easy for the customer, affordable and environmentally friendly. What she's come up with is a no-minimum (correct... no minimum), ordered and shipped by and too each team member (no more boxes of kits on the living room floor... IYKYK), made of recycled materials all with the creative designs of a seasoned pro! Aside from following on Facebook and Instagram @radicalcustomcycling also browse the website for all the options and to connect with Kate; www.radicalcustomcycling.com
If you'd like to register for Gravel Worlds, you can get 10% off your registration fee by using the code: biketalkwithdave at checkout. .Just sign up at www.gravel-worlds.com today and use that biketalkwithdave code to save some $$.
We would love it if you would consider supporting Bike Talk with Dave by rating, reviewing and sharing on your favorite podcast platform. We'd invite you to support the show financially at www.buymeacoffee.com or on Venmo @David-Mable. You'll receive a Bike Talk with Dave sticker!
Register for the core4 today! New distances in 24 include a 20, 40, 60 or 100-mile option. Register at www.core4.bike
Follow Bike Talk with Dave on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/biketalkwithdave/ and Facebook so you don't miss any of the fun, and you can now find every episode on your computer at www.biketalk.bike. And now available on YouTube on the Bike Talk with Dave YouTube channel!
And if you need any digital media work: photography, videography and editing, podcast production and editing, look no further than Mable Media. Connect at www.mablemedia.net to help grow your brand and connect with your audience!