Michiana Spoken Cycling Podcast Michiana Spoken

American road cycling is dominated by the Crit Racing scene.  It's fast, dramatic, and dangerous which provides all the thrills of a good spectator sport.  Dylan Curtis is a guest speaker on this episode and he's here to talk about racing, team management and the future of road crit racing. Dylan is the team manager of Apex Racing and a race coordinator of the Fat and Skinny tire fest. His expertise and enthusiasm for the sport is contagious and you'll love to hear his perspectives on riding and racing. 

With hearts bigger than their legs, Jason and his Cancer be Damned team face life's obstacles with grit and determination.  Listen in to hear his story and how he's doubled down on the things he appreciates most. 

Nate and Spencer sit down to discuss the TK Lawless Iron Shoe 50 MTB race and Spencer's one day trip to South Carolina to ride Paris Mountain.  
 
*We finally fixed the hardware issue and have better sound quality again! 

Nate and Spencer sit down to talk about the local race's and rides coming up as well as recent events they've done.  They also dive into some new products they've been testing and their take on them. 
Sorry for the audio quality on this episode, we've been having some issues with our recording device! 

2020 brought a wave of new riders to the bike world.  The local paths and trails were flooded with riders experiencing the sport we have all loved for their first time.  One such rider, Tyler Plummer, decided to document with new riding experiences on his Youtube channel.  Tyler, known by his Youtube name of Michiana Madman, saw a need for more educational videos of the local trails to help other new riders experience mountain biking.  Listen in to hear his stories of his first year getting into riding. 

Some people are drawn to the life of adventure and can't stand the thought of sitting still for too long.  We pulled Kymberly Byers away from the ski slopes of West Virginia to talk with her about her Summer bike travels.  After attempting the Trans Am bike race in 2019, she wanted more endurance and adventure by bike for the following year.  2020 brought an adventure of epic proportions are she left Fort Wayne, IN and bikepacked 100 consecutive days and traveled over 5500 miles during that trip (over 10k miles for the year!).  Listen in to hear all about her travels and future plans!