Paxton and Ryan, owners of Caledonia Bike Works, the newest bike shop in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, talk about their bike industry journey, their first “real” bikes, and the bike community in St. Johnsbury. 

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“Bikescape” was one of the original podcasts when it debuted in 2005, and documented the bicycle landscape of San Francisco. Bikescape founder Jon Winston, talks about how cycling has changed in Sam Francisco over the last twenty years, how the windshield perspective biases drivers against cyclists, and why we are all vehicular cyclists  

The Bikescape podcast can be found here: https://archive.org/search?query=Bikescape+podcast

Host Wesley Cheney also produces “Tell Me About In C,” a podcast exploring Terry Riley’s 1964 Minimalist, musical masterpiece, “In C.” It’s available on all major platforms. https://tellmeaboutinc.buzzsprout.com

As “DJ Pseudononymous,” Wesley Cheney hosts “Radio Eclectica” on WMMT 88.7 FM from Noon to 2pm Eastern on Fridays. https://programs.testradio.org/WMMT/show/294945/Radio-Eclectica

If you’d like to tell a story about your first bike ride, your favorite bike, or the last time you were lost on a bike, drop Wesley an email: Friendwes@mac.com

You can find the Not Just Bikes episode on vehicular cycling on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/pRPduRHBhHI?si=B_Jr-NQ5ujLX5C2M

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“Bikescape” was one of the original podcasts when it debuted in 2005, and documented the bicycle landscape of San Francisco. In the first part of a series on Bikescape, Tell Me About Your Bike host Wesley Cheney sits down for an interview with his podcasting idol, Bikescape founder Jon Winston, on the shores of the San Francisco Bay. 

Heklina’s podcast, which inspired Jon Winston, can be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b3xKg-w0weM?si=0qkU1XH0xc8KJVFT

The Bikescape podcast can be found here: https://archive.org/search?query=Bikescape+podcast

The War on Cars podcast is available on all major platforms. The War on Cars – Enlist today!

The Bike Show, hosted by Jack Thurston, was a radio show on London’s Resonance FM for many years, and another one of the original podcasts: https://thebikeshow.net

Wesley Cheney also produces “Tell Me About In C,” a podcast exploring Terry Riley’s 1964 Minimalist, musical masterpiece, “In C.” It’s available on all major platforms. https://tellmeaboutinc.buzzsprout.com

As “DJ Pseudononymous,” Wesley Cheney hosts “Radio Eclectica” on WMMT 88.7 FM from Noon to 2pm Eastern on Fridays. https://programs.testradio.org/WMMT/show/294945/Radio-Eclectica

If you’d like to tell a story about your first bike ride, your favorite bike, or the last time you were lost on a bike, drop Wesley an email: Friendwes@mac.com

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Bruce Caplain of Bike the North Country talk to host Wesley Cheney about the challenges and joys of biking in both the city and the country, and why every bike is special.

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Bruce Caplain of Bike the North Country sits down with host Wesley Cheney to discuss creating a cycling community in Northern New Hampshire..

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Tom Morgan, Executive Director of the Mercer Street Bike Coop, tells host Wesley Cheney about running a bike coop in rural West Virginia in the final segment of their interview.

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Tom Morgan of the Mercer Street Bike Coop tells host Wesley Cheney about what it takes to run a successful bicycle cooperative in rural Appalachia in the second part of their interview.

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Tom Morgan, Executive Director of the Mercer Street Bike Coop in Princeton, West Virginia tells host Wesley Cheney what it takes to start a bike coop.

Learn more about the Mercer Street Bike Coop and their parent organization here:

https://www.bicycles4kids.org/

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In Part 2 of his interview with cellist and cyclist Ben Sollee, host Wesley Cheney gets nerdy about music and bikes.

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In the latest episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, Wesley Cheney interviews Ben Sollee, a singer, songwriter and cellist, about the challenges and rewards of touring with a full size cello on a cargo bike from gig to gig across America. 

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After an unexpected hiatus, Tell Me About Your Bike is back. Host Wesley Cheney shares the sounds and excitement of the USA Cycling National Criteriums in Charleston, West Virginia, and interviews cyclists along the race course.

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Host Wesley Cheney takes a ride with a new e-bike owner, Randy, in "Bike City," and interviews him about his first bike, his favorite bike, and what he'd do with a billion dollars in cycling infrastructure funding.

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In a throw back episode, host Wesley Cheney interviews his dad, Hank Cheney, about his first bike, his favorite bike, and the many places he rode. After a lifetime of biking the Green Mountains, Hank died suddenly in his backyard two weeks ago.

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Host Wesley Cheney faces his steepest challenge yet- Pittsburgh's Canton Avenue. Can he climb without walking and descend without crashing the 37% grade?

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In this bonus episode, host Wesley Cheney shares his submission to the Sound Off story contest organized by his favorite podcast, Twenty Thousand Herz. What are the sounds of cycling?

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Host Wesley Cheney sits down for a conversation with Charleston Bicycle Center owner Andrew Greene about minimalist bicycles, hosting the national road bike championships, and the joys of owning a bike shop.

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Host Wesley Cheney is joined by Charleston Bicycle Center owner Andrew Greene to recount when he was last lost on his bike and discuss what makes for a good trail.

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In the latest episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, Host Wesley Cheney takes a ride into the unknown on his new bike.

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Host Wesley Cheney sits down with professional trail builder Tracy Toler and learns about what makes for a good trail, the perils of vigilante trail building, and the benefits of tubeless tires.

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Host Wesley Cheney gets a tour of some North Shore-style wooden mountain bike trail features from West Virginia trail builder Tracy Toler.

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Join host Wesley Cheney for an exploration of Terry Riley's Minimalist musical masterpiece, "In C." Tell Me About "In C" debuts now on all major podcasting platforms.

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In a new podcast, Tell Me About Your Bike host Wesley Cheney explores the world of Minimalist Music through Terry Riley's 1964 masterpiece, "In C."

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Three presidents of Bike Norfolk, Liz Schleeper, Melissa Seek and host Wesley Cheney, sit down to talk about what makes a bikeable city and how to build biking community.

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In the latest episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, host Wesley Cheney talks to fellow cyclists Dale Sergeant and Liz Schleeper about the rewards and perils of going tubeless.

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Stashed in my Camelback is the new Tyre Glider tool. So far I've had no need to use it. Have you used a Tyre Glider? Tell me how it went at tellmeaboutyrbike@gmail.com

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Kevin Croft finished the Trans America Bike Race in less than thirty one days, and he's here to tell us about riding a single speed coast to coast and the dogs of Kentucky.

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Host Wesley Cheney sits down with Norfolk's century cyclist, Ray Hawkins, to discuss centuries and double centuries, what it takes to get into long distance cycling, and Ray's Trek Madone.

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In a rolling bicycle interview, host Wesley Cheney talks to fellow Norfolk cyclist Christopher Wilkening about harrowing descents, long days in the saddle and fixies versus freewheels.

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In a bonus episode, I tell the story of my banjolele.

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Listen as Wesley takes on the challenge of the Four Hour Firecracker endurance mountain bike race.

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Wesley Cheney interviews Jack Thurston of The Bike Show about the joys of adventure cycling in the Black Hills of Wales, the bicycling community and rolling interviews.

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In this episode of Tell Me About Your Bike we listen to a soundscape of the Elite Women’s Criterium at the 2024 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships in Charleston, West Virginia last month. Listen as Elizabeth Dixon works to keep a lead on the peloton for the final ten laps.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-cycling-pro-road-national-championships-2024/criterium-women-u23-and-elite/results/

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Join host Wesley Cheney for a conversation with the founder of Norfolk Bike Commuter, Corey Logan, as we discuss the allure of folding bikes, the joys of bike commuting, songs that get stuck in our heads, and where Corey stands on the helmet question.

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Check out Norfolk Bike Commuter:
https://www.norfolkbikecommuter.org

Listen to The Living Room, on Radiolab:
https://radiolab.org/podcast/living-room

Learn the backstory of Closing Time on Song Exploder:
https://songexploder.net/semisonic

Our interview was recorded at the Clover Library Sound Studio in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
https://www.norfolk.gov/5895/Sound-Studio

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Take a ride with Social Cycling Norfolk! Social Cycling Norfolk is all about getting butts on bikes in the city of Norfolk, Virginia. They believe that using bicycles for urban transportation will build a healthier and more vibrant community.

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In an episode originally published in the first weeks of the Covid Lockdown, Wesley sits down with his dad to discuss growing up on a bike that was too big and racing downhill at fifty miles per hour on a 3-speed Schwinn.

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Host Wesley Cheney and his daughter Abby conclude their conversation about growing up on the back of a tandem bike, being part of a biking family and why girls can ride faster than boys. 

Listen to The Minimalists Podcast! 

https://www.theminimalists.com/ 

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I sit down with my daughter Abigayle for a conversation about growing up on the back of a bike. Listen to Imaginary Worlds podcast! https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org 

See me and my brother Cal on our Big Wheel trikes on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutyrbike 

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Support Tell Me About Your Bike on Patreon and you’ll get a shout-out on the podcast! We’re working on some stickers, too!

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Wesley Cheney sits down with fellow Jimmy John’s bike courier Kyle Goshen to discuss cycling hallucinations, encounters with bears on bikes, headwinds, and leaking dri

Check out the Mormon Stories podcast for tales of evolving spirituality. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772

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In the ninth episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, Wesley sits down with fellow freaky fast bike courier Kyle Goshen in the studio to discuss their worst crashes, riding recumbents, and avoiding fights with motorists.

Listen to Radiolab! Check out their old Time episode, with an appearance by looping cellist Zoë Keating. Zoë also sat down with Jad Abumrad and explained her creative process.

If you enjoy the essays I read from Need for the Bike, buy a copy for yourself or a cycling friend. 

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In the eighth episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, I take a ride with fellow Jimmy John’s bike courier Kyle Goshen. If you enjoy the essays by Paul Fournel that I read, please buy a copy of “Need for the Bike,” and give it to a cyclist or your favorite bike mechanic for Christmas. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0803269099/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_7rS4DbNDJ8C21 Learn more about the Slover Sound Studio and the Slover Creative Studios at the Norfolk’s public Slover Library: https://www.sloverlibrary.com/creative-studios Subscribe and listen to “Welcome to Nightvale” through your preferred podcasting platform. 

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In this seventh episode I take a ride with my son Kelvin down the old towpath of the Dismal Swamp Canal as we talk about his first memories on a bike, what to do when we see a bear, and why kick bikes hurt kid buts.

Check out “What Trump Can Teach Roman Mars About Con Law:”

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-roman-mars-can-learn-about-con-law/id1242537529

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In Episode 6 of “Tell Me About Your Bike,” fellow Sockeye Cycles bike guide Rikki Watts and I take a drive up the White Pass and talk about dumpster diving for Food Not Bombs, dodging pedestrians at South by Southwest, and the awkward bike lanes of Austin, Texas. We also discuss bike touring on a raffled mountain bike, the finer points of packing bikes for shipping, and what Rikki had for breakfast. Links: Food Not Bombs Need for the Bike, by Paul Fournel South by Southwest (SXSW) Patreon Coffee Break German Sockeye...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-german/id595399272

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In Episode 5 of “Tell Me About Your Bike,” Liz Schleeper and I talk about the differences between ‘cross bikes and gravel bikes, learning to mountain bike at night, the Alpine Gran Fondo, and how biking nirvana is always just a day away.

Listen to The Thomas Jefferson Hour, aka Listening to America. 

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In Episode 4 of #tellmeaboutyourbike, Liz Schleeper and I discuss her collection of bikes, the importance of storing bikes clean, and the changing bike-scape of Norfolk, Virginia.

Check out the podcasts Start With This and Welcome to Night Vale.

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In Episode 3 of “Tell Me About Your Bike,” Liz Schleeper and I meet in her bike room to discuss the joys of making #friends on a #bike, learning to #mountainbike at night in a #tidewater #swamp, debate whether #poisonivy is worse than a #brokenrib, the challenge of being outclassed by other riders and explore the value of democratic trail systems. #mtb #evma #ipswich #eastcoastbicycles #clubrides #757 #757bikelife #bikenorfolk #norfolklovesbikes #tellmeaboutyrbike

Listen to Zoë Keating on RadioLab.

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In the second episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, we conclude our interview with Taylor, and discuss the challenges and joys of grocery getting.

Listen to the Bikescape podcast: http://bikescape.blogspot.com/

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In the inaugural episode of Tell Me About Your Bike, I talk to Taylor about bike touring, tipping over into a mud puddle on her first tour of #BritishColumbia, why determination trumps gear in #bikepacking, and the joys of #groceryshopping on a #bike.

Check out Jack Thurston’s Bike Show, as broadcast on London’s Resonance FM: https://thebikeshow.net/

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