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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026

Apps 2 Maps

from Radio TRO · host Dean Multimedia Services, LLC

Team TRO trades pink lines for paper maps, puts e-bikes in traffic gear and asks whether volts might be motorcycling's gateway drug.

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Radio TRO is brought to you in part by: Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USA Visit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day! Robin folds paper-map survival into sun position, town signs and trip-meter resets, then sends the route through Idaho 93 where a boring straight line somehow earns a love letter. He also weighs dealership trust against DIY limits, puts torque wrench range to work under the RV and sizes up rear-opening helmets without letting a novel latch become the next Jägermeister. The Cyborg weather voice is now free, though Indiana still answers with a yeehaw. Brian packs a state map, grease pencil and enough orientation sense to escape the pink line when electronics quit. His route lesson covers fixed scale, road-name mismatches, missing gas stations and the awkward truth that Booger Hollow may be US 12 when the sign finally appears. Between turns he vets the Trail Tech Voyager Pro 4, recommends ClickSpring for civilized decompression and argues that a trustworthy shop is worth both the wait and repeat business. Joanne refuses to let an electric bicycle cosplay as harmless once it joins traffic at traffic speed. Helmets, gloves and abrasion protection follow the risk rather than the label, with modern armored hoodies and riding shirts giving city riders fewer excuses than they had in 1996. Her Brammo year proves electrics have their own kind of fun, even when San Francisco hills can eat the battery before the return trip. Speaker Entry: Brian Wringer - 00:02:00 Robin Dean - 00:02:02 Joanne Donn - 00:44:12 Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36954 Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald

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