Alt Bike NOW! with Ronnie and Arya

today we are live from a picnic bench under a tree with our ducks talking about my current Red Velvet Radavist feature, the flat fanny release, why we don't mass produce things, rainbow jersey predictions, a "visor-gate" update, what its like to have a nice ride with friends on a national holiday that means something, and finally how we pack our bikes for air travel both domestic and international.  the details may shock you! Ronnie's Alumaxxx II on The RadavistSaran Wrap on "The Gods and the Goats" Crete Radavist articleWNBA Collective Bargaining WinsLabor History Wiki pageLeave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

Arya and I are back home in the Nutmeg State yamming about the sold out Nutmeg Nor'Easter alt bike world championships, the recent flooding in Arya's family's home region, Tadej's end of season crash, follow up MADE reporting and take aways from the show, Silca's tire launch and UD's place in the tire market, and is mountain biking alt at allll anymore???? Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

Arya is back home in Connecticut this week whilst I am out in Portland for the MADE bike show.  long long time friend Patz sits in for a talk about our relationship as friends that led us to form a tire company named for fine wines we'd never sipped.  also bit of MADE banter and a wee bit of Vuelta gossip.  and do we need to optimize our bikes more as we age? Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

Arya and I are out on fam vacation up in New Hampshire, so we paddled out to an island to chat about how we got into bikes with our bald eagle co-hosts.  Tibet: 3rd PoleRadical Adventure RidersLeave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

what a race with all the gossip a pro cycling fan could hope for.  We delve into the story line of the best race of the year with some of the worst commentators. afterwards remembering the most traveled person in the world, cyclist Heinz Stücke.  a little granola money update, and a little MADE build foreshadowing.  Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

happy summer dog days folks! today we have some quick notes on the Tour de France Femmes first 3 stages, then we get into a little MADE bike show talk before diving into the 4 day inn to inn tour we just got back from in Vermont.  Vermont, where did all the people go??  Stick around at the end to hear about how I am getting into the granola business.  see our Vermont inn to inn bike tour photos here!Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

discontent regarding the Tadej Del Toro union cringes, pro bike too inclusive? another local pervert segment with Jory Gomez formerly of Sklar Bikes, and listener mail including the long and short of bike nutrition, Canti brake optimization, are wide bars a fad? tubes or tubeless?  attractive cranksets.  Jory's Band: Stone Fruit Ronnie's hip hop moment mentioned 55 minutes in: here Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

Is alt bike gate kept? we do a deep dive at the end of the episode.  in TDF news: Jonas has crashed out of the tour, was it planed by the French?? , Arya rides 95 mikes, and an interview with local pervert Alex Dyson on how he got so "bricked up for bikes".  this is a good one folks.  Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

we play "hot or not" with the current GC top ten, and talk about burnout in pro and civilian cycling, and why are they taking away our bike lanes?  Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

are these "small" alt bike companies actually big and rich?? class struggles in the alt world.  riding in the heat.  the Tour de France has begun!  debutant gifts of false winnings, and an exciting 3 weeks to come.  Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

all 3 tour divide records broken with record breaking heat, REI-AI, choosing an alt saddle, Arya's riding more and dreaming about builds, and finally, its le tour time!Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

Arya is back in the studio with Ronnie to discuss the recent ultra endurance drop outs, our weekend bike camp trip, what we bring on these camp trips, why are derailleurs so damn big and ugly??? Ronnie's Klein in the stand, and finally some PRO cycling gossip.   ALT D'Huez by La Chouette: July 22-26, 2026Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

Lael round the world and tour divide news followed by the Brooks "new saddle", and lots of saddle opinions!  listener mail and a good question about deciphering geometry charts and how they translate to real world rolling.  Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

rigs of the tour divide trigger warnings, as well as news on Lael's round the world record breaking attempt depart.  Women's Giro gossip wrap up, and the passing of a true alt bike godfather, Charlie Cunningham.  Stick around for some ride reports and what's in Ronnie's bike stand(s)?!Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

correlated to this past weekend's Unbound grav spirit killer, we have alt news from the event, as well as an interview with cycling's favorite nepo baby who was there in the PRO field, Taylor Phinney.  Taylor has one size 13 foot in alt cycling, and one size 15 foot in the professional realms, and is currently making a PRO comeback in both grav and track racing.  He was also widely considered one of the hammers that nailed shut the coffin containing that elusive grav spirit in 2019.  Join us for all of it, and more! Taylor reccs Grey's Anatomy book (not the series starring Sandra Oh)comedian Stavros Halkias' you tubealso check out Taylor's IG feed Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

this week in addition to the reg pro pee themed gossip, we get into the purchase of Paragon Machine Works....is it good news for US frame builders?  And 2020, the year Unbound grav changed its name, anyone remember that?  Arya had something to do with it, and tells us a little story.    Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

a bit less PRO racing news, and more PRO personal gossip.  Why do cyclists get beat up by teenagers?  Nutmeg Spring Fling 5 report back, and is it time to finally stop being mad at the bike industry? Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

things we talked about checking out (an incomplete list):-Native Women Ride-Wheel Talk Podcast (of Escape Collective)-Planet Money Podcast- "Diary of a WNBA negotiator"Leave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show

is it actually the first?Arya and Ronnie discuss what it means to be an alt cycling enthusiast, pro racing, headlines, gossip, and more! Ronnie reports back from Bespoke UK, and Bike Camp ChattanoogaLeave us a message, feedback, ask advice, build questions?Support the show