Episodes

Sven, JK and Tony are joined by Sam D in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio for show #114. Check out the show notes for a semblance of what we chatted about. Talkin’ Schmack Tony rode his e-bike without E! OH MY. Why I like conversion vs turn key.Sven is headed to MPLS, AGAIN!New episode of Chewey’s Salon Chair with BMX Brad on fullspectrumcycling.com - https://fullspectrumcycling.com/cheweys-salon-chair-5-bmx-brad-covid-schwinns-and-hockey-chatter/ Moving the shop early?? Got a door, now for ...

On this show Chewey gets into wide ranging topics from Schwinn bikes and coaster brakes, to the effects of COVID on local rides and, of course, hockey with hockey buddy Brad. Brad was a bike guy (ya BMX is a bike thing), then he wasn’t. Brad really wanted to do a podcast. Since we have no hockey going on (we both play and coach) I thought we might as well do this. Brad looked at the stable of bikes I had. Mentioned that if we had coaster brake bikes to rip around town on he might get back into b...

Show #113 - Sven, JK and Tony come to you this week from the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio. Check out the show notes for a plethora of valuable content! Talkin’ Schmack SvenWent to MinneapolisWent to LaCrosseWent to DecorahNewish Couch Flambeau EP - Bunny Hideout - 8 songs, 18 minutes!12-inch 45rpmMilwaukee basedDrummer is our neighbor Rusty! WAIT NO SHIT! Can we buy the LP there? Yes!https://couchflambeau.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/Couch-Flambeau-193781920673535/ Recorded in 2009 ...

May 15th marked the 1st Annual Decorah Time Trials Reunio and in the aftermath Chewey, Sven, Captain and Zeigle sat down in Captain's palatial kitchen to whip up this here podcast for your ear listening pleasure. After querying several of the original racers who showed up for the reunion we pegged the first Decorah Time Trials Mountain Bike Event aways back in 1990. True to its roots, the 2021 edition was run in Twin Springs park where the approximately 1.1 mile course is pretty much up the side...

Show #112 - Strongman Sam McMahon (and his dog, Stu) joins Sven, JK and Tony in the Podcast MKE Studio where we check in with Big Sexy in New York. Talkin’ Schmack CAMBA Trails are open - https://cambatrails.org/all-camba-trails-are-open/ SvenGoing to DecorahGoing to MinneapolisGoing to LaCrosseTony’s pushups?The Cream City Hostel is going to be a Sober recovery placeTonyThudbuster?Busted frameBusted Thomson Show Guest - Sam McMahon (with Stu!) Show Drink - Narragansett from Out East Rode Island...

Show #111 – JT joins Sven, JK and Tony in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio for some spirited banter! Talkin’ Schmack CAMBA Trails are open - https://cambatrails.org/all-camba-trails-are-open/ ReTodd has passed - Steel is Real, Paris Catacombs Kick Ass by Antoni Villoni - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drSu3kkwYUEGoing to DecorahTony’s pushupsBrompton Bicycle Expands Product Lineup at REI - Nooooo!!! Show Guest - John Trusky Show Drink - Cutwater Tequila Lime Margarita ABV - 12.5%Gluten Free...

John Trusky joins Sven, JK and Tony in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio and we have a chat with Allroy from Ontario and check in with Big Sexy who is in Virginia Beach this week. Talkin’ Schmack Around the HoodBlack House on Holtonkitchen/Referee @ TracksTaco Truck @ BliffertSpinner visited this weekChris From Psychic Derailleur Guest in the next week or twoShop - https://thepsychicderailleur.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNfgri6L73PL2F2K8MQNttQ More eBike stuff LiGo’s Contr...

Show #107 - 4/7/21 - Sven, Tony and JK are, once again in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio talking the usual blathery and taking a call from Big Sexy who is lounging in Myrtle Beach! Talkin’ Schmack eBikes no longer defined as motor vehicles by the BLM - https://electricbikeaction.com/e-bikes-no-longer-defined-as-motor-vehicles/ Decorah TripSarmas on then APeOther Brother Darryls on the longtailNew shop workMoved ElectricTony on the SharkKobe In again The Schlick Longtail got some new shoes!...

Show #106 - 3/31/21 - Sven, JK and Tony are in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio talking their usual schmack and the welcome Seeley Dave Schlabowske to chat AirBNBs in the Northwoods, seedy (not Seeley) bars in NoWis, the prospects of a warm weather fatbike race and CAMBA trail conditions. Talkin' Schmack https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-trails/support-backcountry-trails-while-making-new-memories-on-the-backcountry-bike-challenge/The Plywood Palace - Moquah Bar - https://m.facebook.com/profil...

Join Sven, JK and Tony as they welcome JT and Sam D to the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio and Chewey calls-in to talk about his bone crushing experience recently. FYI, I am writing this post from rather chilly Ephriam on Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula where I've come with nary a bike for a bit of decompression. Sometimes you just have to chill! Podcast Studio coming along. Electric is run, just needs to be tied in. Service Area entrance. Front door over there on the left. Talkin’ Schmack Fo...

Join Sven, JK and Tony as they welcome Ke Lyons in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio and Shannon Chapwesk calls in to talk about his Fatbike Birkie experience this year.

Show #103 - 3/10/21 Join Sven, JK and Tony as they welcome John Trusky to the studio and field calls from Dave Fuckin’ Lunz, Chuck Willy and, from the swampland of Texas, Big Sexy. Throw back photo of Chuck Willy at the Pugsley Worlds in Decorah right about 10 years ago! My Mom’s Birthday today!If you are a woman, how about a site about gravel riding just for women?? - https://www.gravelle.life Joe from Jpacks Bike Bags is having Open Heart Surgery! Check out the OHS support patch - https://www....

Show #102 - 3/3/21 - Seeley Dave Schlabowske joins the boys for a chat about springtime in CAMBA land. Talkin' Schmack! eBike Shoe?? - https://electricbikeaction.com/fizik-launches-a-new-e-bike-specific-trail-shoe/ Blackburn at Walmart - Ugh! - https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2021/02/24/blackburn-accessories-will-be-available-walmart#.YEAYmC1h08Y Gravel news - https://bikeportland.org/2021/03/01/storm-related-gravel-wreaks-havoc-on-portland-bikeways-327318 Wuckfinter 2021 dance par...

Show #101 - 2/24/21 Show Guest - Jason “Big Sexy” Becker Consider donating to Big Sexy and Heather on their cross country journey!Venmo: Jason-Becker-60Paypal.me/Beckhouse504 Show Beer - This was a fridge cleaning episode! Got a few rides in on the Port Washington beaches! Shit Worth Doin’ Friday Feb 26th, 27th, 28th - Sweaty Yeti Alt! - A virtual race format this year as a fund raiser for the Levis and Trow Mound Trails. No in person registration. Complete your laps anytime within those 3 days....

Show #100 - One-Wheel Wayne stopped in today to chat rollin', growin', traveling and other topics of great import. Talkin’ Schmack EDC Mention in this story, sort of - https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/house-of-rad-first-look Jeff Jones embraces eBikes! - https://www.jonesmotorbikes.com Jones LWB HD/e video - https://youtu.be/fNUb8ltroaw Holy shit is this just another BABY MAKER https://electrek.co/2021/02/17/ride1up-roadster-v2-review-the-995-belt-drive-electric-bike-you-need-to-know-about/Drais...

Show #99 - With JK on holiday, Sven and Tony man the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio where we welcome Seeley Dave on the Call in Studio phone line to chat trail grooming, bikes and get some photography tips from a guy who takes some of the best images on the web! Talkin’ Schmack Tax Incentives for eBikes? Dig the crazy acronym - Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act - https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-news/new-legislation-would-offer-tax-incentives-for-buying-an-e...

Show #98 - Big Sexy calls in from his winter habitat in Hammond, Louisiana to fill in the crew about his summer riding plans with Heather, his Schwinn Meridian tricycle. listen as he reveals his rout east, up the east coast, back to the midwest (with a stop in Milwaukee!) and then back south again. That and all the usual drivel, what have you got that's better to do? Restoration of the RW24 winning fatbike complete thanks to JP's quick eyes and a trip to Madison to pick up the Black Floyds. Talk...

Show #97 1/27/21 - While Sven JK and Tony languish in the snow globe reality of a Milwaukee Winter, Milwaukee transplant and newly minted Anchorage resident, Dan Sipin, calls the boys to discuss him move, impressions of the bike scene in Anchorage and other valuable topics! Electricification of the Schlick Water Buffalo long tail fatbike is a go! Talkin’ Schmack Great Lakes have record low ice cover! - May bode well for the level coming down - https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/weather/great-lakes-r...

Show #96 sees Sven, JK and Tony in the studio chatting about a bit of divergent topics. There are bikes at some point though so fear not! Talkin’ Schmack Electrifying a Schlick Water Buffalo longtail cargo bike!Sale on all remaining Club Ride inventory 30% - 40% off!New Dynamic Soaring Speed Record in my “other” hobby. RC Slope Soaring. 548mph! - https://youtu.be/4eFD_Wj6dhk Show Guest - Next Week We Welcome Milwaukee Expat Dan Sipin (Now in Anchorage!) One-of-a-kind Schlick Water Buffalo. Getti...

Show #95 - Sven, JK and Tony welcome Sam D to the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio while Dave Fuckin' Lunz calls in with some field reporting. Talkin’ Schmack Dan in AnchorageNo fatbikes up there, no lights evenPort Washington beach reportNY Man Sues Trek for $5M Over WaveCel Helmet Claims - https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-news/ny-man-sues-trek-for-5m-over-wavecel-helmet-claims/ https://www.designboom.com/design/clip-e-bike-conversion-kit-01-09-2021/ https://www.clip.bike Show Guest - Sam D and...

Show #94 - “Seeley” Dave Schlabowske, the new, as of the first of the year, Executive Director of CAMBA, (Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association), calls-in from beautiful Seeley, WI where he is making his new home and posting videos of the trails! As usual, Sven, JK and Tony do their foolishness! Festive Nomad! Talkin’ Schmack New Year’s Day RideDips doin' the dip.DoughnutsClub Ride Sale ComingRide With GPS Yearly RecapShelltrack Happened - Dave didn’t get DFL Show Guest - Dave Schlabowske h...

12/30/20 Show #93 Sorry, Didn't See Dave Called and Other MusingsDangle Supply - https://danglesupply.com/products/dark-lords-darkest-ti-cobb WMSE.org Store - https://www.wmse.org/store/ Show Guest - Well, next week it will be CAMBA's new Executive Director, Dave Schlabowske! JK with Accumulation Ale, WMSE bandana and RW24 shirt! Show Beer New Belgium Accumulation White IPA6.2% abvhttps://www.newbelgium.com/beer/accumulation/ Shit worth Doin Polar Plunge watch - Meet up, watch the fun, find a pl...

For Show #92 we are joined in the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio by Steve Roche, long time Milwaukee cyclist and the originator and organizer of the Underwear Ride as well as a call-in from Chewey. Talkin’ Schmack Xmas/Holiday Greetings55 on Wednesday! Cold acomin’Got the new issue of Bikepacking Journal on WednesdayNew podcast studio at the West River CollectiveThe Full Spectrum Show will be moving first part of January??Studio rental and free lessons!PodcastMKE.org coming soon!Planning out m...

12/16/20 - Show #91.7 Talkin’ Schmack Kung Fu Christmas approaching?Progress at the new space vanmageddonMoonlander maintenance, indeed any steel frame you ride in crappy condition Sven's Chumba waiting for snow! Show Beer - Terrapin Dispensary 12-Pack https://www.terrapinbeer.com/dispensary-pack 6 of https://www.terrapinbeer.com/beer/jazz-cabbageJazz Cabbage hemp infused IPA is our dankest beer to date. Packing in our very own special strain of hemp flavors, this IPA will fill the room with aro...