E249 – The Schmidts Do Oregon

Andy & Chele Schmidt have kids and took them on an Eastern Oregonian bike tour! The mountains, the desert, the fun,the pain. What’s it like to be a family on the road? Pictures from the tour on Flickr Thanks to our beverage sponsor, The Beer Mongers, and, as always, thanks to our generous Patreon donors that keep us going! Headlines from velonews.com: Cycling to Extremes: Are endurance athletes hurting their hearts by repeatedly pushing beyond what is normal? Mail Josh G: fat bike, small bus rack Eric: Boatless water sports is a thing! #boatlessmonth Richard in TX: hot wheels, mountain bike pain, the last hermit JohnnyK: love?!? and 0-60 in a bike. Tim Mooney: transit details DC -> Boston Eric in Vancouver WA: 48 miles, two interstate bridge crossings, and a trip to cartlandia. Jeremy Mendelson: Car2Go in Minneapolis winters Fine Print music: Ryan J. Lane (intro & outro) & Hurtbird (headlines) web: http://thesprocketpodcast.com email us: thesprocketpodcast@gmail.com phone/SMS: 503-847-9774 twitter: @SprocketPodcast mail things to: Brock Dittus/The Sprocket Podcast ℅ IPRC 1001 SE Division St Portland OR 97202 Thanks to our sustaining donors for supporting our show costs: Logan Smith, JohnnyK, Shadowfoot, Kathrina Mellemgaard, Wayne Norman, Doug Robertson, Ethan Georgi, Justin Martin, Eric Iverson, Cameron Lien, Richard Wezensky, Tim Mooney, Orange & Purple, Glenn Kubish, Matt Kelly, Jim Goodin, Eric Weisz, Doug CohenMiller, Todd Parker, Scott McAllister Morgan, Chris Gonzalez, Dan Gebhart, Zoe Campagna, John Blood, Alison Wiley, Andy Brunner, Dave Knows, Lars V., Chris Smith, Christi Caister, Caleb Jenkinson, JP Kewley, Peanut Butter Jar Matt, Patrick Archain, Gabriel Trainer, Sebastien Poule, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Drew the Welder, Anna Olsen, Marco Lo, Rich Otterstrom, Andrew Alderson, Krista Skucas, Jon Wasserman, Andre Johnson