The Wheel Community Podcast

ep 29 - Jeanne Minnix

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 29 is available! This week I talked with Jeanne Minnix. During our talk we discussed her experience joining RABA, being motivated to ride more with others, going on solo adventures to make the height of the pandemic more bearable, and other stories from her time on 2 wheels.

ep 28 - David Hunter

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 28 is in the wild! Come listen to my interview with David Hunter, a rider with RollCallRVA. While discussing his varied journey in cycling he shared the story of how he finished a century at age 13, the times he’s worked and managed bike shops, racing on tandems, stories from his time as Neutral Support at professional races, and the beginnings of the RollCallRVA rides.

ep 27 - Andre Campbell

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 27 has been published! This week I talked with Andre Campbell. We covered how he started riding regularly with coworkers, how he learned firsthand what it meant to ‘get dropped’, started to ride with the Wolfpack Alpha cycling club, how he got starting racing, and what keeps him motivated to ride more.

ep 26 - Jan Waldron

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 26 is now in the wild. This week I had the privilege of interviewing Jan Waldron. We talked about him sampling 12 different group rides when he first joined RABA, using his friends Strava rides to create his own fun routes to ride, riding at a distance with friends through the pandemic, and many other enjoyable stories from his cycling life.

ep 25 - Live from Starr Hill Brewery

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 25 is out today! This week is a Live episode recorded at Starr Hill Brewery as a part of Bike Month 2022 in Richmond, VA. There was an awesome panel assembled to discuss biking in the area including Carmen Hamlin (rvaMORE), Kyron Copeland (Urban Cycling Group), Brantley Tyndall (Bike Walk RVA), and Clark Jones (rvaMORE). We talked about the progress of the Fall Line Trail, what RVAMORE does, and how we can engage new riders.

To find out more about of each of their organizations please follow the links below:

Urban Cycling Group : https://www.urbancyclinggroup.org/

rvaMORE : https://rvamore.org/

Bike Walk RVA : https://www.sportsbackers.org/program/bike-walk-rva/

 

ep 24 - Denelle Grant

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 24 has been published. This week’s guest is Denelle Grant. She talked about her experiences racing off-road, what motivates her to keep doing different types of races, using a smart trainer and Zwift, and the story of a bad crash at Wintergreen.

ep 23 - David Beach

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 23 has been published. Check out my talk this week with David Beach, owner of Beach Athletics LLC. We talked about his early days riding around the streets of New York City, his first rides with Wolf Pack Alpha Cycling at West Creek parkway, participating in his first race, and changing his eating habits to improve his performance.

ep 22 - Dan Cherkis

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 22 is out today! This week I talked with my friend, Dan Cherkis. We covered Dan helping organize the Carytown Bicycle Company rides, his initial rides with RABA, and details of an incident that still encourages him to keep his helmet on until he gets completely off the bike. 

ep 21 - Dan Girouard

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 21 has been published with this week’s guest, Dan Girouard who runs the cyclingva.com website. We talked about his time racing, connecting with RABA after a hiatus from cycling, and how the cyclingva.com site was started and what goes into keeping it up to date. 

I encourage everyone to visit the cyclingva.com site and check out all the resources there. The site has links to many of the cycling clubs in Virginia, information about various events around the state (and how to list a new event), guides and maps to cycling in VA, and even an extensive list of USA made cycling products.

https://www.cyclingva.com/

ep 20 - Brian Ezzelle

‘The Wheel Community’ episode 20 has been published! This week I talked with my friend, Brian Ezzelle. We chatted about his first bike race as a young kid at a local dirt track, his passion for cyclocross, and finding solace in his cycling community and structured training.