The Wheel Friends Podcast

The Wheel Friends is a bicycling podcast from Grand Rapids, MI where bike commuters, activists, hobbyists, and obsessives tell their tales from the streets. A perspective on Urban Bicycling in the Midwest, with a dash of outlaw spirit, a whole lot of bad jokes, and there's even a dog sometimes.

Chillager Life 03/12/2024

Chillager Life /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/30341523

Electric Bike Racks & Tandem Troubles 11/07/2022

Electric Bike Racks & Tandem Troubles We're back. Giving recent events, it was kind of a low energy episode so we kept it short. Craig talks tandem bike repair. Steve talks E-Bike Commuting. Some classic TWF riffs. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/24899937

GoFundMe for Kane Coronado 11/03/2022

GoFundMe for Kane Coronado On Tuesday Nov. 1st Kane Coronado was riding his bike to his friend's house on Indian Mounds Drive when he was shot and killed. We just wanted to express our condolences to everyone that knew Kane better than we did and share the link to his funeral expenses. Love to our Freewheeler family who knew Kane, and the Big Rippers 616. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/24898326

EP 70 - The Wonderful Ride - Chapter One 08/24/2022

EP 70 - The Wonderful Ride - Chapter One There's some preamble, we catchup, do some old guy chat, and eventually read the first chapter of the Wonderful Ride. https://www.patreon.com/TheWheelFriends /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/24159114

Ep 68 - A Pivot Toward Optimism - Part 2: Dawn of the PizzaPocalypse 06/08/2022

Ep 68 - A Pivot Toward Optimism - Part 2: Dawn of the PizzaPocalypse Pt. 2 of our talk with Rachael. This one's a little more casual. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/23370230

Ep 67 - A Pivot Toward Optimism - Part 1 06/07/2022

Ep 67 - A Pivot Toward Optimism - Part 1 Rachael's back with Steve & Craig to talk rides and Pre-Grinduro. Steve got an electric bike. The episode went long, so it's a two parter. this is the first part. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/23358245

Participation Daggers with Rachael Sage 03/12/2022

Participation Daggers with Rachael Sage joins Craig in the studio in this particularly skunky episode to talke Gravel Racing, Weed, Pizza, the Philly Bike Expo and a whole lot more. Also we're giving a Mars Bag away, listen to the end. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/22422236

Ep 65 Manifesting with Dreichmere Dustin 02/18/2022

Ep 65 Manifesting with Dreichmere Dustin Dustin came over back in January to catchup. We talked about offensive bike lights, get a voicemail from an old friend, Sen. Blumenauer's Commuter Cycling Benefit, and a whole lot more. Listen to dustin's music . Support the show /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/22180472

Ep 64 - Road Hammer 01/30/2022

Ep 64 - Road Hammer Oops, sat on this a minute. Winter Biking is back, Craig's E-Biking, Unpoppable Tires, Roadhammers, a bizarre Heely fixation. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/21955898

Ep 63 - The Wednesday Evening Ride Awards (w/the Gang) 10/27/2021

Ep 63 - The Wednesday Evening Ride Awards (w/the Gang) Craig jokingly said "we should do an awards show" and Steve made it happen. But first, some catchup, some confessions, some crashes & some costumes. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/20952077

Ep 62 - Craig Goes to Colorado, Steve Goes to the Bar (With the Gang) 09/15/2021

Ep 62 - Craig Goes to Colorado, Steve Goes to the Bar (With the Gang) Craig recaps his observations of Colorado's bike infrastructure after returning from vacation. Angry Colorado Listeners please call in. Steve takes the field recorder to the Bar after the Wednesday Evening Ride to ask some familiar friends some questions. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/20488442

Ep 61 - The History of the Bicycle 1815-1885 08/06/2021

Ep 61 - The History of the Bicycle 1815-1885 Craig tells the origin story of the bicycle as we have come to know it. But first a serious talk. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/20052572

EP 60 - Fishin' For Trout (with Jim Trout) 07/28/2021

EP 60 - Fishin' For Trout (with Jim Trout) Steve took the field recorder out to Harmony Brewing Company to speak with his friend & coworker Jim Trout, an Ultra Marathon Runner and Endurance Cyclist, about his time in the saddle. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/19963490

Ep 59 - Crash Test Dummies 07/14/2021

Ep 59 - Crash Test Dummies Baxter Stockman is a roadie, Steve's gone car free, Steve tried a rental e-bike, brave new recruits in the War On Cars, it rained a lot, craig's ruining his new shoes, Steve biked to a date, Crash Corner, the big lame race had a cool big crash, Wednesday evening ride stories, Wrestling meets the velodrome & Some Dream Guests. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/19811297

Ep 58 - Steve Goes to Nashville (With Mikey) 06/15/2021

Ep 58 - Steve Goes to Nashville (With Mikey) Steve took a field recorder down to Nashville to record with his brother, Mikey. They talk about how Mikey's shop handled Covid, some bike shop do's and don'ts, infrastructure in Nashville, and the best Pizza in Music City. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/19491728

Ep 57 - My Dog Is Afraid of Bikes (with Steve) 06/09/2021

Ep 57 - My Dog Is Afraid of Bikes (with Steve) Recorded live in the studio y'all. Steve came over so this show's full of unfocused energy. Craig and Steve talked about Mushu being afraid of bikes, they kept finding reasons to talk about masks, Craig's addicted to Strava Badges and riding on busy roads. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/19417757

Strike & Bike with Grand Rapids DSA (Joel) 04/22/2021

Strike & Bike with Grand Rapids DSA (Joel) BIG EPISODE. Craig's friend Joel returns to talk about a fundraiser he's putting on for the DSA to raise money for mutual aid. They talk about recent rides, biking in New Orleans, Grand Rapids history and a hell of a lot more. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/18829001

EP 55 - Craig & Steve Descend 04/07/2021

EP 55 - Craig & Steve Descend Back in the fall Craig and Steve recorded their first remote bike podcast, but instead of using conventional software, they played Descenders on Xbox. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/18556130

EP 54 - Nano Machine Powered Bicycling with Steve 03/31/2021

EP 54 - Nano Machine Powered Bicycling with Steve Steve and Craig recorded over Discord. They talk about commuting in the cold early Spring, bad driver's in company vehicles, Steve's bad brakes that almost made him crash into a family, street harassment in Nashville, and the true cost of the Pokemon Bike. Also Vaccine talk. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/18555710

EP 53 - Park-Fix-It (With Liz & Ryan) 02/28/2021

EP 53 - Park-Fix-It (With Liz & Ryan) Craig spoke with Liz & Ryan over Discord. Liz is organizing community bike repair events and she spoke on what brought that into fruition. Ryan works at Switchback Gear Exchange which is adding a coffee shop to their business. Craig talks about his new job. Lots of good stuff in this one. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/18120362

Ep 52 - Community Action In Action 08/24/2020

Ep 52 - Community Action In Action It's a recap of the Community Action Alley Cat. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/15728786

EP 51 - Stolen Bike Watch! 08/20/2020

EP 51 - Stolen Bike Watch! The Alley Cat was rescheduled, Joel's bike got stolen, The Fire Department might be able to help you recover your stolen bike, and the bike song of the week was very appropriate. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/15686417

Ep 50 - Community Action & Voice Mails & Bike Songs 08/12/2020

Ep 50 - Community Action & Voice Mails & Bike Songs Last reminder for the Community Action Alley Cat, Craig checks the voicemails and introduces the Bike Song of the Week. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/15582731

Ep. 49 - Bike Safety & Maintenance 08/06/2020

Ep. 49 - Bike Safety & Maintenance Craig was rooting around in a bin of public domain media and ripped the audio from 4 bike safety videos from as far back as 1939. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/15505514

Ep 48 - Before It All Went Down 07/28/2020

Ep 48 - Before It All Went Down In March, Steve, Craig & Dustin met up to record for the last time before COVID-19 hit Michigan. Unbeknownst to them, Michigan was in for a hell of a ride. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/15380897

EP 47 - Mild Mild Winter (With Steve) 03/10/2020

EP 47 - Mild Mild Winter (With Steve) Just Steve & Craig shootin' the breeze and daydreaming. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/13483196

Ep 46 - Grass Not Gas 2020 (with Steve & Dustin) 01/30/2020

Ep 46 - Grass Not Gas 2020 (with Steve & Dustin) Talking points: Bicycle ASMR, this is not sexual, two party consent recording, "Meet The Wires", Fuck You Rob Schneider, The Captain, Craig's Bad Ass Day, New Request Line Number, Ins & Outs 2020, Craig is awful in a car, Biking Tattoo, Impossible Whopper, #bernie2020, Trump & Bicycles, a peloton, a better indoor bike /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/12945020

EP 45 - The Boys Are Back In Town ( with Steve & Dustin) 01/07/2020

EP 45 - The Boys Are Back In Town ( with Steve & Dustin) The theme of this episode is returning. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/12650534

Ep 44 - Car Talk (With Ian) 08/16/2019

Ep 44 - Car Talk (With Ian) Craig's friend Ian, a Jimmy John's Bicyclist, comes in to talk about bike delivery in Grand Rapids. Then they spend a great deal of time talking about some major problems with motorists. Craig also kind of convinces Ian to give Strava a try. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/10900739

EP 43 - Biking With Your Dog & Robots in the Bike Lane (With Mitch) 08/05/2019

EP 43 - Biking With Your Dog & Robots in the Bike Lane (With Mitch) In this dog heavy episode of the Wheel Friends, Craig invites Mitch back to talk about the various ways to pedal with your pooch. /episode/index/show/wheelfriends/id/10785494

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