Murphology Podcast

26/01/2025

Cannot wait to ride across Iowa again in July!!!

Orange City, Milford, Estherville, Forest City, Iowa Falls, Cedar Falls, Oelwein, and Guttenberg - your RAGBRAI 2025 route!

This will be our second shortest route and sixth flattest RAGBRAI, covering 406 miles and 10,487 feet of climb.

RAGBRAI LII is July 19-26, 2025
Join us: https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-registration/

31/12/2024

Peace out 2024. It was a great year of travel, work, bikes and friends. ❤️

11/12/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!!
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-158-cherokee-nations-amaiya-bearpaw-remember-the-removal-bike-ride
On this episode meet Amaiya Bearpaw. As a proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, she was chosen to pedal about 950 miles in 2023 as part of the Remember the Removal Bike Ride, also known as RTR. The ride spans from Georgia to Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma over nearly three weeks.
The Remember the Removal Bike Ride was started by the Cherokee Nation in 1984 with the intent for Cherokee youth to retrace the Trail of Tears and get a glimpse of the hardships their ancestors faced when they made the same trek on foot years before. The ride became an annual event starting in 2009 and today, riders are selected based on an interview process. Then, the selected riders train for six months and also learn about the history of the Cherokee . During the bike tour, riders get re-connected with their past, honoring and visiting the historic landmarks and unmarked graves of their Cherokee ancestors. Amaiya was part of the 2023 team and is on to tell us about her experience.
rtr.cherokee.org/
www.nps.gov/articles/000/rememb…moval-bike-ride.htm
shop.visitcherokeenation.com/
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Nation Gift Shop

07/12/2024

Murphology gear, in the wild.
That’s Rob testing out his warm weather gear, getting it dialed before Arrowhead 135!

10/11/2024

07/11/2024

A deep dive into my Mexico bicycle tour with BRAG. Spoiler: it was amazing!!!
https://murphologypodcast.com/murphology-blog/f/biking-riviera-maya-with-brag-international
Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

05/11/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!!
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-157-leave-your-bike-tour-logistics-to-summit-cycle-solutions
There are many ways to enjoy a bicycle tour whether you join an event, pay someone to provide logistics, or you do all the planning yourself. On this episode meet Zach Ostrander from Summit Cycle Solutions. He started this all encompassing logistics company back in 2016 when he noticed a strong need for logistics specific to cycling. Summit Cycle Solutions does everything from full service, like ordering port of pots, filing permits, securing venues and hotels or camping for events, or they will take on one or two components of an event that a ride director may need help with. They also provide logistics support for private tours of 50 riders. Zach takes his job very seriously. He knows we as riders are trusting him and his company with our time and our vacation. A few rides that Summit Cycle Solutions are part of are the Triple Bypass and Colorado’s Ride in Colorado, and Cycle North Carolina Mountains to Coast. Events range from a long weekend to weeklong tours that take place in breathtaking places. Zach and his team work hard so riders can enjoy themselves without worrying about logistics. I got to see Zach and his team in action during Colorado’s Ride and was very impressed. They worked long hours, balanced many tasks seamlessly, and still brought the hype to the event! You can learn more about Summit Cycle Solutions and the events they are part of at summitcyclesolutions.com. Or email Zach at [email protected] and sign up for their newsletter so you are in the know. And if you are interested in riding the Mountains to Coast Ride in North Carolina, let me know!!!
www.murphologypodcast.com
www.summitcyclesolutions.com
ncsports.org/
coloradosride.com/
www.triplebypass.org/
Email me at [email protected] if you have a topic or the name of a cyclist you find interesting. Support my podcast at Patreon.com/Murphology and visit my Facebook, YouTube and Instagram page for daily entertainment.

26/10/2024

Ahhhh take me back!!

https://on.soundcloud.com/UaAMEDeFTKBQQDSLA
Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

POV: It's mid-January and the temps where you live are well below freezing. However, you've escaped to the warm, sunny Riviera Maya with BRAG and are now enjoying a relaxed cycling tour along pristine beaches and through shaded jungle canopies. Get a full account of Murph's week of pedaling in paradise on the Murphology Podcast at https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-155-biking-the-riviera-maya-with-brag-international

26/10/2024

This guy….badass!!! 🙌🏼

https://on.soundcloud.com/D4DwNsQ4hNEKxxAk8

Have you listened to the latest JustGoBike podcast with Murphology where we get interviewed about "off-season cycling"? There is an off-season ?!? 😁 https://www.bikeiowa.com/Review/2049

06/10/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!!
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-156-first-woman-to-cross-the-2024-tour-divide-finish-line-meaghan-hackinen
On this episode meet Meaghan Hackinen. She is an ultra endurance cyclist who recently completed the Tour Divide which is over 2,700 miles of self supported bike racing that follows the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, from Banff Canada down to the US/Mexico border. Not only did Meaghan finish this grueling race 7th overall with a time of 15 days and 23 hours, she nailed first place in the women's division! Meaghan is tells us a bit about how she embraced the grittiness of the race by staying what she describes as consistently consistent. In addition to being an ultra endurance athlete with countless wins and FKTs, she is also a writer with two books focused on two wheeled adventures. Both South Away: 'The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels' and 'Shifting Gears: Coast to Coast on the Trans Am Bike Race' are available for purchase.
meaghanhackinen.com/
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tourdivide.org/

25/09/2024

New Episode Alert!!
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-155-biking-the-riviera-maya-with-brag-international
Ever thought about riding your bike in Mexico? How about with a top notch bicycle tour company? BRAG is a non profit that provides quality bike tours including their signature tour called by the same name. BRAG stands for Bicycle Ride Across Georgia and that is a multi day bike tour across Georgia that has been going on since 1980! In addition to BRAG they offer other bike tours around Georgia. They also take bikers internationally on adventures to Croatia, the Netherlands, France, and finally the trip I went on with them, to the Riviera Maya! BRAG.org is their website and it lists all their upcoming rides. At the time of this recording Riviera Maya 2025 registration is open. On this episode you are going to hear my recap!
BRAG Episode: Justgobike – Episode-249-franklin-johnson-from-the-bicycle-ride-across-georgia-brag
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www.brag.org

25/09/2024

Murphology gear…in the wild.

13/08/2024

Murphology gear….in the wild. That’s Jeanette taking a photo in Eldon, Iowa during . Thx for repping the gear!!

05/08/2024

New episode alert!!
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-154-bikepacking-for-the-be-good-foundation
Meet Megan and learn about Be Good Scholarships!!! The Be Good Foundation was founded by Rebecca Rusch who among many things is an ultra endurance athlete, adventure cyclist, a world champion multiple times and the star in a film called Blood Road. At the Be Good Foundation, the bike is the center of their work as a catalyst for healing, empowerment, and evolution. They provide grant support to a number of organizations that use the bike in just this fashion. One such recipient is today’s guest, Megan LaBeth. Megan is currently on an epic bikepacking adventure, riding from New York City to a cycling event in Idaho put on by Rebecca Rusch called Rebecca’s Private Idaho. Megan has a mantra, "One Rotation at a Time," that to her is a reminder of the power of persistence, the importance of mental health, and the healing nature of cycling. She is raising money for the Be Good Foundation along the way so that there can be future Be Good Foundation scholarship recipients. In this episode she is going to tell us about her adventure and experiences as a solo traveler making her way to Idaho. You can donate to her Be Good Foundation fundraiser at: https://www.thebegoodfoundation.org/fromthebigappletothebakedpotato
Follow along on Megan’s journey on her Instagram account: www.instagram.com/eatplaybike
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www.thebegoodfoundation.org/
www.instagram.com/eatplaybike
Watch Rebecca’s film Blood Road: www.redbull.com/us-en/films/blood-road

02/08/2024

Murphology gear in the wild.

02/08/2024

Mid July I loaded up my bike, grabbed a few friends and headed west towards the start of RAGBRAI!! On the first day we visited small town bars in Atkins, Newhall, Van Horne and called it a night at the famous Big R’s in Elberon. Day 2 we passed through Tama, Toledo, Montour, Ferguson and ended in Haverhill where we were wined and dined by the Stalzer’s!! An epic short trip and a great kickoff to RAGBRAI!!

29/07/2024

Hey that’s me in there somewhere! ❤️

From your 2024 RAGBRAI LI Crew - THANK YOU for an amazing year!! We loved traveling from the Missouri to the Mississippi with 10,000+ of our best friends and hope you did too 💙

09/07/2024

Murphology gear…in the wild!