Bike Psyke

Michael recaps the Paracycling World Cup and the Carter County Omnium road race up Roan Mtn. Emily mispronounces words like forage and Neapolitan. Van life is discussed and plenty of psyke is created. Tune in and send us your cycling tan line pics.  oh, and GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!

Our Dutch is terrible, our French is even worse, but thankfully we are fluent in the universal language of cycling! Listen along to hear about the chaotic process of travelling during a pandemic and some of the adventures we have had since landing in Belgium including Michael's first international UCI race! Your vocab words of the day include: Street Furniture & fietsen. 

Michael goes from cyclist to garbage disposal in 3.5 seconds and all bike race organizers should be warned. Listen along to hear about our riding and eating adventures from Southeast Gravel Battle of Sumter Forest, 6 hrs. of Warrior Creek, and most recently the US Paracycling Open in Huntsville Alabama. The audio from an empty and echo-y house is not ideal but hopefully we make up for it with plenty of psyke!!!

This week we cracked a beer with Mary & Todd Rosser at the most epic graffiti covered bicycle filled non profit: The Pedal Factory. Located in Salisbury, this bike shop embodies the PSYKE and makes it their mission to share it with EVERYONE!  Drinking beers, eating frogs, and discussing all things bicycle...you don't want to miss this episode! ENJOY and then GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!

We are back with a backyard sesh featuring the sounds of birds and airplanes while Michael & Emily discuss epic riding in Florida, claiming the title of Waxhaw Gravel King, and ponder cycling fashion guidelines (or the lack thereof). Listen, Enjoy, THEN GO RIDE YOUR BIKE.

It's not Bike Psyke without random talk of things like goats, cute aggression, and bikes on planes but to celebrate episode 10 we are joined by the one and only downhill mountain bike world champion and bicycle hall of famer himself, MIKE KING!

LET'S ROLL: Michael and Emily talk about everything from cycling home videos, the 2020 Slay Ride, and goal setting, to what it would be like to ride your bike on the moon. There is always plenty of tangential convo along the way. Enjoy and remember to STAY PSYKED!

2 guys 1 bike ended up on a closed parkway covered in snow with nothing but a pocket knife. Episode 8 covers this epic adventure along with discussion about Lobster gloves, cycling non profits, cyclist egos, and insight into why Michael is judging your bike photo. We hope you enjoy and remember... STAY PSYKED, y'all!

Make sure you're wearing your prescription helmet because this episode is JAM PACKED with talk about breath work, dog tongues, the 3T Exploro Pro, riding 421 and Burkemont Rd., Fire Towers, SAR, the Gnar Ramp, a bike geometry calculator, annual stats and goals calculator, and Michael's not so top secret homemade sport drink mix recipe! It's a wild ride and, as always, a peek into the brain of a cycling obsessed human... we hope you like it!

This week Michael covers everything from a sub 4 hour century attempt to getting pulled over on a bicycle. Emily asks questions about the unspoken rules of group rides and learns about Michael's definition of "smooth riding." You will also discover the most important classification system you never asked for: The Official GRICCS. Michael chews ice loudly and Emily laughs awkwardly. Same psyke different day! Enjoy!

The return to ST can make finding enough daylight to ride frustratingly difficult. Michael shares 3 tips to survive the dark. He also goes on a weirdly long tangent about a banana and tells you about his incredible weekend of mtb riding in the Wilson Creek area [where he meets a very cute surprise trail guide]. Enjoy!

Join us for a journey through the Fonta Flora trails with a dash of yoga chat, a Strava easter egg reveal, a brief discussion about hotdogs, and a sprinkle of listener questions like: "What's in your pack?" a list of necessary items to have on your next ride.

Michael reveals "hidden gem" roads to ride in the NC high country and his favorite cold weather cycling accessories before discussion drifts into nut gaps, spin classes, cycling friendly Halloween costumes and other random bike talk.

Make sure you're wearing your prescription helmet for this one... Michael details his recent 500 mile 2 day bike ride from Asheville, NC to Wilmington, NC. We learn way too much about butt pads, I mean "chamois." Emily argues that gummy bears are superior to Swedish fish. Together, they give you bad marriage advice and a lot of strange cycling analogies. Thanks for listening, psykos!

Michael answers questions about the upcoming 2 day 500 mile Blue Ridge to Beach Challenge. The correct pronunciation of 'route' and 'Bissette' is argued. Michael tries to convince you that people (not living in the 1800's) still use the word 'knickers.' And then he shares his list of cold weather riding necessities. Listen along and enjoy, Psykos!