Shop Talk with Jeff and Jon Podcast

We get back to bikes this week, with the "year of riding" review of the Trek Slash 9.8.  Vinny joins us this week, albeit remotely as we discuss the pro and cons of the said bike.  There may even be a soap box or two that will stood upon.   

We once again stay with the watery abyss theme, we discuss our recent procurement of not one, but four kayaks and for good measure, we got a trailer as well.   Learn how this came about and came about pretty quickly.  We also recorded this week's episode a little differently.  Do your part and stay safe.

Well, what a week its been, with more uncertainty coming our way.  Just to keep things a little different this week, we leave terra firma and head to the liquid abyss.  Just a fancy way of saying this week we are exploring kayaks and kayaking.  Why?  Well as Jonathan puts it,  "...just another means of transportation and hauling camping gear..."  Plus it's fun. 

We're back... so we have been away for the past couple of weeks, don't worry all will be explained.  Plus we go hunting, well Jonathan did... well sorta.  We discuss his adventure looking for Wild Boar.  Is there a new adventure activity in the future... stay tuned.

Do you or don't you? And if you do or do not what do you wear.  This week we discuss footwear and whether or not to clip or not to clip in. 

In this week's episode, we talk about Jonathan's latest adventure and his upcoming adventure as well.  We visit the Salton Sea and surrounding areas and discuss the possibility of bike adventures in those areas.  We also discuss Valentine's day and the importance of February the 13 for Jonathan and Trina...

We just can't seem to get away from Joshua Tree, not that that's a bad thing. This week's episode we once again return to J-Tree and talk more about our trip.  The good bad and the windy.  We discuss what lengths we will go to to have a campfire. We learn that a golf ball size knot in your hamstring may not always be a good thing.

This weeks episode we give a more detailed recap of our most recent adventure, the three day trip that we have been planning for the past month or so.  We give you some insights about the trip it self as well as the planning that went into it. A big shout-out is given to Cat and Jacob for letting us use "Camp Five.." And we get an update about the "Year of the Mouse..."  There might be talk that commuting might be in the future...

We are just happy to be back in the studio, so this week we play catch up and discuss the things we have been up to lately.  We tease a little about our most recent trip.  We are excited about the new batch of programs we have coming your way and as always we continue to explore the world of "Bike Camping...."  Yes, its a thing...

This episode we discuss takeaways from our beach trip.  The things we learned and the things we may or may not do differently.  There seems to be an overused phrase in this episode but fear not, all the takeaways are really big...  For our next episode, we plan to record on location in Joshua Tree... Stay tuned.

Greetings and Happy New Year... Welcome to 2020.  We took a little break over the holidays, but we had a pretty cool adventure before we took our break, and this week we discuss what a truly good time we had on our bikes.  So join us as we relive our big Adventure Bike getaway. 

The Holiday Season is upon us and we here at Shop Talk want to wish you  and yours a Very Merry Happy Holiday Christmas and Super New year.  Looking forward to the New Year... we are busy planning shows and getting some big things lined up...CheersJeff and Jonathan 

This week we pull the curtain back on Bicycle Trainers ( the device not a person...)  We explore the types of and how they can best be utilized. We talk about how we have used them and we may or may not go on a few tangents as well...

Vinny is in studio with us again this week, and we talk about his adventure bike in a little more detail.  We discuss the in's and out's of planning  an Adventure Bike Trip, and we begin to settle on a location for our first trip...well sorta...

This week we go back to Joshua Tree National Park to learn more about Jonathon's most recent backpacking trip there.  His hiking partner, adventure partner, as well as his partner in life, joins us as well. Trina gives us her take of their most recent adventure.  She fills us in on some adventures that they have planned. 

Vinny joins us once again this week as Jonathon and I discuss our respective "Adventure Bikes."  We discuss the types of "adventure " we are looking to do and  how we plan to equip said bikes. We discuss gear and equipment and what we can or cannot live with out when we hit the open road as it were.  Vinny reveals weather or not if he wants to get into the whole "adventure biking" thing.

This week we discuss the fate of the Amgen Tour of California, and Jon shares some behind the scene secrets of how it was all put on.  We pull the curtain back on bicycle commuting.  What does it take to comment to riding a bicycle EVERYWHERE you go and why don't more people ride to work. 

The 25th on the 25th.... Well would you look at that, episode 25.  This week we go to Madison Wisconsin to get the latest from Trek World. Jordan joins us from Madison and gives us all the latest news from Trek World.  Some big news as it pertains to JAX Bicycles and even bigger news about JAX owner.  We discuss our plans for the future episodes and there's a new intro and music.

Ran into more than a few technical difficulties this week,  it took some time and work, but we are back,  Listen to this update and get ready for the 25th on the 25th....

This week we discuss Jonathon's latest Joshua Tree adventure, we also get into some specifics on road bikes.  We break down the different types of road bikes and discuss the importance of weight loss and we get into frame material.  We break down the how and why of costs associated with bicycle maintenance.

Jordan joins us again this week as we tackle the world of suspension.  We discuss just what it is that suspension does, and we dive into just what it is forks and shocks do.  We learn just what drove Jordan to learn the inner workings of suspension components and how he developed a suspension service center at JAX Bicycles.

This week we are joined in studio with the man himself, Jordan.  We discuss how the whole bike life started for Jordan and get a glimpse of what makes him tick as it were.  We learn the history of just how Jonathon and Jordan started down the ole bike path and how they have been able to stay friends through the boss and employee cycle they have experienced.

This just might be our most controversial episode yet... Yes, this week we discuss E-bikes in all of their glory and bust a few common myths about the ole pedal-assist bicycle.  Jonathon lets his true feelings on cheap E-bikes be known....

This week finds us back on bicycles, we are on the road and trails, as well as some good ole dirt roads.  We tackle Hybrid bikes in all their paved and dirt road glory.  The true Swiss Army Knife of bicycles...

This week we take off North on the 395....Vinny joins us again the week as we discuss his most recent road trip to the Pacific North West. We talk about travel planning and even talk about Journaling.  And there was one very big omission this week...

Two devoted listeners join us this week as we revisit the whole camping/glamping thing.  They join us this week to share and talk about their 30 day 5000-mile odyssey they just recently completed.  We also get into the whole van life thing...

In our never ending quest to pull said curtain back on all things bicycles...this week we leave the dusty trail and explore bike touring... JT joins us again this week and he discusses his experiences spending up to three weeks on the open road...

We once again get down and dusty... as we continue to explore the world of gravel/adventure bikes.  Cameron joins us again this week, as we talk about the "Swiss Arky Knife" of bikes.  We also talk about the Swiss Army Knife in all of its glory...

This week we have two guests to help us discuss the whole Gravel/Adventure Bike thing....What does it all really mean.  It's  all as clear as mud, but we at least try to clear things us a bit...

In an effort to continue to pull the curtain back all things bikes.  This week's episode we give you the ugly truth about  "The Big Box Stores" and their inexpensive (cheap) bikes and give you the advantages of purchasing REAL bikes...

As we continue to pull back the curtain on all things bicycles, we dive into mountain biking this week.  Do riders drive technology or does technology drive riders?  We discuss the fine art of bicycle maintenance or in some cases the lack thereof...

This week we continue pulling the curtain back on all things bicycles.  We discuss a little more of Jonathon's history.  We dive into the who, what, when, and where of the skinny tire sect.  Vinny joins us again the week as we discuss road biking.  Vinny also got a promotion...well sorta.

This week we pull back the curtain and learn a little of Jonathon's history in the bicycle game.  We discuss bike riding at a bike park and start diving into the bicycle industry as a whole. Vinny joins us again this week as we begin our journey into all things bicycles...

This week we look back over our nine previous episodes and revisit a few of the topics and explore some of them a little more thoroughly. A little teaser about the next five episode  and our  "State of the Podcast" address.

This week we answer some questions given to us by the "Home Office."  We give a special shout out... and just generally have a silly time this week.

Vinny joins us again this week as we discuss camping, glamping, and overlanding.   What does it all mean and is there truly a difference?

This week we conclude our conversation about the life of a chef.  Jonathon has a few questions about cooking that he needs answers to.

This week we begin to explore the drive, passion and the desire that made Jeff become a Chef.  This is the first of a multi-part conversation. So join us as we peel back the layers of Jeff's chef career. 

 This week's episode we discuss backpacking and the adventures that can be had... yes we even discuss pooping in a hole...

Join us this week as we talk about camping and our recent experience at Joshua Tree National Park.

This week we talk about why we ride and childhood memories of riding...

In this episode, we talk about getting back on the "horse" after an injury or just being away for a period of time.  How do you find the motivation to start all over again...