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The hosts discuss the recent $62 million funding round for Aerones, Siemens Energy's call for increased offshore wind capacity in the UK, Canada's push for offshore wind with Bill C-49, and the installation of Vestas' 7.2 MW turbine in Germany. And the Coyote Wind Farm in Texas as the Wind Farm of the Week. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! You are listening to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast brought to you by build turbines.com. Learn, train, and be a part of the Clean Energy Revolution. Visit build turbines.com today. Now here's your hosts, Alan Hall, Joel Saxon, Phil Totaro, and Rosemary Barnes.  Allen Hall: And welcome back to the Uptown Wind Energy Podcast. I'm here with Rosemary Barnes, Joel Saxon, and Phil Ro. Uh, crazy week. Again, I don't know how else to describe it. The, I was just telling our producer this morning that there's so much news coming out where it seemed like to be a little bit of a lull after the US House bill, but it's picked right back up again. And one of the more exciting things that's happened is A owns closed a $62 million series B. Uh, led by Activate Capital and S two G with, uh, revenue growing at Aeros by about 300% in 2024, and they are getting a lot of requests from [00:01:00] operators in the United States and elsewhere to fix their wind turbine blades. They have been working pretty closely with GE Renova and NextEra. Over the last, what Joel say two years, maybe a little bit longer on a number of problems.  Joel Saxum: Yeah. A couple years they've been doing, uh, bespoke solutions for both of them. They've also been doing their, you know, standard things that they're rolling out to the rest of the market. But I think this is a good thing. In one article that I was reading, there is like a tier one operator starting to adopt it, right? So. Everybody was kind of approaching that robotic thing, like, yeah, it looks like it's the future and, you know, but a little trepid, right? Dipping a toe in or dipping a finger into the water, trying it out. But now it seems like, hey, we got an LEP campaign, coones, we've got this robotics problem we wanna solve, collar owns. So they're starting to get more and more adoption and, and that shows, right, 300%, uh, revenue growth in 2024. So that's, that's huge, right? To, to hit that kind of number. So now it's up to, uh, scaling up. Uh, the only thing that can cap that number is the amount of robots that they can put outta the [00:02:00] factory over there in Riga.  Allen Hall: And we visited their facility in the United States about a year ago. It was just outside of Dallas, near Lake Dallas of all places. And it is a decent sized facility, but at the time we, when we walked around out back, you just noticed a whole bunch of, uh, parking lot spaces with trailers and capabilities for robots and thought, wow, that there's a lot of robot, uh, sitting in the parking lot. And, uh. But then they had, when I asked they, they said, oh, they had a ton of crews already out in the field working. So they do have the ability to get to a number of turbine sites. I, I guess maybe still not enough from what I hear, there's, the demand has gone through the roof.  Joel Saxum: Well, it's, it's a really interesting, or really cool, I guess, opportunity for technicians. So that's one of the things that robotics does is it addresses the technician shortage. You got a technician shortage, great, let's use robots. Then we can start, uh, having that force multiplier, right? Because you could run robots on two turbines from one control van.

No meio do Atlântico, na ilha de Santa Maria, o Teleporto funciona como um centro estratégico de comunicações espaciais, prestando serviços de rastreio, controlo e recepção de dados de satélites, incluindo o seguimento de lançamentos a partir da Guiana Francesa e a monitorização da constelação europeia Galileo. A infra-estrutura é também uma peça-chave na segurança marítima do Atlântico Norte e no apoio ao satélite português AEROS MH-1. Para além do papel tecnológico, o tem uma forte ligação à comunidade local, reconhece Vera Carvalho, directora do Teleporto, que destaca o impacto do projecto na criação de emprego e na valorização dos recursos humanos da ilha. Que serviços presta o Teleporto? O Teleporto serve essencialmente para prestar um serviço chamado "Ground Segment as a Service", ou seja, para empresas que tenham interesse na localização de Santa Maria e que instalem aqui as suas infra-estruturas. E nós, enquanto tal, prestamos-lhes o serviço de "hosting" dessas mesmas infra-estruturas, bem como de manutenção e operação.Uma das funcionalidades do Teleporto está relacionada com o rastreio e controlo de satélites. De que forma é que se faz esse controlo e rastreio?Há aqui dois cenários diferentes. Nós fazemos rastreio de lançadores, ou seja, foguetões provenientes da Guiana Francesa. Prestamos este serviço à ESA e é por isso que Santa Maria tem o privilégio de ter aqui esta infra-estrutura. Depois, existe um outro serviço em que fazemos o seguimento de satélites. Fazemos inclusive o downlink de imagens para a Agência Europeia de Segurança Marítima, para detecção de actividades ilegais, com cobertura do Atlântico Norte.O Teleporto presta também um serviço de vigilância marítima?Sim, a vigilância do mar é outro serviço. Há o rastreio dos lançamentos da Guiana Francesa no espaço e há também o serviço diário prestado à segurança marítima, em que adquirimos imagens de satélite, mais do que uma vez por dia, para detecção de actividades ilegais, sejam elas descargas de hidrocarbonetos ou embarcações envolvidas em actividades ilícitas. Depende daquilo que nos é encomendado.  É a posição geo-estratégica da ilha de Santa Maria que lhe permite trabalhar com a Guiana Francesa?Foi exactamente a necessidade de uma estação na localização onde se encontra Santa Maria – ou seja, no meio do Atlântico – que levou à instalação aqui da estação da ESA, para que se pudesse fazer o seguimento dos lançamentos da Guiana Francesa. Foi assim que tudo começou: com essa necessidade de haver uma estação no meio do Atlântico.O Teleporto também faz a monitorização da constelação Galileo. Para que serve essa monitorização?Temos uma Galileo Sensor Station, é uma das 13 estações no mundo que serve para monitorizar a integridade do satélite Galileo. E nós, enquanto Thales, também somos responsáveis por garantir esse serviço, através desta estação Galileo que se encontra aqui no Teleporto.Qual é o papel do Teleporto na gestão do satélite português AEROS MH-1, que foi lançado em 2024?O Teleporto teve um papel muito importante, porque foi a partir daqui que se recolheram os dados do satélite quando ele foi lançado – com a antena de 15 metros que viram à entrada do Teleporto. A antena segue a passagem do AEROS sobre esta área de visibilidade e recolhe os dados por ele transmitidos.Fazem a recolha de dados e depois o tratamento dos mesmos?Do AEROS MH-1 fazemos a recolha e depois enviamos para Lisboa. Dos outros satélites o tratamento de dados é feito aqui por operadores locais.De que forma é que o Teleporto apoia o desenvolvimento das ciências e das tecnologias do espaço?O Teleporto tem estado em constante evolução. Temos recebido cada vez mais clientes para trabalhar connosco. Por isso, temos uma equipa fantástica – e a minha equipa é toda composta por pessoas de cá, o que dá também um cunho muito pessoal a este trabalho. Não temos aqui a vertente de desenvolvimento propriamente dita. O desenvolvimento científico é mais efectuado pelos nossos colegas da área de desenvolvimento de software. Nós aqui prestamos sobretudo o tal serviço de Ground Segment. Mas estamos sempre disponíveis para apoiar todas as iniciativas que surjam neste contexto.  E é também uma forma de criar emprego, de potenciar a formação?Sim, é muito importante. Trabalhamos de forma muito próxima com a única escola secundária da ilha. Recebemos estagiários todos os anos, de várias áreas da informática e de cursos profissionais. Para eles, é muito importante verem este cenário, esta realidade – que, por vezes, ainda é pouco conhecida. E depois, como se ouve falar de muitas coisas a acontecer na ilha, as pessoas nem sempre sabem bem o que é que o Teleporto faz. Por isso, é muito importante este trabalho também junto da comunidade. E, como disse, a equipa é toda mariense – não é um requisito, mas gostamos de trazer os filhos de volta à terra, porque nem sempre é fácil e não há muitas oportunidades. Obviamente que o Teleporto tem impacto na economia local: temos empresas a vir, clientes a vir – por exemplo, durante o Inverno – a alugar carros, a ficar em hotéis, a comer em restaurantes... e tudo isto tem impacto na economia da ilha.Neste momento, o Teleporto está a funcionar na sua máxima potencialidade?Não. Ainda temos espaço para expandir e para receber mais clientes.Esta multiplicação de empresas e projectos espaciais em Santa Maria é benéfica para o Teleporto. Em que medida?Sim, claro. Nós estamos aqui também para gerar negócio. E com novos contratos, novos projectos e novos clientes, podemos criar mais postos de trabalho. Já se reúnem aqui inúmeras condições para atrair mais clientes. Ou seja, já existem infra-estruturas como energia e comunicações, que tornam esta localização atractiva. E, obviamente, isto é negócio: queremos mais clientes, para podermos continuar a expandir a nossa área de actividade.  O facto de os funcionários serem marienses, como dizia há pouco, também ajuda a desmistificar o próprio trabalho que aqui se faz. As pessoas podem questionar-se sobre as antenas poderem emitir radiações, por exemplo. O facto de serem locais ajuda nessa desmistificação?Julgo que sim. É verdade que as antenas transmitem. Mas também é verdade que temos técnicos de segurança e que recentemente encomendámos um estudo – e aqui não se fazem manutenções nem actividades que ponham em risco a saúde dos trabalhadores. Portanto, sim. E desmistifica um pouco porque as pessoas falam connosco: "O que é que vocês fazem lá?", "Como é que fazem?". E isto tem um grande contributo para a sociedade, ajudando a aceitar estas questões do espaço, que às vezes ainda são algo confusas.Então, não há riscos para a população?Não, não. Para a população, não. Nós trabalhamos aqui diariamente. Temos os perímetros devidamente delimitados. Sabemos exactamente o que podemos fazer. E, como viu, ninguém entra aqui sem autorização, nem se aproxima de antenas que estejam a transmitir sem vigilância.

We discuss how using continuous monitoring systems (CMS) can prevent catastrophic blade damage from transportation and lightning. We also share insights from GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik on potential industry growth. And TPI Composites has hit the milestone of manufacturing their 100,000th blade. Fill out our Uptime listener survey and enter to win an Uptime mug! Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Allen Hall: On this week's Uptime Wind Energy Podcast, we discuss how continuous monitoring systems could prevent catastrophic blade damage due to transportation issues and lightning strikes. And that's a good discussion. GE Renova, CEO Scott Straza sees a soft entree wind market through early 2025, highlighting potential growth in Repowering projects. TPI composites manufactures their 100,000th blade. Congratulations. And our wind farm of the week is the Jericho Rise Wind Farm in upstate New York. You're listening to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast brought to you by bill turbines.com. Learn, train, and be a part of the Clean Energy Revolution. Visit build turbines.com today. Now here's your hosts, Allen Hall, Joel Saxum, Phil Totaro, and Rosemary Barnes. Allen Hall: in his first appearance at Barclays Conference. Since GE Vernova's spinoff, CEO Scott Strazik offered a sobering assessment of their wind business while highlighting some positive developments. Now, Strazik, uh, described the onshore wind market. Is currently very soft, quote unquote, with weak order expectations for the first half of 2025, though he noted opportunities in Repowering projects and certain international markets that could, uh, at least partially offset North American weakness. Now, one of the things that was mentioned during the Scott Straza, um, conference or discussion was that they are doing internal inspections and a lot of them using crawlers, which I, I believe is are from Aeros, where they're looking at. Uh, the blades at the factory internally after transportation, and then once they're up on tower trying to capture any defects that are happening. And this, at, at, when I saw this, I thought, oh, it goes back to Phil's comment that a lot of damage is actually happening during transportation. And that there maybe they're trying to, uh, work on that transportation piece or at least be able to make some claims that their blades have been damaged during transportation. That's a unique piece 'cause I don't know any other. OEM that is doing that many inspections at the moment. Joel, do you know any of Joel Saxum: others that are doing that? I know they should be. Uh, but, but, uh, yeah, same page. I don't know anybody that actually is. I think it's a, a bit of a. It's good market response, to be honest with you, from my opinion, because I mean, you know, we've, we've seen so many blades that are brand new or within warranty having issues. Well now you can trace them back. If you get that inspection done at the factory, you put in a, uh, basically a, a. Data point of traceability. If it was good then and it got to site and then all of a sudden there's a damage, well that happened during transportation and handling. So you can start to say, that was your fault. This is who should pay for this. These are the things that are being traced. Right. Um, and we did see in a presentation, uh, just yesterday or two days ago from Arons that they were putting statistics to the findings of their internal crawlers. And one of them was rad at like that. 70% from root to tip mark where that handling happens.

This week the fellas get together to talk about an artcile Commando shared about Aeros and their grand plans to start to use airships as floating distribution centers with drones making the final step delivery.  They debate if this makes sense and if it's feasible to run in various markets.  This leads to Sarcastro pointing out they the only jobs the job openings they have on their website are for interns to basically prove that this model would work which then ends up having Fatty point out that he's not buying into it as they don't even have an actual airship to do this with that they've proven this would work.  Banky and Fatty share their experience (or rather Banky's inexperience) at an indoor shooting range over the weekend.  Commando points out that the current ongoing poor choice is the hobby of getting into going to shooting ranges is how much money it's collectively costing.  Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).

Satélite português Aeros, que tem como objetivo estudar os oceanos, enviou o primeiro sinal para a Terra. Manuel Coutinho, diretor do projeto, fala num "marco histórico".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a special edited version of our interview with Aeros and Chris from Who Cooks For You farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withbowlandspoon/message

In this episode, we delve into the captivating journey of Aeros Lillstrom and Chris Brittenburg, the cool kids of Who Cooks For You Farm, who have been a staple of Pittsburgh's farmers market scene since the early 2000s. With a remarkable selection of produce and an impressive market setup, they have become synonymous with quality and innovation in the local farming scene. We explore the founders' meeting at the Pasa conference, the inception of the farm, and the dynamic journey through 14 seasons of triumphs and challenges. While immensely rewarding, farming is not without its unique set of trials. Aeros and Chris discuss the nuances of this solitary profession, shedding light on the personal and professional aspects that make farming a distinct way of life. As Who Cooks For You embarks on its 15th season, the podcast unveils the latest chapter in their story. The farmers are now delving into the science behind their craft, examining the interplay between soil health and the growth of their produce. This scientific perspective not only adds depth to their understanding of farming but also highlights the intricate connection between soil health, plant vitality, and the overall well-being of the farmers themselves. Why Listen? This episode of With Bowl and Spoon offers listeners a unique glimpse into the world of Who Cooks For You Farm, the pioneers who have not only shaped the local farming landscape but are also venturing into uncharted territories of scientific exploration. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of agriculture, community, and innovation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withbowlandspoon/message

Host Robert Land asks original Houston Aeros Forward Jack Stanfield what it was like to play with 'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe, his sons Mark & Marty, John Tonelli, Terry Ruskowski & the original WHA Houston Aeros - who celebrate their 50th anniversary. 1:00 - Aeros Reunion1:48 - What were Aeros fans like?2:58 - Playing in Sam Houston Colesium3:25 - Stanfield's hockey career8:28 - Integrating hockey with Willie O'Ree9:10 - How did Gordie Howe & his sons come to the Aeros?13:20 - What was it like to play with Gordie Howe?18:38 - How was Gordie Howe with Houston fans?20:30 - What was it like to play with a teenage Mark Howe?22:08 - What do you remember about 4 time World Cup Champ John Tonelli? 25:25 - How good were the Aeros compared to NHL teams?27:25 - Why didn't the Aeros end up in the NHL?32:35 - What made Aeros so special?Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Apple, iHeart & GoogleTiktok @HoustonSportsTalkRobertTwitter @HSTPodcast @ShaunBijani#Aeros #GordieHowe #JackStanfield

I'm joined week by David Packouz from Singular Sound. While the guitar world knows David mostly from his products like Beat Buddy and Aeros, the world at large knows him as being part of the inspiration for the film War Dogs. But how do you go from one to the other? As it turns out, the transition into MI had a little to do with how his time that inspired War Dogs ended. Save 10% on anything at Singular Sounds with the code Emily10. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/getoffset/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/getoffset/support

In part 2, we wrap up the conversation with the Prosser boys and Ricky Bronwell, current Equipment Manager for the Flyers and formerly of the Wild, Sharks, Aeros, and Bullies.Sponsored by First Minnetonka City Bank (https://www.fmcbank.com) & United Heroes League (https://unitedheroesleague.org)

In part 2, we wrap up the conversation with the Prosser boys and Ricky Bronwell, current Equipment Manager for the Flyers and formerly of the Wild, Sharks, Aeros, and Bullies.Sponsored by First Minnetonka City Bank (https://www.fmcbank.com) & United Heroes League (https://unitedheroesleague.org)

Having a spiritual experience can happen in a split second. And trust me, you'll know when you see it, when you feel it. It is essential in understanding this dilemma that we remember who Paul is speaking to. The church in Rome, a complicated convergence of two vastly different cultural communities bound together by a common spiritual experience. To oversimplify and generalize the two, we can do it like drawing the line down the center of the page. On one side, we have the Jews on the other side, the Greeks. I remember being a little girl and my dad telling me, you know, Melanie, there are only two types of people in this world, those who are Greek, and those who wish they were Greek. In Rome these two communities were separated by contrasting worldviews. The Hebrew view of the world was grounded in earthly material realities in which they lived, spiritual truth found only in justice. And on the other side, the Greek view to simplify was asserted that the highest human experience is knowledge. Always seeking to explain why people fall in love like Aeros and Aphrodite. Why night turns to day like Hyperion and why it rained on my wedding day when there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Oh, just we don't talk about Bruno, no. This is why in Paul's letter to the Corinthians, Paul reduces these two communities to their simplest form in saying Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom. It would be like summarizing the political divisions of our day to say, Republicans demand guns and Democrats they desire taxes, but we all know it really isn't that simple, is it?

GHWCC Global Business Women's Pod Episode 45: Join us to hear Houston's powerful women in sports as they share their journey to the top in a male-dominated industry with special guest philanthropist and sports lover Joanne King Herring. Exceptionally Moderated by Dr. Guy Lewis, Texas Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, the Official Cosmetic Dentist for the Houston Rockets, Astros, Dynamo and Aeros.

GHWCC Global Business Women's Pod Episode 45: Join us to hear Houston's powerful women in sports as they share their journey to the top in a male-dominated industry with special guest philanthropist and sports lover Joanne King Herring. Exceptionally Moderated by Dr. Guy Lewis, Texas Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, the Official Cosmetic Dentist for the Houston Rockets, Astros, Dynamo and Aeros.

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Steve Patterson, a fellow YPOer and top US Sports Executive turned Entrepreneur with an incredible four decades of experience in the business, who learned the ropes working for his dad at the age of 10. Incredible stories and insights across the US sporting landscape from NBA, NFL, NHL to major Universities and working with several US billionaire owners over the decades.  Tons of great facts and figures of record breaking deals and no end in sight for him.   Key Highlights How it all started, through his dad, co-founder of Milwaukee Bucks, him answering the phone at 10 years old Background of his dad (Ray Patterson), All American Player, turned Coach and early investor in Bucks when they went public in 1968/69 His dad drafting Kareem Abdul Jabbar and winning the Championship in 1971 Moving to Houston and first major role with Houston Rockets as Director of Business Operations His Houston Rocket Days, breaking attendance records, doubling TV revenue, first NBA game in Mexico City, first Spanish Language TV show, great stories around them Building a Championship team, including Hakeem Olajuwon, creating the team that won the NBA title in 1993-94 – how it started and the role of Def Leppard …. Difference between a General Manager and the Coach – long term vs short term view Next stop, President & Partner in Houston Aeros (Ice) Hockey Team in the IHL and Compaq Center deal Helping to bring Houston Texans (NFL) to Houston in early 2000 – Chuck Watson and Bobby McNair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_McNair  (later Senior VP & Chief Development Officer) Massive numbers across the deal, including purchase price (US$ 750 million), deal terms revealed Building a stadium, hiring staff and team from scratch Over US$ 450 million of Contractual Obligated Income (COI) generated to create first investment grade sports franchise Learn about the Texas “Superbowl Bill” and its legacy to help bring major events to the state ever since From NFL to NBA – Paul Allen, owner of Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers – taking role as President/GM for Trail Blazers Comparing numbers between Rockets and Trail Blazers 20 years later, difference in media landscape, building set up, etc Team lost US$ 135mil the year he arrived, turned it around over four years -  US$ 52 mil in “luxury tax” due on first day on the job Starting Pro Sports Consulting in 2007, providing services to companies, US governments, universities and individuals to seek, acquire, sell major/minor league sports properties, from design, finance, building to maximizing revenues Roles at Arizona State University – VP of Athletics and later Men's Athletic Director at University of Texas, Austin Differences between Pro Sports and College Sports in the US – different stake holders UT has US$ 180 million budget, largest athletic budget in the country and how it's spend NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) discussion and Steve's interesting perspective Arizona Coyotes, NHL team, successfully positioned team for sale Most recent venture, Legend Labs – branding and crisis consulting firm, representing athletes to Universities, and other entities – Co-Chairman & Partner   Pro Sports Consulting – working on Charlotte Hornets, new Stadium project  & Executive Coaching role   About Steve Patterson has served as an innovative and successful executive in the NFL, NBA, NHL, professional baseball, and college athletics for over 35 years. He has built championship teams and organizations, designed, financed, built, and run stadia, ballparks, and arenas with record setting revenues all over the United States. Patterson successfully led the effort to bring the Houston Texans NFL team and Super Bowl XXXVIII to Houston, Texas. As General Manager of the Houston Rockets, he built the 1994 NBA Championship team. Patterson is currently the President of Pro Sports Consulting, which provides services to universities, companies, government entities, and individuals that operate or seek to acquire or sell sports properties, to design, finance, build and operate sports facilities and to maximize the revenue of these and related entities. He is also the Co-Chair of Legend Labs a brand and crisis communications consultancy. Patterson is formerly the President, CEO and Alternate Governor of the Arizona Coyotes. He is also the former Director of Men's Athletics for the University of Texas at Austin where he oversaw the largest athletic department budget in all of college sports while setting records for academic success, revenue generation, endowment growth and philanthropic giving to the athletic department. Prior to UT, Patterson served as Managing Director of Sun Devil Sports Group, Vice President for Athletics and Athletic Director for Sun Devil Athletics at Arizona State University. In that capacity, Patterson was responsible for all ASU Athletic Department business and sports operations, acquisition, development, and operation of current and new sports facilities and assisted with the development of the 425-acre Sports Facilities District adjacent to the University in downtown Tempe. As President of the Portland Trail Blazers, The Rose Garden and Rose City Radio. Patterson refined his skills as a turnaround specialist, while garnering national recognition for his player acquisitions when he took over the team's General Manager duties. As the Trail Blazers General Manager, Patterson engineered a record six draft day trades that resulted in the selection of NBA Rookie of the Year and three-time NBA All Star Brandon Roy and fellow All Rookie 1st team, seven-time NBA All Star and five time All NBA member LaMarcus Aldridge. Patterson also revamped the entire basketball operation, hiring then GM Kevin Pritchard and Head Coach Nate McMillan. Patterson formerly served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Houston Texans NFL franchise where he led Bob McNair's successful effort to acquire a National Football League franchise and Super Bowl XXXVIII for Houston, Texas. Patterson was responsible for the establishment of the team's business, legal, media and political operations, as well as the development, design, finance, construction and operation of NRG Stadium and related facilities. Prior to joining the Texans, Patterson was the President, General Manager and Governor of the Houston Aeros hockey team. For his efforts he was named the 1995 winner of the Andy Mulligan Trophy as the International Hockey League's Executive of the Year. In addition to his roles with the Aeros, Patterson also acquired and served as President and Partner in Arena Operating Company, which managed and operated Compaq Center, Houston's home of the Rockets, Aeros and Comets. While overseeing all the business and basketball operations of the Houston Rockets, Patterson was the chief architect of the 1993-1994 Houston Rockets squad that captured the first NBA World Championship in franchise history signing, drafting, or trading for all the team's players and coaches. Patterson also led the club's successful bid to host the 1989 NBA All-Star Game in The Astrodome, which held the all-time NBA All-Star Game attendance record of 44,735 for 21 years. Born and raised in Beaver Dam, WI. Patterson attended the University of Texas, graduating with honors earning a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1980. He graduated from UT's Law School in 1984. 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This week Randall and Craig open up the floor to questions from The Ridership. Support the Podcast Join The Ridership  Automated Transcription, please excuse the typos: In the Dirt 32 [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello, and welcome to the gravel ride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in-depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes. Who are pioneering the sport I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. I approach each episode as a beginner down, unlock all the knowledge you need to become a great gravel cyclist. I'm going to be joined Really By my co-host randall jacobs for another episode of in the dirt [00:00:34] Craig: randall, how you doing today? [00:00:36] Randall: I'm doing well, Craig, good to see you, bud. [00:00:39] Craig: Yeah. Great to see you too. I mean, I've been looking forward this just a, a little bit of reprieve from everything else that's going on in life. It's just nice to connect with you and just purely have a half hour an hour conversation about bikes. [00:00:51] Randall: Yeah. Yeah. I know you've been going had a lot going on with your mom and so on. So, you know, definitely sending a lot of love and good vibes to you and your family going through some challenging times. [00:01:01] Craig: Yeah, I appreciate that. I mean, we it's the conversations we've had on the podcast and certainly within the ridership community, just about the value of this pursuit of gravel cycling and just kinda getting outta your head. I I've always loved it in that, like when you're on a, a gravel trail, particularly a technical gravel trail, like I ride you can't really think about anything else, but what's in front of you. And it's just so, so helpful for me to just sort of think about the bike and performance and riding. Rather than thinking about everything else going on all the time. [00:01:32] Randall: Yeah. Yeah, I can, I can relate. I've been processing some heavy things in my own life these days. And at the same time returning to the bike, I've been doing a lot more walking, hiking trail running lately as well as like canoeing and kayaking the canoes great with the kids. But there's. There's that flow state that you can get into on the bicycle that is, you know, people talk about runners high. I've never really had that. I don't think I can run long enough to get to that head space, but on the bicycle, there's just a place where everything is just in sync and the it's. I just feel very connected to everything, but not overwhelmed by it. If that makes sense. [00:02:13] Craig: yeah. You know, I was up in lake Tahoe last weekend and did a bunch of standup paddle boarding. I got some good recommendations from people on the ridership as to where I should explore to ride. And I had a bike, but honestly I just left it on the patio because I, it was just enjoying the lake so much. And to your point, like with standup paddle boarding, I found, you know, I just have to focus on the balance piece. So I, I, it sort. Took me to that same place. I just got in the rhythm of stroking on either side of the standup paddle board and, and being focused on the physicality of it. And, and the moment that I was experiencing, which, which I also really enjoyed. [00:02:49] Randall: Yeah, standup paddleboards are great. I actually like them. I use them occasionally standing up, but having them as like your own little floating island in the middle of a lake or a pond you know, you can have two adults. I've had, you know, another adult and a, a toddler on one. And so one adult is in the water swimming and the toddler is kind of jumping on and off and, and it's, it's just so much fun. Yeah, [00:03:12] Craig: but you've got, you've got something coming up. That's kind of probably forcing you a little bit to get back on the bike. Right. [00:03:17] Randall: Well, so, well, one I'm wanting to start coordinating more group rides. We've talked about this quite a bit and just life has gotten in the way you know, the logo launch and some things in, in my personal life and so on. So there's that the O positive festival. In Kingston, New York is coming up. That's the seventh through the 9th of October and community member, Joe conk in the ridership. He is the founder of that festival. And once again, we're gonna be coordinating a gravel ride. Together with a road ride and a a mural tour ride, which will be through the, the city of Kingston and is very family friendly. As part of that weekend, I believe it's gonna be on the eighth. So we'll be posting more information about that in the ridership and would love to have people come out and join. [00:04:00] Craig: That's super cool. I remember you talking about the festival last year and some of the riding that you've done with Joe up there. So that sounds awesome. So for anybody on the east coast, that's within range of that, we're able to travel, as Randall said, it'll definitely put some notes out there. Maybe we can talk about it again, more specifically when you lock down the details. [00:04:17] Randall: Yeah, we're, we're finalizing the route right now and we'll create a page for the event. So if you're interested in staying in touch, we'll definitely announce it here on the pod. I might even bring Joe on for a few minutes to share some more details, but the festival itself, it's, it's arts, it's music, it's community, it's great food and just a wonderful vibe right outside the Catskills and the riding out there is great. I've done quite a bit of riding out there with him and others. So if you're in that area, definitely come out and join us. We'd love to see you. The, the event is it'll be, the ride will be you know, we may ask like for a recommended donation, which doesn't have to be provided, and that goes towards the artist community in Kingston. And then, you know, there'll also be an option to get a wristband for the entire festival too. So. So, yeah. And if you wanna be participate in the conversation, definitely join the the Hudson valley channel in the ridership. That's where, where we'll be talking about this [00:05:07] Craig: Cool. I similarly am trying to get my act together. Cause I signed up to support the Marin county bike coalition and the NorCal NACA league for the eventual adventure revival ride. I think it started three, maybe four years ago. They did had one year that was virtual during the pandemic, but I missed last year cause it sold out. So I was sure to get on it this year. And it's a great route starting out of Fairfax, California. So super fun route , very technical it's only 60 miles, but it's got a decent amount of climbing, particularly up the aply named Randall trail. Off of highway one is a, is a grind at the end. And then you're coming across Fairfax BOS Ridge, but it's a lot of fun. And I believe I saw that Rebecca Rush is joining. [00:05:51] Randall: oh, great. [00:05:52] Craig: So that's gonna be cool. She's so nice. Former podcast guest couldn't have been more friendly when I've connected with her and subsequent times when I've ran into her, it's been awesome. So looking forward to seeing her again. [00:06:04] Randall: I got to meet her at a dinner hosted around sea Oder some years back. And yeah, she's, she's a rad woman. And a great rider. Very, very cool. Is it the same route as the original cause I did the original one some years back living in the bay. [00:06:18] Craig: Yeah, I don't, I don't think they've changed anything. I mean, I'll tell you after the 17th, but I I'm pretty sure it's the same route [00:06:24] Randall: Well, if anyone's considering doing this run higher volume tires and have a properly low gear, cuz you will want both and maybe a suspension stem. [00:06:34] Craig: and maybe a suspension for Randall. [00:06:36] Randall: Yeah. And maybe a suspension fork sacrilegious. But yeah. [00:06:39] Craig: No. Yeah, no, it's a great route and, and totally perfect recommendations Randall, cuz it's, it's, it's technical. It'll push your limits. I mean, I loved it. I just thought it was like one of those roots that favored adventure, like the name, the name is perfect, cuz you're just out there on the mountain. They're carving the route through rugged terrain, you know, basic fire roads and just this awesome part of the north side of Marin. [00:07:06] Randall: I mean, it's the location where mountain biking got ITSs start. And frankly, the gravel bikes that we ride are far superior mountain bikes than they were riding back in those days. So [00:07:14] Craig: Yeah, a hundred percent. I think I recently was at the, at the, the museum up in Fairfax, the mountain Mike museum, and looking at a clunker. And I was just [00:07:23] Randall: Mm-hmm [00:07:24] Craig: I can't even imagine with a kickback break, how they even survived going down Mount. [00:07:29] Randall: well, they had to rebuild those hubs pretty much. Every run is my understanding. So. [00:07:34] Craig: he hence the name repack downhill. [00:07:38] Randall: Yeah. I've ridden with a few of the, the OGs of the mountain biking scene and it, it wasn't the good old days. We definitely have it better now speak speaking of which we have a new bike to nerd about. [00:07:49] Craig: Yeah, not may not maybe a bike that I would take on adventure revival per se, but a very interesting bike for people to take a look at it. It's the BMC now, how do we decide that? It would say pronounce it [00:08:02] Randall: CAS say it with confidence. It's gotta be KIS, maybe [00:08:05] Craig: Kay. [00:08:06] Randall: Ks. Yeah. Something like that. [00:08:08] Craig: Super racey bike, actually, what I would've thought that BMC would've introduced to begin with kind of in the vein of the Cervelo ESP Sparrow, this bike looks, I mean, this bike could have been a road bike. When, when you see a picture of it. [00:08:23] Randall: It's stunning. I love they, there's some unique design elements on the top tube that are very BMC. I like how the, you know, the chains, the seat stays are perfectly paralleled with the down tube and it's just a very elegant bike. The, the paint schemes, particularly on that top end model are quite striking and definitely a gravel race bike. And in fact, I would say a dedicated gravel race bike, which is a little bit different than that as Sparrow. [00:08:48] Craig: Yeah. Yeah. I mean it's seven dedicated 700 C. But it still manages a fairly tight change stay and fairly good tire clearance. I mean, 700 by 45 is nothing to sneeze. [00:09:00] Randall: Yeah, especially in such a, a, you know, a tight change stay. And it's, it's optimized for that. It has 80 milli BB drop, which is to say like the bottom bracket drop relative of relative to the axles. And that's quite a bit, so anyone running longer cranks is. Going to have say like a pedal strike issue. If they try to run smaller tires, which is why I say, like, it's not quite like the Aspero, the Aspero is much more of a one bike. Like you could use it as a dedicated road bike as well. And it would be great for that sounds like bikes like that or ours, or you know, the, the open up that I always call out. So this is. The the bottom bracket drop the fact that it's a, a longer top tube, so longer reach relative to the stack, just make it a bike that is very much optimized for bigger 700 seat tires, shorter stems. And all of this works really well. Well, offroad, but kind of takes away from its versatility as a, as a road bike which [00:09:56] Craig: I also, [00:09:57] Randall: for what it's designed for. [00:09:58] Craig: yeah, I mean, it's very intentional, right. I also saw that they speck like a fairly narrow handle bar on there with a wide flare. So like keeping again, keeping that body tight in that race, race position. Yeah. [00:10:12] Randall: Yeah. Which I, I'm not sure how much I like that. I think it makes a ton of sense on the road. But I, I feel like often, well, we'll, we'll see I think there's, I think there's a place for it. I would probably want if I was gonna go so narrow, I'd probably wanna do a compound flare in order to get even more flare in the drops without having the hoods super kicked out. Because that, you know, that that extra leverage in the drops is, is nice to have, and it's kind of, but, you know, interesting to see some some difference of perspective there, [00:10:43] Craig: Yeah, let me be clear. Like I would be terrified to ride. I think it was a 37 millimeter bar hood to hood. I would be terrified to ride that. I mean, that just seems really tight. I have heard of some of the pros kind of going super narrow and maybe on a, a non-technical course, like a S B T gravel, or if you live in a part of the country where it's, you know, you're just basically on dirt roads that might, that might work. But yeah, for me, I think I'd be terrifi. [00:11:10] Randall: I think that there's a, a place for this. And you, you see it on, on the road. You've seen some road pros go towards more narrow up top and it does improve arrow. And there a lot of gravel races are not that technical. And so that arrow benefit is meaningful. I just think that there's a little bit more evolution to happen in terms of one getting even more arrow on those narrower hoods. So maybe like something to support the forearm a little bit. So you can be grabbing the, the top of the, of the hoods, but, and, and have your your forearms perpendicular the ground at parallel the ground in your upper arm perpendicular. So you really get that arrow benefit, but then, you know, again, compound flare to get that, maintain that extra leverage in the drops when you need it. Nonetheless we're we're getting into deep handlebar nuance here. Let's let's back out and look at the rest of this machine. [00:11:56] Craig: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I do think it's, it is just sort of interesting as you pointed out, like this is for a very specific rider and it's pretty natural. Companies are gonna continue to evolve around speed and ultra performance for one side of the market, not the side of the market, that's gonna attract me per se, but as more and more dollars going into racing and more and more people are looking for super high performance, like it's natural that bike companies are gonna do this type of thing. [00:12:24] Randall: There's also an element of like, you know, the bike industry likes N plus one. And so this is distinct enough from a, a road bike where you would have your road bike and, and this bike and the type of person who has this bike probably has multiple bikes. I mean, it is a dedicated race bike so that, you know, it makes sense. [00:12:46] Craig: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. You pointed out a few other interesting things about the design as well. [00:12:50] Randall: Yeah, so I like, I like how they did the inter I'm not a huge fan of integrated cabling through handlebars and stems. And I like how it seems that they kept the, the cabling external to the handlebar and then ran it underneath that new rock shop. That new shock stop stem. I think they're calling it some something different. They, they built it in using RedShift's suspension, stem tech. And so it stays external until it drops into the upper headset bear. So that could be a lot worse in terms of serviceability and adjustability and so on. The top end model is a one piece HBAR and stem that has fully internal routing looks stunning, looks really, really beautiful but an absolute nightmare to set up and service. And I wouldn't recommend going that route on any sort of bike period, because even a pro rider needs to be able to get their fit adjusted properly. [00:13:45] Craig: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you and I share the same opinion on like, on elements of bike design that make it constrained from modification, easy modification. So yeah, I'm I'm with you on that. It absolutely looks gorgeous, but knowing me, like, I think I'd be frustrated at the limitations of it. [00:14:03] Randall: yeah, yeah. But kudos to them on the keeping the, the cabling outside the bars on the Lower end models, which I say lower end, they start at six grand, which is another thing about this bike, which is on trend. Everything is so expensive. It's remarkable. How expensive bikes are these days? [00:14:19] Craig: Yeah, we gotta, we got a question about that in the, in the ridership, right? Just sort of, why are bikes so expensive and it's yeah, I don't know. You know, when you look at a $10,000 bike or $6,000 bike, it's just that's. I mean, that's a hell of a lot of money. Yeah. [00:14:33] Randall: I mean, there's, I think there's a few things that go into that. So this was we, we put out some, you know, we asked the, the ridership community for some questions in comments. So this was Matthew Kramer chiming in, you know, asking about why bikes have gotten so expensive. I think a, a big part of it. I mean, of course there's inflation, right? And one of the major drivers of inflation in recent years are COVID related supply chain constraints. Right. So it's harder to get, it's hard to get parts and it's hard to get complete bikes, which means there's, you know, Up until recently. And there was a flood of, of like stimulus money for example, into the market. So you had all these dollars chasing less available product. And so by companies focused on the higher end, I mean, we did the same thing. We, we, you know, we actually kind of regret having eliminated the mechanical model cuz but it was because we couldn't get parts and we went with all access, which is really great, but puts it at a, a more premium point. But. [00:15:27] Craig: you're layering. You're layering in increased fuel costs for transportation. There's a lot of things that have gone into it. [00:15:34] Randall: Yeah, that is a factor. But I, I don't think that that's a major driver for this. I think it's more well, honestly, a, a significant part of it is people are paying it. Right. And there's some R and D that goes in here, like the, you know, this, some of these bikes that you see coming out. On the really high end, you know, the volumes are not that great. And so that R and D has to be incorporated somewhere and with bike companies focusing on the higher end, cuz that's where the bigger margins and dollars are and riders having limited options in the more affordable end of the market, because that's not where bike companies are focusing. I mean, I think it's, it's kind of like the automotive industry right now where, you know, I bought, I bought a used Prius for like seven grand and I've put a bunch of miles into it and like, Like scrape the bumper and things like that. And I could probably sell it for 11 [00:16:24] Craig: Right. [00:16:25] Randall: like, you, you just see that in a number of different domains. And I think the B the, the bike space is no different. But you do get bikes are improving in incremental ways. But I, I, it has been a pretty radical shift towards the top of the market. It's is hard to find middle end products that is frankly, just as good in many ways. [00:16:45] Craig: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you hope over time. We know historically it does trickle down and there's, I mean, don't get us wrong. I, I think there's a lot of good entry level bikes out there. It's just getting your hands on one and finding one today is a challenge. [00:16:59] Randall: When supply chains go from 30 to 60 day lead times to, you know, at one point you know, there were like, you have very limited options for your levers and, and Dils and so on. Right. We have a duopoly in our industry, you know, and can't be is now, you know, they have a, a good product a competitive product in gravel now with their 13 speed stuff ECAR groups. But you know, that stuff was like one to two years. So when that's the case, you know, if you have a limited buy, where are you gonna focus? You're gonna focus on the higher end and that's that? I think that's part of it too. [00:17:32] Craig: Yeah, that makes sense. And I also remember you mentioning on an earlier podcast, just the amount of commitment level the component manufacturers are expecting from you. So, you know, in order to get a, a seat at the table, maybe you have to buy 50 of something, which as a small builder, you know, that could, that's a, that's a lot of dollars out of pocket. [00:17:50] Randall: Well, and the, the smaller builders generally are like, if you're a domestic builder and you're assembling domestically, it's a different supply. You're paying, you're paying more from say like STR for their domestic distributor versus the, you know, their Taiwan based distributor, just because they're manufacturing a lot of that stuff in Taiwan. But yeah, there were greater constraints. Sometimes you had to put a deposit up front and, you know, you put a deposit on something that is not going to, you're not gonna have for a year and you can't get that deposit back. So the, the risks associated with, you know, well, is something else new gonna come out or what's the market gonna look like in a year? So there's, there's all these you know, it, it really drives home, just re how remarkable it was prior to the pandemic that supply chains worked so well. I mean, truly it is a miracle of a whole lot of very complex decentralized coordination that, you know, any of this works at all. As a supply chain nerd, it's, it's something that, that is, is is not lost on me. And yeah, even the current circumstance, it's still pretty amazing what humans do. [00:18:52] Craig: Yeah. [00:18:53] Randall: All right. So where do we want to go from here? [00:18:55] Craig: Yeah. I mean, one thing I did did I thought was interesting that you pointed out about that BMC is that they do have an integrated suspension stem offering from that they've worked with, it sounds like Redshift on [00:19:05] Randall: Yep. [00:19:06] Craig: yeah. [00:19:07] Randall: I thought that was well executed. One downside I believe is that you can't flip the stem and with that beat bike being relatively long and, and on the lower side, like, you know, it's a race bike you know, it's, again, you have more constrained fitment options. I think the standard shock stop, then you can run in the up upward pointing direction. [00:19:28] Craig: Yeah, you can. I think what's interesting to point out there though. So if this in BMCs designer's mind, this is a flat out thoroughbred race, bike. To have that be an option suggests that designers are coming around to the fact that suspension and suppleness can, can be a performance benefit, like put putting, I mean, you and I have talked about that and obviously I'm sold on it, but it just struck me as like this incredibly arrow stretched out race bike is offering that they must have determined that this is gonna help people win races. [00:20:02] Randall: Yeah. Yeah. Fatigue and control it's material. And they've also done a few things with the frame design, which you see on other bikes like the really the, the seat tube towards the bottom gets really narrow. It gets really thin. So it has a lot more flex built in you saw that with bikes, like, you know, the GT grade is, is kind of an extreme example of that, but compliance is, is a great thing. That's the reason why we have one of the reasons we have such wide rims now, too. And what's so great about, you know, high volume, supple tubus tires, you know, it, it all, it all improves speed as a system. [00:20:35] Craig: Yeah. I mentioned this when I had someone from BMC on talking about the S and the S LT. I have a, I have a hard tail BMC, 20 Niner mountain bike from back in the day, like at least a decade ago. And I remember getting on that bike, I came off of a, a similar Niner. Coming to that bike, the back end definitely had a supplement to it. It had that, that exact drop stay design that you're kind of talking about and it really worked. And I was super impressed. I remember when I got on that bike, it just felt so fast and I could control it so well. [00:21:10] Randall: Yeah, well, I had you know, you probably heard the conversation I had on the pod with Craig Cal talking about suspension on road bikes and whether or not you fully agree with that thesis. I think it's, I think it's fairly compelling. Definitely higher volume tires. Like I don't see, even, even in Marin, I would be running minimum 28 mill tub plus tires. Nice low pressures on wide rims. There's no reason to run narrower than that. And you see a lot of the new arrow wheel options for road being built to a width where you can actually get an arrow benefit with those tires, you know, adhering to the rule of one oh 5%, which we had talked about in the wheel episode. So, so yeah, all of these things are, are good developments. [00:21:53] Craig: Yeah. You know, speaking of good developments, I managed actually to hook up with Matt Harvey from Enduro Barings, they did a ride. Out of Fairfax, California, a few weeks back. And I, I joined probably 50 people up there, Yuri, Oswald and other podcast guests was on there. And I think a couple others, I, I think I counted four old podcast guests on that ride, which was great, but a hell of a lot of fun. You had some conversation, some great conversation with him about Enduro Barings, which I hope people will go back in reference. But I think there was a question or a comment about from the ridership about. [00:22:27] Randall: Yeah. So, you know, one of the things that we covered in that episode, which I had so much fun with Matt he's just has a wealth of knowledge about the bicycle industry. He's an engineer, an engineering mindset clearly cares a lot about what he does. And you know, talking about the merits or lack thereof of a lot of ceramic bearings and long story short, most ceramic bearings. Rubbish, the ones that are of those that are good, the majority of them require a lot more maintenance to stay. And the, and the benefit is pretty trivial. And then there's this XD 15 bearing that Enduro makes. And I'm sure, you know, others probably have some, some equivalent, but I haven't looked into it, but that I find really interesting. And this is an Aeros, you know, a, I think a French aerospace alloy used for steel alloy used for the races. And then they have these high, very high grade ceramic ball. And because of this particular steel, which is very expensive and they have to buy it they don't, they can't buy it in tube form. They have to, you know, buy it in sheets and, and take it from there, I believe. But because of the unique properties of this material You can get you can use ceramic bearings and if it gets any contamination, essentially the contamination gets like pulverized and kicked out as opposed to pitting and, and starting to, to damage the the metal, because in many cases, the ceramic bearings, that metal is a lot less hard than the bearing itself. And thus, as a consequence, it's the thing to give. We go into a lot more detail in that episode, but yeah, Hans, I'm gonna, I might butcher this. So, bear with me here. Lale I'm guessing L E L L E I L I D he, he brought up this article that James Wong, why admire immensely? He's at cycling tips now wrote about an Enduro bottom bracket with this XD 15 bearing set. And what James said was incredibly low friction feel phenomenal toughness. We did everything we could to kill it, but this thing is simply incredible. And like that is coming from someone like James Wong. It makes me really think, okay, this is something that we're gonna still do a little bit more investigation and Matt's gonna be sending us some data, but we'll probably, we're strongly considering this in incorporating these into a, a higher end version of our, the logos wheels in the. [00:24:36] Craig: Got it. Nice. Yeah. I mean, I had enough smart people tell me that that was the way to go and happy that I've got that in my bottom bracket of my, my unicorn. That I've started riding. [00:24:47] Randall: Oh, it's an XD 15. [00:24:49] Craig: Yeah, I believe so. [00:24:49] Randall: Oh, sweet. Yeah. Yeah. Genuine benefits that you don't have to spend a lot of time servicing. In fact, the service, it should essentially be zero service. That's pretty cool. [00:25:00] Craig: that's what I'm looking for. [00:25:02] Randall: Not cheap though. Not cheap. So everyone else, high quality steel bearings. [00:25:07] Craig: Yeah. And I think Hans was also leading the conversation around just kind of, like flared bars, flat pedals, different kinds of like, you know, We're just out there for enjoying the ride kind of features of a bike or ways in which you could set up a bike. [00:25:22] Randall: Yeah. I mean, I think flare borrows are de rigor. I. Would run flared bars on every drop bar bike, including a pure road performance bike, just with a, maybe a different philosophy on my road bike, I'd go super narrow and get the flares to have more control in the drops for aerodynamics. But flare is here to stay. You see levers being designed with a little bit of flare. So with flare in mind and you know, any sort of, you know, is there an arrow cost? I have no idea. I, I don't think so. As long as the lever is aligned with. The bar behind it, it should sit in its wake, but if, even if there was the control benefits more than outweigh it. [00:25:58] Craig: Yeah. I think that co that the arrow part might come into play on the trend towards super wide bars. And as the, as you know, I've played around with that, I mean, I've got, I think I've. A 48 on one of my bikes and my fitter kind of brought me back to a 44. I, I do miss kind of the offroad control the way to rip the bike around that I got out of the wider bars, but I'm, I'm fairly comfortable at 44 as well. So I, I think I just need to play around with the flare on the bar that I'm running right now. And then it will be the right, right mix for. [00:26:37] Randall: Well, we've talked about in the the, in the ridership that we're thinking about developing a bar that has a compound flare. So you can get, say like eight degrees on the hoods and then 16 to 20 in the drop. So you kind of get the best of both worlds in that you still get that. You know, that roady fit up top, but then the extra control the, the first bar to do this, I believe was the three T a GI. And, and I don't even know if I'm pronouncing that right. We've talked about it on the pod [00:27:02] Craig: Yeah. And I think there was the other one that was like the Whis whiskey components has something similar [00:27:07] Randall: also does a compound. Yeah, I think compound flare makes a ton of sense for, for all of these bikes. [00:27:15] Craig: I wish it wasn't so costly. And you, you didn't have to sort of go all in to create a bar, like cuz you can't 3d print, something like this, right? [00:27:23] Randall: no, but it, it would be easy enough for somebody to create, say a, a high quality aluminum version. It's just another bending process plus testing regime to make sure that it, you know, it doesn't, it doesn't break on you. [00:27:38] Craig: yeah. I'm gonna keep exploring that. I'm I'm not sort of locked and loaded on my handlebar and stem right now. Still just wanted to make sure that the bike was fitting me correctly. And I feel like I've got enough inputs to figure out which way I wanna go with any one of the cockpit components. [00:27:55] Randall: Well, depending on your, what your timeframe is, I may have a prototype for you in time, so let's [00:28:00] Craig: All right. Many, many reasons why you're a good friend Randall and that's just one of 'em [00:28:04] Randall: you know, a guy, you know, a guy who can get you stuff. [00:28:07] Craig: yeah. [00:28:09] Randall: Tom SHEEO was asking about suspension seat posts. What's your take here? [00:28:14] Craig: I I'm a yes. So, I mean, I've been running on the thesis. I have a, a, a P N w coast dropper that has both a drop and a suspension, and I found that it's air tuned. So. Very tuneable very predictable. And I came to the conclusion, like anytime it moved, when my first inclination was like, oh crap, I'm losing performance. Anytime it moved, I wasn't in a fluid pedal stroke. Like I had hit something unexpectedly and it was just saving me. Similarly, although I think it's less active rock shock on the wireless. Their wireless dropper post does have what they call active ride. And I'm probably not tuned correctly on it right now. Cause I don't feel a lot of movement. The big difference between the two is on the PWC PMC. What am I saying here? Pacific PM. Yes. That one moves when you're fully extended. So it doesn't matter whether you're dropped or not. Like it it'll move. If the amount of pressure applied to it from your, your backside is, is forcing it to move. Whereas the rock shock post, it has to be lowered a little bit. So if you're in the full position, you're who locked out. It's only active when you're down a little [00:29:30] Randall: I wonder if that's a design constraint, because meaning something inherent in how they architected it as a dropper post, because from a product standpoint, that's exactly the opposite of what I would want. [00:29:41] Craig: I'm kind of with you and, and I, you know, in talking to rock shock, they did say some of their riders will actually set it up a little bit high so that they can basically constantly ride it with it on. [00:29:53] Randall: Yeah. I think that makes sense, especially adjustability. So to, to answer Tom's question, I think we both agree that suspension has its merits. I would definitely get a dropper first though. I like the best suspension you have is your arms and legs. And the, the float between your body and the bike. That's, that's my strong opinion. And from there you have pneumatic suspension from the tires you can do, you know, a slightly cushier saddle, like, you know, you can have some, some compliance in the frame. There's a whole bunch of things you do before you do a suspension seat, post primary amongst those being a dropper. [00:30:28] Craig: A hundred percent dropper. Number one, upgrade for gravel bikes, period. You'll never go. I don't know if I've ever met anybody who went back. Honestly, once they had a dropper. [00:30:37] Randall: Yeah, I mean, I occasionally talk to people, looking at our bikes who are like, oh, well, you know, can I swap in a rigid post? And I was like, well, if that's what you wanna do, get the, you know, the access wireless droppers are really expensive and they're heavy. But you could have a saddle on one of those and, and, you know, a standard post and swap it in, in and out with a single bolt. So that that's an option. [00:30:58] Craig: I've got that set up now. And I will tell, I will tell you, I will tell our friends in the community if I ever swap it. [00:31:05] Randall: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, [00:31:07] Craig: I don't think, I don't think I will, but [00:31:09] Randall: yeah. I can see on a city bike or like a burning man rig not having a dropper. That's that's about it. that's a whole, that's a whole separate conversation though. [00:31:18] Craig: I will argue with you on the city bike, but anyway, you still wanna drop her on the city bike? [00:31:22] Randall: Let's see. Luke Lopez and Larry Rose were commenting about non-competitive gravel setups, you know, alternative handlebars, flat pedals bags, and fun rides, and so on. Inspired by our friends over at pathless pedals who very much do a lot to create content around the non-competitive side of cycling. So what are your [00:31:41] Craig: Yeah. I mean, I think whether or not you set your bike up in a specific way to go out and have this non-competitive experience, or it's just a mindset. I think we're aligned in that gravel, gravel is for everyone. Right. And whatever your jam is going fast, going slow. Just getting out there is important. I mean, for me, I often change my clothing. [00:32:04] Randall: Mm-hmm [00:32:05] Craig: When I'm out there for just a fun ride, like, like I've got some, some, you know, great baggies that I can wear and different things. And it's definitely a different mindset rolling out the door. Not that I'm out there hammering on a general basis, but it's definitely a different mindset when I'm just out there to stop and smell the roses. [00:32:21] Randall: Yeah. Yeah. And I, I appreciate that mindset, but I still vastly prefer Lyra and, and being clipped in and, and, you know, and so on. [00:32:35] Craig: And I've got a, I've got a mountain bike. So like having a flat bar on a gravel bike, like I I've had that set up on an old cross bike. I loved it. Super fun, nimble, but for me, like if I'm gonna go flat bar right now, it's definitely gonna be more on a mountain bike than a, a traditional gravel bike setup. [00:32:52] Randall: But at the same time, you see, I can't recall if it was Luke, but you see folks with like an old Bridgestone mountain bike that they've converted into, you know, a flat bar or a drop bar, gravel bike. And it's, you know, they got a, you know, a handlebar bag on there and it's much more of like a let's go out and get lost and have an adventure, maybe do coffee outside or things like this party pace as you know, as Russ likes to say over. You know, PLP. [00:33:18] Craig: Yeah. If you've got a quiver by all means like, I, I love all bikes and I'm one who appreciates the nuances between them. So, you know, I just don't have a garage big enough for all these things. [00:33:28] Randall: yeah, yeah, no, I, I like I like the, I like being able in the middle of a ride to decide that I feel like throwing down a little bit. Sometimes I get that, that little jolt of energy less. Now that I'm 40, I suppose, but, but still [00:33:41] Craig: I I've seen you have those jolts Randall. I know it's there. [00:33:45] Randall: Let's see, what else? Oh, Matthew Kramer turned me on to something that I thought was really cool in the ridership, which was E 13. Now has a 12 speed, 9 45 cassette that is compatible with standard 12 speed chains. So you don't need that funky flat top chain. That's fair. Still, you know, pretty proprietary to Ram in order to run a tighter cluster. [00:34:07] Craig: So is that, is that 12 speed cassette from shrimp? Something you have to run on their product. [00:34:15] Randall: So the way that SW has set it up, they have migrated all their road. And then now they're dedicated gravel drive trains to this 12 speed flat top chain which is, you know, it, it has a slight benefit in terms of like, You, you get the same cross sectional area of the side plates with a thinner side plate so they can make the chain a little bit thinner. And that helps with the, the already very tight spacing of those cogs and like, but also makes it so that it's something proprietary. And so they've been expanding that I, I suspect that you'll see it on their mountain bike groups soon enough. And, you know, I really like to adopt, you know, proven open standards and non-pro proprietary stuff whenever possible. And the fact is that standard 12 speed works really well and nobody was making a tighter cluster for Eagle, like, you know, or for, for like, you know, a mullet set up where you have. A mountain bike rear derailer, but maybe you want a little bit tighter cluster a little bit tighter cassette for your road or your, your certain gravel applications. [00:35:17] Craig: when you talk about tighter cassette. I remember seeing this pop up and I was like 9 45. Okay. Why do I really care? Talk about the tighter cluster? Cause I think that's an important maybe nuance beyond just like, oh, you got a 45 and a nine. [00:35:30] Randall: Yeah. So the, the biggest knock that people have against one by drive trains is the jumps between cogs. Right. And yeah, I get it. A lot of this can be mitigated by proportional, crank length, and by having a proper bike fit. Because it allows you to spin at a wider range of cadences without, you know, while still maintaining a smooth pedal stroke. And I've, I've been fine with my setups. This 9 45 is it's the same as a, a 10 speed, 1138. Which is, you know, a, a larger road cassette from, from a few years ago. And it just adds a, a taller cog and a bigger cog you know, on that same cassette. And so you get, you know, jumps that I think are probably tight enough for the vast majority of roadies to say like, okay, well, if I had any concerns about jumps, now those are mitigated some. Want it to be like one tooth jumps between cogs and you know, okay. Go ride your road bike. That that's fine. But but yeah, I like, I like to see this. I was actually considering having us develop something if someone else didn't. So I'm glad to see this in the market, I think is a real gap for it. [00:36:35] Craig: Yeah, it's interesting. I wonder why, like SHA doesn't go to a nine cause you think like, I understand why smaller companies kind of pop up and they see an opportunity like this gap, but E thirteen's been doing this kind of thing for a while. [00:36:49] Randall: The nine tooth is so it it's gonna wear all else equal same material and everything it's gonna wear itself and the chain more quickly than a 10 tooth or an 11 tooth. Right. And so the, the entire philosophy of the drivetrain changes with a nine tooth in that. You know, I like to think of the nine tooth as an overdrive gear, plus the jump between the nine and the 11 is significant. Right? So if you're spending a lot of time at the top end of the range, you know, you might not love that, but for me, you pair it with a 42 chain ring and that 42 9. With a, you know, a, a 700 by 28 or 700 by 30 tire is the equivalent of, of a road bike with, you know, 51 11, which is to say, you have plenty of top end. You're not gonna spin out all the time on, on a high speed descent, but it's not all that often that I'm descending at those sorts of speeds. And so that jump from the 11 to the nine is not a problem for me on that end of the cassette. And so in turn, when you have that nine tooth that also informs the chain ring that you pair. Because you, you know, you kind of need to set your chain ring based on how you wanna calibrate that range that the cassette has. So yeah, I'm not surprised that Ram didn't go that didn't go that route. But I do think it makes a ton of sense and I love one by drive trains and I'm all about one bikes as well with one by drive trains. And so the nine two really facilitates that. [00:38:08] Craig: Yeah. Yeah. Super interesting. And Eli Bingham who often chimes in, in the ridership about some real technical stuff and tends to explore a lot of components. He had a kind of note on this didn't. [00:38:18] Randall: Yeah. So, one thing you gotta make sure, because of, and again, this gets into like proprietary standards and so on. So like the free hub, the XD XDR free hub standard that this cassette is compatible with is a proprietary standard that you know, Sam made it. So any. It's really easy for a wheel company to create a wheel with a free hub that, that uses the, you know, XD XDR. But they patented every possible way. They could think of, of attaching a cassette to that so that only they could produce the cassettes. And so E 13 has a came up with a really clever solution, but it requires like a cinch bolt. That clamps around the free hub body. And if that comes loose, it can affect the shifting. So that's kind of like the one issue that these can have. I've never had that issue with E 13 cassettes and I've run them exclusively for several years now. But it's just something to keep in mind. I find that they shift shift really excellent and they're light and they hold up well, cause they're, you know, most of the cogs or steel. [00:39:11] Craig: Right. Yeah, right on. And then I think we should end with, I think, which, which was one of my favorite questions coming out of the ridership from our friend, Silas, pat love is the pursuit of a quiet bike without creeks, an achievable goal or a pipe dream. [00:39:27] Randall: , it depends on what you're starting with. Unfortunately. I think in general I mean, this should AF absolutely be the standard. It, there's no reason why things should be rattling around. And you know, there are ways to get around it. So there, you know, wireless shifting and so on helps. But also like in our case, we run full housing through the frame and then we put it in a, we put it in a foam sleeve and we do that with. Hydraulic hoses too. And every bite company should be doing that because rattles suck bottom bracket Creek, again, like any bottom bracket will Creek if it gets contaminated. But you know, having a bottom bracket set up that aligns and supports the bearings sufficiently. You know, should eliminate the vast majority of those creeks. Yeah, it, this, this should entirely be possible. Unfortunately, there are a lot of bikes that, mm let's just say that this sort of thing was an afterthought. So it may cost, it may cost some money and require some expertise to chase out the, you know, all those creeks. [00:40:25] Craig: I think that's gotta be the worst task as a bike mechanic to be tasked with is when someone comes in and says, my, my bike is creaking. Help me resolve it. [00:40:34] Randall: Yeah. And, and honestly my experience, it it's a special mechanic. Who's who's really good at. I've had bikes that you know, our, our bikes will have a Creek here and there. And we'll say like, you know, bring it to a mechanic, have them take a look and they can't chase it. And I've actually had an instance where I had the bike shipped to me personally, and I chased it, but I chased it in a way that like, you know, it's I'm trying to remember what it was. Oh, it wasn't even a Creek. It was just that. Axis rear derailer the hanger on the was ever so slightly misaligned. And then the axis derailer was harder. When it's miscalibrated it makes a lot of noise on the cassette and that was the noise. So we're like, they were looking at the bottom bracket, they were looking at the seat post. They were looking at the, the headset interface and, and so on. And unless you have that, like the time and that deductive mindset and some experience of like, what things sound like, it's really hard to, to chase. So if you have a mechanic, who's a good chaser. That that's that's someone who really knows their stuff and [00:41:39] Craig: Yeah. A hundred percent. Yeah, my, my go to, I mean, as a non methodical bad mechanic, definitely like I clean my bike when a Creek arrives and that usually, like, it's say 85% of the time solves the problem. And then if, if I need to go further, it's about. You know, greasing things, making sure, just kind of being a little more I inspect of, of what's going on. I I've generally been pretty lucky that I haven't had creeks that I weren't, that I wasn't clear on how to resolve. [00:42:10] Randall: Yeah. Yeah. Well, I'd like to end with a with something that I'm excited about, which is I haven't nailed it down yet, but I had pinged you about coming out west for a bit. And so once those dates are locked down you know, getting a big group ride in the bay area and potentially in a couple other parts of the us. Something I'm super excited about and to meet some of the riders that are in the forum and that are, are regular listeners and so on. So more on that as we approach. But that would probably be Denver, Boulder, maybe San Diego, and then definitely the bay area. [00:42:40] Craig: That's super exciting. I feel like, you know, before the pandemic we had kicked off some really amazing group rides and [00:42:47] Randall: I miss it. [00:42:48] Craig: you. Yeah. And you and I have been longing for, we've had a lot going on to not kind of be putting that out there ourselves personally, but I think it's, it's a great time to do that and hopefully we can get some knocked out by the end of the year and super excited to see you when you're in the bay area. [00:43:04] Randall: Likewise. It's been too long. [00:43:06] Craig: We're good to catch up. My friend, [00:43:08] Randall: Likewise. All right, my friend. [00:43:09] Craig: take, take care. [00:43:10] Randall: See it. [00:43:11] Craig Dalton: That's going to do it for this week's edition of in the dirt. From the gravel ride pod cast How's a bit of a postscript. I did attend the adventure revival ride up in Marine county, out of Fairfax this past weekend. Quite a lovely event, benefiting Nika. The course is amazing and difficult as I imagined and remembered from the last time I did it such a great route put together by the Marine county bike coalition. Super challenging on a gravel bike. I remember thinking about halfway through. Wow. I'm about halfway through feeling quite beat up. And I was riding my unicorn with a front suspension fork on it. I certainly saw a number of riders out there on mountain bikes, which would not have been a bad choice. Anyway, phenomenal event, definitely something to have on your radar, down the line. If you're interested in connecting with myself or Randall, please join the ridership. Simply visit www.theridership.com. That's a free online, global cycling community where you can connect and discuss gravel, cycling with athletes from all over the world. If you're interested in supporting the podcast, please visit buy me a coffee.com/the gravel ride. And remember, ratings and reviews are always hugely appreciated. Until next time. Here's to finding some dirt onto your wheels

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The Parea Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros On - Shooting The Sh*t UNCENSORED! With Piers AustinThe Parea Is A Greek Australian Pro Wrestling Tag Team Made Up By Eli & Gabriel based in Adelaide South AustraliaEli & Gabreil are taking Australian Wrestling By Storm and are quickly making a name for themselves and are on the the top tag teams in Australian Pro Wrestling. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ▶️ YouTube https://youtube.com/c/PiersAustin▶️ Twitch Twitch.tv/thepiersaustin▶️ Spreaker https://spreaker.page.link/JhRL3UxvUXCBkG1v8▶️Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/piers-austin/id1577511099▶️Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6CmwLcLuIfltNqgJJnuL1H?si=aaYb-CROQCy6tiR9HHSsPgFollow Piers On Social MediaTwitter https://twitter.com/piersaustinInstagram https://instagram.com/thepiersaustinTiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@piersaustin Follow The Podcast On Social MediaTwitter https://www.Twitter.com/STSUNCENSOREDInstagram https://www. Instagram.com/stsuncensoredGET SOME MERCH

The Houston Chronicle's Greg Rajan chats with former Houston Aeros player and coach Terry Ruskowski about his days playing for the Aeros of the World Hockey Association, coming back to coach when the team rebooted in the 1990s in the IHL. Ruskowski also shares stories of some memorable teammates and opponents from his hockey career on this episode of the Texas Sports Nation podcast. More Houston sports on HoustonChronicle.com.   Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sign up for my CSA Quickstart course and coaching program through Feb. 4th: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/csaquickstart What if you were given an opportunity to acquire a loyal customer base from another CSA farmer who was retiring? Would you take it? In this week's episode, I interview a CSA farmer who did just that! Aeros Lillstrom of Who Cooks for You Farm shares her story of how she grew her CSA to 800 members through this form of acquisition. She also shares some of the unique issues that needed to be addressed as part of that transition. If you've ever thought of this form of scaling, this will be a helpful primer for you! 

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In this episode, I chat with Arsh Kharbanda of @theflexcoach podcast and also founder of tech product company Aeros. We discuss so many great topics such as podcasting, confidence, product innovation and the journey of entrepreneurship. Such a great episode with such a focused and driven young man. Not to be missed!! Let me know what you think of the episode by rating the podcast or leaving a review.

Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week I’m talking the brilliant chef and co-founder of awesome catering company ‘Butch Salads’, Rachel Rumbol. We eat the most delicious salads I’ve ever got my face into ever, which she kindly rustled up for us and talk about everything from the jeopardy of school friendships through to her throwing me a very very dark curve ball about crisps. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow Rachel and find out all about her and her amazing company by following BUTCH SALADS on instagram. My TOUR DATES have been rescheduled and I’d love it if you came. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. This is the LONDON FERMENTARY next to the incredible greengrocers PUNTARELLEI talk about silly clothes shops H&M and PRIMARKShe mentions chefs JOE RYAN and ODED ORENWe talk about Hollywood people CATE BLANCHETT and WOODY ALLENWe tooted beautiful south east London restaurants BABUR in Brockley and THE VINEYARD in Camberwell. Gross food we mentioned was TORFURKEY and NUTRIGRAIN BARS and lush food we mentioned, but still contentious (it turns out) was DORITOS and AEROS. Last but not least, a link just incase you hadn’t heard of

I'm joined today from long time friend Aeros, owner of Arce's Detail Service and the legend himself Champos hops on todays episode as well. we talk about the Wayfair scandal that took place late last month, champos and aeros go one on one inside of the HotSeat. as always I tell you guys a little story. today I talk about the time I ran away from home!!! and towards the end of the episode for the first time ever on the podcast!!!!!!!!we get a LIVE freestyle from Champos and Aeros.

Nico Hulkenberg doesn't seem to like Nate and once gave Lawrence a 15-second answer that included no words, while Kimi Raikkonen successfully scared Chris into thinking that he might have a son. All of that, some talk about Aeros and the origins of one of F1 Twitter's finest GIFs.

Brady Leavold is joined by NHL legend Terry "Rossco" Ruskowski. Ruskowski is the only one to captain 4 different major league franchises throughout his career. He opens up about what his first couple years pro were like playing with Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe and his sons in Houston with the Aeros of the WHA. How did he become captain before Mario Lemieux in Pittsburgh? Leavold asks Ruskowski what his concerns were when Leavold joined the team right out of drug rehab.Visit H2H Website to enter to win free Team Issued Ltd. Swagwww.hockey2heroin.comwww.teamissued.ca Promo Code: ToeDrag15Twitter: @hockey2heroinIG: @hockey2heroinFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hockey2heroinpodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkAIhdABxrnxpOEDavzZN2w?view_as=subscriberNew Episodes of Hockey 2 Heroin Road 2 Recovery every Wednesday and Saturday on The Hockey Podcast Network www.thehockeypodcastnetwork.com @hockeypodnet

This week Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, would've turned 92 years old. To honor him, we listen back to Host Robert Land's conversation with Jerry Trupiano, who was the voice of the Houston Aeros in the World Hockey Association. Trupiano shares memories of getting to know Gordie, those days when the Aeros were a big ticket in Houston, how the Aeros landed in Houston and how Howe treated Aeros fans. We also got a bonus story about how Trupiano nearly got Calvin Murphy kicked out of a game when he was the Rockets' voice in the late 70's. Email Info@HoustonSportsTalk.net for questions or comments. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @HSTPodcast

“The team is the fabric of the community. Even in the worst of years – and we’ve had many bad years in terms of wins – we still renew at 90%.” On this episode of Fired Up, Josh Young, VP of ticket Sales for the Miami Dolphins, provides great insights on maintaining a sense of community as well as using all available tools to talk with fans in places and with words that individuals pay attention to. Under Josh’s leadership, the Dolphins have increased season ticket membership moving into their second season along with creating additional premium experiences to meet market demand for the expansion club. Prior to joining Miami, Josh served as Director of Ticket Sales for the Cleveland Browns from 2013 – 2018. During his tenure the Browns experienced record growth in season ticket sales and revenue in consecutive seasons. In addition, he led the development of the Browns entry-level sales program and group sales department. Josh joined the Browns after 6 seasons with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League where he served as Sr. Director of Ticket Sales. The Aeros were wholly owned by the Minnesota Wild and the primary development affiliate for the NHL club. While in Houston, the Aeros were consistently one of the top performing franchises in group sales and ticket revenue in the AHL.

Dan Kerry sits down with The Nottingham Panthers' defencman Brian Connelly to talk through his career in professional ice hockey.

Terry Ruskowski and Morris Lukowich Remember Teammate and Friend Larry Hale Episode 52 of the Pro Hockey Alumni Podcast is a tribute to former Philadelphia Flyers and Houston Aeros defenseman Larry “Stoney” Hale, who passed away of natural causes in his native British Columbia on Sept. 27, 2019 at the age of 77. Hale was born October 9, 1941 in Summerland, British Columbia. After a long stint with the Seattle Totems of the old Western Hockey League, he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1968. Hale played 196 regular season games for the Flyers between the 1968-69 and 1971-72 seasons. He later played six seasons in the WHA with Gordie Howe and Houston Aeros, where was a solid force on the blueline helping the Aeros to a pair of AVCO Cup Championships in 1974 and 1975. In this episode we'll hear from two of Larry's Aeros teammates — Terry Ruskowski and Morris Lukowich — who have fond memories of Larry as a player and teammate.   RIP Larry “Stoney” Hale.

This is a story narrated by Aeros's the Light keeper he tells the tale of the origins of the Crystal's of Light also of The Battle of Heaven. This is just a sneak preview of what's to come first episode will be recorded August 24th 2019 until then enjoy this quick segement.

WHA legend Larry Lund, the Rebel League's 12th all-time leading scorer, is our guest on episode 36 of the PHA Podcast.  Before becoming an original Houston Aero at he age of 32, Lund played 12 outstanding seasons in the minors, mostly in the Western Hockey League with Seattle and Phoenix. With Gordie Howe and the Aeros, Lund centered the “Go Go Line” with Andre Hinse and Frank Hughes, as the Aeros won the Avco Cup in 1974 and 1975. His best season was 1974–75 when he led the Aeros in points with 108, good fifth overall in the WHA.  He played in the annual WHA All-Star game and was productive in the post season. In his WHA career, Lund recorded 426 points in 459 regular season games and added 65 points in 59 post-season contests. In a addition to his stellar playing career, Lund is well-know as the founder of the Okanagan Hockey School, the longest running hockey school in North America.  Larry is a member of the BC (British Columbia) Hockey Hall of Fame. Larry was great to interview and he takes you behind the scenes of those colorful Houston Aeros teams and his roommate — Gordie Howe. We greatly appreciate the letters and great reviews.  We do the show for you fans so we appreciate your feedback.  Our  audience has grown tremendously since we began last year and we are grateful for your support. Now … let's talk classic hockey with Larry Lund. Host:  Mark Willand ITunes SoundCloud Stitcher Twitter Facebook Instagram Google Play Mark Willand Pro Hockey Alumni WHA Hockey Boston Bruins Alumni  

Meet the founders of the feast. Label head and musician Curt Barlage of Respectful Lust records and fellow musician and film event curator Michael Mccarthy of Michael Mccarthy Presents discuss independent film and music and talk about the event/project they produced "Aeros" with director/co-host Steven A. Soria. 

Terry "Roscoe" Ruskowski played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League (NHL), and for the Houston Aeros and Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Ruskowski's leadership on the ice was recognized with his tenure as captain of the Aeros, Blackhawks, Kings, and Penguins, the only player in major professional history to captain four clubs. Ruskowski won two Avco Cup Championships in the WHA (1975 and 1979). After his playing career, Ruskowski embarked on a successful minor league coaching career in a variety of leagues. In this interview Terry discusses his toughest fighting foes, the WHA vs. the NHL, hockey legends like Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux and Stan Mikita and he reveals the biggest regret of his pro career.  Host: Mark Willand ITunes    

В декабрьском выпуске Night Energy|Hard Generation  - TechDanceMission Mix by Hagane Shizuka прозвучат 50 лучших треков за 4 часа и 16 минут, по традиции, найдется место разнообразной музыке от мелодичных Trance композиций до бескомпромиссных Hard Style треков! Приятна и поддержка оифициального гимна HI-TECH BLACK FEST сразу в нескольких версиях: Outlaw Bros & Re-Born & Verjo & Mosquito, и по доброй традиции Ominous Digital Forthcoming & Electric Releases Forthcoming, композиции, которые в скором времени увидят свет на указанных лейблах! Много эксклюзива: неизданное, неизведанное и давно ожидаемое... Слушаем и наслаждаемся! ENJOY TechDanceMission!!! 01. Arctic Quest - Symphony In Your Eyes [Mystica Records] 02. J Rogers - Malicious [Idiosyncratic Audio Forthcoming] 03. Beati Sounds - Fruit Of The Suns (LEZAMAboy Scary Remix) [Beati Sounds] 04. Antolini & Montorsi feat. Dima Agressor - Hi Tech (Black Fest 2017 Anthem) (Outlaw Bros Remix) [Hard Progress Records] 05. The Phrenetic Project - Bloodrave [SDK Rekords] 06. Taishi - Glint In The Dark [Otographic Music] 07. Checho Suarez - Fury [Sub.Mission Recordings] 08. Ken-Gee feat. G.Y.R.O, Neo Dead & Ken Plus Ichiro - Purple Moon City (Extended Mix) [Condura Recordings] 09. Atragun - Templar (Amine Maxwell Remix) [Sub.Mission Recordings Forthcoming] 10. Toshi Furuya - Taurus (Spawn Remix) [Lightning Gate / R135 Tracks] 11. A.D.E - Only The Day (The Guardian Remix) [CD-R] 12. Anima - Mindscape (ReDrive Remix) [Xtraxx Records] 13. Ben Wachter - Falling Apart (S5 Remix) [Ominous Digital Forthcoming] 14. Dante - Speed Force (Barely Sane Remix) [Electric Releases Forthcoming] 15. Anima - Insanity [Idiosyncratic Audio] 16. Brent Sadowick - 5-HTP [SDK Rekords] 17. Antolini & Montorsi feat. Dima Agressor - Hi Tech (Black Fest 2017 Anthem) (Re-Born & Verjo vs. Rhew Remix) [Hard Progress Records] 18. II-L - Shinagawa City (Bee.Bee. Remix) [exbit trax] 19. N15H feat. Beta - My Darkness (Jager Meisters vs. Nish Bootleg) [Metaktrax] 20. The Phrenetic Project - Skulltula [SDK Rekords] 21. Quinny - That Sound (Tobias S Remix) [Electric Releases Forthcoming] 22. Bee.Bee. - Skyfall [exbit trax] 23. IP - Get The Key [Fatal Energy Records Forthcoming] 24. Jamie M - Anger Management (The Guardian's Terror Retake) [Electric Releases Forthcoming] 25. i-Holic - International [exbit trax] 26. Dark Electric - Chainsaw Wielding Mentalists (D-Railed Remix) [Electric Releases Forthcoming] 27. Remo-con - Turn It On, Turn The Boogie On (Original Edit) [rtrax] 28. IP - ID [TBA] 29. II-L - 0R10N1D5 [exbit trax] 30. F8 - Nostalgia (Noizy Boy Remix) [Immortal Noise Recordings Forthcoming] 31. Yosshie 4onthefloor - Fruits [exbit trax] 32. Mosquito - For The Greater Good (Noizy Boy Remix) [Fatal Energy Records] 33. Philce fw. MAME - Variantribe [exbit trax] 34. Antolini & Montorsi feat. Dima Agressor - Hi Tech (Black Fest 2017 Anthem) (Mosquito Remix) [Hard Progress Records] 35. Benjamin Collie - It's A Feeling [CD-R] 36. Spacetek - Roswell [Lucrative Production Records] 37. B. R. K. feat. DJ Neon - ID [TBA] 38. Noizy Boy vs. Red Ronan - Nobody Leaves (Noath Remix) [Fatal Energy Records] 39. The Prodigy - Omen (PAJ & Jake Remix) [CD-R] 40. Ben Asylum - Past Futures [Lucrative Production Records] 41. STRIX - Trance Mission [Fatal Energy Records Forthcoming] 42. PAJ - Out Fade (2017 Rework) [CD-R] 43. Asgardian - Darkside [Fatal Energy Records Forthcoming] 44. Heatwavez x Blackburn & Aeros x Steve Hill, Technikal & DJ Y.O.Z - Can You Dig The Bomba Lights? (J-Trax Mashup) [CD-R] 45. The Oracle - Consciousness [Fatal Energy Records] 46. Phil York - Love On My Mind (3rd Division Kick Refix + Shortened Version) [CD-R] 47. Toy Soldierz feat. 2Recluse - Can't Fail [TBA] 48. Bulldozer Project - Arise (The Beholder & DJ Zany Remix) (X-Pander Kickleg) [CD-R] 49. Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - Name Of Love (D-Block & S-Te-Fan Remix) [Halestone RVRS Edit] [CD-R] 50. Tyrant X - Red Torment [No Sleep Till Bedtime...]

MY NEW MONTHLY PODCAST BRINGING YOU THE BEST IN HARD MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH A UNIQUE BLEND OF HARD DANCE AND HARDSTYLE HERES THE THIRD MIX OF DR BRENS AUDIO PRESCRIPTION! I HOPE YOU GUYS HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS , GIVE THIS A LISTEN AND GET IT ROCKIN INTO THE NEW YEAR ;) 1 Dr Bren - INTRO 2 Activator & Francesco Zeta -Dehli ( Extended Mix) 2 Andrew Rayel - Tacadum ( Activist Edit ) 3 Hatom - Heartbreak 4 Domin8 - I Want My Money 5 Trinity Marz - Believing In Nothing 6 Zac Waters - Zenit ( Nadia Qualita Edit ) 7 Dr Rude - kalavela shot me down ( V-Noize Psy Edit ) 8 TNT - Odyssey (Extended Version) 9 Blutonium Boy, Van Snyder - Make It Loud ( Headhunterz Remix ) 10 AudioFreQ - Stampede (Extended Mix) 11Brennan Heart & TNT - Its My Style 12 The Prophet - One Of Us 13 Sub Zero Project & GLDY LX - Basstrain (Monkey Business Reverse Edit ) 14 ED E.T. & D.T.R - Reverse It 15 Blackburn & Aeros x Steve Hill, Technikal & DJ Y.O.Z - Can You Dig The Bomba Lights? (J-Trax Mashup) 16 Francesco Zeta - Activation 17 Rezurector - Questions 18 Toneshifterz - Shadows (Extended Mix) 19 DJ Isaac - Burn ( Sub Zero Project Remix ) ( Extended Mix ) 20 Splinta - Let Me Call The Early Soundz 21 D-Block & S-te-Fan - BY Myself 22 Marshmellow Ft Khalid - Silence ( Dionysus Bootleg ) 23 Atmozfears - Leave It All Behind 24 Frontliner - DTB Download for free on The Artist Union

LAFAYETTE, LA -- Welcome back to yet another special episode of the delightfully obscure Inside the SPHL Podcast!

Hi Guys Check out the mix I did on Facebook livestream last weekend, it got deleted off FB for some reason . Here is the full mix. Let me know what you think of the tunes in the comments and dont forget to download this mix and share it around with your mates ENJOY THE WEEKEND AND PLAY IT LOUD https://www.facebook.com/DrBrenMusic/ for more mixes !! Dr Bren - Rehab Psystyle mix 1 Noisecontrollers - Break The Show (Synthsoldier Remix) 2 TNT - Psylent Hill (Extended Version) 3 Dj Pavo & Blutonium Boy - Floorkilla (Monkey Business Mashup) 4 AudioFreQ - Stampede (Extended Mix) 5 Lazy Rich & Hot Mouth X Outlaw - BONK (Cyber X Psytrance Edit) 6 Heatwavez x Blackburn & Aeros x Steve Hill, Technikal & DJ Y.O.Z - Can You Dig The Bomba Lights? (J-Trax Mashup) 7 Noisecontrollers - Gimme Love (Anderex Bootleg) 8 DNA - Even More Advanced 9 Activator & Flarup - Tripping (Steve Hill & Technikal Remix) 10 Francesco Zeta & Skyron - We'll Do It Again 11Ummet Ozcan - Showdown (Fracture Edit) 12 Steve Hill & Technikal - Its Like That 13 Lycus - Darkness (J-Trax & Malfunction Reverse Bass Edit) 14 Lacer - Hold Up 15 Avi8 - Hold You 16 Lacer - Deep Blue 17 AudioFreQ - Audiophetamine 18 DJ Isaac - Burn (Sub Zero Project Remix) (Extended Mix) 19 Ed E.T. D.T.R & Team Sly - Move Your Body (Original Mix) 20 Hatom - Hard Street My next Gig https://www.facebook.com/events/1916607668600366/?active_tab=about Rehab Technika & Activist Our last Party for 2017 Come celebrate the year in style and pick yourself up a FREE REHAB TEE (uv active AS colour) The first 100 people to purchase tickets get preference in size and colour. One tee per ticket sold. Tees can be picked up at the venue on December 6 or on the night. We will operate this party over 2 levels featuring a massive lineup of Reverse Bass - Psystyle & Psytrance TECHNIKAL (NSW) https://soundcloud.com/technikoreofficial ACTIVIST (NSW) https://soundcloud.com/activist-official Download for free on The Artist Union

Show 84 starts with Stig describing his girl-drink-drunk coffee and Bill corrects a mislocated brewery.  At 4:57, Bill brings us news from Russia and the Piney Woods. Stig briefly discusses the Harris County's District Attorney's race which turned nasty this week. Stig then mentions all the things that were going on the past weekend and Bill gives us a review of things to do while at a wedding in and around Brenham, Texas. At 19:07, Stig talks about working AHL hockey in San Antonio and reflects on the loss of the beloved Houston Aeros. Bill mentions the CUSA game that had 5 overtimes. Stig wraps up the segment incorrectly identifying the hotel where Robert Johnson recorded in the 1930's.  At 27:24, Stig acknowledges that both he and Bill were too quick to jump on the Texans losing bandwagon last week. Bill gives news on our #1 fan. Stig explains how you can be like Bill, hip and cool. The show wraps up with Stig and Bill sharing what is new for the week to them.  For complete notes and links - javamuses.javatime.us

The 2016 World Cup of Chocolate Bars was a tournament for the ages. Sixteen chocolate bars took to the pitch in hopes of being crowned the world's greatest chocolate bar, each knowing that there could be only one left standing. This was the backdrop as the Davids of the chocolate world (Eat-More, Crunchie, Bounty) and the Goliaths (Snickers, Mars, Oh Henry) took to the field of battle. It was in this cauldron where heroes were forged and legends written. 2016 will be remembered as the year Eat-More asserted itself as a bar to be reckoned with. It will be remembered as the year Mars was brought back down to Earth. It will be remembered as the year Aeros took flight, and Caramilk secrets were revealed. And it will be remembered as the year chocolate bar fans were filled with Wunderment. We'll not soon forget Eat-More's incredible first round upset over tournament favorite Twix. Nor can we possibly forget Caramilk's dramatic extra time win over Kit-Kat. But, Caramilk is no doubt hoping the world forgets it's lopsided 37-8 loss to eventual world champion, Coffee Crisp. In the end it was the great uniter, Coffee Crisp, who in the ashes of battle was able gain the allegiance of the fallen, forging alliances that would render it unbeatable. 2016 will be remembered as the year a crispy coffee wafer showed what it takes to be a true champion: An unbreakable bond of togetherness.

Hockey legend Gordie Howe played for the World Hockey Association's Houston Aeros in the mid-70's and Jerry called his games. He shares his memories of visiting with Mr. Hockey and those days when the Aeros were a big ticket in Houston. He explains how Gordie and the Aeros landed in Houston and how Gordie treated Aeros fans. Trupiano also says he nearly got Calvin Murphy kicked out of a game when he was the Rockets voice in the late 70's.

A recent visit to Warrington Town football club to watch them beat Harrogate 6-3 left me considering the definition of 'Hero'. It has multiple meanings dependent on situation and circumstance. How would you define it?Apart from watching a great game and chatting to friends, we saw a Vulcan bomber fly overhead on its final journey from Manchester Airport.Warrington Peace Centre is discussed as is the tragic event that led to it being built. The tragic events of 20th March are considered. Accidentally, the wrong date is mentioned in this podcast. I subsequently considered editing this date out and amending it to the correct date but, as you'll hear, the accidental mistake reinforces the issue being discussed. I hope no offence is given by leaving the mistake unedited.If you would like a podcast creating for you, please contact via ENERGY STUDIOS - www.energy-studios.co.uk 

Rob & Matt delve in to the best & worst concerts they've seen, what a band owes you given the price of concert tickets & a wish-list of what & where they'd love to see a dream show.

It might seem like a throwback to the dirigibles of the 1930s, but a new type of airship is another animal entirely. The Aeroscraft is a fixed-wing, rigid-structure vehicle that's designed to carry up to 250 tons of cargo. It's the brainchild of Igor Pasternak, chief executive officer of Aeros. The Ukrainian-born entrepreneur joins us on this episode to talk about his plans for a fleet of airships that will contain more cubic footage than a modern-day freighter, cruise at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, and fly at altitudes of up to 12,000 feet. According to Pasternak, the Aeroscraft will provide an economically viable option to trucks, both in terms of price and transit time. Can he raise the $3bn he says he needs to make his dream a reality?

  A name change can do a lot of things for a minor league baseball club, but the Akron double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians caused a social media explosion when they changed their team nickname Oct. 29 from the Aeros to the RubberDucks. Director of Ticket Sales Brian Flenner talks about the name change, the impact on the community, the internal staff secrecy about the nickname, and the media attention that followed. Twitter: @Flenner1970

New albums tonight from Ubiktune, 8bit bEtty and James Primate, singles from Nintendo's Hip Tanaka, Aeros, FantomenK, Misfit Chris, and PICE. Remixes from Malmen and myself.  Tracklist and download links, ThisWeekinChiptune.com/026 Support TWiC and unlock bonus content, Patreon.com/DjCUTMAN

Aeros GM Jim Mill talks to Tom Reid about the relocation to Iowa, AHL Playoffs and more

Josh Harding is currently with the Aeros on a conditioning assignment and he talks about that and more.