Bikes or Death

Ep. 218 ~ Justinas Leveika, King of Chaos Conquers Silk Road

When Justinas Leveika last joined Bikes or Death, he had just set a new Fastest Known Time for the Bikepacking Triple Crown. He wasn't done. In the 21 months since, Jus

Ep. 217 ~ Cruz Blue, Youngest Ever Triple Crown Finisher at 17

What had you accomplished by 17? Not what dreams did you have, but what dreams had you already made come true? One thing I know for sure: You weren't the youngest perso

Ep. 216 ~ Anna Claire Beasley, No Big Bend Wall

In 2019, I joined a group of students from Texas Tech on a five-day bikepacking trip through Big Bend Ranch State Park. That trip is where I met Anna Claire. On the morni

Ep. 215 ~ Meaghan Hackinen, New Tour Divide FKT

Meaghan Hackinen just made history on the Tour Divide, completing the 2026 Grand Depart in 14 days, 10 hours, and 2 minutes. In the process, she lowered the previous fast

Ep. 214 ~ Daniel "Dirty Dan" Connell, Pacific Coast FKT

Daniel Connell, aka "Dirty Dan" is fresh off setting a new FKT on the Pacific Coast route from Alaska to the Mexican border. Dan ripped down the coast on his new, ye

Ep. 213 ~ Maddy Nutt, Traka 560 FKT

Maddy Nutt just made her mark on ultra-cycling in her very first attempt at this year's Traka 560. She is no stranger to big efforts on the bike — or The Traka itself.

BONUS: RYDB Fest Preview

We're gearing up for the second edition of RYDB Fest in Fayetteville, AR. In today's episode, we're breaking down everything you can expect this year. So what is RYD

Ep. 212 ~ Live From the Bikepacking Campout at Sea Otter

Something new came to Sea Otter this year, and I went to get the scoop. Sea Otter is widely regarded as the largest bike expo in the world, but calling it a "bike ex

Ep. 211 ~ Jacob Ashton, World Tour | DOOM | ETS

Can you imagine packing up everything you own on a bicycle, riding away from your home with plans to cycle the world over the next four years? Now imagine it's your first

Ep. 210 ~ Tyler "Freakin" Reynolds, Texas Slowdown SS Triple Star

Tyler "Freakin" Reynolds and the First Texas Triple Star In 2025 the Texas Triple Star was born. Complete all three events in the Texas Showdown Series, in the same cat

Ep. 209 ~ Kurt Refsnider, First to ride the 5,000 mile Orogenesis Route

My guest today is someone who is no stranger to the front of the field. A perennial podium finisher as a professional mountain biker, and over the past decade-plus one of

Ep. 208 ~ Turning the Mic Around: Eric House Interviews Me

We're kicking off the year with a special guest—Eric House! We met up in the Sam Houston National Forest for a bit of a role reversal; this time, Eric took the mic to int

Ep. 207 ~ Kyle & Hannah - West Texas Showdown, 1st & 2nd Overall

For the past five years, the Texas Showdown Series has been slowly, inevitably, drifting west. We started in the dense, pine-soaked forests of East Texas, moved through t

Ep. 206 ~ Central Texas Showdown w/ Andrea Roelofs & Javian Quinones

We're 60 days out from the 3rd annual Central Texas Showdown grand depart, so let's talk about it! To talk about CTS I brought in a couple experts.  Andrea Roelofs has

Ep. 205 ~ Rockstar Women, hosted by Kayla Hall

Today on the Bikes or Death podcast it's all about the ladies!  For the first time ever I turned the microphone, and podcast, over to the talented Kayla Hall who guest ho

Ep. 204 ~ Andrew Onermaa, Tour Divide 1st Place Singlespeed

This year's Tour Divide was one for the books - and the record books. With good weather and a very competitive field we saw dots moving so faster than anything we'd seen

Ep. 203 ~ Arkansas Graveler with Ariel & Patrick

Last year I participated in the inaugural Arkansas Graveler where we traversed the State from Fayetteville to Jonesboro through the Ozarks into the Delta. This year Arkan

Ep. 202 ~ Stephen Fitzgerald, Pinyons & Pines Winner and Rodeo Labs owner

Stephen Fitzgerald is a husband, father, owner of Rodeo Labs, and accomplished cyclist. When time allows he's been known to dabble in gravel and ultra cycling races. In 2

Ep. 201 ~ Cjell Moné, AZT 800 World Record!

Cjell Moné just did the unthinkable by riding his custom Moné La Roca with coaster brakes on the Arizona Trail 800. The AZT 800, which is actually 840 miles, traverses th

Ep. 200 ~ Kerry Snow, 2nd place at ETS while undergoing chemo

On today's episode I'm joined by a long time friend and cycling buddy of mine, Kerry Snow. Kerry was our 2nd place East Texas Showdown in the women's category and was 10t