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Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Adam Baranski & Michael Sharp
88 episodes
1 week ago
Send us a text New Year energy, winter grit, and a community that refuses to thin out—this one hits all three. We open with holiday contrasts that say everything about the ride right now: one of us hiking on ice with crampons and a Starbucks in hand, the other stepping out in shorts on a 70-degree Christmas. That contrast becomes a theme as we talk candidly about a slow job search, the quiet power of listener support, and why a team-first approach makes Big BRAG 2026 more rewarding for new ri...
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Send us a text New Year energy, winter grit, and a community that refuses to thin out—this one hits all three. We open with holiday contrasts that say everything about the ride right now: one of us hiking on ice with crampons and a Starbucks in hand, the other stepping out in shorts on a 70-degree Christmas. That contrast becomes a theme as we talk candidly about a slow job search, the quiet power of listener support, and why a team-first approach makes Big BRAG 2026 more rewarding for new ri...
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Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Aerodynamic Bikes Won’t Fix My Short Game
Send us a text New Year energy, winter grit, and a community that refuses to thin out—this one hits all three. We open with holiday contrasts that say everything about the ride right now: one of us hiking on ice with crampons and a Starbucks in hand, the other stepping out in shorts on a 70-degree Christmas. That contrast becomes a theme as we talk candidly about a slow job search, the quiet power of listener support, and why a team-first approach makes Big BRAG 2026 more rewarding for new ri...
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1 week ago
55 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Happy Trails Across Georgia with BRAG and Cycling Men Of Leisure
Send us a text Ready for a ride that blends rail-trails, river views, and real small-town hospitality? We’re unveiling BRAG’s “Happy Trails” route and bringing you along for a southbound journey that starts at LaFette’s Honeybee Festival, rolls past a winery rest stop, settles into a two-night layover in Carrollton, and detours into a behind-the-scenes tour at Trilith Studios. From the Silver Comet to the LaGrange Thread and the Man O’ War Trail, we stitch together protected miles and lively ...
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1 week ago
1 hour 8 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Cycling, Community, Counterfeits: From Podfest To Disney
Send us a text A Bigfoot sweater, a heavy backpack full of mics, and a plane to Orlando—our year closes with the perfect mix of ride stories, travel plans, and one serious warning every cyclist needs to hear. We’re gearing up for Podfest, turning a living room into a studio, and cashing in on a DVC Moonlight Magic night that lets us skip the crowds and snag a few hours of park time. Along the way, we talk about how a smarter packing checklist, a better mic deal, and some SNL-worthy podcast jo...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 8 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Where Leisure Meets Grit: Community, Contests, And The Joy Of The Journey
Send us a text The ride is more than the route, and this week we prove it—from a hilariously stubborn bathroom repaint to launching our biggest community challenge yet. We kick things off with the small stuff that somehow becomes big stuff, then shift gears into a listener spotlight reveal that lands in Tucker, Georgia, complete with military roots, postwar industry, and a surprising Kansas connection. It’s a reminder that every town on a cycling tour has layers, and those layers make the jou...
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1 month ago
48 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
We Reveal A New Ride Director, Launch A Listener Contest, And Give you a chance to win a one of kind Jersey
Send us a text A new chapter for BRAG starts here. We’re welcoming Domestic Ride Director Ron Ward to the family, spotlighting how he went from rider to crew to the person orchestrating the weeklong road adventure so many of us call summer camp on wheels. Franklin Johnson shares why international tours are accelerating, what growth means for the classic Georgia road experience, and how the team keeps rider joy at the center while scaling up. You’ll hear the stories that make BRAG feel like h...
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1 month ago
31 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Holiday Gifts For Cyclists And Leisure Lovers
Send us a text A holiday gift list shouldn’t be hype; it should help. We pulled together a clear, field‑tested guide to the cycling gear that actually gets used, lasts through real weather, and makes every ride safer and more fun. From high‑lumen rechargeable lights that punch through daylight to the rear‑view bike radar that changed how we ride, we break down the smartest upgrades across budgets—under $25, $50, $100, and splurge‑worthy picks when you want to go big. We also talk storage and...
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1 month ago
1 hour 44 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
A Ride Director Explains How To Turn A Bike Tour Into A Weeklong Louisiana Party
Send us a text What if your early-season ride felt more like a festival than a sufferfest? We sit down with Cycle Zydeco’s ride director, Scott, to unpack a Louisiana cycling experience built around live Zydeco music, crawfish boils, dance lessons, and easy, flat miles that leave you grinning instead of gasping. With Breaux Bridge as the new base camp and Lafayette just a quick shuttle away, the logistics finally match the vibe: simple arrivals, secure overnight bike staging, showers on-site,...
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2 months ago
1 hour 39 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
One Air Traffic Controller, A Haunted Huffy, And Too Much Coffee Prop
Send us a text Fog hangs low, headlights cut thin ribbons through the dark, and somewhere ahead a line of red taillights refuses to be caught. We lean into the season with a Halloween ride that blends ghost stories, travel mishaps, aviation quirks, and a surprising amount of laughter from two cyclists who prize the journey as much as the destination. We kick off with Moonlight Mayhem bourbon, a yard-turned-graveyard, and a Florida trip that delivered 12-mile theme-park days and a front-row v...
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2 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
We went for a bike ride and somehow came back with Blanton’s, a poker chip, and an Arby’s alibi
Send us a text Bourbon on the brain, bikes in the rack, and a weekend that kept surprising us. We rolled into Lexington aiming for miles and meaningful pours and came away with a signed nine-millionth barrel at Buffalo Trace, a “unicorn” experimental bottle, and a reminder from Freddie Johnson that whiskey is really about the people you share it with. Between double allocation drops and an upstairs tasting lineup featuring Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Weller 12, we dug into where the bourbon ma...
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3 months ago
1 hour 21 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Assigned Barstools, Open Mic Night, and the Case of the Hidden Speakeasy
Send us a text A bookstore with no checkout, a doorbell with a secret, and a barstool that comes with a story—our Kentucky journey starts where bike culture and bourbon tradition intersect. We kick off in Louisville on Whiskey Row, tracing two different arcs of American whiskey: Bardstown’s modern blending and hospitality machine and Michter’s deep Pennsylvania roots revived in Kentucky. Along the way, we compare tasting philosophies, talk candidly about when flights feel like value versus a ...
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3 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
From Beach Resorts to Horse Country: Two Cycling Men Plan Their Next Adventure
Send us a text What happens when you combine cycling with ziplining? According to Michael, you get one of the most unique adventure experiences available—bike ziplining through the Mexican jungle. After returning from a week-long resort vacation with his family, Michael shares his discovery of this extraordinary activity that lets you pedal your way through the rainforest canopy, over water, and even through caves on a suspended recumbent-style bike. This episode blends travel tales with cyc...
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4 months ago
57 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Navigating Life's Yellow Standee Lines: Golf, Transit, and Whiskey Tales
Send us a text What happens when tracking apps meant to keep your children safe become tools for insurance companies to monitor driving habits? This episode kicks off with a startling revelation about Life360 that parents of teen drivers won't want to miss, complete with a crucial tip on disabling the insurance reporting feature while preserving the app's family tracking capabilities. Adam takes us behind the scenes of his recent transit conference at Crystal Mountain, where professional dev...
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4 months ago
50 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Navigating Life's Detours: From Bus Rodeos to Bourbon Country
Send us a text Saddle up for an episode that perfectly blends cycling camaraderie with bourbon-infused adventure! Adam kicks things off with a fascinating glimpse into the surprisingly technical world of "bus rodeos" where he recently served as "Officer Obi" with radar gun in hand. These competitions test professional drivers' skills through challenging courses with diminishing clearance, precise backing maneuvers, and speed requirements - all observed by families and fellow transit pr...
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4 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Confetti Bears and Cornhole Boards: The Leisure Life Continues
Send us a text Seventy-five episodes! When we started this podcast, neither of us thought we'd make it past five or seven shows. Yet here we are, celebrating a milestone that represents years of friendship, thousands of miles cycled together, and a community that has grown beyond anything we imagined. Michael kicks things off with an update on his collarbone recovery - the x-rays look good, but he's still not able to raise his arm fully. Despite the injury, we're both confirmed for Bourbon B...
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5 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
The Road Not Ridden: When Injury Derails Cycling Dreams
Send us a text Michael's fractured clavicle changed everything about this summer's cycling plans, but it led to unexpected adventures worth sharing. While nursing his broken collarbone (or "fractured clavicle" as his doctor insists on calling it), Michael took his family to Kentucky's bourbon country, visiting seven distilleries in a single day - though he made sure the kids had plenty of fun too with stops at a candy factory and the Louisville Slugger Museum. He proudly shows off his new min...
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5 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
The Hose That Derailed RAIN: A Cycling Mishap Story
Send us a text When the unexpected strikes, how do you adapt? Michael shares the story of his recent cycling accident where he encountered an almost-invisible brown hose stretched across concrete pavement during a training ride. With just seconds to react, his front tire turned 90 degrees, sending him face-first onto the road, resulting in a fractured clavicle and extensive road rash. This first-ever broken bone in thousands of cycling miles comes with particularly unfortunate timing—just 19 ...
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6 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Hills, Thrills, and Go-Kart Racing: Our Georgia Adventure Continues
Send us a text The Georgia hills couldn't break us! Picking up where we left off, Adam and Michael complete their wild journey across Georgia with the BRAG cycling event, sharing every triumph, challenge, and laugh along the way. Our layover day in Dawsonville delivers pure adrenaline as we race high-performance go-karts at AMP track, where Michael edges out Adam by just four one-hundredths of a second (a fact Adam graciously acknowledges... eventually). But the adventure doesn't stop there—...
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6 months ago
1 hour 41 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
43 Cycling Men and Women of Leisure, One Moonshine Distillery, and a Three-Headed Medusa Hill
Send us a text Saddle up for an exhilarating journey across Georgia with the Cycling Men of Leisure as we lead our largest-ever team of 43 riders through the challenging Appalachian foothills. This episode captures the first half of our fourth consecutive BRAG (Bike Ride Across Georgia) adventure, where the terrain proved anything but flat. From Rome to Jasper to Dawsonville, we navigate the notorious "Three-Headed Medusa Hill" – a punishing 14% grade climb that humbled even the most experie...
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7 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Weather Tech for Cyclists, The Art of Full-Service Charters: A New Way for Cycling Men Of Leisure to experience BRAG
Send us a text Adventure meets technology in this gear-up episode as Adam and Michael prepare for their upcoming Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) journey and explore essential tech tools for cyclists. The duo celebrates a milestone moment when Adam correctly guesses Huntsville, Alabama as the previous Listener Spotlight location—the rocket city that inspired Elton John's iconic song. This rare victory sparks friendly banter as they share how multiple listeners submitted correct answers for...
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7 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Cycling Through Dawsonville: Waterfalls, Go-Karts, and Mother's Day Adventures
Send us a text Mother's Day meets cycling adventures in this spirited episode where we dive into the exciting plans for Big Brag 2025 with Executive Director Franklin Johnson. Before our special interview, we share some cycling-related Mother's Day facts and celebrate that our upcoming Big Brag adventure coincides with World Bicycle Day on June 3rd! Michael regales us with tales from the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, complete with plentiful Dairy Queen ice cream and Warren Buffett...
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8 months ago
56 minutes

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Send us a text New Year energy, winter grit, and a community that refuses to thin out—this one hits all three. We open with holiday contrasts that say everything about the ride right now: one of us hiking on ice with crampons and a Starbucks in hand, the other stepping out in shorts on a 70-degree Christmas. That contrast becomes a theme as we talk candidly about a slow job search, the quiet power of listener support, and why a team-first approach makes Big BRAG 2026 more rewarding for new ri...