

Ep48 - Matt Blankstrom, Coaching, Racing, the ins and outs of BMX and motorcycle stunting.. and now dad life
06/12/2025 | 1h 16 mins.
Todays episode we talk to a another fan suggestion, Matt Blankstrom. Matt is a coach at the local BMX track and travels around to national races with his teenage daughter. We learn about some of the ins and outs of BMX racing and riding and how it translates so well to mountain biking. Later in the episode we also find out Matt was a stunt motorcyclist on a team and had a world record for about a weekend. He even drops a little nugget that he used to hangout with Michael Jordan. It kind of went over our head's in the interview but we asked after and yes, it's that Michael Jordan. We really hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. And if you do enjoy please rate and review the show, it helps us out a lot!We also encourage you to check out our sponsors.NEW SPONSOR ALLERT!! We are now recording from the Vie13 studio in the back of vie13!! Soon you will be able to get world class P3 gear from them!!KOM Cycling, check out all their cool stuff on their website KOMCYCLING.com and use discount code PPP15 for 15% off. Cannonsburg Ski Hill, Taco Tuesday is all done but they also have a bunch of different races and events going on through out the fall. In October they will be starting their haunted and enchanted forests. Look them up at Cannonsburg.comThe Building Blocks Foundation who are providing quality speech therapy for all people who need it with special scholarships. Check out there goals and vision at http://buildingblocksfoundationinc.org/.8th Day Gym, The best gym in the Greater Grand Rapids area. check out their website and sign up for the Bootcamp intro offer and you will be in the best shape you have ever been in coming into the season, $49!! unlimited classes for a month, super positive environment to push yourself and make progress! https://www.8thdaygym.com/purchased-from-8th-day-1Check out our 1st Docu-shred-try on youtube from the 2024 Bentonville Bike Fest .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC6ZXGaAZcGo to our link tree below and check out our merch and leave us a review on whatever podcast platform you listened to the show. You can follow the show on instagram at @pedal_progressions and follow the individual hosts Craig - @craigfrazee, Kellen- @ralph2ride_, and Brian @mihucker24. Email the show at [email protected].

Ep47 - Iceman and Bootleg Recap W/ Josh Brinks and Trevor Ruys
16/11/2025 | 1h 25 mins.
Todays episode we recap the much anticipated Iceman Cometh and Bootleg DH race that we have been talking about for months with our friends Josh and Trevor. We talk about how they got into riding and what their future plans are. We get into where both of their roots are from and how they translate to downhill riding. You get a foggy recap of our iceman spectating this year and craigs reaction to his first time being there. We also break down and talk about the Bootleg race and how great and wild that was this year. We really hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. And if you do enjoy please rate and review the show, it helps us out a lot!We also encourage you to check out our sponsors.NEW SPONSOR ALLERT!! We are now recording from the Vie13 studio in the back of vie13!! Soon you will be able to get world class P3 gear from them!!KOM Cycling, check out all their cool stuff on their website KOMCYCLING.com and use discount code PPP15 for 15% off. Cannonsburg Ski Hill, Taco Tuesday is all done but they also have a bunch of different races and events going on through out the fall. In October they will be starting their haunted and enchanted forests. Look them up at Cannonsburg.comThe Building Blocks Foundation who are providing quality speech therapy for all people who need it with special scholarships. Check out there goals and vision at http://buildingblocksfoundationinc.org/.8th Day Gym, The best gym in the Greater Grand Rapids area. check out their website and sign up for the Bootcamp intro offer and you will be in the best shape you have ever been in coming into the season, $49!! unlimited classes for a month, super positive environment to push yourself and make progress! https://www.8thdaygym.com/purchased-from-8th-day-1Check out our 1st Docu-shred-try on youtube from the 2024 Bentonville Bike Fest .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC6ZXGaAZcGo to our link tree below and check out our merch and leave us a review on whatever podcast platform you listened to the show. You can follow the show on instagram at @pedal_progressions and follow the individual hosts Craig - @craigfrazee, Kellen- @ralph2ride_, and Brian @mihucker24. Email the show at [email protected].

Ep46 - Surly Bastard and Big Mac from Crazy Bastard Cross, also known as Marc Dettman and Adam McIntyre
03/11/2025 | 1h 16 mins.
Todays episode we jump into the world of Cycle Cross and old school blogs. We have Surly Bastard (Marc Dettman), the man behind the crazy bastards cross blog and Big Mac (Adam McIntyre), Cross racer and race promoter to help us understand the wild world of cycle cross. We talk about the good ole days, tell funny stories and make fun of people like we always do and really learn a lot about a discipline the we didn't know much about. Read and see all of their shenanigan's at Crazybastardscross.blogspot.com. We really hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. And if you do enjoy please rate and review the show, it helps us out a lot!We also encourage you to check out our sponsors.NEW SPONSOR ALLERT!! We are now recording from the Vie13 studio in the back of vie13!! Soon you will be able to get world class P3 gear from them!!KOM Cycling, check out all their cool stuff on their website KOMCYCLING.com and use discount code PPP15 for 15% off. Cannonsburg Ski Hill, Taco Tuesday is all done but they also have a bunch of different races and events going on through out the fall. In October they will be starting their haunted and enchanted forests. Look them up at Cannonsburg.comThe Building Blocks Foundation who are providing quality speech therapy for all people who need it with special scholarships. Check out there goals and vision at http://buildingblocksfoundationinc.org/.8th Day Gym, The best gym in the Greater Grand Rapids area. check out their website and sign up for the Bootcamp intro offer and you will be in the best shape you have ever been in coming into the season, $49!! unlimited classes for a month, super positive environment to push yourself and make progress! https://www.8thdaygym.com/purchased-from-8th-day-1Check out our 1st Docu-shred-try on youtube from the 2024 Bentonville Bike Fest .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC6ZXGaAZcGo to our link tree below and check out our merch and leave us a review on whatever podcast platform you listened to the show. You can follow the show on instagram at @pedal_progressions and follow the individual hosts Craig - @craigfrazee, Kellen- @ralph2ride_, and Brian @mihucker24. Email the show at [email protected].

Ep45 -Vie 13's Gary Ryan, The first husband from down under of speed skating and track cycling
23/10/2025 | 1h 21 mins.
Todays episode brings us a super fun episode with the owner of local/ world wide kit maker Vie13 Gary Ryan. We talk about lots of fun things from his background growing up in Australia to his wife Theresa's amazing career. How they came to be the best kit in the world and how it ended up in the middle of west Michigan. Sprinkle in some more randomness and you have what we think is a great episode. Check out Vie 13 at https://vie13.com/. We really hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. And if you do enjoy please rate and review the show, it helps us out a lot!We also encourage you to check out our sponsors.NEW SPONSOR ALLERT!! We are now recording from the Vie13 studio in the back of vie13!! Soon you will be able to get world class P3 gear from them!!KOM Cycling, check out all their cool stuff on their website KOMCYCLING.com and use discount code PPP15 for 15% off. Cannonsburg Ski Hill, Taco Tuesday is all done but they also have a bunch of different races and events going on through out the fall. In October they will be starting their haunted and enchanted forests. Look them up at Cannonsburg.comThe Building Blocks Foundation who are providing quality speech therapy for all people who need it with special scholarships. Check out there goals and vision at http://buildingblocksfoundationinc.org/.8th Day Gym, The best gym in the Greater Grand Rapids area. check out their website and sign up for the Bootcamp intro offer and you will be in the best shape you have ever been in coming into the season, $49!! unlimited classes for a month, super positive environment to push yourself and make progress! https://www.8thdaygym.com/purchased-from-8th-day-1Check out our 1st Docu-shred-try on youtube from the 2024 Bentonville Bike Fest .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC6ZXGaAZcGo to our link tree below and check out our merch and leave us a review on whatever podcast platform you listened to the show. You can follow the show on instagram at @pedal_progressions and follow the individual hosts Craig - @craigfrazee, Kellen- @ralph2ride_, and Brian @mihucker24. Email the show at [email protected].

Ep 44 - Brandon Munson, the RAD dad with all the stories
04/10/2025 | 1h 33 mins.
Todays episode brings us back to our bread and butter, Dumb stories involving bikes and life. Brandon was our first fan suggested guest and he did not disappoint. Follow him on instagram at @munymunson and his team on instagram at @wegwtrad. We really hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. And if you do enjoy please rate and review the show, it helps us out a lot!We also encourage you to check out our sponsors.NEW SPONSOR ALLERT!! KOM Cycling, check out all their cool stuff on their website KOMCYCLING.com and use discount code PPP15 for 15% off. Cannonsburg Ski Hill, Taco Tuesday is all done but they also have a bunch of different races and events going on through out the fall. In October they will be starting their haunted and enchanted forests. Look them up at Cannonsburg.comThe Building Blocks Foundation who are providing quality speech therapy for all people who need it with special scholarships. Check out there goals and vision at http://buildingblocksfoundationinc.org/.8th Day Gym, The best gym in the Greater Grand Rapids area. check out their website and sign up for the Bootcamp intro offer and you will be in the best shape you have ever been in coming into the season, $49!! unlimited classes for a month, super positive environment to push yourself and make progress! https://www.8thdaygym.com/purchased-from-8th-day-1Check out our 1st Docu-shred-try on youtube from the 2024 Bentonville Bike Fest .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC6ZXGaAZcGo to our link tree below and check out our merch and leave us a review on whatever podcast platform you listened to the show. You can follow the show on instagram at @pedal_progressions and follow the individual hosts Craig - @craigfrazee, Kellen- @ralph2ride_, and Brian @mihucker24. Email the show at [email protected].



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