The Rodeo Labs Podcast

Success, we are learning, comes in many forms. At Rodeo this year, we've had a successful year – by some metrics, it's been our best year – but from another perspective, it has been a year of immense challenge. Those challenges have extended all the way to the holidays, with new hurdles around every curve.Yet, as we tend to do, we are set on taking the wins and losses in stride as we flip the page to 2026. To process the past year, both for Rodeo Labs and our host, Logan, who is going on a parallel odyssey of his own, we talked about it here on this podcast episode.Lastly, thank you for your support this year. We have enjoyed slowly building this podcast up, and we plan to continue with pace in 2026!Hosts: Logan Jones-Wilkins and Stephen FitzgeraldEditor and producer: Logan Jones-Wilkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cyclo-cross has never not been a part of the Rodeo story, even if it hasn't been front and center. For a company that doesn't not make cyclo-cross-capable bikes, all these double negatives leave us pondering the sport every time we hear #crossiscoming. This year, Stephen answered the call of cyclo-cross, and so too did Cam Little, a Rodeo rider from West Virginia and Marian University. Now that the season has wrapped up, it was time to podcast about it, even if Logan, our host, is somewhat of a cyclo-cross skeptic. Host: Logan Jones-WilkinsGuests: Stephen Fitzgerald and Cameron Little Editor and Producer: Logan Jones-Wilkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What even is a road bike? We investigate with Tyler Simon, an engineer, cyclist, and the mind behind the most road-optimized Rodeo Trail Donkey we have ever been a part of. Plus, Stephen and Logan get into the question of all-road bikes and why Logan is all over this new cycling trend.Host: Logan Jones-WilkinsGuests: Tyler Simon and Stephen FitzgeraldEditor and producer: Logan Jones-Wilkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is finally time to talk big tires.The subject is all the rage these days, but we've been here for a while – riding our thick gravel tires on rigid drop bar bikes for years. Nevertheless, we are intrigued by a lot of what is coming to the discourse, especially some of the quantitative testing we are seeing from certain corners of the internet. Most notably, John Karrasch, a.k.a @flexfitbyjohn on Instagram.The bike fitter, a turned-off-road rolling resistance guru, has refined a form of the Chung method for testing to objectively measure the rolling resistance of countless tires, posting comprehensible graphs that demonstrate the comparative value of each. Karrasch also has a Patreon where he goes deeper into the data and breaks down the nuances of the different traits of the tires he tests.Now, he is a niche-expert who has become a legend in the small corner of the internet that is interested in going fast on gravel. He is also a frequent pen pal with the Rodeo Labs crew, so we had to have him on the podcast to really get into the nitty-gritty details.If you want to learn more about John's testing, check out his Patreon account here.Logan has also written some pretty detailed stories on the subject. Here is a story he did for Cycling Weekly on some of his favorite options.Hosts: Logan Jones-Wilkins, Drew Van Kampen, Stephen FitzgeraldGuest: John Karrasch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Dave Pryor started UnPAved of the Susquehanna in 2018, gravel cycling was crystallizing into a discipline in cycling. It was reserved for the real hipsters, early movers, and the dreamers. Since then, gravel has changed, as has UnPAved. Now, the race is part of Pryor's full-time job, an institution in Pennsylvania cycling, and also unique in the landscape of gravel cycling. In our most recent mini-episode on our Rodeo riders, we spoke to Pryor to learn more about a few things. Mostly, we chatted about the power of Pennsylvania's vast gravel goods, the strange place gravel racing holds on the East Coast, and what gravel means to him and his Flaanimal. Enjoy!Host: Logan Jones-Wilkins Guest: Dave Pryor Producer: Logan Jones-Wilkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.