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Hot. Buttered. Love. That's right, hear all about one of the best stops along the great bicycle ride across Iowa known as RAGBRAI. Co-Host TJ Juskiewicz sits down with a couple of the characters from the Iowa Beer Bus and Mott's Sweet Corn ready to serve you an ear and a beer along the country roads of RAGBRAI.

A bike messenger born in New York in 1960, Nelson Vails went from the streets of the Big Apple to the Olympic track, finishing second in the 1984 Los Angeles games behind teammate Mark Gorski. He's also just one degree removed from Kevin Bacon as a featured two-wheel costar in the 1986 bicycling movie "Quicksilver." Vails retired from professional cycling in 1995 but continues to be involved with the sport as a commentator and amateur cyclist like the rest of us -- except with much bigger quads.

Co-host T.J. Juskiewicz sits down with Team Bad Boy that has been rolling across the country for 30 years, packing much more than just a spare tube and some gels. These guys bring the party -- literally -- with coolers, grills, speakers and a full wet bar all loaded onto their bikes. Also, get your fix of bike events later in the show with Scott Sumpter of BikeIowa. And of course Andrea Parrott answers all your urgent biking questions.

Sarah Cooper, a relentless cyclist from Urbandale, Iowa, doesn't know where her drive comes from. "I need to do this," she says, "and I will think about why later.” Cooper, 45, is one of the best ultra-distance cyclists in the country. The mother of four kids, ages 12 to 16, trains almost exclusively on gravel back roads. "I train on that and have not had any trouble with a mountain," she says. Her training will be put to the test at the end of July as she competes in the 3,000-mile Race Across America (RAAM). We also hear from Craig hite with Main Street Lansing about hosting RAGBRAI as the ending town on the Mississippi River and another segment of ParrotTalk with Andrea Parrott.

Steve McGuire, a professor and avid cyclist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, merged his passions for art and cycling into a unique class that teaches students not only to work with their hands, but to create something they can use every day for the rest of their lives. These beautiful hand-built bikes created in a basement shop on campus are rolling all over the globe.

It's Pie Day so we have an extra helping of the show that loves pie more than any other. We are joined by the man behind the cycling social media sensation known as "Ultra Romance," as well as Coach David Ertl, who explains how to get in shape for those longer rides. Scott Sumpter of BikeIowa joins us to run through a few upcoming rides and Andrea Parrott answers your cycling questions on another edition of Parrot Talk! Another serving anyone?

This week we zero in on a bill in the Iowa Legislature that requires cars to change lanes to pass bicyclists and could affect bike laws nationwide. Drew Ditlefsen, a bike delivery man for Peace Coffee in Minneapolis, shares his colorful stories from years of biking for work in all kinds of weather (and dodging the occasional Molotov cocktail). We also catch up with the folks over at Cycle Oregon to talk about their ride which has hit its 30th year!

This week we get the JustGoBike band back together and talk about some bike laws putting Iowa on the map. This being the bicentennial year of the bicycle we also discuss cycling's influence on smooth jazz and bad album artwork.

This week we sit down with the founders of Velorosa Cycling, who specialize in cycling wear for women. TJ is joined by Tim Blumenthal of People for Bikes, a national bicycle advocacy group based in Boulder, Colo., that aims to spread the two-wheel lifestyle far and wide. We also pedal along with a few of the people who embarked on last year's 300-mile Ride Across Iowa in A Day (RAID)and check in with Spencer, the first overnight town for RAGBRAI XLV. As always, we wrap it up with another edition of Andrea's "Parrot Talk." Thanks for listening! PeopleForBikes: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/ Velorosa: http://velorosacycling.com/ RAID (Ride Across Iowa in a Day: http://www.rideacrossiowa.com/

Eben Weiss, the famed urban bicycle blogger and author known as Bike Snob NYC, joins the show today to talk about why he thinks helmets are overrated. The tenth annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is upon us, and we talk with co-founder Brooks Reynolds about why pork pairs well with pedals. Plus there's another edition of Parrot Talk to answer your burning questions about all things bicycling! Eben’s blog: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/ The article on Gothamist that we refer to in the episode: http://gothamist.com/2017/01/19/helmets_bike_nyc_cyclists.php

In this episode we talk with reporter Mackenzie Elmer of The Des Moines Register about cycling laws in Iowa and some of the bike accident and fatality cases she has covered, including what she sees as the biggest problem between cyclists and motorists. Get ready for a new monthly segment with Scott Sumpter of BikeIowa.com talking about cool cycling events around the state. We also meet our first RAGBRAI XLV town, Orange City, and end with some of your cycling questions answered by Andrea Parrott in her "Parrott Talk" segment.

For 26 years Scott Finneseth watched his father spend the first Saturday in February waving to and counting cyclists on the BRR ride. When his father passed early last year, Scott picked up his dad's clicker and honored him by carrying on the tradition.

Don't let a little snow and frigid temperatures force you to park your wheels all winter. Just Go Bike dives in to see what it really takes to get out there even when the conditions are less than ideal. We gab about winter gear with the World of Bikes shop in Iowa City. We learn about the 40th annual installment of a legendary Midwest winter bike ride from its director, Bob Wilson. We shiver our way to work on a chilly commute with Jeremy Lewis of the Des Moines Bicycle Collective. And, as always, Andrea Parrot answers your cycling questions in her "Parrott Talk" segment. Bundle up, turn up the volume and leave room for a slice of pie for dessert!

The most famous bike sound in Iowa? It's not the buzz of the chain and cog, click of shifting gears or the ring of a bell. Hear a special moment as Matt "Pork Chop Jr." Bernhard and a room full of cyclists honor his dad, the original Mr. Pork Chop, Paul Bernhard, who died last year. Paul's pork chop call became globally famous from the Iowa roadside.

RAGBRAI's TJ Juskiewicz and the Iowa Bicycle Coalition's Mark Wyatt recap the Iowa Bike Expo and this year's RAGBRAI route which was announced on Saturday. Matt Bernhard, son of RAGBRAI legend Paul Bernhard aka Mr. Pork Chop, sits down with Kyle Munson to talk about his father's life and the icon he became. Finally, Andrea Parrot answers your questions about cycling.

A quick episode from Saturday night's RAGBRAI route announcement party at the Iowa Events Center. Stay tuned for a full show coming later on this week with all the details of this year's route!

In the first official episode of JustGoBike Kyle Munson talks to RAGBRAI co-founder John Karras, Andrea Parrot answers some of your cycling questions and co-hosts TJ and Mark talk about the Iowa Bike Expo and the upcoming RAGBRAI route announcement party.

Meet the JustGoBike team in our inaugural podcast! Hosts T.J. Juskiewicz and Mark Wyatt along with the crew; Andrea Parrot, Kyle Munson and Brian Powers start the conversation on bikes, pie, and everything in between. Watch for more episodes talking about all things off the bike that could only happen by riding a bike.