Local Roots: Mountain Bikes, Craft Beers, and Snowboards
by Larry Lynch and Brian Davis
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OG Local Roots X Pedal Progressions Podcast
Mar 28, 2024
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Top secret news on the new MERRELL trail!
Jun 17, 2022
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Bells Iceman 2021: Everything you didn't know you needed to know!
Nov 2, 2021
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Learning about the world's most EPIC MTB race (TransAtlantis Race Recap)
Oct 1, 2021
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Brian is a MARRIED MAN! Wedding re-cap Podcast (Nirvana Baby?, New BIKE DAY) Jam packed ep!
Sep 3, 2021
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 3/28/24 | OG Local Roots X Pedal Progressions Podcast | The OG Local Roots boys, Larry and Brian, were invited on the Pedal Progressions Podcast! The crew talk life, bikes, and the ever-growing phenomena taking Earth by storm... PICKLEBALL. Pickle curious? Head here to buy a paddle powered by alien turbo juice technology! https://kiwipickleball.com/ New episodes... a sign of things to come for Local Roots? Time will tell! For now, sit back, relax, crack a cold one (it's Oberon season, now!), and let your ears absorb the best spoken word this side of the Grand River. Party on, Waynes! | — | ||||||
| 6/17/22 |  Top secret news on the new MERRELL trail! | Brian and Larry are back this week with a fresh-out-the-oven episode! We hope you enjoy a lice beer order, a good old fasion IPA review, a flash back of 2000's best youtube videos and more! Check out our new sponsor: https://www.myaderm.com/ PROMO CODE: "ROOTS" for 20% off | — | ||||||
| 11/2/21 | Bells Iceman 2021: Everything you didn't know you needed to know! | We're Back baby! buckle up for an iceman deep-dive it's everyone's favorite race! Brian and Larry will give you the scoop about bell's iceman cometh race! | — | ||||||
| 10/1/21 | Learning about the world's most EPIC MTB race (TransAtlantis Race Recap) | Special Guests: Dominik Zivcic, Gareth Shaw, and Brian Zajac TransAtlantis race is a 6 day stage by stage enduro race on 2 to 7 of September, 2021 across 5 different islands in the Azores archipelago, where the winner is the racer with less accumulative time in the overall timed stages of the week. Transfers or Liaisons between stages will be done in a mix of road, fire roads, truck shuttle, singletrack hiking. Riders will race against the clock on blind stages, trough a mix of technical, flowy single track, rocky ancient trails, downhill trails with features like drops, jumps, road gaps and many more. Origanized by Bike Safari Tour | — | ||||||
| 9/3/21 | Brian is a MARRIED MAN! Wedding re-cap Podcast (Nirvana Baby?, New BIKE DAY) Jam packed ep! | A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support Also we still have some awesome merch available on our website www.localroots.us | — | ||||||
| 8/13/21 |  Troy and Chad from Third Nature Brewing: Rockford, MI | An awesome episode with the owners of Rockford's own Third Nature Brewing Co. Okay, before you get too far. here are some important links... Watch the episode on youtube - https://youtu.be/BS7VBCKdnFo Follow Third Nature on FB : https://www.facebook.com/thirdnaturebrew/ and insta: https://www.instagram.com/thirdnaturebrewing/ Go buy some sick merch here: https://www.localroots.us/local-roots-shop Wait, what? You haven't been to Third Nature yet!? It's a slice of northern Michigan right here in Grand Rapids. Enjoy one of the best beer gardens in the state! Fans of Hop Lot and other awesome breweries will feel right at home! Troy and Chad Zitzelsberger are two brothers who co-own an amazing brewery in Rockford, MI. As explained during the record, it's a family affair! In addition to Chad and Troy, their brother-in-law Bryce and their sister Lisa are all involved in creating this amazing place to drink amazing beer. Buckle up for a fascinating journey that involves head brewer, Troy's adventure around the world, gaining the culture and experience that he pours into his beers. (hopefully, that sentence makes sense... I am not a writer, but you get it right? What are comma's anyway?) Learn what goes into crafting the perfect beer menu! Find out just how much tap real estate is set aside for ex-beer-imentation? Enjoy hearing fantastic stories from Chad about the struggles and triumphs of launching a brewery during a pandemic. It's like these guys invented the word PIVOT. We had such a fantastic time and can't thank the guys enough for hosting us! GO DRINK BEER AND RUN AND RIDE BIKES AND BE HAPPY. | — | ||||||
| 7/6/21 |  Tour de France proves all road bikers are total cry-babies (W/ Evan Campbell) | Hopefully, by now your house is no longer flooded and you had an amazing 4th of July. Meanwhile, Evan, Brian and Larry have been slaving away in the studio to give you another amazing episode! This for real might be one of the best episodes we have recorded in a while. Our main story this week is about the Tour De France. This episode takes a deep dive into what exactly caused a giant crash at the 2021 Tour De France. The 3 of us take a deep dive into exactly how hundreds of bikers ended up eat total shorts. Trust us you don't want to miss a thing. Here are our sources for this episode! All videos and articles referenced in this episode are below. Links to follow Cycle protest- https://apple.news/AGK6_ST6ERRC7h5iniy6CJA Watch the crash here- https://www.instagram.com/p/CQmHiwgAIkj/?utm_medium=copy_link The man hunt ends- https://apple.news/AjFz2uPBZTU2QXMZXpVJZbA Yet the autograph guy: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cyclingweekly.com/amp/news/racing/tour-de-france/watch-peter-sagan-signs-autograph-fan-whilst-climbing-tourmalet-432133 Cubs game - https://www.instagram.com/p/CQLr6nOJo0h/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqi9mULjor/?utm_medium=copy_link Sour day^^^ | — | ||||||
| 6/19/21 | First looks at the new 2022 Scott Spark (Hottest bike of 2022?) | Covered on this week's episode: - Reviewing the Scott Spark 2022 - Karen's have gone wild! Are people magnetic because of the Vax? - Trek Pride Ride - WTF is happening with bugs? Return of the gypsy moths - New ultra-light specialized shoes - Would you shred the New Niner Jet 9? A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support Also we still have some awesome merch available on our website www.localroots.us | — | ||||||
| 6/9/21 |  WE HAVE BEEN HACKED... NOT JOKING | What the FU*K. A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support | — | ||||||
| 5/28/21 | Kevin has been to EVERY brewery in Michigan W/ Michigan Brewery Review | Check out Kevin's favorite Brewery: https://www.mibrewtrail.com/michigan-brewery-review-coopersville-brewing/ Follow Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michigan_brewery_review/ | — | ||||||
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| 5/14/21 | Who's hoarding all the damn mountain bikes? (We're Back BABY) | A new way to support the show! - Become a Local Root's Premium member here: https://anchor.fm/localroots/support Also we still have some awesome merch available on our website www.localroots.us It's been a couple of weeks. But let me tell you being a dad is turning into a bit of a time suck. No fear. We are back and ready to bring you weekly podcasts designed specifically to tickle the parts of your ear that you most desire! This week on the pod- We explore the US MTB bike crisis. No one can buy a new mountain bike without waiting 5 months. And the used market is INSANE. We share some tips to hopefully help you have fun this summer. Also, we play a game of "Things that used to be okay but now are white trash".. Don't cancel us. | — | ||||||
| 2/24/21 |  Taking on Leadville 100 W/ Alexey Vermeulen | Watch this episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/RlZriQ7lG-g Local Roots Podcast- Episode 47 with MTB legend Alexey Vermeulen. www.localroots.us for more! Alexey's message about his Leadville challenge: "Are you interested in taking on the Leadville 100 or know a friend that recently got into riding? In 2021, @rypetry and I are going to be taking three beginner riders to the Leadville Trail 100! Covid has offered us an opportunity in the cycling community - to welcome in a new wave of riders. . Our goal is to document the journey of 3 riders as a way to shorten the learning curve in cycling while helping make the sport less intimidating and more approachable! Interested in taking on this challenge? Link in bio to apply and watch the full video." http://fromthegroundup.bike/ | — | ||||||
| 2/7/21 | One year anniversary episode!! / Yearly Performance Review | Well, no one would have thought we could make it this far. Especially us. Thank you all so much for the overwhelming support and consistent growth. Our goal is to make 2021 even better!!! Buy some stuff from our store! Or, don't. - https://www.localroots.us/local-roots-shop | — | ||||||
| 1/16/21 |  Becoming one of Burton’s first pro snowboarders W/ Craig Gietzen | This week is an amazing story of how randomly knocking on Jake Burton's door helped lead to becoming one of the first pro snowboarders in the sport. Craig Gietzen, creator of the GEEZ BAR and local bike shop hero stops buy to kickoff snowboard season! You probably have met Craig around Rockford bike shop where he might be tuning his guitar or tuning up your bike. GET INTO IT! | — | ||||||
| 1/6/21 |  Old Nation's Journey to M43 w/ Travis Fritts | The story of how training under the best brewers in Germany lead to Michigan’s favorite New England IPA Welcome, Travis Fritts to the pod. We had such a good time meeting Old Nation Brewery’s co-owner and head brewer. Travis has such a great story and I can’t wait for you to hear it! https://www.instagram.com/oldnationbrewing - Follow Old Nation! https://www.localroots.us/ - Explore the website https://www.localroots.us/local-roots-shop - Support the show | — | ||||||
| 12/15/20 | The Gary Fisher Interview W/ Gary Fisher | GO BUY GARY'S BOOK NOW! - HERE This might be the APEX of the Local Roots Podcast. We are so excited to have Gary Fisher on this week. He is a certified badass and we are so thrilled that he shared some time with us. Follow Gary on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gary_fisher/ Support the podcast by checking out our store- here | — | ||||||
| 11/27/20 | It's not cold, you just don't have the right gear! W/ Brian Dokter | Help finish the Dragon! Dragon Fundraiser Page: https://www.wmmba.org/dragon-fundraiser WMMBA site: https://www.wmmba.org/ So thrilled to have WWMBA VP joining us to talk all about western Michigan's newest trail in the family of fun! Join us as we meet Brian Dokter and learn all about some of the awesome work going on at The Dragon. This episode is FRESH out the oven. (Not unlike the delicious Thanksgiving turkey, we ate up yesterday. ) Recorded only about an hour ago, this episode is as farm to table as it gets! We had such a fun time and I know you are all going to enjoy this episode! Shop out black Friday sale: promocode : blackfriday | — | ||||||
| 11/21/20 | Your favorite trails are changing. Here’s how. W/Josh McCreedy | Another amazing chat with one of Michigan's smartest trail designers! Check out all that awesome work he is doing in your area! Remember you can awesome t-shirts, stickers, hoodies, and more at www.loclaroots.us All proceeds go to making the podcase suck less. ;) | — | ||||||
| 11/17/20 | BOOTLEG: The Secret Post-Iceman Race | Brian Zajac and Courtney join the pod to talk about the mysterious Bootleg, and also talk bike trips, beer, wipeouts, and puppyhood. Thanks for coming on, guys! | — | ||||||
| 11/6/20 | Twas' the night before Iceman 2020 W/ Tyler Teichman and Evan Campbell | 15% off merch all 2 weeks only!!! PROMO CODE: ICEMAN Remember you can get mercy to represent your favorite western Michigan trail at www.loclaroots.us Joining us this week Tyler Teichman (5 iceman races) and Even Campbell (4 iceman races) Because we were supposed to be at iceman today. We figured lets meet up and talk about what makes iceman such a special race. This is a great episode if you’re considering doing the race next year. We go over what it’s like to do such a special race. Really hope everyone is staying strong during these crazy times. We know we are not… Why else would we be doing a podcast? What are nuts or something… Does anyone even listen to this thing?I know you’re not reading this damn description. I could type whatever I want here and no one would even give 65 f;s/// BLENDERS EYEWEAR: 16% off with LOCALROOTS16 https://www.blenderseyewear.com/ - Check out some of their brand new shades and make your order today! CARBOROCKET: 25% off with LOCALROOTSGOESFAST https://carborocket.com/ - We recommend the 33-blend for some turbo speed power! Okay, thanks for listening. Go buy our merchandise and support the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 10/26/20 |  LIVE from The Dragon trail head ( LRP Special Episode ) | Our first mobile podcast. Join us as we ride THE DRAGON!!!! Adventure is in our blood, and it’s time we took the podcast with us. This episode was fully recorded and produced right from the trailhead. Using only our iPhones and an iPad, we recorded and edited an entire episode. We hope you enjoy our continued experimentation. Remember you can view our cool new merch at www.localroots.us. | — | ||||||
| 10/16/20 | Receiving a dirty towel in the mail W/ Brian Davis and Larry Lynch | Check out the awesome new merch and website: https://www.localroots.us/ A quick reminder that you can show off your support for the show by repin' your favorite GR trail design. Promo code: Truefan10 THIS WEEK: Brian and Larry break down what's going on this week. - Brian finds new skills on the trails - Reciving a dirty towel in the mail? - Baby sitting gone wrong - a leaf over a piece of WHAT"? (must listen to understand) - Just listen I don't feel like typing..... Thanks for listening everyone! Support the show: BLENDERS EYEWEAR: 16% off with LOCALROOTS16 https://www.blenderseyewear.com/ - Check out some of their brand new shades and make your order today! CARBOROCKET: 25% off with LOCALROOTSGOESFAST https://carborocket.com/ - We recommend the 33-blend for some turbo speed power! Check out the new website: Localroots.us | — | ||||||
| 10/9/20 |  The Ballad of the Pickleball Boys W/ The J2pickleball (and 'the guys') | This week Local Roots broadens their horizons from the usual beers, boards, and bikes. Instead, we take a deep dive into the world of PICKLEBALL. Quick reminder that you can show off your support for the show by repin' your favorite GR trail design. You can get your cool trail merch for 10% off W/ TRUEFANS10 Cool Trail Merch: www.localroots.us Jake and JB Jones are brothers in life and now in PICKLEBALL. Larry’s cousins join the Local Roots podcast along with Jake’s Backyard Picklegans crew. Pickleball has been a high point of 2020 for these guys and they’ve been playing nonstop. The game has been a way for them to stay active, reconnect with old friends, and make tons of new friends! Check out their Instagram @j2pickleball to follow the fun! Answered on this Episode: What is Pickleball? How do you get started with Pickleball? Is it easy to learn pickleball? How pickleball is a great way to meet friends in your city Picking out the right pickleball gear (good and corny brands) Rating the grand canyon ehh our of "that's dope" How to give a great nickname Thanks again to JB, Jake, Dan, Jay, Zach, and Jake 2. Make sure you go follow the pickleball boys here: https://www.instagram.com/j2pickleball/ | — | ||||||
| 10/2/20 |  Co-owning a Brewery W/ Edwin Collazo | We are so excited to release this week's episode with our new friend Edwin Collazo, Co-Owner of City Built Brewing. Edwin is the Cheif Dreamer at City Built. You are going to love hearing his story about creating an awesome brewery in a city that he loves. Grand Rapids is the home of so many awesome breweries. Be sure to head out this weekend and safely support some of your favorite brewhouses! NEW MERCH: HOODIES, HATS, TEES, STICKERS, OH MY 10% off W/ promo code: truefans10 Head over to localroots.us and scope it out We are giving away a free hat to a member of our mailing list!!!! Go support City Built - https://citybuiltbrewing.com/ FOLLOW THEM ON INSTA BLENDERS EYEWEAR: 16% off with LOCALROOTS16 https://www.blenderseyewear.com/ - Check out some of their brand new shades and make your order today! CARBOROCKET: 25% off with LOCALROOTSGOESFAST https://carborocket.com/ - We recommend the 33-blend for some turbo speed power! Local Roots Podcast Hosted by Larry Lynch and Brian Davis Brian: Craft beer pro; snowboarding and Mtb amateur. His expertise in the field of clinical psychology offers unique and creative views when exploring new topics and interviewing great guests. Brian shares unique stories from a background of expert beer reviews and deep love for his home state of Michigan. Larry: Podcast Pro and slightly below average ... everything else. Larry has been a professional podcaster and marketer for 3 years and has helped launch dozens of successful podcasts. Now, Larry is hosting his own passion project, Local Roots. | — | ||||||
| 9/26/20 | Wireless shifting for under $400? W/ Brian and Larry | Are you allowed to where your Iceman2020 Merch, if the race never happened? Thanks for helping us reach 5k!!!! Visit the Website: www.localroots.us BLENDERS EYEWEAR: 16% off with LOCALROOTS16 https://www.blenderseyewear.com/ - Check out some of their brand new shades and make your order today! CARBOROCKET: 25% off with LOCALROOTSGOESFAST https://carborocket.com/ - We recommend the 33-blend for some turbo speed power! This week on LRP: Is brian about to buy a dirtbike? But for real, is it okay to where Iceman2020 Merch, if the race never happened? Why riding your mountain bike in Northern Michigan beat's Western Michigan Trails. Snowboard Check!!!! It's the best time of year to buy last year's boards for HELLA cheap!!! Listen to this week's episode to get you started on what to look for in a new board. For real, they are selling fast, but there are some super good deals!!!! What's the difference between CAMBER and ROCKER on a snowboard? Larry and Brian's Guide to buying a snowboard in 2020 Bike suspension, is 110mm really enough travel? The future of WIRELESS SHIFTING, but for CHEAP? SO MUCH MORE ACTION ON THIS EPISODE! :) | — | ||||||
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