Bike Shop Life
Bike Shop Life is a podcast about the life and times of an independent bike shop located in Buffalo, New York called Campus WheelWorks. Campus is a community-centric, urban, full service shop that puts on over 50 events a year! We cater to all kinds of cyclists and therefore have an interesting mix of clientele and staff. No two days at Campus are the same... The host, Ethan Johnson is a 25 year veteran of the bike industry. He is an active participant in cycling as well as the shop Co-owner. These stories and interviews are from his perspective and those he brings into the Bike Shop Life stratosphere. Join Ethan as he searches for the secret to what brings people like himself to choose this line of work as a career. Bike shops are a great example of the classic American small business model, one that is more and more scarce by the day as technology and convenience slowly take over. Independent bike shops continue to fight for survival and relevancy as they evolve or dissolve with the times. Why won't we give up? Tune in as we find out why... Support Bike Shop Life by: 1. Subscribing on your favorite player!2. Giving us a [positive] review on your favorite platform!3. Give me a follow on Instagram at @bikeshoplifepod 4. Donate to @CampusEthan on Venmo (mention Bike Shop Life!) or Donate to the Campus Cycling Collective, Inc. at www.campuscyclingcollective.com
Bike Shop Life
Episode 12: Ryan Sarka Interview Part 1
My second interview in a series of conversations with folks who embody adventure by bike is with Ryan Sarka. Ryan is a lifelong cyclist, adventurer, mountaineer, bike racer and now bikepacker. He recently completed the TATR a 585 mile self supported bikepacking race in the Adirondacks. We will cover that event in depth as well as touch on several other epic adventures he has completed, for your enjoyment...
Ryan documents many of his journeys and posts them on Youtube and Vimeo. Search “Ryan Sarka” and you can find his work. Feel free to suggest a better channel name (sorry Ryan…) Also check out “Between the Peaks” a documentary he made on his trip to climb two of the largest mountains in the world Aconcagua and Denali and volunteer in every country they’d pass through between them. Ryan is the real deal.
Intro/Outro: Original Music from The Can Kickers from New London, Connecticut. The intro track is "Dingus Day Polka" and the outro is "Money in My Pockets" both off of Mountain Dudes. These guys are old friends and graciously allowed me to use some ripping tracks, they played Buffalo many times back in my show house days. Check them out on Bandcamp.com