🚴♂️ STORIES ON TWO WHEELS 🎧
The bicycle knows everything.
It was there when the terrible happened. It helped solve the mystery. It saved a life. It changed everything.
🚲 The bicycle — main character of every story
⏱️ Short episodes — up to 30 minutes
🎭 Mysteries, horror, heartwarming tales
💚 Stories that make you kinder
🛡️ Valuable insights for cyclists
Perfect for your commute, run, or evening listening.
One episode — one story that will change how you see the bicycle in your hallway.
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The Peloton of the Dead. Part Three: The Wish and New Beginning (Supernatural Thriller)
Death asks the question every living person dreams of hearing: "What is your wish?" Martin opens his mouth—and realizes he doesn't know the answer. Three months ago it would have been automatic: bring Emily back, restore what was lost, fix the broken past. But now, sitting on cold steps surrounded by fading ghosts, having watched Sarah vanish half a meter from salvation and Thomas dissolve into pure liberation, he's not sure. David speaks quietly: "The worst thing about being a ghost isn't pain or loneliness—it's regret for everything you didn't do when you were alive." One chance. One wish. One moment to choose between reclaiming the past or claiming the future. What do you ask for when you've seen both sides of existence?
Perfect for: Anyone who's ever been asked what they truly want and realized they don't know the answer. Those who understand that the hardest thing to let go of isn't what we lost—it's the pain of losing it. People who've discovered that moving forward sometimes means wishing for something they've never had.
⏱ In 10 minutes: A wish granted at dawn, advice from a ghost who learned wisdom too late, and the first real sleep in three months that changes everything.
🎧 A story about the moment you stop running from the past and start riding toward the future—one pedal revolution at a time.
21 Jan 2026
The Peloton of the Dead. Part Two: The Ghost Race (Supernatural Thriller)
Death lowers its hand, and eighty ghosts explode forward into the night. They ride through walls. Through cars. Through reality itself. Martin Collins has only his legs, his lungs, and every street he's memorized in three months of sleepless nights. Five kilometers to the harbor and back. Three minutes from the winner's finish to cross the line—or vanish forever. The dead have their advantages. But Martin knows something they've forgotten: what it feels like to be truly, desperately alive. At the finish line, he'll discover that winning isn't the hardest part. It's watching what happens to those who don't.
Perfect for: Those who know that every victory casts a shadow. Anyone who's pushed themselves beyond their limits and discovered what lies on the other side. People who understand that the hardest races aren't against others—they're against time itself.
⏱ In 25 minutes: A race through impossible streets, a tie with a soldier who's been dead for eighty years, and the moment when winning and losing become the same unbearable thing.
🎧 A haunting story about the price of existence—and what you're willing to witness to earn your one wish.
14 Jan 2026
The Peloton of the Dead. Part One: The Accidental Witness (Supernatural Thriller)
Salem, Massachusetts. Halloween night. Midnight strikes.Martin Collins doesn't believe in ghosts. He's a programmer—logic, statistics, rational explanations. His late-night bike rides are just therapy for insomnia. Three months since Emily left. Three months of riding through empty streets, trying to outrun the pain.Then the clock hits twelve at Charter Street Cemetery.A procession appears. Dozens of cyclists on machines from different eras—Victorian bone-shakers, penny-farthings, World War II military bikes. They glow with cold, ghostly light. They ride through parked cars. Through walls. Through solid matter like it's fog.The last rider turns his head. Looks directly at Martin. His lips move: "Follow us."At the town hall, Death waits in a black cloak. A young ghost named David explains: "Once a year we race. Winners earn release from this existence. Losers vanish into oblivion. You can participate. If you win—one wish."What do you wish for when the dead invite you to their race?
Perfect for: Anyone who's ever felt trapped between past and future. Those who know that some nights the impossible becomes terrifyingly real. People who understand that the greatest invitations come with the highest stakes.
⏱ In 15 minutes: One living man, eighty ghosts, and an invitation to a race where losing means more than defeat.
🎧 A chilling tale about the moment when midnight stops being just another hour—and becomes a doorway you can't close.
17 Dec 2025
Between Stones and Spokes (Drama / Adventure)
Portugal to Estonia. 90 days. Two bicycles. A lifetime of friendship.
Oliver and James – two Brits, friends for 35 years. One a professor, the other a former rugby player. Opposites who fit together like pieces of a puzzle.
At 45, they finally said yes to the road. No schedules, no obligations. Just two men, their bikes, and the real Europe they'd only read about.
Exploding kefir bottles. Village misunderstandings. Wrong turns that became right stories. Every day, a new adventure. Every kilometer, proof they made the right choice.
Then – day 70. A mountain pass between France and Italy. A gravel serpentine with a view that takes your breath away.
A crack from above. Stones breaking loose.
Some moments change everything. Some roads demand more than you planned to give.
Perfect for: Those who understand that the greatest adventures carry the greatest risks. Anyone who knows that friendship is tested not in comfort, but in crisis. People who've learned that nature always has the final word.
⏱ In 20 minutes: Two friends, one journey, and the moment when the road changes direction forever.
🎧 A powerful tale about dreams, loyalty, and why some promises must be kept—even when the person you made them to can no longer see it.
10 Dec 2025
Venom in the Balkans (Drama / Adventure)
You always check your shoes in the morning, right?
Alex Murphy is living his dream—a solo cycling expedition across the Balkans. Six countries in three weeks. No tours, no crowds, just him and the untamed wilderness.
Perfect campsite under ancient beech trees. Stars overhead. Another day conquered.
Morning comes. He reaches for his cycling shoe, still half-asleep.
The pain is instantaneous.
A black scorpion. Twenty kilometers from the nearest village. No phone signal. The venom spreading. And a brutal choice: stay and hope, or ride through the agony to find help before it's too late.
Perfect for: Solo travelers who understand that adventure and danger share the same address. Anyone who's ever learned a life lesson the hard way. Those who know that sometimes strangers save you in ways you never expected.
⏱ In 20 minutes: One Irish cyclist, one small creature, and the ride of his life—not toward a destination, but toward survival.
🎧 A gripping tale about hubris, humility, and why wilderness always has the last word.
3 Dec 2025
Lost (Drama / Survival)
You didn't tell your wife exactly where you were going. Just "out for a ride." She'll understand.
Michael has the house to himself this weekend. Perfect chance for a solo bike trip through the forest. A few hours of freedom, that's all.
One unmarked fork in the trail. One choice.
Twenty-one kilometers from the nearest road. Phone dying. No one knows he's here.
Night is falling. And the forest doesn't negotiate.
Perfect for: Anyone who's ever thought "I'll be fine" and realized too late they weren't. Those who know that getting physically lost is nothing compared to what it reveals about the rest of your life.
⏱ In 20 minutes: A man goes into the forest to escape. What brings him back changes everything.
🎧 A raw story about survival, pride, and the moment you stop running from yourself.
26 Nov 2025
Into the Wild (Drama / Family)
Have you ever ignored a warning because you thought you knew better?
A father and daughter. Two mountain bikes. One weekend that should have been perfect.
Michael has been planning this trip for months - just him and 10-year-old Emily, conquering the trails together. She's ready. He's experienced. What could go wrong?
The park ranger tries to warn them. The weather starts to shift. Emily's struggling but won't say it - she wants to make her dad proud. And Michael? He keeps pushing forward.
Until the moment when pride collides with reality. When "just a little further" becomes too far. When the hardest decision isn't about the trail at all - it's about admitting you made the wrong choice.
Perfect for: Anyone who's ever had to choose between their ego and someone they love. Those who know that the wilderness teaches lessons you can't learn anywhere else.
⏱ In 20 minutes: The story of one father's journey from "I know what I'm doing" to "I need help" - and why that moment changes everything.
🎧 A gripping tale about when adventure turns dangerous, and what it really means to be brave.
19 Nov 2025
The Forest Between Us (Drama / Survival)
Have you ever dreamed of getting away from it all? Living far from people, alone with nature?
Aaron did exactly that. For five years, he lived as a hermit in a remote forest cabin, enjoying absolute solitude. No phone, no electricity, no people, just him and the wilderness. The perfect life... until one morning on a forest trail, he suffers a stroke.
Twenty kilometers from the nearest village. No one knows where he is. No help is coming. Or is it?
Perfect for: Fans of quiet tension and the cruel irony of self-imposed isolation. Anyone who's ever romanticized leaving it all behind. Those who love stories where nature isn't the enemy - our own choices are.
⏱ In 17 minutes: A story about how choice becomes a trap, and why sometimes human connection isn't weakness - it's what saves our lives.
🎧 A gripping drama about survival, isolation, and second chances.
Marcus is a delivery cyclist who's seen it all in three years – until he gets an order for Dead Souls Street. Sixty dollars for fourteen miles? Easy money. But when GPS leads him away from the city lights into unfamiliar territory, Marcus begins to realize this delivery might be different from all the others.
Perfect for: Fans of creeping dread and modern urban horror. Anyone who's ever followed GPS somewhere strange and felt that instinctive unease. Those who love stories where technology becomes a guide to places you were never meant to find.
⏱ In 12 minutes: You'll ride with Marcus through familiar streets into increasingly unsettling territory, and discover where the navigation is really taking him... but the true horror of Dead Souls Street reveals itself much later.
Some addresses don't exist on any map. Until you accept the order.
5 Nov 2025
I Underestimated this Place (Drama / Survival)
Noah Matthews has conquered this mountain trail in every season – except winter. On New Year's Day, he sets out for what should be a celebration ride: a few hours up and back to greet the year in solitude. He has experience, equipment, and confidence. What he doesn't have is respect for how quickly conditions can change.
Perfect for: Anyone who loves the outdoors and understands how thin the line between adventure and disaster can be. Those who appreciate raw, honest stories about human vulnerability against nature's indifference. Listeners seeking powerful reminders about preparedness without preachy lessons.
⏱ In 15 minutes: You'll ride with Noah through the exhilarating first hour, watch the sun sink faster than expected, and feel the first snowflakes begin to fall... but the true weight of his decisions reveals itself much later, in the darkness and cold.
Some lessons are written in snow. Some voices echo long after they fade.
29 Oct 2025
Tommy's Great Milk Mission (Family Story / Adventure / Childhood)
Four-year-old Tommy receives his first grown-up assignment: go to the store for milk. Just three blocks away on his three-wheeled sled in a snowstorm. What could possibly go wrong?
Perfect for: Anyone who understands what it's like to feel truly grown-up for the first time. Parents and children who love heartwarming coming-of-age stories with unexpected twists and gentle humor.
⏱ In 20 minutes: You'll discover how Tommy's mission begins and what challenges await him along the way... but the most interesting part happens on the journey home.
Sometimes the greatest courage hides in the smallest heroes.
22 Oct 2025
The Mysterious Disappearance on Trail 237 (Supernatural Horror / Psychological Thriller)
When an $8,000 Bike Becomes the Bait
For: Fans of "The Blair Witch Project" and forest horror where reality blurs into nightmare.
⏱️ 10 minutes that will change how you feel about solo trips
Alex Daniels buys his dream bike and heads to Blackridge National Park. Perfect day, perfect trail, perfect Instagram moment.
A ranger warns about strange events. Alex laughs it off. What could go wrong?
When his bike vanishes from a locked campsite and something starts leaving tracks in the forest, Alex realizes some things won't let you leave.
⚠️ You'll double-check if your door is locked. It won't help.
17 Oct 2025
The Silent Road (Psychological Thriller / Crime)
Mark stops to help Eva with a flat tire on a lonely French road. They ride together, share stories by the campfire, find shelter from a storm. The perfect chance encounter.
But some meetings are no accident. And trust can be deadly.
15 minutes of pure tension.
⚠️ Not everyone who asks for help needs it.
🎧 Nighttime listening at your own risk.
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