The Rider-Up Podcast presented by Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is about bicycling. Mountain bikes. Road Bikes. Gravel Bikes. Bicycle Gear, famous cyclists, and interesting people from around the world. All from Virginia’s Blue Ridge -- America’s East Coast Mountain Biking Capital and an IMBA Silver Ride Center. Hosts Dan Lucas -- a pro bike mechanic, skills instructor, and downhill coach joins avid cyclist and professional journalist John Carlin to cover all the ground there is to cover when it comes to bicycles.
Episode 32 | The USA National Endurance Mountain Bike Championships are Coming to Virginia's Blue Ridge
The USA national Endurance races are coming to Roanoke and the surrounding region, and the guys from the Rider-Up podcast are right in the midst of it. In this episode, John and Dan are joined by two of the team at Cardinal Bicycle, who are helping to make the event a success!
More from USA CYCLING https://mtbnats.usacycling.org/endurance-mtb
More from Cardinal Bicycle https://www.cardinalbicycle.com/articles/2025-endurance-mountain-bike-national-championships-pg323.htm
More from Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge https://www.visitroanokeva.com/articles/post/virginias-blue-ridge-to-host-2025-2026-usa-cycling-endurance-mountain-bike-national-championships/
Cardinal Bicycle: https://www.cardinalbicycle.com/
Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/
Follow VBR Team 2028: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/biking/vbr-twenty24/
Dan's Team on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roanokevalleydevo/
Bike Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/bikevbr-blog/
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
16 Mar 2025
Episode 31 | Spring has sprung after an unusually cold winter, and the guys are itching to get out there. Even if their brakes fail.
In this episode of the Rider-Up Podcast Dan and John talk about trying to get out and ride even though their bikes might have needed a bit more TLC over the winter. It's an exciting time in Virginia's Blue Ridge because the region is hosting the U.S. National Championships this year and next. Dan has a front row seat to how they are getting the trails ready for the big show. Also Dan gives us a glimpse of Shimano's new Base group set which is punching way above it's weight -- and price. It's all about cycling -- brought to you by Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge and Cardinal bicycle.
John's Waterford on the Blue Ridge Parkway February 2025
Show Notes
Cardinal Bicycle: https://www.cardinalbicycle.com/
Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/
Mountain Bike Nationals: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/articles/post/virginias-blue-ridge-to-host-2025-2026-usa-cycling-endurance-mountain-bike-national-championships/
Shimano's Cues group: https://bike.shimano.com/en-AU/products/series/cues.html
Follow VBR Team 2028: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/biking/vbr-twenty24/
Dan's Team on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roanokevalleydevo/
John's Blog from the Erie Canal: https://carlinthecyclist.com/re-defining-the-perfect-bicycle-on-the-erie-canal/
Biking 4 Boomers Riding the Erie Canal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPtmSoabdw
Biking 4 Boomers in Alaska: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxCRuJL9Dc&t=1s
Bike Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/bikevbr-blog/
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
15 Jan 2025
Episode 30 | Dan crashes bad but still looks at the health of the bike industry and 2025 trends!
Dan may be a crazy downhiller -- but this was one downhill slide he didn't anticipate. He'll be off the bike for awhile. We also look at John's gravel bike build as he tries to make his Specialized Crux as light as possible, and Dan gives us a glimpse into new trends in the shop for 2025 as the bike industry still tries to recover from the pandemic.
Show Notes
Follow VBR Team 2024: https://www.teamtwenty24.com/
Dan's Team on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roanokevalleydevo/
John's Blog from the Erie Canal: https://carlinthecyclist.com/re-defining-the-perfect-bicycle-on-the-erie-canal/
Biking 4 Boomers Riding the Erie Canal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPtmSoabdw
Biking 4 Boomers in Alaska: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxCRuJL9Dc&t=1s
Cardinal Bicycle: https://www.cardinalbicycle.com/
Bike Virginia's Blue Ridge: https://www.visitroanokeva.com/bikevbr-blog/
John and Dan on Social
John's Blog: http://carlinthecyclist.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlinthecy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinthecyc...
Biking4Boomers on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVORmLXIla3Pav0tLz2ewA
Dan's Ride on Mill Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVT4NWJpH4
Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannystanny/
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