A Green Bay-area couple share their long-distance adventures riding a bicycle built for two. Then, a Lake Mills bike shop owner prefers to fix and sell used bikes to regular folks “to break down the barriers between our butts and our bikes.”
Featured in this Episode
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Long-distance tandem bicycling and roadway safety for cyclists
Partnered tandem bicycle riders are familiar with the adage “wherever your marriage is headed, you’ll get there faster on a tandem bicycle.” Our guests, spouses and operators of WE BIKES Ect., Peter and Tracy Flucke of Green Bay, have pedaled far — crossing the U.S. three times — on a bicycle built for two.
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Running a small-town bike shop and getting known as a YouTube bike mechanic
Andy Quandt was a bike mechanic long before owning a bike shop and mobile bike repair business or becoming a YouTuber. He aims to make it easier for more people to bike by providing affordable, entry-level bikes and gear.
Episode Credits
- Larry Meiller Host
- Tracy Flucke Guest
- Peter Flucke Guest
- Andy Quandt Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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