Bike Karma

Thomas Brown

These are stories and observations about bicycles and people and their common threads. Covering all types of bikes, of all vintages, and all kinds of riding, touring, fixing, and collecting.

  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    BK - EP 78 - Bicycle Noises and Culprits

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring bicycle loving humans together through sharing good bicycle & cycling stories.

    BK EP 78 Segments:

    1- Bicycle Noises from the Bike Karma Comunity

    2- Public Service Announcement ABC Quick Check with Scrooge

    3- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    Big Thanks to Listeners, Followers, Sharers, and Supporters

    &

    The Frame and Wheel / AD Bikes

    aka Show Supporter Fred Thomas

    Link to The Frame and Wheel

    Link to AD Bikes Redux

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    4- The Source of Bicycle Sounds and the often Blamed Bottom Bracket with Gary and Wes from BBInfinite

    bbinfinite.com

    5- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

     

    7 November 2024, 11:32 pm
  • 46 minutes 42 seconds
    BK EP 77 Birdwatching- Broken Hearts- Boomerang Bikes- and More

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring bicycle loving humans together through sharing good bicycle & cycling stories.

    BK EP 77 Segments:

    1- Bird Watching and Broken Hearts by Bike - with Allison Pfeffer

    2- Summer is the time to Get Snow Tires!

    3- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    Big Thanks to Listeners, Followers, Sharers, and Supporters

    &

    The Frame and Wheel / AD Bikes

    aka Show Supporter Fred Thomas

    Link to The Frame and Wheel

    Link to AD Bikes Redux

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    4- The Boomerang Salsa Bike with Jordan Drayton from Transit Cycles in Tucson AZ

    https://www.transitcycles.com/

    5- Public Service Announcement ABC Quick Check with Rowan from the Velocopedium.

    6- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

     

    1 August 2024, 4:01 am
  • 41 minutes 50 seconds
    BK EP 76 - Cycling Rituals - Grateful Dead MTB - and more

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring bicycle loving humans together through sharing good bicycle & cycling stories.

    BK EP 76 Segments:

    1- Cycling Rituals - Going Up the Mountain with MArk Hoffman

    www.bikenb.org/

    2- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    Big Thanks to Listeners, Followers, Sharers, and Supporters

    &

    The Frame and Wheel / AD Bikes

    aka Show Supporter Fred Thomas

    Link to The Frame and Wheel

    Link to AD Bikes Redux

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    3- The Grateful Dead / Gary Fisher Mountain Bike Show Winner

    4- The time I borrowed a bicycle from Jesus.

    https://ridetucsonaz.com/

    5- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    6 July 2024, 11:32 pm
  • 48 minutes 25 seconds
    BK EP 75 - Riding Away with Tony C

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring bicycle loving humans together through sharing good bicycle & cycling stories.

    BK EP 75 Segments:

    1- I need your help with a story. Call 860-740-2813 and leave a quick voicemail about your favorite and/or most despised bicycle and cycle sounds. You could also record as a quick voice memo and email it to [email protected] 

    2- Taking of for adventure with Tony Cherolis

    https://www.instagram.com/cherolis/

    3- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    Big Thanks to Listeners, Followers, Sharers, and Supporters

    &

    The Frame and Wheel / AD Bikes

    aka Show Supporter Fred Thomas

    Link to The Frame and Wheel

    Link to AD Bikes Redux

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    3- PSA ABC QUICK CHECK with Rowan Debonair

    https://www.youtube.com/@unbalancedcrank

    4- Come to the Wethersfield Bicycle Show and Swap Meet

    https://www.facebook.com/share/t2tc7d4rvFgauxSN/

    5- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    1 June 2024, 4:48 pm
  • 43 minutes 40 seconds
    BK EP 74 - Finding Things on a Found Bike

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring bicycle loving humans together through sharing good bicycle & cycling stories.

    BK EP 74 Segments:

    1- Finding Things on a Found Bike with Teresa Rose from A1A Cycleworks

    Teresa on IG

    A1A Cycle Works where she works.

    2- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    Big Thanks to Listeners, Followers, Sharers, and Supporters

    &

    The Frame and Wheel / AD Bikes

    aka Show Supporter Fred Thomas

    Link to The Frame and Wheel

    Link to AD Bikes Redux

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    3- Never Back Down from a CHALLENGE? 

    4- PSA ABC QUICK CHECK

    5- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    25 February 2024, 5:29 pm
  • 39 minutes 35 seconds
    BK EP 73 - Painting while Cycling and Scare Ride

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring humans together through sharing good bicycle stories.

    BK EP 73 Segments:

    1- Cycling, Painting, and Making Music at the Same Time with Artist John Kilduff

    https://letspainttv.com/

    2- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    AD Bikes with Fred Thomas

    The link to AD Bikes. 

    https://a-dbikes.com/

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/bike-karma-extra-35705281

    3- Creating a Scarey Ride with Jon Dimon of...

    https://www.humanpowerplanetearth.com/

    4- PSA ABC QUICK CHECK

    5- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    1 January 2024, 12:52 am
  • 48 minutes 20 seconds
    BK EP 72 - Schwinn Stingrays and Krates and Bicycle Swap Meet

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring humans together through sharing good bicycle stories.

    BK EP 72 Segments:

    1- Stories from the Wheel Happy Bike Shop in Martha's Vineyard

    https://wheelhappybicycles.github.io/

    2- PSA Bike Check with Calvin Jones from Park Tools

    3- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    AD Bikes with Fred Thomas

    The link to AD Bikes. 

    https://a-dbikes.com/

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/bike-karma-extra-35705281

    4- Come to a Bicycle Swap Meet with me and Tarran

    While there we Bump into Rob Bareiss from Bike New London!

    https://www.bikenewlondon.org/

    4- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    24 September 2023, 11:14 pm
  • 31 minutes 48 seconds
    BK EP 71 - Bicycle and Cycling Comedy Skit SPECIAL Episode

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring humans together through sharing good bicycle stories.

    BK EP 71 Comedy Skits 

    This is not a usual episode... 

    This show has skits about everything from stuck seat posts, to those people who don't wave back at you while you are biking. 

    There is also a free t-shirt giveaway, details in the end credits.

     

    Show supporter Shout out to...

    AD Bikes with Fred Thomas

    The link to AD Bikes. 

    https://a-dbikes.com/

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/bike-karma-extra-35705281

     

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music (not used in this atypical episode) used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

    Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    8 August 2023, 11:37 pm
  • 48 minutes 52 seconds
    BK EP 70 - Becoming a Cyclist - The Bicycle Game Exhibit

     

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring humans together through sharing good bicycle stories.

    BK EP 70 Segments:

    (Please Refresh if Audio Glitch. Fixed at 4:21 EST)

    1- How do you go from being just a person using a bicycle to considering yourself a cyclist?

    2- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    AD Bikes with Fred Thomas

    The link to AD Bikes. 

    https://a-dbikes.com/

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/bike-karma-extra-35705281

    3- The Connecticut Historical Society Exhibit The Bicycle Game with Katie Heidsiek

    https://chs.org/exhibition/thebicyclegame/

    4- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    28 May 2023, 6:44 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    BK EP 69 - The Lost Stories - Tidying Up

     

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast to bring humans together through sharing good bicycle stories.

    BK EP 69 Segments:

    1- Glacier Bike discovered and photographed by Berghasen with link to article by Runyu Liang

    Her article on the found bike.

    2- Triton Bikes and the Outspoken Cyclist

    https://outspokencyclist.com/2022/10/show-614-october-15-2022/

    2- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    AD Bikes with Fred Thomas

    The link to AD Bikes. 

    https://a-dbikes.com/

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/bike-karma-extra-35705281

    3- More Missing Stories and unable to air stories.

    4- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com   I'll put links and additional materials there... THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    6 March 2023, 12:27 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    BK EP 68- Bike Wizard Calvin Jones and How the Ride Feels

     

    The Mission of the Bike Karma Podcast is just to be a friendly point on the map for anyone who loves any type of bicycle to make connections with other bicycle enthusiasts from inside and outside of their own camps. From riding, to fixing, to collecting... from beginners to champions... from the garage workshop to the peloton... we've either covered it or are probably planning on it. 

    BK EP 68 Segments:

    1- Bicycle Mechanic, Teacher, and Bicycle Wizard Calvin Jones from Park Tool; including the ABC Quick Check P.S.A., done with the letter M, because that's the way he does it.

    Park Tool Channel on You Tube

    2- Mid Roll Gratitudes and Show Supporter Spots

    AD Bikes with Fred Thomas

    The link to AD Bikes. 

    https://a-dbikes.com/

    Also...

    Link to my Patreon Page (You can help the show for as little as $1 a month). 

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/bike-karma-extra-35705281

    3- How does where you ride feel? Do bike paths, roads, trails, neighborhoods have a mood? Or is it all in my head? Call to contribute to this story to the Bike Karma Studio Line at 860-740-2813 

    4- Credits and Final Thought 

    If you like any segment or episode PLEASE follow, like, share, or even better give a positive review (especially on iTunes), and share with any bicycle loving friends or people who don't like bicycles but who need to understand why you do. FREE STICKERS!!!! while they last   To see what is mentioned in the podcast check out... www.bikekarmapodcast.com       I'll put links and additional materials there...   THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!    Bike Karma, The Bicycle Karma Project, The Bicycle Karma Cat are TM Tom Brown. All Rights, Copyrights,TM, etc... (apart from music) are reserved and asserted.   Opening and Closing Theme Music used with Permission by the Band Mobjack at Mobjack Music and written and performed by Keller Glass https://kellerglass.com/ . Other segment music is royalty free, attribute free, and we appreciate those artists as well.

     

    Contact [email protected]

     

    The show is not meant to be a guidebook (you should think for yourself and safely ride within your abilities) just interesting stories to bring us together. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Keep it Wheel!

    22 January 2023, 10:49 pm
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