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Austin McInerny is the President of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association or (NICA). Since 2009, NICA has been developing interscholastic mountain biking programs for middle and high school student-athletes across the United States. Austin has helped grow NICA into the largest youth cycling program in the United States with 21 leagues, in 20 states, with over 14,000 student athletes in the program.  WOW! In this episode, 10 year old Buddy Pegs interviewer Addie asks Austin about his job, his love of NICA, why bicycles have played such an important role in his life, and what he thought about the last

S01 Episode 3.2: Levi Leipheimer on Fondos In part 2 of this story, the posse of pups arrive at Buddy Pegs where the ace mechanic, Woodruff, is able to fix Bertrand’s wheel that was “taco’d” in Part 1.  The following day, the pups ride back to the singletrack trail where Bernie the Badger teaches them about the focal point – a simple trick to help stay focused on what matters when you ride your bike, and in your life! Back at Buddy Pegs, the crew finally makes a decision about Glidster bikes thanks to advice from young Skipper. Safe and

S01 Episode 2.3 Michael Zellman SRAM Master Link Interview    Michael Zellmann is the Senior Public Relations Manager at SRAM, one of the world’s largest and most revered manufacturers of bicycle parts in the world. In this episode, Braden (7 year old Buddy Pegs Grom) asks Michael all about bicycle chains and the master link that was such a big part of Skipper’s journey into Buddy Pegs in the Missing Link episode. Watch how a whole bicycle drivetrain is assembled, including the use of a master link on this SRAM tech video. Michael Zellmann Old school single speed master link SRAM

S01 Episode 1.3: Freehub Body Interview with Calvin Jones from Park Tool Company Calvin Jones is the Director of Education at the Park Tool Company – the world’s biggest and best bicycle specific tool manufacturer. In this episode, Rowan (7 year old Buddy Pegs grom) asks Calvin all about the silent clutch freehub bodies that Poppawheelie and Captain Endo used to save the day in the World of Buddy Pegs episode, Shamus & Pepper’s Stolen Bikes.  Learn more about Freehub bodies on the Park Tools blog. Check out our show notes on buddypegs.com/pages/podcast to learn more about Calvin Jones and freehub