The Riding Obsession

Podcast: "Junkfessions of a Clunky"
Listen: https://tro.bike/?p=36599

Robin cracks the whip, spins a random song, plugs it, boosts a friend's Insta and revisits Maptastic Mayhem. He riffs on a Silver City cruise, a Cuban sandwich fling and light/shadow vibes that make you slow when you want to rip. He hijacks RideWithGPS for a live Portland to Glacier sketch, plugs a Kurtis Minder book chat, okays a grab baguette bit and tries to keep the chaos ... charming.

Brian is the calm tech foil who rode to lunch and brought actual wisdom, not just crumbs. He nails tire balancing, says shops are mostly right and a quick static check helps, then schools Angelmarie on RPM marks and torque curves. He pushes Lolo Pass, Kalispell and sane fuel stops and maps a big year: pack light, dodge hard plans, sleep, reshuffle rides, skip bourbon rehab.

Angelmarie rolls in like a new rider should and fires one clean ask: shift by ear or by the tach? Brian and Robin say aim for the middle to upper third of usable revs, about half redline for most rides and learn the engine's voice. Respect the torque curve, hit shifts where power lives and practice with quick tach peeks until feel makes it second nature.

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Junkfessions of a Clunky Listen in as Team TRO discusses Glacier National, RPM shifting and Yamaha's that just won't quit.