All Bodies on Bikes
by All Bodies on Bikes
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Reflecting on Unbound, world soccer cycling, and summer plans
Reflecting on Unbound, world soccer cycling, and summer plans
About this podcast
All Bodies on Bikes is a movement to create and foster an inclusive bike community. Join Marley and Ellen as they explore the ideas surrounding “All Bodies On Bikes” and the impact this movement has on communities. We will explore themes such as inclusivity on group rides, the limitations of equipment, finding clothing and cycling tools, group ride dynamics as a larger-bodied person, the impact that “All Bodies On Bikes” has had and can have on the cycling industry as a whole. Join us as we explore the complexities of the bike world. Break down barriers and help us create the world we want to see!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 115 episodes
- Reflecting on Unbound, world soccer cycling, and summer plans · 31 minIn this episode, Marley and Ellen share a spicy take coming out of Unbound (complaining about mud = peak privilege), celebrate three Argentinians who biked 10,000 miles to Kansas…
- How to decide when to cut a bike ride short · 29 minSometimes you just need a snack, and sometimes you need to stop the ride and get off. How do you know which is the right decision for you? Marley recently rode her longest ride…
- REBROADCAST: Black Girl Joy Bike Ride founder Iresha Picot · 38 minIn this conversation from September 2024, you'll see Marley and Ellen's very first episode together, with guest Iresha Picot, founder of Black Girl Joy Bike Ride in Philadelphia…
- Happy Bike Month! Ideas & events to celebrate from Marley & Ellen · 22 minMay is Bike Month! Marley & Ellen catch up and share what some of our chapters are doing to celebrate bike month. Plus catch up on our latest goings-on, and grab a spot at our…
- Let's build a Bike Bus World with Coach Balto · 32 minEven the littlest among us deserve to be on bikes! Today we're talking with Sam Balto, better known as @CoachBalto or @BikeBusWorld on social media. By posting videos of a joyous…
- What you can do to save #AmericasBikeLane · 8 minApril 21, 2026 is a day of national action for bike infrastructure. The League of American Cyclists in the Washington Area Bike Association are organizing in response to threats…
- Answering FAQs for Cycling with Kids · 29 minHow young can kids start riding in bike seats? Are training wheels or balance bikes better for teaching kids to ride bikes? What about cargo bikes, are they good for families?…
- Joy on bikes at the National Bike Summit · 24 minToday we're recapping Marley’s trip to the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, including... • a surprisingly meaningful Lobby…
- Courage, Cows, and CPR: Saving lives and ourselves at Mid South · 17 min"I saved him, and I changed my life. What a weekend." —Donna Smith, Mid South DFL 2026 (50mi) Donna Smith didn't intend to be more than a Mid South 50-mile finisher when she set…
- Kristen's incredible journey to DFL 2026 · 44 minBy now you know our tagline — all bodies are good bodies, all bike are good bikes, all rides are celebrated. Kristen Owenreay's story from her 2026 Mid South 100-mile ride is all…
- 🎬 WE ARE CYCLISTS is live today! Watch the new film by Shimano · 4 minAre you ready for ten minutes of joy?? Our new film by Shimano is live TODAY on YouTube. Watch it now: https://youtu.be/nCFaOAMtzNo What are you waiting for?? We Are Cyclists…
- Live Panel with WE ARE CYCLISTS film director Robin Sansom & producer Nick Legan · 29 minThe new short film WE ARE CYCLISTS: The All Bodies on Bikes Story picks up where the original film left off. We see what self-described fat cyclists Marley Blonsky and Kailey…
- What's ABOB up to this Spring/Summer? · 25 minThere’s so much happening! First off we discuss how All Bodies on Bikes is doing amid major funding challenges. HINT: If you’re able to support All Bodies on Bikes by becoming a…
- Building strength to power your pedaling with Miranda Lyle · 36 minToday Ellen and Marley welcome strength and performance coach and mountain biker Miranda Lyle, founder of Play Strong Fitness, where she specializes in mountain biking…
- Riding as Resistance: The Alex Pretti Memorial Ride · 13 minThis is a short conversation Ellen & Marley had with Jarrod Alder before our DFL discussion last episode. Jarrod was a key organizer of Minneapolis’s Alex Pretti Memorial Ride on…
- The Magic of The Mid South DFL Party · 30 minThis is the third and final episode in our 3-part series on The Mid South Gravel bike ride. You cannot talk about the Mid South without talking about their now-infamous DFL…
- Training for a better ride (not a smaller body) with Dave Schell · 32 minIn this episode, Marley Blonsky—who is somewhat notorious for NOT training before a long ride—interviews Coach Dave Schell, cycling coach for the All Bodies on Bikes Mid South…
- The Mid South Gravel ABOB team experience with Matt Fisher · 27 minEach year All Bodies on Bikes takes a team of non-traditional athletes to Mid South Gravel for the ride of their lives, focused on joyful movement and fun. They train together…
- So you want to be a bike influencer... · 40 minIf you’ve ever said “I could do that!” when you see cool bike influencer content, this episode is for you! In this episode we get a peek behind the curtain into Marley’s life as…
- Marley's Bike Crash: What to do if it happens to you · 29 minToday we're chatting about Marley's recent experience of doing everything kind of... well... wrong after being hit by a driver in a car while on her bike. And honestly if a…
