Quick Catch-Up And Big BRAG Talk

SPEAKER_00 0:00

Hey buddy, I get to see you again already. That's right. We're not gonna wait the full two weeks here. You get to see me uh a little quicker than than normal.

SPEAKER_01 0:11

I love it. I love it. And look at that, you have a brag hat on just like me. That's right.

SPEAKER_00 0:16

Sponsor uh supporting the uh the brag because what is next week?

SPEAKER_01 0:21

Big Brag 2026.

SPEAKER_00 0:24

And where are we gonna be?

SPEAKER_01 0:25

Oh, never never never mind.

SPEAKER_00 0:28

Where have we been for the last four years? Sad sad, uh yeah, we're not gonna be there, but that's okay. You know. We've we've got uh we'll be cycling men of leisure will be well represented. And cycling women of leisure.

SPEAKER_01 0:42

We've got uh our team captain, Scott Ledford, and we wanna we wanna thank him. Yes. Here in digital and video formats. Thank you, Scott, and support wife. We've got we've got twenty-three members this year on the on the team.

SPEAKER_00 0:59

That's that's not bad.

SPEAKER_01 1:01

I mean No, that's not bad, especially since you and I and you know we're not gonna be there, and we still have 23 members, which I love.

SPEAKER_00 1:08

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:09

And some of our good friends even have their own teams, and so that's cool as well.

SPEAKER_00 1:14

Yeah, some people that were on our team last year are doing teams this year, so uh that's awesome. Uh, like like I've always said, you know, these rides are better on a team, doesn't matter whose team, just a team. So happy to have our 23. And uh unfortunately we're not gonna be there, but we will be there in spirit, absolutely thinking about you.

SPEAKER_01 1:34

So absolutely. Um, we will hope that the rubber side stays down and may the wind be at your back.

SPEAKER_00 1:42

Always, always right and it all downhill.

SPEAKER_01 1:47

Yeah, absolutely. And like you always say, you can coast forever. Actually, you can't coast forever.

SPEAKER_00 1:54

That's right. That's right. That's right. Don't misquote me. Because then I just sound you know, I already don't have a

Team Pride And Not Being There

SPEAKER_00 2:05

job. Ah, you can coast forever, doesn't matter.

SPEAKER_01 2:08

I feel bad for some of the people who are going to big brag this year.

SPEAKER_00 2:11

Why is that?

SPEAKER_01 2:12

They're not gonna be able to see a most awesome de brim going down the road. I mean, that is my signature look.

SPEAKER_00 2:19

No, no, uh it's a look. We'll leave it at that. But I don't really think anybody's gonna miss the uh the de Brim. I'm not gonna miss the DeBrim.

SPEAKER_01 2:30

I guarantee you. Hashtag no, I wish the DeBrim was here. Hashtag thank God the DeBrim is not here. But we'll see. We'll see at the end of the week. I'll search for both of those, so we'll see. All kidding aside, we uh we want to just tell everybody that we hope they have a safe week.

SPEAKER_00 2:48

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 2:49

I hope the weather is is great. Uh nothing, nothing better than having great weather when you're on these on these rides. And might I say, and I will I will confess this is my right hand. I don't know if cameras are reversing or whatever for those of you watching this. I'm gonna miss it. I'm not gonna lie. I I I'm I'm watching everybody pack. I I'm watching people talk about hey, put your stuff in ziploc bags, and hey, do this, and and you know, all of some of our packing moves, and and like today I was in my office and looking down going, man, I wish I was going. So right there with you, brother.

SPEAKER_00 3:30

I wish I was there.

SPEAKER_01 3:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 3:31

I wish I was going to be there. Let's put it that way. Kind of weird, uh, because generally on my floor of my office, I have everything laid out and ready to go. But you know what? We've we've got other people to carry the uh carry the torch this year. It's just been a really weird and wacky year, so it didn't work out, but you know, you never know. We'll we'll be back at some point.

SPEAKER_01 3:55

I was gonna say, I was I was gonna ask, is this an exclusive?

SPEAKER_00 3:58

I wasn't committing to anything. Okay. That's because the inside joke is Adam's always like, it's like we go to all these rides, and

Missing The Rituals Of Bike Travel

SPEAKER_00 4:05

it's like, now don't say we're coming back because we don't know if we're coming back. Every ride Adam has ever gone to in the last 10 years with me, it's like, you know, day two, he's like, yeah, we're being we're coming back next year. It's like you didn't discuss this with me.

SPEAKER_01 4:19

You know, the executive director of of Bragg, who is now the international director of Brag, he he mentioned it the best. He said it's like summer camp. And I I think I just get excited. I I get like a kid in a candy store. I'm like, we're coming back, yeah. Except, except it sounds like this.

SPEAKER_00 4:38

We're coming back.

SPEAKER_01 4:40

Like that little pig in the backseat of the old uh what was it, Geico commercials? Yeah, yeah, exactly. I want to come I'm I mean, I get more excited about you know, and and it's not just you know, just like we say on the show for me, it's the whole experience. It's not just the ride, it's the travel, it's the adventure, it's the packing everything up, it's the flight, it's breaking the bike down and and hoping and praying to God that it goes back together wherever I might lay my head at night, and and then taking it apart and then putting it back together and you know not having extra screws in the box.

SPEAKER_00 5:15

And no, you can have at three, no more than three. That's right. That's right. Yeah, three or less, you're okay. Those are extras that the factory puts in there just for safety purposes.

SPEAKER_01 5:26

So I tell myself. I'm definitely uh definitely missing it, and uh I'm I'm excited for for all of our friends. I'm I'm loving the social media comments going back and forth, and I've saw, you know, I'm sure you've seen the same, which is like, hey, the shuttle time is this time, because that's usually a question. What time is the shuttle? You don't want to miss the shuttle, or uh, I'm selling my shuttle, I'm changing my plans, or and and some somber things too this week have been uh this year's not gonna work out for me. I have to have surgery, or I I was in an accident or whatever.

SPEAKER_00 5:59

So I've seen a couple of those, unfortunately.

SPEAKER_01 6:02

Yeah, I was thinking to myself, maybe there's two with bus passes, and maybe you and I just say, We're going.

SPEAKER_00 6:09

Well, at least as long as nobody, you know, hit a hose and broke their clavicle.

SPEAKER_01 6:13

So no, no, no, no. We don't need that. That's enough. Last time I was at Disney, I went by the escalator and saw the one that tried to eat you. And so you mean the one you shoved me down?

SPEAKER_00 6:23

That's my story. I'm sticking with it. Okay. You can't prove otherwise.

unknown 6:28

He shoved me.

SPEAKER_01 6:29

I think there might be indisputable video evidence that Disney downloaded, archived, and saved for the next 10 years.

SPEAKER_00 6:35

They were concerned I might sue them for for you pushing me down an escalator. It's like, oh, if I'm suing anybody, I'm suing that guy.

SPEAKER_01 6:44

That that that

Old Mishaps And Real Safety Reminders

SPEAKER_01 6:45

one manager was like, You sure you're okay?

SPEAKER_00 6:47

Oh man, she was there. I had barely got off the escalator and Disney management showed up. It's like, I'm okay. I'm uh you know, just have the paramedic. Oh, should you go to the hospital? You know, no, just clean up, you know, the biological, you know, stuff there, clean it all up, manage me up. I'm I'm good to go. So yeah, they were very concerned. But no, I'm not suing you for Adam throwing me down an escalator.

SPEAKER_01 7:14

My gosh. Well, listen, I I I do hope that uh everybody has a safe week. I hope everybody is is uh keep the rubber side down was trying to be like an old Irish quote, but on the serious note, please, please, please stay safe. Watch out for the tracks. I know you're gonna be on a lot of trails, so watch out for the oncoming bystanders. Yeah. Hey.

SPEAKER_00 7:41

One thing I will say is I would love it if members of the team would uh you know send some pictures our way, uh, hashtag us or drop us, you know, direct instant messages or however you want to get it to us. And it would really be cool if uh, you know, every day or every other day some people could maybe uh dump a brief message into our fan mail. Little recorded 60-second message, let us know how it's going, the highlights, things like that. Keep us informed. It

Photos, Fan Mail Updates, And Jersey Spotting

SPEAKER_00 8:10

would really be appreciated.

SPEAKER_01 8:12

For sure. And don't forget, they have something to look for when they're out there on the road.

SPEAKER_00 8:18

They do, and Jeff should have it at this point. It's the 2026 Guess the route route brag winner. Got a jersey. I'm also gonna post a couple pictures of the jersey because I tried it on just for the picture purposes, and uh that way you'll know what what to look for. And if you see it, you know, stop him, get your picture, take it with it, send it our way, we'd love to see it. But uh I'll brag a little, I think it's a sharp looking jersey.

SPEAKER_01 8:45

I also am going to tell people that find some distilleries along the way. This is not just about a bike ride. When you're out there, you gotta make memories, and I'm not saying just like sitting inside the indoor camping and staring at each other. Get out there, explore, find something to do. Winer, distillery, brewery.

SPEAKER_00 9:08

With an E on the end. So, yeah, absolutely. Enjoy it. Uh it is more than the ride, it is the fellowship, it is the new friends you'll meet, it's the old friends you'll see. Uh, it's just the overall experience. So uh go out and have a good time. Keep us in the loop, let us know how it's going, and uh, you know,

Make Memories On The Route

SPEAKER_00 9:30

maybe next year we'll be right back out there with you.

SPEAKER_01 9:33

That sounds good. And you know what it's gonna be when they're out there every day? It's going to be a great day for a bike ride.