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The Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association is a fairly new nonprofit helping create better standards for service in the bicycle industry and defining what it means to be a professional bike industry mechanic. Join us as we talk with James Stanfill, President of the PBMA, to learn about the association and how they are building a better bike industry.   View show notes at ShiftUpPodcast.com

We talk with Patrick Stephenson from 30 Days of Biking about his April biking challenge and how you can use it to get your current and potential customers biking more in April. 

Listen along as we talk with Eric Bjorling, Brand Manager of Trek Bicycles, about the MOST important topic we can tackle, cycling safety. Learn about Trek’s safety research, new products, and the bicycle to vehicle technology they are currently working on.    Find show notes at http://shiftuppodcast.com

QBP recently announced a community grant program to help support their bike dealers. This was a very fitting episode to record after the Vista Outdoors episode as it is very much focused on brands, dealers, and a distributor focused on paying it forward and putting their money back into getting more people on bikes. The deadline is March 12th so make sure to listen to this episode to hear learn the details and visit https://qbp.com/community-grant to apply.

Digging in with Aaron Naparstek of Streetsblog who blew the lid off Vista Outdoors, owner of many large cycling companies, Bell, Giro, Blackburn, Copilot, etc., sponsoring the NRA and NRATV. As Aaron dug in he realized that Vista Outdoors also has PAC that gives money to the main Utah politicians trying to privatize public land in Utah. This is the fight that REI is very vocal in fighting, and yet they carry a lot of product from Vista Outdoors brands.    Wherever you sit on this issue, we would love to hear from you! Find links to Aaron's findings at ShiftUpPodcast.com

This may be our favorite episode yet! In this episode, we are digging in with Jay Townley to discuss the key highlights from the 2017 National Bicycle Dealer Association Speciality Retailer report.   A few of the topics discussed: What are the top brands being carried? How is technology being used? What is the average salary of bike shop employees? What are the common fears bike shops have?   Show notes can be found at shiftuppodcast.com and make sure to join the conversation at #betterbikeindustry.

The United States lost the bicycle commuter benefits in the recent tax reform. We discuss the repercussions of losing these tax credits and what bike shops and brands should be doing to build better bicycle-friendly communities and businesses.   Visit http://shiftuppodcast.com for show notes and links!

It doesn't matter where you stand on bike share, it is here to stay and it is growing. We are talking with Andy Boenau, a city planner, and storyteller that is the Director of Mobility Strategy for a bike share company about bike share myths.    Show notes and links can be found at http://shiftuppodcast.com and make sure to join the conversation at #betterbikeindustry

Fear of being hit while biking is a large barrier to get people biking. In this episode, we discuss the importance of cycling rights and how should all be involved in protecting them. Ann Groninger and Charlie Thomas are bike lawyers part of Bike Law and give us examples of why your voice is so important in helping make our roads safer for cycling. Find show notes and links mentioned in this episode at http://ShiftUpPodcast.com. Join the conversation on Twitter using #betterbikeindustry

Arleigh Greenwald talks with Melissa Balmer, the Founder of Pedal Love - storytelling and thought leadership tools for growing mindful mobility. We discuss flipping the script of the bike industry by focusing on casual biking and general bicycling. We are kicking off this conversation and want you to add your voice to the conversation at #betterbikeindustry.   The upcoming book Melissa mentions, "The Surprising Promise of Bicycling in America” book with Jay Walljasper coming spring 2018. Find more about Pedal Love and the crowdfunding for the book at http://pedallove.org.   Find links and show notes at http://shiftuppodcast.com

Arleigh Greenwald talks with Andy Clarke the Director of Strategy for Toole Design, formally the Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists and Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, about the US bicycle lobbying and advocacy efforts, where we have come from and where Andy thinks we are headed.    A must listen for everyone in the US bicycle industry!   Make sure to join the conversation using #betterbikeindustry on your favorite social channel. Show notes can be found at: http://shiftuppodcast.com

Arleigh Greenwald talks with Jude Gerace from Sugar Wheelworks as they discuss why service should always be the answer in the bike industry, why we need to move away from the "independent bicycle dealer" framework & being a woman in the bike industry.   Make sure to join the conversation using #betterbikeindustry on your favorite social channel. Show notes can be found at: shiftuppodcast.com

Arleigh Greenwald talks with Mark Sutton of Cycling Industry News about the highs and lows of 2017 for the bicycle industry and what we hope for as 2018 begins. We will host the state of the bike industry every quarter so make sure to jump into the conversation using #betterbikeindustry.   See full show notes and links at ShiftUpPodcast.com.

We are building a better bike industry and getting more people biking through healthy discussion with the changemakers in the bicycle industry. From bike manufacturers, advocacy groups, bike shop owners, event hosts, and more, we are actively talking to the people that are changing the bicycle industry for the better. Join us!