Tom Dobrez grew up with bikes the way most of us did - riding around with friends, risking grave injury riding sketchy ramps, and exploring the area miles around his home. As a grownup, he and his friend Mark Hamlin wanted to help people recapture the carefree exhilaration of  cycling with an adult twist—and thus founded perhaps the South Suburbs' most iconic underground ride, Biking the 'Burbs for Beers. We also talk to Tom about Bike the Gem, Flossmoor's cycling preview of their Hidden Gem half marathon route, as well as his Worst/Best picks. Plus we play our first call-in message to the Worst/Best hotline - you're not really podcasting until you get a call-in!

Tell us YOUR picks for Worst/Best things about riding bikes in and around the Homewood-Flossmoor area by calling our hotline, 708/794-6588. We might play your message in a future episode!

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Special thanks to Bob Colton for our intro music, MG Bailey for letting use his song Worst/Best, and rockers ASP for the outtro tunes.

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You can always find us on our website, goodspeedcycles.com too!

Stay safe and thanks for listening!