Helium Tool Roll

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Robin admits he's redoing the site's weather page (again). He'll add hourly rain peaks, daylight averages, allergen info, basically everything a data nerd wants (the whole bacon-saving enchilada). He answers listener questions with clear chain-care tips and a five minute Snapjack life hack.

Brian chases an "indestructible helium and feathers" ultralight tool roll, as Robin suggests his feels like 10 pounds of Ozzy grade heavy metal. Brian's tool-roll rules: skip deep wells unless you really need 'em, watch aluminum combo levers, carry L-keys, use bike-specific axle tools and buy real tools like Wera, Motion Pro and Asahi Light. Aluminum-handled ratchets and coupling-nut axle tricks ... fine.

Joanne clears up a gear mess by matching gear to your ride mix. If you ride 70/30 or 80/20 street to dirt, don't roast in heavy Gore-Tex or wear MX jerseys all day on pavement. She points to dual-purpose kits like REV'IT Territory and Klim Mojave/Dakar, mixing tough abrasion zones with big airflow.

Jordan gives a lively history on how the USA turned dirt into macadam, tracing the National Road from Jefferson's 1806 plan to the 1830s westward push. He follows the route from Cumberland to Wheeling to Columbus to Vandalia and to the Mississippi before explaining why those roads lasted. His point is clear, that without these early federal roads we might still be riding on top soil.

Episode Page: https://tro.bike/podcast/2025e24/
Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald