Welcome to the freshest, fastest and flyest cycling podcast of 2024, hosted by Michael Leach and Jesse Smith.   In this first episode we’ll talk about Jesse’s prolific early season race schedule, hitting up all the knobby tired spring classics in his part of the world. We’re going diving into his strong finishes at the Ozark Doom and Cohutta 100. We’ll share a little teaser of the Enve Mog vs Specialized World Cup drop bar video that will be released soon on the Bicycle Station Youtube channel. We’ll talk about Jesse’s loose training schedule, his fueling strategies and we’ll also explore pedals—platform pedals (not flats), platforms vs. your standard clipless setup, for gravel and for Leadville this summer.     Let’s ride!    Follow us on social and we’d be grateful if you give us a five-star review (only if you’re feeling it and if not, don’t bother).  Instagram:  @jesse_bicyclestation @michaelleachba Show website: https://www.ajoeandapro.com/ For more Jesse Smith content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8qX3hDnrR-YyLxkYxLV5WA   For more Michael Leach content: https://beaudacious.com/   The best and baddest bike shop in the business https://www.thebicyclestation.com/ @thebicyclestation To listen to The Bounce Forward Podcast: https://beaudacious.com/podcast/   For Michael’s human performance, mindset and endurance coaching:  https://beaudacious.com/coaching/ Michael’s Leadville100-First Descents story and fundraising page:  https://support.firstdescents.org/fundraiser/5198318 Intro/Outro music by Coma-Media on  Pixbay.com: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-drop-it-124014/