Outspoken - Marquis Bowden

In the life of an athlete, there’s only so much you can control. Training plans and performance tracking will get you to the start line, but once the klaxon sounds, you’re in the hands of the gods. How do you prepare for the feeling of letting go? And how do you trust that everything will go your way, when it’s no longer up to you? In conjunction with Rapha we produced a short film and photo essay which you can view HERE: https://bit.ly/FaithLP

Gus and Lach are catch up in Breckenridge after a busy week of racing the Leadville 100 & Breck Epic MTB races. Ramble is a thereabouts production produced Angus & Lachlan Morton. Sound design and mix by Craig Williams. Executive producers, Isaac Karsen, Angus Morton, and Abby Levene. Music by Lachy. If you enjoy hanging out with us on the audio waves, come hang out with us on the internet waves! Head over to thereabouts.ghost.io to join our community, support our work, and chat on discord. You can also get in touch with us on Instagram. @lachlanmorton for Lachy @thatisgus for Gus or @hereorthereabouts for thereabouts. If you enjoy listening to this, or honestly, even if you didn't please consider throwing us a review.

From Taylor: another summer mixtape for y’all. It’s been cooking in the studio in Spain as we don’t have AC - I’m always working with pushing the limits of transition between genres. This is a compilation of older music I love from the likes of David August, Marvin Gaye, and BADBADNOTGOOD, among other jazz, RnB, and electronic discoveries. The mix also features a deep dive into a label I’ve been digging these days named Geigling, hailing from the machine music motherland, Deutschland. Hier kommt die Sonne. We hope this helps you find your groove...

We are back! After a busy summer schedule Ramble (and all the thereabouts podcasts) is back and there is a lot to catch up on! In episode six of Ramble Lachy catches Gus up on his summer exploits which include a jaunt in east Africa, the Crusher in the Tusher, and prep for the remainder of the gravel season.

In episode 5 of Ramble Gus touches base with Lachy, who's back in Colombia after several big season objectives. They talk about their recent trip with World Bicycle Relief, La Ruta - the worlds toughest MTB race - and of course Unbound Gravel. They also shit-can Golf, for some reason. We hope you enjoy this rambling space filler of a conversation.

June Mixtape inspired by a few sets I played two weeks ago—this one is made with movement in mind. Enjoy! SCAPES is produced and Mixed by Taylor Phinney. Executive produced by Angus Morton, Isaac Karsen. If you enjoy our shows then become a member! You can do so at thereabouts.ghost.io any and all support tis welcome. insta: @taylorphinney @hereorthereabouts

Imagine being whisked away from your childhood home in the dead of night never to return again. Instead you find yourself sailing on the open ocean for days, before seeking refuge on a tropical Island you’d come to call home for several years. For a young Quoc and his family this was the beginning of their journey to the UK, and the start of a new life outside the communist regime of Vietnam.  In this week's episode of Outspoken we go inside the unexpected life of Quoc Pham, and his eponymous cycling footwear brand Quoc for what is a story about finding one’s identity, dogged perseverance, and evolution.  You can find Quoc's shoes and more about their story HERE. Outspoken is a thereabouts production produced and edited by Angus Morton and Abby Levene. Sound design and mix by Ben Crannell. Executive producers, Isaac Karsen, Angus Morton, and Abby Levene. Music by Builders Tea. If you enjoy hanging out with us on the audio waves, come hang out with us on the internet waves! Head over to thereabouts.ghost.io to join our community, support our work, and chat on discord. You can also get in touch with us on Instagram. @aplevene for, Abby @thatisgus for Gus or @hereorthereabouts for thereabouts. If you enjoy listening to this, or honestly, even if you didn't please consider throwing us a review.

Gus and Isaac return in I AM HERE: Behind the Film 002 to give you the low down on how the scope of the project transformed from three five-minute shorts set in Iceland to a scripted, feature film straddling that frozen tundra and also bustling Mexico City. At the heart of this story is Gus’s relationship with alcohol. Gus opens up about how he started drinking to fill a sinking void upon retiring (the first time) from professional cycling. The conversation turns quite philosophical as Gus, Isaac, and Abby chew on the existential questions plaguing human existence. Along the way, they share the real story behind the script of I AM HERE. Watch the I AM HERE trailer on Kickstarter. While you’re there, you can also help us bring this story to life (and get some pretty sweet rewards for doing so).

Welcome to I AM HERE: Behind the Film, a mini-series that goes behind the scenes on our upcoming feature film, I AM HERE. In this first episode, thereabouts founder Angus Morton and executive producer Isaac Karen hash out the entirely unrecognizable initial vision for this project and the logistical quagmire of getting to and biking across Iceland during the dead of winter, in the middle of a pandemic. What could possibly go wrong? Watch the I AM HERE trailer on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/3PYkuY3. While you’re there, you can also help us bring this story to life (and get some pretty sweet rewards for doing so).

Gus and Lachy chat about a whole bunch of shit, per usual, including Lael Wilcox’s recent bikepacking effort on the Arizona Trail and the role competition plays in solo endurance efforts. p.s. We dropped this episode last week to our members. Sign up to get early access and exclusive content. It’s free, but we deeply appreciate the paid support too. Got thoughts on this episode, Gus's hat style, or life in general? Come chat with us on Discord.