ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Back on the Bus is back for a new season, and in this catch-up episode Svein and Randy settle back in like no time has passed. They talk about the realities of carving out time for life, training, and podcasting, with Randy sharing what the first eight months of fatherhood have been like and how quickly everything changes when you have a kid in the house.
From there, the conversation rolls into the familiar territory that always pulls them back together: bikes, fitness, adventure, and racing. Randy talks about rediscovering some motivation through consistency and a new road bike with a power meter, while Svein reflects on why chasing fitness later in life is less about numbers and more about holding on to that feeling of being capable, strong, and ready for anything.
Svein also shares stories from a huge ski mountaineering trip deep in the Monashees, where long glacier days, helicopter access, basecamp life, and big mountain terrain made for one of the standout adventures of the winter. Then the two dive into the spring Classics, unpacking Milan-San Remo, Flanders, Roubaix, Pogacar’s remarkable run, the value of great teammates, and why racing looks very different when you’ve actually lived it from inside the bunch.
They also look ahead to what’s coming next, including Svein’s new Jumbo Wild 600 bikepacking event in the Kootenays, the storytelling focus behind his FKT Challenges project, and a new podcast idea, The Long Game Project, built around staying fit, curious, and fully engaged as the years roll on.
It’s part race talk, part life update, part adventure story, and exactly the kind of conversation that makes Back on the Bus what it is.
