Alix, Paul, Steve and Ian are back once again in the Dads+Bikes podcast studio. This week we discus the glory that is water. You need it. We need it. Your child(ren) needs it and so do plants. Bubbles or no bubbles is at the center of our mega discussion. Tune on and also turn on the tap. Song choice: Lost in Love by Jany Green Follow us here on In…

Did you think we vanished and stopped? Nope, just stalled during the chilly winter months. Alix, Paul, Steve and Ian are back in the studio gearing up for another solid Dads+Bikes podcast experience. This time around we discuss sleeping patterns, specifically what to do and what to avoid with young children. Do you do sleep training? Perhaps hire a…

Did you forget about us? We hope not as the cold winter has hit our souls but we've been really busy staring at our bikes. Alix, Steve, Paul and Ian are back in the garage talking about how to successfully winterize your bike. We discuss what are the correct steps to do and how to avoid costly errors when the Earth thaws and you fire up your bike i…

What a time to be alive! Alix, Paul, Steve and Ian are back in the studio with another solid episode to the Dads+Bikes podcast experience. In this important episode we star talking in New York accents for all the right reasons, sleeping patterns with new borns, and taking care of our health and wellness with physical fitness. We also discuss when i…

It's that time once again when Alix, Steve and Paul welcome Nick from Augment Motorworks into the studio! We become to know Nick as a great human, passionate about bikes, and solid insights into how his family encouraged him to develop the confidence to start a business during COVID. A rare mix of skills right there. Apart from discussing vintage b…

Season 2 of the Dads + Bikes podcast experience is shaping out real nice and we're happy you're with us on this trip! Alix, Steve and Paul bring back Nick from Augment Motorworks into the studio and discuss how a small accident fuelled him to take a '74 CB 750 and restore it to a passion project as his first custom bike. We also discuss scramblers,…

A very special episode of this Dads+Bikes podcast is here for your listening enjoyment today. Not only to we have special guest Simon Lin with us in the studio, but we also talk about our collective trip when we hit the dirt bike trails! Alix, Paul, Steve, Ian and Simon all discuss their experience on dirt bikes and what it was like to ride Honda's…

Alix, Paul, Steve and Ian welcome Simon, an awesome dad of two, into the studio this week! Back by popular demand is the "Dad Hack" series and Simon gives the genius hack of how the family keeps organized in chaos. We also go down a rabbit hole of genealogy and talk out our family roots and discuss the importance, or possibly not, of connecting our…

If there is one thing we've realized about motorcycles is that this healthy obsession continues to grow with a solid community. As we continue down the road in Season 2 of the Dads + Bikes podcast experience, we welcome Nick from Augment Motorworks into the Clubhouse! Nick, who is the owner and founder of Augment is truly making a name for himself …

Flowing through Season 2 with a not a push start like Season 1 but with a smooth electric start! Back in the clubhouse with Alix, Paul, Steve and Ian where we discuss the current status of all our bikes! Alix scored a vintage CB 750, Paul finds new hope with his Kawasaki KE125, Steve pushes the limits with his beautiful new Triumph scrambler, and I…

We are back in action with the official kickoff of Season 2 of the Dads + Bikes podcast experience! While we've been riding in the warm summer months so much has happened. In this first episode of Season 2 of Dads+Bikes we catch up on where our kids have been... and also have no clue sometimes of their whereabouts. Our kids have turned 12 all the w…

Episode 50! A milestone has been reached with the Dads+Bikes podcast experience! Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian are in the Clubhouse celebrating with all the food, drinks, and great conversation of being the best dads we can be! We discuss how we can randomly buy stuff without learning how to use it, but learn along the way. Just like parenting! In thi…

We are almost at the stellar 50 episode mark but before we hit that milestone we welcome you to Episode 49 of the Dads+Plus Bikes Podcast Experience. Back in the garage with Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian discuss all things like, such as high eBay fees, Slivovitz, snowboarding jackets, and growing babies. We also talk about how 'helping hands' -- with …

Welcome back to the Dads+Bikes podcast and this week Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian are back in The Clubhouse. We continue our conversation about great customer service and how time has become irrelevant due to the internet -- the doors are really never closed online. In addition, we talk about how business shifted during COVID and how companies have f…

Welcome back to another episode of the Dads+Bikes podcast experience. We start off this week with Alix, Steve, Paul, and Ian with a bang by discussing the flat Earth theory, or some say a conspiracy, which quickly gets re-routed by Steve to shout out a solid customer experience by a winter gear company called Dope. The snowboard jacket he was looki…

This week on the Dads+Bikes podcast experience Alix and Ian discuss the shows and movies that made us, specifically Arrested Development and the banger of a movie Armageddon with Owen Wilson being the true lead actor. We quickly talk about how entertainment for kids these days are created by all the gazillionaires YouTubers such as LazarBeam, Mark …

Back in action once again in The Clubhouse for the epicenter of all podcasts, The Dads+Bikes podcast experience. This week, we discuss marriage and how long it took for each of us to propose. We also went off a tangent from this conversation into the more important discussion of leather boots, specifically Viberg Boots. One of the key points that w…

Welcome back to another episode of the Dads+Bikes podcast experience. We are back with Alix, Steve, Paul, and Ian and discussing how actually communicating with others at a young age helps build skills to excel later in life in the business world. As our children grow, it's the role of the parent to guide them in the best direction of their dreams …

We are back online and in-person for another fantastic episode of Dads+Bikes with Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian. During this pod, we discuss how COVID has impacted homelife, specifically kids during online school and how we want the best for them. It's important to know the limits and when to turn off the screen time and simply explore outside to educ…

We are back in the Clubhouse with Alix, Steve, and Ian talking cars! This is the Dads + Bikes podcast experience and we have a fine structure in place. Right out of the gate we talk about our first cars and how naming them is key to loving them, such as The Jeepster, Beefsquatch, or Mouse car. This exquisite conversation progressed to speeding, rol…

Once again we are in The Clubhouse with Alix, Steve, Ian, and special guest Mirco! This week discuss injuries and how it's always the last run of the day that kills our body and sends us to the hospital. Adrenaline is a kicker that can carry you through any bodily harm. The best part of this podcast is the discussion around liquor, specifically Sli…

Once again we are back in The Clubhouse and the final guest appearance in Season 1 with friend and entrepreneur Mirco, owner of MyBabbo. We start our discussions by reminiscing about the rock classics of the 70s and 80s, specifically Journey's Can't Stop Believing. We quickly transitioned to how this song is always played at weddings and will event…

Back once again in The Clubhouse with Alix, Steve, Ian, and special guest star Mirco! This week on Episode 39 of the Dads + Bikes podcast experience, we started off by talking about something revolutionary -- motorbikes! This is uncharted territory during this podcast but we nailed it off the top by discussing the rewiring of Alix's Kawasaki. We di…

Back once again in The Clubhouse with Mirco as our special guest! This week we discuss photo albums and how this form of memory a lost treasure. What was once a need to produce a physical book is now replaced by the ease of smartphone with quick access to hundreds of pics. There is something special about cracking open a photo book with your kids a…

"Nothing happens in the freezing cold," says Mirco, who is this week's special guest of the Dads + Bikes podcast experience. In Episode 37, Alix, Steve, Ian, and Mirco discuss the exhilaration of taking risks, specifically the option of doing the Skywalk at the CN Tower or bungee jumping into the ether while on vacation. Continue to create those im…

Back in the garage is Alix, Steve, Ian, and special guest star Mirco. In Episode 36, we discuss the greatest topic right off the top. Bread. Specifically bread and how a freshly baked loaf is life-changing. From there we talk about Steve's garage and how he's progressed in cleaning it up and left behind his early hoarder stage. While he thinks he's…

"I want some meatballs!" Preach Mirco, preach! This episode of the Dads+Bike Podcast experience is brought to you by the hands of Mirco who handmade his world-famous meatballs. The ingredients are secret but the flavour is beyond expectations. Apart from bringing the good in a hot crockpot, Mirco also purchased buns from San Remo Bakery. "You canno…

Praise neighbourhood friend and father of two Mirco for bringing us food, specifically his world-renowned homemade meatballs. Mirco joins the Dads+Bikes crew Alix, Steve and Ian to discuss parenting and food. Mostly food, which all perfect. From a dad's perspective, we discuss when and who should yell in the family. Mirco gives the analogy of a pit…

Watches. Yes, we're into watches. We also like bikes, food, and music. We're four dads in a buffet wanting to eat everything and do it. We're into everything and loving life. We're back in the garage, also now known as the Clubhouse, discussing the style and history of watches, specifically the G-Shock and how it can handle extreme sports and vibra…

We talk bikes. We talk dads. We talk food. The trifecta is alive and well in episode 32 of the Dads+Bikes podcast experience. In this short discussion, we start off by going over what parts are needed to fire up our bikes and also the best places to purchase parts, whether it be a local bike shop like GP Bikes or a mass-consumer site like Amazon. I…

We are in the Clubhouse, also known as Steve's garage, for yet another episode of the Dads+Bikes podcast experience. Update on our global domination: We are now in 9 countries, including beautiful Brazil and Kenya! We're thrilled you are with us during our slow but purpose-driven growth. In Episode 31, we discuss the stages of how kids grow from th…

Back once again in the greatest garage in Ontario with the Dads+Bikes Podcast Experience. Alix, Steve, and Ian discuss how our forefathers led the way for us and how they dealt with the passing of loved ones. As usual, we also talk about food and how great it is. Specifically, getting terrible feedback from our kids when we put wholesome Ontario-gr…

Consuming your time once again is the global sensation called The Dads+Bikes Podcast Experience! We are back in the garage with Alix, Steve, and Ian discussing family heritage, specifically asking if you could go back in time to when your parents were kids and if you'd be friends with them? Do you know your parents and their interests? We dig deep …

Lets riiiiddeee!! Back in the garage with Alix, Steve, and Ian for another Dads+Bikes podcast experience. This week starts off by deconstructing beef jerky as Ian is deep down a rabbit hole of starting a business. The choice of meat is not the usual top round but a delicious sirloin cut. We get hungry on this podcast from talking truths and drinkin…

1. Don't be a Nigel and go for a walk the next day. 2. There is a difference between soldering and cauterizing and one works with a vasectomy and one doesn't. 3. Enjoy the downtime. Back once again in the garage of all garages, which is home to the greatest dad podcast, is the Dads+Bikes podcast experience. This week, Alix, Steve, Ian, and special …

Back one again in the garage with Alix, Steve, Ian, and special guest Allen! This week we discuss burgers once again and Allen gives his thoughts of how a local establishment called Jumbo Burgers brings him back to his childhood roots. We also dig deep into different burger joints and attempt to understand how all and why burgers vary from place to…

Welcome back to the Dads + Bike podcast experience with Alix, Steve, Ian, and special guest Allan! This week, Steve unboxes his brand new Bell Riot helmet that he scored from GP Bikes -- shoutout to the great customer service. In case you ever find yourself with a flooded engine, Alix also gives tips and tools that can use to help you get back on t…

Back in the garage for another episode of the Dads + Bikes / Friday Night Bikes / Satan's Chauffers podcast experience. In this episode, we dig deep into how parents can set boundaries and responsibilities with their kids when hanging with friends. We also have special guest Allan in the studio who discusses what it's like to have two teenage daugh…

We are on tap for another week and this time around Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian welcome special guest Allan to the show! Right off the bat, we dig into listener questions with #dadhacks and specifically the button onesie and how you only buy them for people who you want to frustrate during the first stages of raising a child. Zippers are the way to …

Back in the garage with Alix, Steve, and Ian for yet another episode of Dads + Bikes / Satan's Chauffeurs / Friday Night Bikes podcast experience! We are a buffet of names and also provide you with a buffet of entertainment and knowledge. In this conversation, we discuss how to encourage kids to be entrepreneurs and teach them to create and sell it…

Blackjack episode is here are Alix, Steve, and Ian continue to discuss customizations and how you can easily restore any bike with days - either OEM or aftermarket. From a dad perspective, kids have us wrapped around our fingers. It's those neuropathways that are so ingrained or imprinted, that kids know exactly who to come to for snacks, tech, and…

This is the Dads + Bikes / Satan's Chauffers Podcast Experience. We are back in the garage with Alix, Steve, and Ian where we talk about expansion chambers on a 2-stoke motorized bicycle, which gives you enhanced power output. Ian also gives an important bike update as he's been given the green light to be his own man and restore the 1978 Kawasaki …

Right out of the gate, Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian talk about the benefits of carrying a pocket knife and useful they can be to first-time dads to open up all sorts of things, such as toys and diapers. We also come full circle and discuss how you can bring 'conscious productivity and positivity' to your family by passing on generational habits. In a…

With all the technical issues behind us, Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian are back in the garage for the Dads+Bikes / Satan's Chauffeurs podcast experience. This podcast started off by discussing the necessary motorcycle gear for safety and for lifestyle. We were also educated about 'ATGATT,' which stands for All The Gear All The Time. A big shoutout to …

Back once again with Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian for the Dads+Bikes / Satan's Chauffeurs podcast experience. This week, we start off by discussing music and how different genres represent different phases in our life. Sometimes you need a jolt of Fugazi, the soul of Foreign Exchange, feel the funk of 'And the Living Is Easy' by Guts, or chill with '…

Curious about this podcast and what we actually discuss? So are we! We have distilled it down to the time you're with us to be a 'theoretical theme that never happens.' This theme ranges from being a dad to restoring bikes.... and everything in between. In this episode, Alix, Steve, Ian and Sid discuss the music we are listening to, such as Panthur…

Back in the garage once again with Alix, Steve, Ian, and Sid where we talk about the connection between beef jerky and Big League Chew, the classic bubble gum with a pouch. We also discuss learning from YouTubers and how your kids can make your own avocado mask and hate it, or fix up your Yamaha V-Star Classic and remodel it into the BlackStar matt…

Once again back in the garage and we Alix, Steve, Ian, and Sid where we discuss the impacts of war and industry. We talked about witnessing the synapse fire in the brains of our offsprings when they realize how a company like Ford, BMW, or Saab retool its assembly line to help wartime efforts (and also profit). Similar to today with the war on COVI…

Alix, Steve, Ian, and special podcast guest Sid are in the garage once again discussing movies and requesting you avoid taking your young kids to see horror movies in the theatre (when COVID is over). Steve experienced this at 7 years old with Predator and he's still battling these emotions. Apart from burger joint recommendations, to pass the time…

Back in the garage once again for Friday Night Bikes with Alix, Paul, Steve, and Ian and we continued the conversation of #dadhacks. We also welcomed our first podcast guest! Sid -- friend, music aficionado, and father of three -- who made an entrance of entrances around the 16:30 minute mark. Time passes when you're being a good dad and it's best …