Ep. 138 ~ Scarlet at 13 rides the Tour Divide with her Father
Bikes or Death
Patrick Farnsworth
4.8 • 563 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 149 minutes
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Summary
Scarlet & Flint Ziegler just made waves in the bikepacking community when word got out that they had completed the Tour Divide Route in 42 days. The Tour Divide is a well established route that many have done, but what sets this father daughter duo apart is that Scarlet was only 13 years old when she completed it.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Bikes for Death podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | As always, my name is Patrick, and I'm your host. |
| 0:07.1 | And on today's episode, I've got a very special guest, actually two special guests. |
| 0:14.0 | Scarlett and Flint Ziegler made waves in the bikepacking world when they became a father and daughter duo to complete the |
| 0:24.3 | 2,750-ish miles of the Great Divide mountain bike route. Now, many people have done this route, |
| 0:32.1 | but what sets them apart is that Scarlett did it when she was only 13 years old. And as you'll hear on today's |
| 0:41.0 | episode, bikepacking and bike touring and self-supported bike riding is not new to Scarlet. |
| 0:48.1 | She started her journey at two years old when she was towed along with her family on bike |
| 0:53.7 | tours. And from there, it was just a |
| 0:56.4 | progression that continued until today. I think you will find Scarlett to be an incredible |
| 1:03.1 | young woman who has done some amazing things. And she's not one to brag or boast. And so I will |
| 1:09.9 | do it for her. What she's doing is absolutely |
| 1:12.9 | amazing. It's incredible. And I think what we learn on today's episode is that when we give our |
| 1:19.8 | children an opportunity to experience the world in this manner to be self-reliant, to grow without |
| 1:27.0 | boundaries, well, there are no boundaries. |
| 1:30.6 | I hope that you enjoy this one as much as I did. |
| 1:33.7 | And before we get to today's episode, let's take a moment to thank the people that made it possible, |
| 1:39.7 | starting with our latest batch of patrons. |
| 1:43.4 | I'd like to give a warm welcome and a shout out to |
| 1:46.6 | Mountain Bike shenanigans. |
| 1:49.6 | Oh, I'm going to get this one wrong. |
| 1:51.8 | Vila Hatja, from Finland. |
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