Hello and welcome to the Bikes for Death podcast. My name is Patrick and I am your host.

And I'd like to start off today's episode by thanking our newest patrons. We've had a few sign up since last episode. So I'd like to give a shout out to Kevin B, Trent P. and Ryan L. I appreciate you guys stepping up to support the show and getting us closer to the

goal of reaching $500 a month on patron. Currently, we're at $430. When we hit that magical $500

number, I'm going to create a separate podcast called Shifting Gears that's going to be just for

patrons as a way to say thank you. It's going to be a little bit different than the format that I have here on Bikes for Death. The reason it's called shifting gears is because they can go in a lot of different directions. So ultimately I'm probably going to let the patrons run that show and dictate who my guests are, what the topics are. And I'm just going to kind of do

whatever they want me to do because really it's about saying thank you to them. So if you're a

patron, thank you. Hopefully we'll get to that number soon. And if you would like to help support the

show, the easiest way to find patron is to head over to Bikes for Death.com. There's a link there.

There's also a link to PayPal, which allows you to

submit a one-time donation. And you can also check out the merchandise. We got all kinds of

great goodies there that allows you to support the show, kick a few dollars our way, and also

let everybody else know that you're rippinging bikes for death. And that's what

you're about. Bikes are life. It's a lifestyle. It's what we do. It's who we are. Thanks for

reping the gear. I always love to see people out there with patches, stickers, shirts, whatever it is.

Super cool. Thanks for spreading the stoke. And lastly, the easiest way to support the show is to simply go to iTunes and leave a five-star review. It is super important to help the show stay current, stay topical, and let the algorithms and little robots know that people do like the show. They are listening and other people should listen to. So that's just the way

the world works. And if you can help leave a little review with five stars next to it, that would

be ever so appreciated. All right. Well, listen, I do have an opportunity for listeners. If you

have a message or if you would like to share something with the Bikes for Death audience,

there's going to be some opportunities coming up for that. I'm going to talk about all of that after the show,

but if you fancy yourself as somebody who would like to contribute who has an idea or whatnot

and would like to contribute something or share something with the Bikes for Death audience,

stick around because we got some opportunities. I get lots of

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