SEASON 3 / EPISODE 4: L.L. Bean CEO Steve Smith is a busy guy, but he always makes time for family, friends and outdoor adventures. And while spending a sunny morning on Cousins Island together, we were able to incorporate all three into a fun episode of the podcast. He recounted his early love for being a gear junky, using his paper route money to buy, and then continually upgrade his childhood dream bike — an early ‘80s Mongoose BMX. There were of course the crash stories — one resulting in two broken thumbs (definitely a dad joke in there somewhere), hair-raising encounters with various deadly wildlife in Florida, being humbled on the Mount Washington Auto Road Hillclimb by a rider with a handlebar basket and white tennis outfit, and his many riding [mis]adventures while living abroad.
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PLEASE NOTE: Generally speaking, episodes of I RIDE A BIKE are NOT "explicit"... but due to the passionate nature of our guests, there may be language and stories that aren't appropriate for all listeners. Therefore, sometimes we are required to label as explicit.
