The Packfiller: Cycling Culture & Comedy
The cycling podcast for the rest of us.The Packfiller is your weekly escape into the hilarious, opinionated, and unfiltered world of cycling culture.Join host Pat Bulger for a mix of biting satire, deep-dive interviews with pro personalities, and the kind of honest bike talk you only hear on the group ride. We skip the dry race stats to focus on the lifestyle, the gear, and the absurdity of being a cyclist.Like a ride with friends (but one is an a-hole).Topics: Cycling Comedy, Bike Culture, Interviews, Road & Gravel.
Pat’s Peeves (The Great Cycling Grievance Airing)
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Pat, Jackson, and Paul take the studio mics to systematically roast the entire cycling community. From roadies launching crosswind snot rockets and MTBers endlessly debating 21.3 PSI, to the "Gravel Cartel" strapping charcuterie boards to their top tubes—no discipline is safe tonight. Pull up a stool to the Rim Brake Bar and let the airing of grievances begin.
Pookie Sam, and Poopie "James"
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(Editor's note - Should you stick with us to the end, it's well worth it (should you be into "poopie humor, that is))
The final Monument is in the books, the 2027 Transfer Market has turned into an absolute bloodsport, and it's time to talk about the toxic waste dump that is the used bike market.
This week on The Packfiller Podcast, the panel breaks down 20-year-old Paul Seixas' stunning win at Il Lombardia and the absolute hemorrhaging of talent at INEOS Grenadiers...
Remco's Microscopic Win & The New King of Lombardia
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The professional road season is entering its final, violent death rattle. Pat, Paul, and Jackson are in the Bunker to break down a microscopic 0.0002-second photo finish at the Euro Champs that had Giulio Ciccone demanding a forensic audit. Then, we look ahead to the final Monument of 2026: Il Lombardia. With Pogačar sidelined on the couch, who steps into the power vacuum?
Plus, the weather in the Pacific Northwest is turning, forcing the panel to debate the exact temperature where retreating to the b...
The Air Force Doc, Carbon Spines & The Refusal to Rest
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Brandon McNulty just took the Rainbow bands for the USA, and the Packfiller crew is celebrating by bringing in a medical professional to fix our creaking knees.
Tonight on Ep. 545, we are joined by Dr. Eric Anderson, MD—US Air Force Veteran, Board-Certified Sports Medicine physician at Ridgepoint Performance Medicine, and a former Cat 1 cyclist who knows exactly how much aging athletes lie to their doctors. We discuss the catastrophic reality of "Carbon Spines" from ultra-stiff frames, the psychology of refusing to rest, and wh...
The Mount Royal Gauntlet, Remco's Clock & Gravel Aero Bars
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Remco is crushing the clock, Van der Poel just launched a 175km solo raid, and the UCI World Championships are taking over Montreal.
Tonight on Ep. 544, the OG Three (Pat, Paul, and Jackson) break down the WorldTour invasion of North America, the boiling point of peloton safety, and a brutal game of Real vs. Fake in The Broom Wagon. Plus, we drop our ultimate fall-weather comfort meals in the Final K.
Cracking an @athleticbrewing shower beer and going LIVE at 6:00 PM PDT...
Racing Without the Alpha: Vuelta Finale, Canadian Classics & US Gravel
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With Tadej Pogačar skipping the World Championships, the peloton is facing something it hasn't seen in years: a massive power vacuum. When the Alpha leaves the room, do the true racers step up, or does anarchy take over? Welcome to Episode 543 of The Packfiller Podcast. Tonight, Pat Bulger, Paul Main, Jackson Bulger, and Dr. David Waples break down a chaotic week in global cycling. We cover Enric Mas finally dropping his runner-up reputation to win the Vuelta a España, Remco Evenepoel and Isaac Del To...
The Pro Training Crash Epidemic & Vuelta Final Week Chaos
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The Vuelta enters its final act, but the real danger for the pro peloton is happening on open training roads.
Welcome to Episode 542 of The Packfiller Podcast—where we treat the sport like a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole.
Tonight, the three-man tactical strike force of Pat Bulger, Paul Main, and Sam Waples assemble in The Bunker. The panel tackles the highly alarming, unsustainable epidemic of WorldTour pros having their seasons destroyed by training crashes on open roads. Are ae...
Pogačar Crashes Out of La Vuelta! (+ Philly Classic Returns & MTB Worlds)
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The Triple Crown dream is over—and the 2026 Vuelta a España is in total chaos.
Welcome to Episode 541 of The Packfiller Podcast—where we treat the sport like a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole.
Tonight, the "OG Three" (Pat Bulger, Paul Main, and Jackson Bulger) assemble in The Bunker to break down a seismic week in professional cycling. Tadej Pogačar’s race-ending crash on Stage 8 has blown the Vuelta wide open, handing Enric Mas and Movistar the red jers...
Why We Complain About Everything (And the State of Local Racing) | Ep. 540
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Welcome to Episode 540 of The Packfiller Podcast—where we treat the sport like a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole.
Tonight, Pat, Jackson, Paul, and Dr. David navigate the absolute chaos of the 2026 Vuelta a España. From Stage 3 getting annulled by a massive hailstorm to Tadej Pogačar launching a demoralizing 50-kilometer solo attack the very next day, the Spanish Grand Tour is completely off the rails.
The panel also dissects the controversial new Visma | Lease a Bike documentary, ques...
We Are Opening a Bike Shop! (+ Van Rysel Partnership & Vuelta 2026 Preview)
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The Local Bike Shop is Dead. Welcome to Packfiller Cycles.
Welcome to Episode 539 of The Packfiller Podcast—where we treat the sport like a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole.
Tonight is the biggest broadcast in the history of the Packfiller Empire. We are officially expanding from media into hardware. Joining us in The Bunker are special guests Karsten Hagen (Van Rysel) and Jack Brodhead to help us launch Packfiller Cycles—a closed-door, appointment-only concierge dealership. No fluorescent ligh...
The UCI Bra Inspection Scandal + Pogacar Returns to the Vuelta!
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Spokane Wildfires, Time Trial Agony, and "Chest Fairing" Controversies
Welcome to Episode 538 of the longest-standing podcast on the sport of cycling! Think of us as a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole.
Tonight, Pat, Paul, Jackson, and Dr. David open the show with an honest check-in on the community and the raging wildfires impacting our home region of Spokane, WA.
Once we address the smoke in the air, we dive straight into the absolute chaos of the professional...
Tour de France 2026 Forensic Audit + A Massive Studio Announcement
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The 113th Tour de France is officially in the history books, and Tadej Pogačar has permanently etched his name alongside the giants.
The Packfiller panel (minus a missing Dr. David) convenes in the Rim Brake Bar to deliver a forensic audit of the 2026 Tour. We break down the absolute dominance of the Yellow Jersey, Mads Pedersen's hustle for Green, and Richard Carapaz's aggressive ride for the Polka-Dots. We also review the wreckage of our Fantasy Tour teams and answer the ultimate prologue question: W...
2AM Raids and NEW BIKE DAYS
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Well, we're missing David, and the promised trivia segment... well, went to live on a farm upstate. But, as it's the last full week of the Tour de France, we have plenty to talk about, including EPO (not that kind), Tour opinions abound, and segments that will warm your cold, dead, elitist, roadie heart.
HOLY Td F - Sam's BACK! Pogačar Strikes, Uno-X Takes Yellow, & The UCI Loses Its Mind
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The OG trio is back (mostly). Sam has survived his battle with a stump, David returns from the void, and Pat is running on patio-remodel spite.
In Episode 535 of the Packfiller Podcast, we break down the absolute chaos of the opening days of the 2026 Tour de France. We analyze Visma's clinical Team Time Trial, Tadej Pogačar’s early flex in the Pyrenees, Mads Pedersen surviving the mountains, and the reality of a 100-degree Occitania heatwave baking the peloton.
Plus, in Pat's Pul...
Tour de France GC Grades, Fragile TPU Tubes, & PACKFILLER LIVE IS BACK!
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We are exactly four days away from the biggest cycling circus on earth crossing the start line in Barcelona, and the pro peloton is entering a state of absolute panic. This week on The Packfiller Podcast, the crew dives face-first into the 113th Tour de France. We break down the absolute madness of an opening day Team Time Trial, slap letter grades on the heavy GC favorites (Pogačar, Vingegaard, and the Red Bull-Bora "co-leadership" dynamic), and debate whether the Alpe d'Huez back-to-back double-header is brilliant r...
Pogačar’s Warning Shot, Visma’s Collapse & The 15 Worst Cycling Fashion Crimes
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The Tour de France is weeks away, and the peloton is in absolute chaos. Tadej Pogačar just put the entire WorldTour on notice with a historic, 67-year record-breaking onslaught at the Tour de Suisse. Meanwhile, Visma-Lease a Bike is structurally collapsing, Wout van Aert is officially out with an infection, and the UCI is handing out 500 CHF fines to Mathieu van der Poel for unzipping his speed suit in 90-degree heat.
Plus, we are convening the official "Cycling Fashion Tribunal." Jackson and Paul b...
Mattress Injuries, Cognitive Load Limits & Real vs. Fake Bike Tech
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Welcome to Episode 532 of the longest-standing podcast on the sport of cycling. We are "The Packfiller"—think of us as a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole. (Pat is definitely that asshole tonight).
With Sam and David out for the evening, the OG three—Pat, Paul, and Jackson—hold down the studio to discuss the biological reality of getting a season-threatening injury from a hotel mattress, tearing down a BMC chassis, and whether the summer racing season is already evaporating.
In the...
The Death of the Dauphiné & The "Softest Podcast in Cycling"
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Welcome to Episode 531 of the longest-standing podcast on the sport of cycling. We are "The Packfiller"—think of us as a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole. (Pat is potentially that asshole).
This week, four generations of riders sit down to dissect a massive week in the WorldTour and the absolute delusion of the local amateur scene. We break down Team Visma-Lease a Bike's flawless TTT at the newly rebranded Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Demi Vollering’s absolute masterclass at the Giro d'Italia Women...
Did Tech Ruin Unbound Gravel? & The 20-Gram Disqualification
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Welcome to Episode 530 of the longest-standing podcast in the sport of cycling. Think of us as a post-ride beer with several friends and one ahole. (Pat is potentially that ahole).
The Waples brothers are still MIA, so the OG three—Pat, Paul, and Jackson—are holding down the studio to dissect a wild week in the peloton. We are breaking down the absolute peanut butter mud chaos at Unbound Gravel and debating if Keegan Swenson's star-ratchet rescue proves the "Spirit of Gravel" is alive, or i...
Giro GC Shakeups, Riverside Dust, & The Cyclist Without a Bike | The Packfiller
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The Packfiller Empire has finally returned to the studio with a little Riverside dust in the lungs to show for it. Fresh off the 24 Hours of Riverside, the ensemble cast breaks down the absolute type-2 fun of mass-start mountain biking, Sam and David’s 5-person team title, and what’s next for Jackson "The Cyclist Without a Bike." Plus, Pat lays out the long, audacious road to the 2027 Master’s Nationals and a 350W FTP.
On the World Tour front, we dissect Jonas Vingegaard's absolu...
The State of Amateur Road Racing is Broken (Literally)
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Four days, four stages, an ungodly amount of wind, and a studio reeking of Neosporin and existential exhaustion. Welcome to Episode 528 of The Packfiller Podcast—the post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole.
The complete Packfiller Empire has finally returned to the studio after surviving the region’s largest stage race, Wenatchee’s own Tour de Bloom. Tonight, the full panel—including a doctor and a physical therapist who have a lot of medical concerns—dissects a weekend defined by breakthrough redemptions and absolute f...
Bloom (DRINK) and the Cost of Cycling
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The Giro is in the mountains, the Tour de Bloom is days away, and the sport of cycling is officially bankrupting us all. Welcome to Episode 527.
This week on The Packfiller, Pat, Paul, and Sam stare down the barrel of the Wenatchee Tour de Bloom stage race. With the young guns and the doctor absent, the Gen-X cynicism is running at an all-time high. We dive into the pre-race anxiety of facing down a 4-stage omnium, the fear of the unknown, and the absolute...
Pogi's Masterclass & The 2026 Giro d'Italia Preview! 🇮🇹
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The Giro d'Italia is finally here, and The Packfiller crew is breaking down the chaotic Bulgarian Grande Partenza and Vingegaard's plan for the brutal final week! But first, we celebrate a massive local win from Jackson, get the gritty details of David's BWR San Diego sufferfest, and Pat reveals his final FTP numbers just one week out from the Tour de Bloom.
Plus, we recap Tadej Pogačar's absolute foreclosure on the Tour de Romandie, preview the looming Angliru at La Vuelta Femenina, and t...
The Amateur Ego, Remco’s Redemption, & The Death of eMTB
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Welcome to Episode 524 of the longest-standing podcast in cycling. Think of us as a post-ride beer with several friends and one asshole. (According to the internet this week, Pat is officially that asshole for explaining why local group-ride heroes can't hang with the women's pro peloton).
This week on the Packfiller Podcast, the crew debriefs a brutal reality check at the local Twilight Crits before diving into the absolute tactical masterclass we just witnessed at the Amstel Gold Race. We break down Remco Evenepoel’s...
Paris-Roubaix Chaos, 300 Watts, & The Broom Wagon Trivia | The Packfiller
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The Hell of the North left the peloton wrecked, with cobbles so brutal your spine needs re-checked. They race through the trenches and suffer the pain—while I loudly complain if I ride in the rain. Welcome to Episode 523 of the longest-standing podcast in the sport of cycling. The Breakdown: This week, Pat is back from "The Forge" isolation camp in Lewiston, Idaho, 15 pounds lighter, pushing 300 Watts, and carrying the digital ashes of his former AI coach. The full panel (Paul, Sam, David, and Jackson) is in...
The 320W Lie, Pogačar’s Triple & UCI Hypocrisy
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Broadcasting solo from a cramped dinette table in an Idaho RV bunker. This week on The Packfiller Podcast, we deal with a massive reality check: My AI coach hallucinated my FTP, so I fired it. We discuss the danger of chasing unrealistic numbers, the mental toll of the Lewiston "Forge" isolation camp, and the painful honesty of being an aging athlete.
Plus, we head to the news desk to break down Tadej Pogačar making the Oude Kwaremont look like a Zone 2 spin, Demi V...
446 Watts vs. Broken Chains: Flanders Preview & Gravel Disasters
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It's Holy Week in cycling! We're breaking down the massive results from Gent-Wevelgem (In Flanders Fields) and E3 Saxo Classic as we build hype for the biggest race of the spring: The Tour of Flanders (De Ronde). Can anyone stop the dominance of Mathieu van der Poel now that Tadej Pogačar is back in the mix?
Closer to home, Pat recap his dramatic "race" at Heaven of The South gravel, involving a snapped chain, Old School mechanical fixes, and a 40-mile Zone 3 sufferfest. W...
Pogačar’s 900W Alien Attack & The Keyboard Directeur Problem
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The sport of cycling is currently operating on a four-centimeter margin of error, and we are breaking it all down on a diet of tuna and spite.
Welcome to Episode 520 of The Packfiller Podcast. This week, the crew sits down to dissect the absolute chaos of the Spring Classics. We analyze Tadej Pogačar hitting the deck and still managing to drop a 900-watt nuclear attack on the Poggio, and we celebrate the return of the Women’s Milan-San Remo where Lotte Kopecky delivered a t...
"St." Patrick and The Old Guard
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Once upon a time, while the young whippersnappers were apparently out drinking horrid green beer, the elders of the cycling village got together to discuss how things were "back in ze day", whilst enjoying proper pints (thanks Big Barn), and reminiscing about the days of wool and casquettes. Oh, and they've got plenty to say about these Strava Punks too! Now get offa our digital lawns!
Pogačar's 80km "Alien" Solo & Launching Project Reclamation
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This frames the episode as a reality check. We analyze Pogačar’s dominance and then immediately present the contrasting reality of an everyday cyclist.
Tadej Pogačar just executed an 80km solo alien abduction of Strade Bianche, and the entire professional peloton is currently existential. But while UAE Team Emirates is rewriting the history books, over here in the Packfiller bunker, we are just trying to survive the algorithms.
Tonight, Pat officially launches "Project Reclamation."
Following three years of A-fi...
The Butcher’s Bill: Opening Weekend and Wrangling the Waples
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Opening Weekend wasn't just a race—it was a demolition derby. From shattered clavicles to lost teeth, the Belgian cobbles have left the peloton with a massive "Butcher’s Bill."
Tonight, Pat is joined by the dream team: Sam Waples (Biomechanics) and Dr. David Waples (Medical) to break down the trauma, the resilience, and the science of "cold-weather" crashes.
In this episode:
The Breakaway: Why do the Classics result in more severe injuries than the Tour de France?The Musette (News): Math...The Dad Tax & Opening Weekend
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Is it time to pay the "Dad Tax"? The full Pack is away this week, so the Bulger Bloodline is taking over the studio. It's just Pat and Jackson for a special episode exploring the generational gap in cycling—from 90s retrogrouch habits to the high-tech, aero-obsessed modern peloton. Oh, and we both want new helmets.
The $340 Bike Race?! Remco's Masterclass & UCI Dirty Secrets | The Packfiller Ep. 515
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Is local bike racing getting too expensive to survive? The "OG Three" (Pat, Paul, and Jackson) are in the studio to debate the rising cost of entry fees, including a staggering $340 price tag for local stage races. Plus, we break down the creation of local "Superteams" and whether they help or hurt the scene.
In the WorldTour, Remco Evenepoel puts the hammer down on Isaac Del Toro at the UAE Tour, Astana shocks Adam Yates in Oman, and we preview the Volta ao Algarve...
The Bionic Commute & The Doctor’s Gideon Orders
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The band is back together! After a week away, Pat returns from the stage to the mic to lead the full Pack through a chaotic week of training, or not training...
Bike Racing Fans STAY AWAY (not really)
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Don't stalk pro riders. Don't join too big of a team. Don't, whatever you do, play trivia with The Packfiller!!! (mind the static)
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Fat Bikes Suck, and Other Observations
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Don't blame Pat. It was the other guys!! We're also getting excited to ride outside (apparently not on fat bikes, though).
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NOT a Redneck!
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Was it a compliment, or wasn't it? You get to decide. The whole gang is here, and insanity shall ensue.
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How 2 Get Fast, With The OG THREE
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Waples free, which of course means a structured and thoughtful evening sipping beverages and calmly discussing the benefits of, well, being Waples free!
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25... and Scene.
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The racing was good, if not great. What could make it better? Hmmm...
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A Very Special Packfiller Christmas 2025
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No, really. This one was special. Not like last year...
Gift ideas (on ZERO budget restrictions), actual gift exchanges, and the yearly judging of the kits.
BTW, you should catch this one on our YouTube channel.
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