No Wrong Turns: An Alt-Bike Podcast
Aug 11, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 15 segments
In this episode we cover the origins of Sklar Bikes, Calling in Sick Magazine, and Outer Shell, along with updates on what we’ve been up to recently and what’s coming up.For those of you who aren’t…
Jim SantosHost
Adam SklarHost
Adam LeibowHost
So we talked about the name as it pertains to the writing style that you were doing in Bozeman.
but there's a whole other angle which is why it resonated with us so much and it's that no wrong turns applies to business and like creative pursuits and stuff and you know things that are initially mistakes or challenges or you hit a wall or something it can be transformed into a learning experience depending on your outlook on things so I wanted to ask both of you guys maybe you first What was something that you encountered in your calling in sick journey that felt like a wrong turn, but it eventually turned into something else and shaped where you are today?
There was a point when I was just way too busy and I was like, this isn't sustainable to do all this.
And I sort of let myself off the hook and just really focused on one thing at a time.
And so getting to that point where I was too busy, I was like, I can't do it anymore, was actually helpful.
And then I think the other thing is like if I if I really like the design of a shirt or something like that, I'm like over ordering it before doing any market research.
I mean, we have challenges with that all the time, especially with new products that are untested or like you just told me like a few minutes ago that you sold out of the racks.
like today or something right so thanks good it's cool it's a good thing that you sold out there's also the flip side where you're like would i be selling more if i ordered more like yeah it's just super hard to predict
So we talked about the name as it pertains to the writing style that you were doing in Bozeman.
but there's a whole other angle which is why it resonated with us so much and it's that no wrong turns applies to business and like creative pursuits and stuff and you know things that are initially mistakes or challenges or you hit a wall or something it can be transformed into a learning experience depending on your outlook on things so I wanted to ask both of you guys maybe you first What was something that you encountered in your calling in sick journey that felt like a wrong turn, but it eventually turned into something else and shaped where you are today?
There was a point when I was just way too busy and I was like, this isn't sustainable to do all this.
And I sort of let myself off the hook and just really focused on one thing at a time.
And so getting to that point where I was too busy, I was like, I can't do it anymore, was actually helpful.
And then I think the other thing is like if I if I really like the design of a shirt or something like that, I'm like over ordering it before doing any market research.
I mean, we have challenges with that all the time, especially with new products that are untested or like you just told me like a few minutes ago that you sold out of the racks.
like today or something right so thanks good it's cool it's a good thing that you sold out there's also the flip side where you're like would i be selling more if i ordered more like yeah it's just super hard to predict
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