The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Bikes and more from the UITP Global Public Transport Summit (part 1 of 2) The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 216 Wednesday 12th June 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Rachel Zack, Remix. Niccolò Panozzo, European Cyclists Federation Tanya Castle, PBSC Sebastian Schlebusch, Nextbike Mohamed Mezghani, UITP (Union Internationale des Transports Publics) Rafael Cuesta of...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 215 "There's no wrong way to ride your bike, just ride your bike" Tuesday 21st May 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Pepe Para Mark Beaumont TOPICS: Land's End to John O'Groats ride by a long-distance cycling novice. Plus: Round the World by Bike in 80 Days.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 214 Journalists: it's "crash" not "accident" Monday 13th May 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Jim Moss & Laura Laker TOPICS: How We Talk About Drivers Hitting Cyclists – it's crash not accident British Cycling's "mutual respect" campaign. Carlton and Laura's Velo-city Kickstarter The Stoner as Gym Rat – People who use cannabis wor...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 213 In Conversation With Marjut Ollitervo Wednesday, 1st May 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Marjut Ollitervo, vice-chair, Finnish Cycle Federation TOPICS: Helmets, hi-vis vests for chickens, and the differences between cultural safety and actual, measurable safety .

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 212 In Conversation With Danny Cowe and Zak Pashak Thursday, 25th April 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Danny Cowe, Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland Zak Pashak, Detroit Bikes, USA TOPICS: Danny talks about plans for the world's first MTB Innovations Centre, soon to take shape...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 211 In Conversation With Nathan Hughes of Restrap and Tom Barras of Spatzwear Thursday, 18th April 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Nathan Hughes, Restrap, Leeds, Yorkshire Tom Barras, Spatzwear, Leeds, Yorkshire TOPICS: Interviews with two young business founders. Restrap makes bikepacking gear; Spatzwear designs roadie overshoe...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 210 In Conversation With Urban Bike Sharing's Axel Bentsen Thursday, 28th February 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Axel Bentsen, Urban Bike Sharing, Oslo

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 209 In Conversation With Paralympian Gold Medallist Mark Rohan Sunday, 24th February 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Mark Rohan, The Bike Shed, The Campus, Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal TOPIC: Gold medal winning Paralympian Mark Rohan on sunny climes, the crash that crushe...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 208 Working Hard To Get Nowhere Monday, 11th January 2019 SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Donna Tocci Jim Moss Tim Jackson TOPICS: Sexism in cycling. Again. The Deceuninck–Quick-Step debacle at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina. Colorado Classic going to be a women's only race. S...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 207 Tuesday, 15th January 2019 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Chris Bruntlett, author and co-principal of Madacity, speaking from Vancouver, Canada. Mirjam Borsboom, Director, Dutch Cycling Embassy speaking from Delft in the Netherlands. SPONSOR: Jenson USA. TOPIC: Chris Bruntlett of Vancouver, author of Building the Cycling City: the Dutch Blueprint f...

Wednesday, 9th January 2019 The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 206 There is no such thing as a blind-spot on a truck, says truck driver HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Clive Matthews SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Truck driver Clive Matthews contends there's no such thing as a blind spot on trucks. He sat me in his cab and walked around hi...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 205 London's Five-Year Cycling Action Plan – in conversation with Will Norman Monday, 17th December 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Will Norman SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today joined London's cycling and walking commissioner Will Norman at a new-build protected cyc...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 204 Farts, darts and stalwarts – or, The Road Book, and yet more helmets Monday, 26th November 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Jim Moss Donna Tocci Ned Boulting Dr. Ian Walker SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Carlton, Jim and Donna chat with Ned Boulting about The Road Book. After the break we hear f...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 203   Monday, 5th November 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Jim Moss. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Today's episode features Carlton and Jim talking about cycle helmets. Jim sits on a bunch of helmet committees for ASTM, and a tweet of his went a little viral when he wrote that cycle helmets do not...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 202 Riding through London on the front seat of Pedal Me's e-cargobike Tuesday, 16th October 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Benjamin Knowles, Pedalme.co.uk SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS: Today's episode features a rolling interview with Benjamin Knowles of Pedal Me, a new Uber-style cycle-courier/taxi-service in London. There's some loud traffic noise i...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 201: Slap on that cannabis chamois cream Monday, 8th October 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELIST: Jim Moss SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Carlton Reid won transport journalist of the year in Press Gazette's British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media. Marc Sani back as Editor of BRAIN; Carlton leaves BikeBiz for pastures new. Floyd Landis is creating a...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 200 Best-of episode celebrating 12 years of the show!  Sunday 16th September 2018 HOSTS: Carlton Reid and David Bernstein GUESTS: Tim Jackson, Donna Tocci, Rich Kelly, Neil Browne, Jim Moss, Anna Schwinn, Chris Garrison, Nicole Formosa, Jacquie Phelan, Julie Kelly, Ayesha McGowen, Laura Laker, Anna Luyten, Phil Liggett, Ned Boulting, Chris Boardman,...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 199 Designing for Cycle Traffic Monday 3rd September 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Professor John Parkin, author of "Designing for Cycle Traffic". SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Interview with Professor John Parkin, author of new book "Designing for Cycle Traffic" from ICE Publishing, Institution o...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 198 Death by dangerous cycling law nears the statute books Sunday 12th August 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Laura Laker & Matt Briggs SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: The mainstream media has today fixated on one small part of a Department for Transport press release: the bit about a death-by-dange...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 197 "You saved that cyclist's life!" Thursday 9th August 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Guitar Ted, Jack Stevens, and Ned Boulting. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Gravel riding in the USA. Jack Stevens saved a woman on a bike in London from being crushed under the wheels of a heavy goods vehicle....

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 196 Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Mobility Wednesday 1st August 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Authors Chris and Melissa Bruntlett of Modacitylife.com SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Discussing Chris and Melissa Bruntlett's new book "Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Bl...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 195 Cycle advocates should ask for trees not just cycleways Thursday 26th July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Jon Little, principal of transport consultancy Bespoke. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Jon Little is one of the team behind the £28m Mini-Holland project in Waltham Forest, London. http://w...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 194 A to B – Aerodynamics to Bike share Wednesday 11th July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Aerodynamics specialist Professor Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Mike Christensen, Salt Lake City's top bike share rider, University of Utah SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS: A show of two halves. To begin, the science of how sol...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 193 The gang is back – Tour de France to E-MTBs Sunday, 8th July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELISTS: Jim Moss David Bernstein Dan de Visé, author of The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France. SPONSOR(S): Jenson USA TOPICS Le Tour starts WADA/UCI frees Froome to race Salbutomol is on WADA's banned lis...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 192 High impact: riding and talking with industry folks in Sun Valley, Idaho Sunday 1st July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Jeff McGuane of Specialized; Jon Gantxegi of Orbea; Thomas Prehn, author of Racing Tactics for Cyclists; John Kurtz of Idaho's Bureau of Land Management; journalist Zap Espinoza; and the "Queen of Pain" Rebecca Rusch. SPONSOR...