The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 191 Sunday 24th June 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Scott Montgomery, co-owner of CrankTank & CEO of Reynolds Cycling SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Interview with industry veteran Scott Montgomery in Ketchum, Idaho, ahead of the CrankTank Media Summit with discussion of e-MTBs (electric mountain bikes) and m-MTBS (mechanical mountain bikes) and whethe...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 190 MESSENGER BOYS, COCAINE, SCHWINN, & THE TRAVAILS OF A PRO TRIATHLETE Tuesday 19th June 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Chris Sweet , Information Literacy Librarian / Associate Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, USA. SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Interview with cycle historian and former pro triathlete Chris Sweet.

Episode #189 – Ed Zink Day Monday 21st May 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Ed Zink SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Interview with Ed Zink, co-owner of 50-year-old Mountain Bike Specialists of Durango, Colorado.

Episode #188 – Jaffa cakes, a bike-mad billionaire and the upside of counterfeit bikes The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 188 Friday 11th May 2018 HOSTS: Carlton Reid & David Bernstein GUESTS: Rob Gitelis, Factor Bikes Chris Rose, Amos Trust Sylvan Adams, real-estate billionaire who is aiming to transform Tel Aviv into the Amsterdam of the Middle East and who also funds the Israeli C...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 187 Monday 16th April 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: James Durbin, CEO, Madison Sports Group, organiser of Six Day Cycling Alistair Carr, Head of Business Development, Madison Sports Group Track world champion Kirsten Wild, Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling team SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Thanks to Iberostar hotels I get to ride the world-famous Sa Calobra...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 186 Monday 9th April 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: BikeBiz Woman of the Year 2018 Ceri Dipple owner of Twenty3c of Stony Stratford SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Ceri Dipple opened road bike shop Twenty3c of Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, at the tender age of 22. We discuss that as well as the future of bike retail, going Bianchi-only, whether Women S...

Episode #185 – Will beaconising the world further promote driving and kill off cycling? Part 2 March 31st 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Roger Geffen of Cycling UK, Chris Star of Australia's 3CR community radio station, technology writer Max Glaskin, Lloyd Alter of Treehugger.com, and Caspar Hughes of Stop Killing Cyclists. SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Episode two in a two-part series looking at ad...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 184 Monday 26th March 2018 Will beaconising the world further promote driving and kill off cycling? HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Peter Norton. SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Episode one in a two-part series looking at adding driverless-car friendly sensors to bicycles, people, lamp-posts and animals. https://www.bikebiz.com/news/bike-beacons This follows a...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode #183: Vista Outdoor's gun business and its bike brands face consumer boycott Tuesday, 27th February 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Aaron Naparstek. SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC: Giro, Bell, Camelbak and more face consumer boycott because owner supports NRA .

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 182: "Rabbits will be in charge of the world" Monday, 26th February 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELISTS: Jim Moss & Chris Garrison SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Cav falling cos of pedestrian/cyclist avoidance tech (plus car companies to introduce anti-dooring sensors). Giro, Bell, Camelbak and more face consumer boycott because owner supports NRA. Use us...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 181 – The Art of Grumpiness Sunday, 4th February 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELISTS: Bekka Wright & Jonathan Fertig (@Bikeyface & @rightlegpegged) SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Tactical urbanism, protest art and bicycle advocacy in Boston and beyond.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 180 – MAMIL coddling Sunday, 28th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELISTS: Chris Garrison Anna Schwinn SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Will the step-through frames of dockless bikes popularize the shape for both sexes? Tour Down Under women to have prize money 'topped up' to match men [suggested by listener Don] The Outer Line: Women's cycling must own...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 179 Wednesday 24th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Transport writer Christian Wolmar TOPIC: Driverless cars and why cyclists won't stop them in their tracks because the suppose "transport revolution" won't happen. Conversation based around Christian Wolmar's new book, "Driverless Cars: On A Road to Nowhere." LINKS: http://londonpublishingpart...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 178 Sunday, 14th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELISTS: Jim Moss Donna Tocci Caspar Hughes SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Lotto-Soudal's Tim Wellens says cyclists using inhalers are cheating Sochi doping lab now a restaurant serving 'B Sample,' 'Meldonium'/ Colorado Classic is coming back to Vail & Denver. National Bike Dealer Association hot gun Ex...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 177 Tuesday 9th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Antonia Roberts, BikePlus; Tom McGovern, Urbo; Joseph Seal-Driver, Ofo; and Steve Pyer, Mobike. TOPIC: The growth and growth of dockless bike share around the world.

Episode #176 – How to Launch a High-End Road Bike Brand The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 176 Friday 5th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Ian and Trevor Hughes of Vielo.cc TOPIC: Industry veterans Ian and Trevor Hughes talk about the trials and tribulations of launching a high-end road bike brand. Velo has been styled in Italy, engineered in Germany, manufactured in Asia and...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 175: Dawn of the Fred Dogs Monday 1st January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: David Bernstein; Ayesha McGowan and Jim Moss. TOPICS: We talked about our highlights - and lowlights - of 2017, and our plans for 2018. TIPS Elite Direto trainer The Sufferfest training app.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 174 Wednesday 13th December 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Dr. Rachel Aldred of the University of Westminster and Tom Maskell of Newcastle University's OpenLab TOPIC: We talked about cycle infrastructure, equity, academia, dockless bikes, the dominance of white faces in cycle activism and how to get more bums on bike saddles.

Episode 173 The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable podcast Transport minister Jesse Norman and Manchester's cycling csar Chris Boardman Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Jesse Norman is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads, Local Transport and Devolution. Chris Boardman is Greater Manchester's cycling and walking commissioner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Norman HOST: Carlton Reid TOPIC: Au...

Episode 172: Pashley factory tour to see the making of London's new "Prospect" public cycle bike Monday, 30th October 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid TOPIC Pashley factory tour to see the making of the new Prospect London public hire bike which launched at a press event today.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 171: Laudato Si' Sunday, 8th October 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Jim Moss Richard Wittenberg SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS "Icarus" on Netflix – 9.1 on Rotten Tomatoes Motor doping discovered in French race Counterfeit frames – 20-article "faking it" series on BikeBiz.com Smaller Interbike was result of "down market" says show director London churc...

This episode is an interview with Matt Briggs who, tragically, lost his wife Kim when she was involved in a road traffic incident in London in 2016. She died a week after being hit by fixie rider Charlie Alliston, whose bicycle didn't have a front brake which is illegal. Alliston was sentenced to 18 months in youth detention. We don't discuss Charlie Alliston directly, but we do discuss Matt's cam...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 169: Oy vey, it's Woodstock for bikes Sunday, 24th September 2017   HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: David Bernstein, The Forecast Richard Wittenberg, Factor Bicycles   SPONSOR: Jenson USA   TOPICS Saaaaagggggaaaan wins World Championships for record third time. Cookson is voted out as UCI president. Vive La France! The Lugano Charter. Breaking Away Giro...

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 168: Talking cycle apparel with the owners of 7Mesh and Showers Pass Recorded Friday, 22nd September 2017. HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: 7Mesh CEO Tyler Jordon, CEO Showers Pass CEO Kyle Ranson SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC Carlton interviews 7Mesh CEO Tyler Jordan in the company HQ in Squamish, Canada, and Showers Pass CEO Kyle Ranson via Skype.

Episode 167: "Wanton and furious driving" Friday, 15th September 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Casper Hughes, Bez and Martin Porter QC SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC The Alliston case and the Briggs Campaign to get a new "death by dangerous cycling" law, and stop the sale and promotion of brake-free fixies.