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Topics
- Tragedy in Kalamazoo
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Racing
- Crash, bang, wallop – Nibbles wins the Giro.
- Another moto crash, this time in Tour of Belgium
- Tour de Yorkshire becomes world’s most lucrative women’s cycling race.
- USPro road and TT nats. Phinney wins TT (M), Daniels wins RR (M), Gaurnier wins RR(W) and Small win TT(W).
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Should charity rides ban e-bikes? London to Brighton has.
Industry News
- $2500 carbon road bikes – for kids.
- Consumer direct German brand Canyon to launch in US
- Canyon has a CT scanning machine … carbon fiber testing.
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Today’s Spokespeople:
Racing
- Giro d’Italia
- Steve Smith
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Health benefits of cycling outweigh pollution risks.
- WSJ Article by Jason Gay: America! Cyclists are Not Your Enemy
Industry News
- Combatting guerilla marketing – UK MTB mag to start charging for embedding “rad” brand-produced rider videos. Followed by this statement about ethics from the mountain bike mag publisher.
- Unite an Industry – Interbike video and email is such a downer. Plus, it seems like Pat Hus is begging people to attend. Odd.
Other
- May is US Bike Month – what does that even mean these days?
Tips, Hints and Best Practices
- Chris: Use a nail file to deglaze brake pads after a winter of riding through road sludge.
- Carlton: Quote from Jason Gay’s WSJ article: “It’s maddening to watch public meetings where bike lanes are raged over like they’re landing pads for Martian armies.”
- Anna: Handbuilt Bicycle Guide Web Site
- Donna: Bobke TV
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Today’s Spokespeople:
Racing
- Carlton and Josh race Joberg2c
- Froome and Quintana Already Battling at Tour de Romandie
- Valverde Wins Flèche Wallone
- Giro d’Italia Preview (begins Friday in NL)
- DiLuca’s New Book
- Stalled Motorcycle Causes Huge Pileup at Redhook crit in Brooklyn
- Cyclist’s on-camera video
- Red Bull Crashed Ice
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Glendale Driver to be Arraigned
- Cyclist Killed in Park Slope area of NYC
Industry News
- Confessions of a Bike Reviewer
- Shimano revenue drops 20%; SRAM lays off 40 workers and what this means for cyclists (lower prices, fewer choices)
- Huge inventories + Weak sales = Bargains for US Riders (featuring the Great Inventory Hoax of 2009-2010)
- Velofix Direct Bike Build and Delivery Program
- Perfect Competition definition on Wikipedia
Other
- Can You Draw a Bicycle?
- Rick’s Facebook Profile Photo
- Can You Build a Bicycle?
Tips, Hints and Best Practices
- Rick: OldSchoolCyclist trivia
Question from Last Time: You’re an #OldSchoolCyclist™ when you know the next term in this series: Edouard, Louis, Joseph, Baron… - Answer: Merckx
- New Question (#502): You’re an #OldSchoolCyclist if you know what you had to drill out when the pin extractor failed and the hammer wouldn’t budge it.
- Answer: next time!
- Jim: Bike-specific Insurance or Homeowner’s/Renter’s Insurance
- Rich: Using a bottle cage bolt as a cable anchor
- Tim: Doc’s Skin Care
- David: Cycliq Fly6 and Fly12, and Ram Mounts
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Today’s Spokespeople:
Racing
- Paris-Roubaix
- UCI disc brake decision
- Electronic Doping (Thermal Camera Video)
- Enrico Gasparotto of Wanty Groupe wins Amstel Gold race- dedicating win to Antoine Demoitié
Industry News
- New Facebook Group wants to help Bicycle Mechanics
- Sea Otter
- Counterfeit articles – all 22 of ‘em
- What do all the Bankruptcies in the US mean
Other
Tips, Hints and Best Practices
- Don’t get involved in accidents with vehicles and get surgery on broken bones because it really sucks (Tim)
- http://nemba.org/ (Donna) Get out and help your local mountain bike association clean trails.
- Pebblebee Stone (Jim)
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Today’s Spokespeople:
- David Bernstein
- Carlton Reid
- Tim Jackson
- Rich Kelly
- Jim Moss
- Rick Vosper
- Jay Townley
Racing
- Antoine Demoitie Hit and Killed by Race Moto at Ghent Wevelgem
- Neil Rogers’ Commentary
- Riders Demand Probe
- Statement of Brian Cookson
- 1987 Tour of Flanders Incident (warning: below links may be disturbing to some viewers)
- Ronde van Vlaanderen 2016
- Paris Roubaix 2016 Preview
- British Doc Claims He Doped Athletes
Video: Unboxing a Bike from JensonUSA (via BikeShopGirl.com)
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Brazilian Bus Drivers Learn to Pass Cyclists Safely
- Funding advocacy is an investment in the bicycle industry’s future
- Image: US Cyclists by Age
- Image: US Cyclists vs Funding
- Arleigh (BikeShopGirl) on Women in Cycling
- National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA)
- San Diego VeloYouth
- Safe Bicycling Data, group hopes to increase awareness of bicycling incidents, even have a form to fill out if you have an incident. Colorado already has an aggressive driver hotline Colorado State Patrol’s Star CSP (*277)
Industry News
Tips, Hints and Best Practices
- OldSchool Triva Quiz
- Socks on Kickstarter from a Spokesmen listener
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Today’s Spokespeople:
Racing
- Milan San Remo 2016
- The Program movie released (limited) in U.S. on Friday 18 March (trailer)
- Also on iTunes and Vudu
- Joe Rogan Podcast
- Speech in Colorado
- Latest Lawsuit News (whistleblower lawsuit)
- Nick Brandt-Sorenson Pleads Guilty to Selling PEDs via his Blog
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Video: Suck it up and start appreciating cyclists (NSFW)
- Former pro cyclist loses arm in bike crash on Flagstaff Mountain
Industry News
- Velo Changes back to Velo News
- Microshift to Release Electronic Road Group
- Xiaomi Smart Bicycle
- Use it or lose it: UK bike shop owned by an Olympian and Tour de France rider lays it on the line about online sales.
- PRODUCT RECALLS: SRAM Recalls Zipp Quick Releases and Hubs Due to Crash and Injury Hazards
- PRODUCT RECALL: RacerMate Recalls CompuTrainer Blue Flywheels Due to Risk of Injury
Tips, Hints and Best Practices
- David: Gladys Bikes’ Saddle Library (thanks to listener Mark)
- Carlton: Contact me to discuss your counterfeit bike frame purchase
- Jim: Give to bike charities!
- Jim: Take photos of your bike and accessories for insurance purposes
- Tim: What happens behind you doesn’t matter in a race or group ride
- Rich: Properly compensate shops and mechanics for work done on your bikes
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Today’s Spokespeople:
Racing
- UCI Track World Championships; US Women win Team Pursuit gold
- Belgian Holy Season has begun
- Greg van Avermaet wins Omloop
- Stuyven wins KBK
- Velon’s live race data
- WSJ Article says Wanda, “is also interested in potentially buying Amaury Sport Organisation, a company that runs cycling’s Tour de France race…”
Other
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Two killed, three injured by drunk driver in Tucson. TIM
- Trek’s John Burke keeps on pushing the industry to do more on advocacy – Carlton
- Uninsured/UnderInsured Motorist Coverage for Cyclists
- $50 Million dollars paid for Enve
Industry News
Tips, Hints and Best Practices
- GoFundMe Page for Australian Cycling Club
- Knog’s Oi bell on Kickstarter – Carlton
- Nite Ize Gear Tie – Jim
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Today’s Spokespeople:
Racing
- David Millar appointed British Cycling Academy Mentor.
- Warm weather training camps – Cavendish Wins Tour of Oman; Kittel wins Qatar.
- No USA Pro Challenge in 2016
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- ‘Scott Lagasse Jr. Champions for Bicycle Safety Ride’ to humanize cyclists for drivers.
- Why do drivers choose to hit cyclists? Four bicyclists seriously hurt after being hit by car in Johnston County, North Carolina: ““…my mum didn’t know what to do. She didn’t know whether to hit the other car or to try to miss the bicyclists.”
Industry News
- Wiggle merges with Chain Reaction
- New retailer group “The 20 Collective” forms to promote cycling in the style of other industries’ efforts such as “Got Milk,” “Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner’” and “Go RVing”: www.20collective.org
- UK’s cycle levy scheme is Bike Hub.
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Today’s Spokespeople:
The Tim Jackson Report and GoFundMe Campaign
Racing
- Motor Doping at the UCI Cyclocross Worlds
- Denials and Family Legal/Moral Troubles
- Wiggo Says It Has Been Happening for Some Time
- WIRED Article: Clever Ways to Catch a Pro Cyclist Cheating
- MSN Article Declares, “Cycling has the best cheating. Hands down. Other sports might try to step to the champ with their deflated balls and recorded practices, but NOTHING compares to having a motor in a bike that’s supposed to be propelled by a person.” (HT Jay Townley)
- Etixx-Quickstep not invited to Tour of Qatar 2016 because they took too long to change their shoes in 2015
- Dave Mirra Dead of Suspected Suicide
- Chris Horner – new team lupus
Cyclist Safety and Advocacy
- Hit and Run Video in Nottingham (HT Listener Kevin)
- Charges dismissed against driver accused of hitting cyclists (HT Listener Jon)
- Cyclists in Michigan win important – but risky – battle with the law!
- Attempt to change the way people look at cyclists, by turning them into cars? [Moss]
Industry News
- Jay’s CABDA Report
SUGGESTIONS & BEST PRACTICES
- PebbleBee Stone Better Link
- Pedros tire levers can double up as a bleed block on Deore XT M775 calipers.
- Yowamushi Pedal anime links:
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