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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: Chris Bruntlett and Melissa Bruntlett of Modacitylife.com.
SPONSOR: Jenson USA •
TOPIC:
Discussing Chris and Melissa Bruntlett’s new book “Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Mobility” (Island Press, 2018).
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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 •
TOPICS:
Jon Little is one of the team behind the £28m Mini-Holland project in Waltham Forest, London.
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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 solo breakaways are even more impressive than you may have thought, and then why bike share and transit fit together so well.
“Peloton Project’s” open-access article in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.
Bert Blocken’s “Peloton Project” article on LinkedIn.
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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast
Episode 193
The gang is back: Tour de France to E-MTBs
Sunday 8th July 2018
HOST: Carlton Reid.
GUESTS:
Jim Moss
David Bernstein
Daniel de Visé, author of The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France. Plus: Daniel’s Speaker tour dates.
SPONSOR: Jenson USA
TOPIC:
Le Tour starts
WADA/UCI frees Froome to race
Salbutomol is on WADA’s banned list
Should Froome Have Been Allowed to Race the Giro?
What About Others Banned for Salbutomol? e.g. Petacchi
What About Others Banned for Beef? e.g. Contador
What About Hinault?
WSJ’s Jason Gay, “Another Queasy Tour de France”
Chris Froome’s Open Letter to the French Public
Eurobike starts
Interbike already outgrows Reno Convention Center, adds outside tents
WFSGI forms committee to discuss UCI allowing an e-MTB race category
E-MTB owners will just want more power, more speed, says Dave Turner
Lyft and Uber Get into Bike Sharing Business
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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: Jenson USA
TOPIC:
Interviews with industry folks at the CrankTank Media Summit in Sun Valley, Ketchum, Idaho.
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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast
Episode 191
E-bike, M-bike, Ernest Hemingway, & Cranktank’s Impact Media Summit
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 whether e-bikes will become the “normal” bicycle as mechanical bikes become niche. Also includes references to Ernest Hemingway, a long-time Ketchum resident.
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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.
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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast
Episode 189
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.
Colorado Governor named a day for veteran bike-shop owner Ed Zink.
The tale of a long-lost banner and a bike shop’s 50th birthday.
Google Streetview tour of Mountain Bike Specialists.
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Episode 188
Friday 11th May 2018
GUESTS:
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 Cycling Academy and part-funded the new Sylvan Adams velodrome in Tel Aviv.
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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 (and a bike from Huerzler Bicycle Holidays) I get to ride the world-famous Sa Calobra climb in Mallorca and then go trackside at the finale of the Six Day series at the Palma Arena.
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