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September 4, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #144 – Eurobike 2016 Special

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Carlton Reid

Topics – Eurobike Special

Zeppelin Flights
Ashmei
BikeBiz Ashmei Zeppelin flight story
Steven Fleming
Mikael Colville-Anderson (copenhagenize.eu)
Cyclespace.nl
Andrea Held-Hikone
BikeBiz article on Amsterdam’s Bicycle Mayor
Mark Bickerton
Tern
Bob Margevicious
Kevin Mayne – European Cyclists’ Federation Cycling Industry Club
BikeBiz.com industry ride
Saskia Kluit – Fietserbond
Ruth oldenZiel – cycling cities BikeBiz article
Marcus Storck

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August 25, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #143 – Coloma’s Mustache

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Carlton Reid
Josh Reid
Gary Fisher (check this out for a brilliant Linkedin profile!)

Topics

Pro Cycling / Racing / MTB/Doping News

Mountain biking at Olympics
Joberg2c mountain bike stage race, South Africa
MTBing The Untold British Story documentary film

Industry News

Trek Pledged $1,000,0000 to NICA

Advocacy

Would-be US politician suggests – and then, after a tweetstorm, swiftly rejects – that cyclists should be licensed to ride to “put skin in the game”.

Other

Mountain Biking in Wilderness Areas
Bill Opening Wilderness Areas to Bikes Also Opens Debate
Carlton’s son Josh Reid will be riding 410-miles-in-24-hours ride for Qhubeka
Scottish Mountain Bike Conference
Scotland’s MTB Innovations Valley

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August 7, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #142 – John Kerry & Sticky Wickets

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Topics

Pro Cycling / Racing / MTB/Doping News

Action Packed Mens’ Olympic Road Race
Lizzie Armistead wins appeal against missed doping tests
Tour of California earns WorldTour Status as does Strade Bianche and RideLondon
Mountain Biking – the Untold British Story documentary now available on Vimeo

Industry News

Canyon does it but the rest of the industry doesn’t: scan composites for flaws

Advocacy

Oz trucker laughs as he soaks Oz roadies
Rick Vosper’s Haunted by the ghosts of dead cyclists.
“Electrification will kill the mechanical bicycle within a few years…”

Tips / Hints / Best Practices

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July 24, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #141 – Global Idiocy

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Topics

Rich’s new gig: Pon.bike (and an extended conversation on eBikes)

Pro Cycling / Racing / Doping News

Tour de France

La Course has finished on Champs Elysees – Vos didn’t win!

Chloe Hosking Wins

Let’s discuss Ventoux (rider reactions)
Tom Dumoulin – Rio Aspirations in Doubt
Did Froome “Abuse the Yellow Jersey?”
Froome’s dangerous downhill tuck ain’t so hot, scientifically-speaking
Chris Boardman’s mother killed by motorist while cycling

Doping in Russia Part of State Policy

Should an entire nation (of athletes) be banned from the Rio Olympics?

Industry News

Advocacy

Kalamazoo Follow-up

911 Tapes Released
Attorney: driver didn’t “intend” harm

Other

Google Talks Up Its Cyclist Detection Systems – remember the track-standing cyclist and motionless Google Car.

Tips / Hints / Best Practices

David: Bluetooth Headphones

Carlton: Cyclists with Earpods Hear the Same as Motorists Listening to Nothing
Tim: Close Call Database
Rich: Support Local Women’s Cycling

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July 10, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #140 – The Universal WTF

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Topics

Pro Cycling / Racing / Doping News

2016 Tour de France

What was up with the sloooowww peloton on Stage 3?
Peter Sagan’s Crusade

Are stages too long?
Froome fined for hitting spectator
Froome Has Mad Skills (Don’t Try This at Home)
Contador’s Departure from the race

Limited relative coverage of the Giro Rosa

Industry News

Shimano Buying Lazer

Advocacy

Columbus “Doo Dah Parade” joke – not funny
Motorist Kills Matthew Von Ohlen in Brooklyn, New York
Survey finds bicyclists and motorists ignore traffic laws at similar rates (rv)
Most Common Bicycle Citation in San Diego
First Fatality on a US Bike Share Bicycle

Tips / Hints / Best Practices

David wants to hear from listeners: Which headphones do you like?
Tim: Be Nice to Each Other!
Neil: Mpow Bluetooth Headset and Do not be like Chris Froome!
Anna: instagram.com/podiumgrilz
Ayesha: Consider the possibility that there is something you don’t know

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June 26, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #139 – Better Modulation of Your Experience

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Topics

Pro Cycling / Racing / Doping News

Dauphiné Report
Tour de France Predictions

Broeckx in Vegetative State
Rio Olympics

Russian Track & Field Athletes and Weightlifters Banned from Rio Olympics
Brazil’s Anti Doping Lab Suspended by WADA ahead of Olympics
Carmen Small left off US Olympic team in favor of Kristin Armstrong

Lance Armstrong Begins Weekly Podcast
Floyd Landis Starts Marijuana Business in Colorado

Industry News

Carlton’s Press Camp Report

Advocacy

With Driverless Cars, a Safety Dilemma Arises

Other

Tips / Hints / Best Practices

David: Jens Voigt’s Book, Shut Up Legs!
Donna: Get a Trail Bell! Timber! Trail Awareness MTB Bell
Carlton: Cycling Cities book
Tim: Send a Message to the UCI
Jim: Use IFTTT to Track Rides
Neil: Stretching and Core Work & “The Perfect Stretch”

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June 13, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #138 – Safer to Cycle Than Not

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Topics

Tragedy in Kalamazoo

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May 30, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #137 – Your Dreams Are Valid

Today’s Spokespeople:

Carlton Reid
Tim Jackson
Neil Browne
Ayesha McGowan (Ayesha’s film profile by the BBC)

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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May 15, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #136 – Spokeswomen

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Racing

Giro d’Italia
Steve Smith

Cyclist Safety and Advocacy

Health benefits of cycling outweigh pollution risks.

See also: Tree Hugger article about idling school buses

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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May 1, 2016 / David Bernstein / Podcasts

The Spokesmen #135 – Jim’s Geography Lesson

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Today’s Spokespeople:

Racing

Carlton and Josh race Joberg2c

Pyga Bikes

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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