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CyclingTips Podcast: Should we be able to listen to team radios during races?

A few races over the last week provided good sneak peaks for the upcoming World Championships. The Podcast crew predicts the upcoming Worlds ITT.

Shoddy chats a heartwarming moment from the Tour of Britian.

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Nerd Alert Podcast: Clearing up the road tubeless wheels and tires confusion

Are you confused about road tubeless? What works and what doesn’t? Is there an actual rim standard yet? What’s the deal with hookless rims? And why is the whole situation with road tubeless such a mess, anyway?

Helping us answer all of these questions — and more — is Zipp product manager Bastien Donzé, who may be feeling a little sore after the flurry of questions the Nerds sent his way on this week’s show.

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CyclingTips Podcast: Already looking forward to the Movistar's Netlfix season 3

This week on the CyclingTips podcast we discuss the final week of the Vuelta a España, particularly the drama surrounding Movistar and Miguel Ángel López. Abby chats the basics from the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, and for a full breakdown check out the Freewheeling Podcast. 

Shoddy and Ronan were at the Eurobike so Shoddy gives us his top tip from the week. 

Matt de Neef spoke with Jack Haig after his podium finish at the Vuelta. 

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Freewheeling Podcast: Petition to remove uphill time trials from stage races

The PowerPuff’s assemble to discuss the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Do uphill time trials belong in stage races? Or would the general classification battle benefit more from a mountain top and a flat time trial? 

And finally, the women of Freewheeling have a PSA about respecting your fellow cyclists. 

In case you missed it, find Abby’s chat with Lizzie Deignan here.

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Nerd Alert Podcast: Inside the mind of Dangerholm

This week’s Nerd Alert podcast is a deep dive into the mind of Gustav Gullholm, aka, Dangerholm. 

Dangerholm is best known for building crazily light and bling mountain bikes, whether they’re for cross country racing, enduro or even downhill. And in recent times some of his builds have included stealthy integrated electronic shifting, or hacked suspension lockouts and dropper posts that run off a single controller. 

Now the Jort-wearing Swede has turned his attention to the drop bar world and modified his first gravel bike.

Senior tech editor Dave Rome chats to Gustav about the new build, the design process of such bikes, and DIY paint. If you haven’t already, then be sure to check out the full feature on Dangerholm’s Scott Addict Gravel.

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CyclingTips Podcast: Behind the curtain of Shimano’s new wiredless Dura-Ace Di2 and Ultegra Di2

Shimano’s new Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 and Ultegra Di2 R8100 may seem like incremental improvements on the surface as compared to the outgoing versions.

In reality, there’s an awful lot of engineering, thought, and work that went into every one of those decisions specifically so that the end result comes across as seamless as it does.

You’ve already heard and read about all the tech features of the new groupsets, but in this special sponsored episode, we’ll take you inside the minds of some of the people at Shimano who helped shape the new groupsets more directly.

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Freewheeling Podcast: We've got racing back to back to back!

The full podcast is back together to talk about Simac Ladies Tour and GP de Plouay, five days of fantastic bike racing with lots to unpack.

Amy has been keeping track of women being evacuated from Afghanistan with the help of Shannon Galpin. Read more about women who found their freedom riding bikes now forced to burn their cycling gear and the progress made so far. You can help by donating here.

In case you missed it, find Abby’s chat with Lizzie Deignan here.

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CyclingTips Podcast: Two more stages to determine the Vuelta winner, maybe

Caley, Dane and Abby chat the Vuelta a España, Simac Ladies Tour, and GP de Plouay.

You’ll also hear a snippet of Abby’s Freewheeling episode with Lizzie Deignan. Listen to the full interview here, or anywhere podcasts are found.

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Freewheeling Podcast: Lizzie Deignan on mothering, the Olympics, and staying positive

Abby chats with Lizzie Deignan of Trek-Segafredo about being a mother, the Olympics, and changes in the women’s peloton.

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Nerd Alert Podcast: Separating chain lube testing fact from fiction

Welcome back to the Nerd Alert podcast, in this week’s episode Dave Rome steps in as host and goes full nerd while diving into the murky waters of chain lube testing.

The amount of mixed information related to chain lubes is staggering and it’s undoubtedly one of the more confusing product areas for consumers. That’s an issue because your choice of chain lube can make a substantial difference to the durability and efficiency of your drivetrain. To help unravel these issues we called up Adam Kerin of Zero Friction Cycling and the founder of FrictionFacts Jason Smith to talk all things within their domains.

Here they reveal what makes a great chain lube, what tests work and why, and what tests you should be sceptical of.  For related reading, stick your head down the rabbit hole of all things related to bicycle chains.

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CyclingTips Podcast: Are breakaways more successful this year?

This week on the CyclingTips Podcast we dive into the last week of racing in Spain. The Vuelta a España has been action-packed so Dane brings up the overall general classification battle.

Freewheeling this week was all about the cycling categories at the Paralympic Games, so with the Games starting Tuesday make sure you’re up to speed!

For Nerd Nugget, Orbea has a new bike and Ribble has some real funky new handlebars.

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Freewheeling Podcast: Understanding the Paralympic cycling categories

Abby calls up former teammate and two-time Paralympic cyclist Greta Neimanas to learn about the upcoming Paralympic Games. For more information check out Matt de Neef’s guide to all the Paralympic cycling categories and events.

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Nerd Alert podcast: Desperate times call for desperate measures

We all know there’s still a massive worldwide parts shortage going on. Need a chain? Cassette? A suspension fork??? Ha ha, good luck with that.

Groupsets may be particularly hard to find, but it’s important to remember there are more options than just Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo. Are off-brands like Microshift truly diamonds in the rough, or is it yet another example of you-get-what-you-pay-for?

The Nerds also chat about how the most recent Strava updates might help prevent bike thefts, an encouraging new way to buy refurbished cycling clothing, and the pros and cons of $30 socks. Last — but certainly not least! — we reveal the banging new jingle for our Ask a Mechanic segment.

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CyclingTips Podcast: The Vuelta a España is off to a promising start

This week on the CyclingTips podcast…

We break down the first three stages of the Vuelta a España, and speculate what the next 18 stages could bring. Abby gives a brief rundown of the Ladies Tour of Norway. A deeper dive can be found on the Freewheeling Podcast.

Ronan catches up with the new women’s Everesting world record holder Illi Gardner.

And Silca released a pair of socks that claim to save eight watts! That is not an insignificant amount of watts.

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Freewheeling Podcast: Four stages, four winners in Norway

Amy, Gracie and Abby get together to chat about the Ladies Tour of Norway and some of its most exciting moments. The three also break down the biggest transfers so far this year.

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Nerd Alert podcast: Thermoplastic carbon composites are back!

The world of carbon fibre composites is continually progressing, and yet, the way most carbon bicycle frames are made today doesn’t differ all that much from how it was done in the 90s.  

However, aeronautical and automotive industries are continually investing in improved methods and processes, and the cycling market serves to benefit from just that. One such example is the recent rebirth of thermoplastic composites which have the potential to reduce costs, offer superior impact resistance, and be recyclable.  

Our guest in this week’s deep dive episode is Ben Lloyd, a Research and Development specialist at Cygnet Texkimp Ltd, a leading carbon composite manufacturing machinery company. Lloyd is an expert in thermoplastic manufacturing and is also in touch with the bicycle industry. 

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CyclingTips Podcast: What's next for Koen de Kort

On this special edition episode of the CyclingTips Podcast José Been chats with Koen de Kort about his accident and what he will do next.

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Freewheeling Podcast: Track cycling is pretty rad

Loren, Gracie, Amy and Abby chat track cycling at the Olympic Games and get excited for the Ladies Tour of Norway coming up this week. 

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CyclingTips Podcast: The Omnium Gold that ended the drought

This week on the CyclingTips podcast…

We wrap up discussions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and look forward to Paris 2024 in only three years. 

Transfer season is in full swing and two teams, in particular, are filling up with new riders. 

The Vuelta a España is around the corner, and the general classification already looks more entertaining than the Tour de France. 

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From the Top: Building Castelli

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more iconic brand in cycling than Castelli. The company dates back to the late 1800s, to around the time of the first ever documented bike race. 

Castelli is an Italian brand with a long, complicated history, but much of its recent success is due to an American by the name of Steve Smith, who came onto the scene in 2000. He had no Italian heritage, no real cycling industry experience, but he did have a love of cycling. By his own admission, he wasn’t an amazing cyclist – instead he veered towards technical innovation so he could stay competitive. 

Steve’s email signature says ‘Castelli Brand Manager’, but I always got the feeling from speaking with him over the years that he did far more than that. As I dug deeper into his story, I learned he’s part owner of the business, steers the ship, and is ultimately the man who turned Castelli around into what we know it as today.

Thank you to Malcolm Bloedel for producing this episode and Ashley de Neef for composing the music.

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