Yes, folks, it’s once again that time of year where we here at CyclingTips hand out the most prestigious, coveted, and occasionally dubious awards in all of cycling: the CyclingTippies! What was the most important bike launched this year? What was the biggest miss? What was just the flat-out most ridiculous, or most annoying? And what was the absolute biggest bummer of the year? We cover all of this, and more, in this week’s episode.
We begin this week’s episode with a conversation about the cycling esports World Championships and cyclocross.
Dane caught up with Cherie Pridham to discuss her new job with Isreal Start-Up Nation.
Jose talked about sitting down with Stig Broeckx prior to the release of his documentary de Stig with English subtitles, available now for VeloClub members and next week for non-members.
And finally, James runs through the latest news in tech. Some chain lubes that should be avoided, and news in drafting.
Loren and Abby chat with Jenni Gwiazdowski about the London Bike Kitchen, the Women of Colour Cycling Group UK, equality in cycling, and bikes in general. Bikes and the patriarchy.
Check out more of Jenni on the Wheel Suckers Podcast!
Jenni also mentioned Cyclista Zine, which can be found here.
The featured image of Cycling in Britain was taken by Gruber Images.
For this week’s CyclingTips podcast Caley, Dane, Abby, and Shoddy chat about Mark Cavendish and his situation next year, the new Team Sunweb plus more transfer news, and finally Cherie Pridham joining Israel Start-Up Nation for 2021.
Shoddy walks us through his $200 winter kit challenge and contemplates what his next project should be.
With James sitting out this episode we turn to the CyclingTips team in Australia who have been working on an exciting new project, coming soon to the CyclingTips youtube channel.
The featured image of Mark Cavendish at stage 8 of the 2015 Tour de France was taken by Cor Vos.
James has locked the Nerds out of the recording studio for this episode, disregarding the traditional format to instead do a (very) deep dive into the world of bearings. What makes for a good bearing or a bad one? Are ceramics really all that? How are we supposed to take care of these things? And why does press-fit suck in the bicycle world, but is the norm in industrial settings?
Hope you’re sitting somewhere comfy because we’re nerding out big time for this one.
Katie Compton joins the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of cyclocross, as well as her love of the sport and her process each season.
The featured image of Katie Compton racing GP Sven Nys in 2019 was taken by Kristof Ramon.
In the finale of our Rapha Roadmap series, we speak with Dave Brailsford, Simon Mottram, Tiffany Cromwell, and Mitch Docker about the accidental experiment that was the 2020 road season.
What did we learn?
The featured image of Jonathan Klever Caicedo winning stage 3 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia was taken by Miwa Iijima.
We’ve said before that we’re in a “golden age” of chain lube these days, with big advancements in recent months that not only reduce drivetrain friction but dramatically extend the lifespan of your components, too. We discuss the latest releases from CeramicSpeed and Silca — one for wet conditions, the other for dry — and make the argument for why they’re actually better bargains than you might think.
We’re also on the cusp of a potentially big revolution in frame materials, with magnesium finally emerging (after multiple attempts in the past) as a truly viable alternative to carbon fiber, aluminum, titanium, and steel. James chats with Bruno Maier, the president of “Super Magnesium” maker Allite Inc., to find out exactly why magnesium is so promising, and why this time around might be different than before.
James has already reviewed the new Vaast gravel bike if you’re interested in reading about that.
Finally, we cap off this episode with another round of Ask a Mechanic — albeit, without our resident pro mechanic, Zach Edwards, who we were sadly stuck in a giant vat of tubular glue while we recording. How do you true a wheel without a truing stand? How long will that spare tube last in your saddle pack? Is it safe to use a cheap bearing press? Can you bend a steel frame back into shape after a crash? And why are any of us still taking mechanical advice from Caley? All of these answers and more await within, and maybe next time we’ll actually find that mute button on Caley’s mic.
Just to make sure you all listening are paying attention, we flipped the script for this week’s CyclingTips podcast.
To kick it off, James introduces the gang to the new Wahoo Element Rival, a watch that is a head unit for your wrist. The talk turns to why cyclists aren’t more interested in such an item, and the importance of heart rate monitoring in training. Per-usual, Shoddy misses the good old days.
Next, a discussion of Chloé Dygert and Canyon//SRAM’s statements over the weekend regarding equality in bike racing, and doing better in the future.
And finally, a mini-season review. From Grand Tours to the women’s (lack-of) calendar, the gang chats about some of the major themes of the season, culminating in the suspension of Dylan Groenewegen.
The featured image of Dylan Groenewegen was taken at the start of stage 2 of the UAE Tour in 2020.
In this, the final episode of 2020, the CyclingTips Podcast crew get together to discuss the great and the not-so-great of what was, in general, a fantastic bike racing season…you know…minus the COVID.
The post CyclingTips Podcast: The 2020 CyclingTippies appeared first on CyclingTips.
Yes, folks, it’s once again that time of year where we here at CyclingTips hand out the most prestigious, coveted, and occasionally dubious awards in all of cycling: the CyclingTippies! What was the most important bike launched this year? What was the biggest miss? What was just the flat-out most ridiculous, or most annoying? And what was the absolute biggest bummer of the year? We cover all of this, and more, in this week’s episode.
The post Nerd Alert Podcast: It’s time for the 2020 CyclingTippy awards! appeared first on CyclingTips.
We begin this week’s episode with a conversation about the cycling esports World Championships and cyclocross.
Dane caught up with Cherie Pridham to discuss her new job with Isreal Start-Up Nation.
Jose talked about sitting down with Stig Broeckx prior to the release of his documentary de Stig with English subtitles, available now for VeloClub members and next week for non-members.
And finally, James runs through the latest news in tech. Some chain lubes that should be avoided, and news in drafting.
Loren and Abby chat with Jenni Gwiazdowski about the London Bike Kitchen, the Women of Colour Cycling Group UK, equality in cycling, and bikes in general. Bikes and the patriarchy.
Check out more of Jenni on the Wheel Suckers Podcast!
Jenni also mentioned Cyclista Zine, which can be found here.
The featured image of Cycling in Britain was taken by Gruber Images.
For this week’s CyclingTips podcast Caley, Dane, Abby, and Shoddy chat about Mark Cavendish and his situation next year, the new Team Sunweb plus more transfer news, and finally Cherie Pridham joining Israel Start-Up Nation for 2021.
Shoddy walks us through his $200 winter kit challenge and contemplates what his next project should be.
With James sitting out this episode we turn to the CyclingTips team in Australia who have been working on an exciting new project, coming soon to the CyclingTips youtube channel.
The featured image of Mark Cavendish at stage 8 of the 2015 Tour de France was taken by Cor Vos.
The post CyclingTips Podcast: the 2021 season continues to take shape appeared first on CyclingTips.
James has locked the Nerds out of the recording studio for this episode, disregarding the traditional format to instead do a (very) deep dive into the world of bearings. What makes for a good bearing or a bad one? Are ceramics really all that? How are we supposed to take care of these things? And why does press-fit suck in the bicycle world, but is the norm in industrial settings?
Hope you’re sitting somewhere comfy because we’re nerding out big time for this one.
The post Nerd Alert Podcast: The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round appeared first on CyclingTips.
Katie Compton joins the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of cyclocross, as well as her love of the sport and her process each season.
The featured image of Katie Compton racing GP Sven Nys in 2019 was taken by Kristof Ramon.
The post Freewheeling Podcast: Cyclocross for Dummies appeared first on CyclingTips.
In the finale of our Rapha Roadmap series, we speak with Dave Brailsford, Simon Mottram, Tiffany Cromwell, and Mitch Docker about the accidental experiment that was the 2020 road season.
What did we learn?
The featured image of Jonathan Klever Caicedo winning stage 3 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia was taken by Miwa Iijima.
The post CyclingTips Podcast: Pro Cycling’s grand experiment appeared first on CyclingTips.
We’ve said before that we’re in a “golden age” of chain lube these days, with big advancements in recent months that not only reduce drivetrain friction but dramatically extend the lifespan of your components, too. We discuss the latest releases from CeramicSpeed and Silca — one for wet conditions, the other for dry — and make the argument for why they’re actually better bargains than you might think.
We’re also on the cusp of a potentially big revolution in frame materials, with magnesium finally emerging (after multiple attempts in the past) as a truly viable alternative to carbon fiber, aluminum, titanium, and steel. James chats with Bruno Maier, the president of “Super Magnesium” maker Allite Inc., to find out exactly why magnesium is so promising, and why this time around might be different than before.
James has already reviewed the new Vaast gravel bike if you’re interested in reading about that.
Finally, we cap off this episode with another round of Ask a Mechanic — albeit, without our resident pro mechanic, Zach Edwards, who we were sadly stuck in a giant vat of tubular glue while we recording. How do you true a wheel without a truing stand? How long will that spare tube last in your saddle pack? Is it safe to use a cheap bearing press? Can you bend a steel frame back into shape after a crash? And why are any of us still taking mechanical advice from Caley? All of these answers and more await within, and maybe next time we’ll actually find that mute button on Caley’s mic.
Just to make sure you all listening are paying attention, we flipped the script for this week’s CyclingTips podcast.
To kick it off, James introduces the gang to the new Wahoo Element Rival, a watch that is a head unit for your wrist. The talk turns to why cyclists aren’t more interested in such an item, and the importance of heart rate monitoring in training. Per-usual, Shoddy misses the good old days.
Next, a discussion of Chloé Dygert and Canyon//SRAM’s statements over the weekend regarding equality in bike racing, and doing better in the future.
And finally, a mini-season review. From Grand Tours to the women’s (lack-of) calendar, the gang chats about some of the major themes of the season, culminating in the suspension of Dylan Groenewegen.
The featured image of Dylan Groenewegen was taken at the start of stage 2 of the UAE Tour in 2020.
If you live outside Australia, or if you’re not familiar with the whole bikepacking or adventure racing scene, you may not have heard about a small bike and wheel brand called Curve Cycling. It’s run by a few mates of mine here in Melbourne, Australia and started way back when I was first starting the CyclingTips business — a time when we were all similarly young, ambitious, and blissfully ignorant. Needless to say, I’ve taken a keen interest in the growth of the Curve business throughout the years.
Curve was originally founded by Steve Varga, a serial tinkerer, and was quickly joined by his lifelong friend Jesse Carlsson. Soon after, a friend of Jesse’s named Adam Lana became a customer and then a partner in the business. These are the three who’ll be taking us on their journey in this episode.
It all started in around 2010 when Steve was working in a bike shop and got asked all the time for wheel upgrades. At that time, the only aftermarket carbon wheels available were basically from ENVE, Zipp, and a few others. These represented a major price leap from high-end alloy wheels.
Steve started asking himself why a more accessible carbon wheelset wasn’t available. He looked around the internet at sites like Alibaba, and eventually found an agent in Taiwan who could connect him directly with open mould carbon wheel manufacturers. He ordered some, tinkered with them, ordered some more, and eventually came up with some wheels he quite liked. All the while he was using Jesse as his guinea pig.
Curve is a brand that’s being built slowly and deliberately, and in my experience these are the brands to watch out for.
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