The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 66

May  15, 2011

Host: Carlton 

Panelists:

Jim Moss

Neil Browne #IRuinedCycling

Nicole Formasa

Tony Farrelly

Topics:

Wouter Weylandt dies after Giro d'Italia crash 

Neil Browne takes down cycling single-handedly (says Floyd Landis/Chade O’Grey and Lance Armstrong).

Is the Amgen Tour of California nearly one of the Grand Tours?

Etape Caledonia, big Scottish closed-road sportive/Gran Fondo, again attacked with tacks. This sort of sabotage has also happened in the US, at an event in Maryland last year. 

Cake, coffee and cycling: new site dedicated to our three favorite things! PatisserieCycling by Louise McCake.

Favorite cycling apps: Rain Alarm, Cyclingnews, Bikehub.co.uk, La Gazetta, Cycling Grub

The 20th episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network, Joe Beer from Joe Beer Smart Training, and Donna Tocci from Kryptonite. Among the topics we discussed:

• CyclingNews.com purchased by Future Publishing
• BikeRadar.com
  
• 2007 Tour de France
• UCI's Rider Pledge
• Saddle Sawing / Lip Filing
• Cobb Saddle
  
• Big Wheeled Ballyhoo
• MTB Stage Racing (news story)
• Tips/Rants

The nineteenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network, and Jeremy Vaught from Triathlon Radio. Among the topics we discussed:

• Celebrity Bikes
• Skateboarding in The Olympics
• Top 10 Cities Where the Most Employees Bike or Walk to Work
• Top 10 Cities for Bike Theft (see Kryptonite Blog)
• New Jersey Law Banning QRs (see Bicycle Retailer Article)
• Big Wheel Ballyhoo
• Cycling Tips of the Week
• FredCast Famous Climbs of The Tour de France

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The eighteenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, and Joe Beer from Joe Beer Smart Training (you can find his podcast here). Among the topics we discussed:

• Graeme Obree
• The Flying Scotsman Movie
• Drugs in Sport
• Bjarne Riis / Telekom Admissions
• Floyd Landis Case
• FSA / Cane Creek
• Cycling Tips of the Week
• Park Tool Position pdf
• Road Bike Rider e-Newsletter

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The seventeenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, and Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network. Among the topics we discussed:

• Preview Floyd's Hearing
• Floyd Asked to Give Dirt on Armstrong in Exchange for Lesser Sentence
• Basso's 'Attempted Doping'
• Tyler Hamilton
• Campbell Dissent (pdf file)
  
• 24 Hour Events
  
• 24 Solo (24-solo.com)
• Freeride Events
• QuickRelease.tv Video Day 2
  
• Our First Bikes
• Chris Hoy's New World Record
• Hoy's Web Site
  
• The Flying Scotsman Movie (web site)
• Get a Degree in Cycling from University of Derby (news story)

The sixteenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network, and Larry Barker from crankk.com Among the topics we discussed:

• Floyd Landis' Retested Samples
• Ivan Basso Sidelined by Discovery
• Sea Otter
• Cutters Win Little 500
• Bicycle Noisemakers
• Cycling Tips of the Week

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The fifteenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network, and Jonathan Maus of Bike Portland. Among the topics we discussed:

• Taipei International Cycle Show
• FSA's New Road and Mountain Groups
• Dancing Girls
• John Burke's Speech (Video from Taipei / Audio from Washington DC)
• Cycling Advocacy Discussion
• Bike Portland
• Alice B. Toeclips Awards
• Track World Championships
• Tour of Utah Postponement
• Nike Dropping Cycling Products?
• Cycling Tips of the Week

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The fourteenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, and Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network. Among the topics we discussed:

• National Bike Summit
• League of American Bicyclists
• Bikes Belong
• Bike Portland
• Trek
• Bicycle Commuter Act
• Conserve by Bicycling Program
• IMBA
• Swobo Bikes
• Is Operacion Puerto Over?
• Bicycle Parody Films

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The thirteenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and QuickRelease.tv, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, and Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network. Among the topics we discussed:

• Jan Ullrich's retirement from professional bicycle racing
  
• The UCI's new drug testing regime
• Rant Your Head Off Blog
  
• UCI vs. Grand Tours compromise
• Tim's recent trip to Taiwan
• 2007 Amgen Tour of California
• More on mandatory helmet laws
• Training kids for cycling
• Our cycling tips of the week
• Socks for Your Water Bottle
• Make Your Own Energy Bars
  

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The twelfth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, and Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network. Among the topics we discussed:

• What is QuickRelease.tv?
• Have You Seen Bicycling's Ad Numbers?
• Who Is Cycling's Target Audience?
• Bikes Belong
• Sustrans
• Who Listens to Podcasts Anyway? Cyclelicious wants to know.
• Here's a sampling of our favorites:
• The FredCast
• Crooked Cog Podcast
• QuickRelease.tv
• Ask a Ninja
• Bikescape
• The BizOps Podcast
• Pray-as-You-Go
• The Rogue Mechanic
• Onion Radio News
• Podcast Brothers
• Command N
• The MacCast
• This Week in Tech
• Fly With Me
• Geek Brief TV
• Strong Bad Emails
• Triathlon Radio
• Simply Stu Triathlon Podcast
• Joe Beer Smart Training
• Mandatory Helmet Laws
• Salt Lake City's Proposal (news story)
• Snell Foundation
• Cycling Tips of the Week

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The eleventh episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network and Donna Tocci of Kryptonite and Tidbits and More. Among the topics we discussed:

• Author/Speaker Urges Lawsuits to Make Safer Bikes (news story)
• How to Make Bicycle Commuting a Reality
• Blog posts
• Signs We'd Like to See
• Cyclelicio.us
• Responding to Listener Comment (original comment)

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The tenth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, and Tim Grahl from The Crooked Cog Network. Among the topics we discussed:

• Pat McQuaid Sees a Culture Clash
• Dick Pound Gets Inflammatory on Floyd; Floyd Raises the Level of Discourse
• The Floyd Landis Fairness Fund
• Cyclocross News (Bart Wellens, Ned Overend)
• The Pterosail vs. The ThrustPac
• Pedal - The Movie

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The ninth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David Bernstein from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, and Donna Tocci from the Tidbits and More Blog and Kryptonite. This was our Year in Review episode and each of us chose a topic to discuss. Here is what we chose:

• Carlton Reid: The Floyd Landis Affar
• Floyd's Web Site
• Trust But Verify Blog
• WADA Site
• L.A. Times Articles on Doping
• 1 of 2
• 2 of 2
• Tim Jackson: The Eurobike Invasion
• Eurobike Web Site
• Interbike Web Site
• Sea Otter Web Site
• Donna Tocci: The Use of New Media in the Bike Industry
• Specialized Holiday Card
• Crooked Cog Network
• Clif Bar Blah Blah Blog
• The Boulder Report
• Panther City Blog
• The Sock Guy Blog
• David Bernstein: The Use of Technology Among Everyday Cyclists
• GPS Devices
• Power Meters
• iPod
• DVDs
• Blogs

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The seventh episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David Bernstein from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, and Tim Jackson from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog. Among the topics we discussed:

• The Tragedy of Isaac Galvez at Six Days of Ghent (news story)
• Tyler Hamilton Joins Tinkoff Team (news story)
• Does Cycling Decrease Feminine Sensitivity? (news story)
• The Spokesmen's Holiday Gift Guide
• Under $50
• Tubes (e.g. Hutchinson AirLight PV Road Tube - 700c)
• Hydration Drink (e.g. CytoMax)
• Masi Socks or Water Bottles
• Cycle Passion Calendar
• Under $200
• Helmet Cam (e.g. Twenty20 Helmet Cam)
• Workstand (e.g. Park Tool PCS-9 Home Mechanic Workstand)
• Cycling Computer (e.g. VDO MC 1.0 + Altimeter )
• Heart Rate Monitor (e.g. Polar S-720i Heart Rate Monitor )
• Cold Weather Gear
• Under $1,000
• Garmin 305 GPS
• Winter Training Wheels
• Power Meter (e.g. PowerTap)
• Cuckoo Clocks ;-)
• The Sky's The Limit!
• Custom Bike
• Move Your Home to Southern California!

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The seventh episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Carlton from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, Tim from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog, and Jeremy from Triathlon Radio Podcast. Among the topics we discussed:

• Eurobike Challenges Interbike
• How Will the U.S. Elections Effect Cycling?
• French Lab Hacked
• Dick Pound Says We Need Facts
• Why is Tyler Hamilton Being Treated Differently than Others?
• Tyler Hamilton Competes in a Triathlon
• Lance Armstrong Competes in New York City Marathon
• A Brief Discussion of Carbon Composites

The sixth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Tim from The Crooked Cog Network & Podcast, Carlton from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, and Tim from Masi Bicycles and The Masi Guy blog. Among the topics we discussed:

• Tour de France Route Announcement
• Does the Length of Grand Tours Contribute to Doping?
• The Collapse of the Puerto Case?
• David Millar and Bradley Wiggins Ride Revolution Track Series
• The Nick-a-Bike Program
• Cool New Bike Rack from GM/Opel/Saturn
• Helmet Ventilation

The fifth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Tim from The Crooked Cog Network & Podcast, and Carlton from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast. Among the topics we discussed:

• Floyd Landis posts his defense documents and posts to The Daily Peloton Forums
• An Interview with Vaughn from The Daily Peloton
• 24 Hours of Moab Ends Early due to Weather
• Fall/Winter/Cold Weather Cycling
• Do GPS devices mean the end of the cyclocomputer?
• Lord Linley Gets a Proper Bike (news story)

The fourth episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Tim from The Crooked Cog Network & Podcast, Carlton from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, and Jeremy from Triathlon Radio. Among the topics we discussed:

• Interbike 2006
• Podcast and Portable Media Expo
• Royal Commute Raises Eyebrows (news story)
• 30-Something Male Cyclists at Risk (news story)

The third episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Tim from The Crooked Cog Network & Podcast, Carlton from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, and Larry from the crankk Podcast. Among the topics we discussed:

• Dick Pound (WADA) Teleconference
• Is there a vast French conspiracy against American cyclists?
• Frankie Andreu’s Doping Admission (news story)
• Will bells be required on all UK Bikes? (news story)
• Are you less safe when wearing a helmet? (news story)
• Distracted Drivers
• Upcoming Interbike Trade Show

The second episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Larry from the crankk Podcast, Carlton from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast, Tim from The Crooked Cog Network & Podcast, and Jeremy from Triathlon Radio Podcast. Among the topics we discussed:

• 29er Bikes
• New at the Eurobike Trade Show
• Upcoming Interbike Trade Show
• Cycling.tv Media Center at Interbike
• Police Cyclists Killed on Charity Ride (news story)
• Riders in Unsanctioned Race Cause Death of Pedestrian (news story)
• New Product Wish List
• Promos from our individual podcasts

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The first episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast included David Bernstein from The FredCast Cycling Podcast, Larry Barker from the crankk Podcast, and Carlton Reid from Bike Biz Magazine and Cycling News and Views Podcast. Among the topics we discussed:

• Floyd Landis and Doping
• Petition About Drug Testing and Doping in Cycling
• Tyler Hamilton Wins Mt. Washington Hill Climb (news story) (about the race)
• Sponsorship Problems - Phonak disbanding (news story) (Phonak site)
• The Daniel Cadden Affair (news story)
• The Fifth Motoring Directive in the EU
• Are motorists mad at cyclists?
• Lawrence, KS, says no to bikes for younger children (news story)
• Promos from our individual podcasts