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Spin Cycle
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Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: A nail-biting Dauphiné
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, where Primož Roglič narrowly held off Matteo Jorgensen to win the overall title, and…
Spin CycleOvernight Succes: How the founders of Kona Bikes saved their company
It’s been said that Kona is 'The Smallest Biggest Bike Company in the World'. They’re best known as the quintessential North Shore bike brand, yet their global…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Not peaked, gravel is still growing
A lot has happened in the world of cycling tech over the past week. The Dauphine has teased new bikes getting dialled in for the Tour. While Unbound has shown…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Unbounding toward the Tour de France
Dane Cash and Jonny Long join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to discuss Unbound, Unchained, and the unmistakeable approach of the Tour de France as…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: A mid-season Q&A
This week Abby, Matt and Gracie answer listener questions about the Olympic road race course, the season so far, which team they would want to be on and more…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: The Dauphiné underway and more
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first two stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné, field some questions in a Q&A session, and look at what's next on…
Spin CycleThe Rest Day: On Tenerife with Carlos Rodríguez
In this episode, Jack catches up with Ineos' young climber Carlos Rodríguez from the Parador Hotel on Tenerife, where both are located for an altitude training…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Stage IV cancer won't stop this 24hour elevation gain world record attempt
In the episode, Ronan talks to Sadie Fitton. Sadie has a Stage IV breast cancer diagnosis and recently attempted the 24-hour elevation gain world record. Stage…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus: Picking Unbound Gravel tires with the pro who can pick any tire
It's time for another bonus episode of Geek Warning. Typically, we keep these bonus episodes for subscribers and members of Escape Collective, however, this…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: A new voice
Welcome back to Geek Warning, a podcast by the Escape Collective, that covers everything to know in the world of bicycle tech. James Huang said farewell in our…
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The Transparency Report podcast
Off the back of the Transparency Report we published on the site a couple of weeks ago, we followed up with a live Discord Q&A with many of our members. We…
Spin CycleUltra: Lael Wilcox’s race against time for the Around The World record
For years, bikepacker Lael Wilcox wasn't sure whether she wanted to try and break the Around The World record. But with politics and climate change threatening…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Will Pogačar have anything left for the Tour?
Jonny Long and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz to discuss Pogačar's Giro effort, time trialing as a specialty, and the recovery of Vingegaard and Van Aert…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Mid-season fantasy draft swap
Abby and Loren are joined this week by Matilda Raynolds and Matt de Neef to chat RideLondon Classique, Lizzy Banks, and Elisa Longo Borghini’s possible…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Last call for Giro takes
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final week of the 2024 Giro d'Italia and discuss some of the bigger takeaways from the race as a whole. Escape…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: Kids might need nicer bikes more than we do
Ever feel like you’d like a lighter bike? Now imagine what your current bike would feel like if it was half of your body weight. For all too many kids who are…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Is new Shimano GRX enough?
It’s just a regular week in May, but you can bet the bike industry is its usual buzz of activity. James Huang and Dave Rome offer some strong thoughts related…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: King Pogačar the Benevolent, Giver of Sunnies
Kit Nicholson and Jonny Long join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to discuss Pogačar's benevolent dominance, Vingegaard's tattoo, and more. Escape…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Hasta la próxima, España
This week Abby and Loren were joined by Matilda ‘Tils’ Raynolds to talk about the Vuelta a Burgos, Demi Vollering, and sprint finish safety. They also dove…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Wholesome goodness at the Giro
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the wholesome breakaway wins, the clear sprint leader, the shifting meta, and the dominant GC rider at the Giro d'Italia…
Spin CycleThe Rest Day: Inside a Tenerife altitude camp
In this episode: Jack chats with teammate Matevž Govekar from a pre-Dauphiné Tenerife training camp about altitude, why teams pick various high-altitude…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Gravel bike fitting for comfort, speed, and traction
This week we add some dirt to our ongoing bike position conversation as former World Tour pro and gravel privateer, Nathan Haas joins the show to discuss bike…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Your bikes have secretly been getting longer, and no one told you
Not surprisingly given the big product launch this week, Dave and James have a lot to dive into with SRAM’s new Red AXS wireless road groupset: what’s…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Thriving in their post-brown shorts era
Kit Nicholson, Jonny Long, and Abby Mickey join Caley Fretz to discuss Decathlon's recent success, the Intergiro, transfers in the women's peloton, and more…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: A deep-dive with SRAM on new Red AXS
Much leaked and recently teased, SRAM has now officially unveiled the latest iteration of its Red AXS road groupset. This top-tier offering introduces a new…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Statistics are fun!
This week Abby, Loren and Matt de Neef marvel over SD Worx-Protime’s Itzulia statistics, their approach to the race, and why the courses were so good. Plus…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: The aura comes to the Giro
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano tackle the talking points of the Giro so far, where Tadej Pogačar and his aura of invincibility have taken control of the GC, but…
Spin CycleThe Rest Day: Who drives the bus?
There are so many people who make pro cycling tick along who never get TV time, don't see the limelight, but are nonetheless indispensable. In this episode…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: Ask a Wrench is back!
We know, we know, it’s been ages since we did our last Ask a Wrench episode – late January, in fact. Guilty as charged. Better late than never? But as a nice…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Wireless 13-speed Di2?
Welcome back to Geek Warning! This week, James and Dave have a varied conversation covering tech related to road, gravel, and mountain bike. The Giro has begun…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: The Giro's Happy Gilmore
On this week's Placeholders, Kit Nicholson and Jonny Long join Caley Fretz to talk Tadej Pogačar's Giro approach, Demi Vollering's Nike deal, and more. Escape…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: After La Vuelta, it’s clear women’s cycling is in a golden age
Loren, Gracie and Abby have a lot to say about this year’s La Vuelta España Femenina. They discuss the final two stages, but also general takeaway from a week…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: The Giro is underway
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the first few stages of the 2024 Giro d'Italia and also discuss the Vuelta España Femenina, a bit of…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Comfort, power, and aero – navigating trends and the modern bike fit
Dan Bigham once said something along the lines of, get aero and train the body to sustain it: it's easier than getting stronger. As much as that makes sense…
Spin CycleWheel Talk Special: La Vuelta keeps getting better and better
On this special episode of the Wheel Talk podcast, Abby calls up Matt de Neef to briefly discuss stages 5 and 6 of La Vuelta España Femenina, with audio…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Cervelo redesigned its Aspero gravel bike, and thankfully didn’t screw it up
The Sea Otter Classic just wrapped up literally a few days ago, but clearly someone forgot to turn off the tap of new bikes and gear. Cervelo just announced a…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Who will win the Giro?
On this week's podcast, the crew looks ahead to the Giro d'Italia, where Tadej Pogačar looks like the favorite on a course that should provide wire-to-wire…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: What a start to La Vuelta
In this two part-episode Loren, Gracie and Abby chat about the opening TTT of La Vuelta and what it might mean for the stages coming up. In the second segment…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: The Tour de Romandie
On this week's How the Race was Won pod, Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the Tour de Romandie, where the Ineos Grenadiers put on a familiar show and…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Chasing noises and the better way to apply chain lube
In this episode of Geek Warning, James is just back from the Sea Otter Classic and Dave is still thinking about chain lube and tools. On the Sea Otter front…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: How do you solve a problem like Pogačar?
With Classics season in the rearview mirror, Kit Nicholson, Dane Cash, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to ponder whether…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Flèche and LBL! How Good!
Gracie and Abby are joined this week by Rebecca Charlton to break down La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and lament the end of the Spring season. But…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss La Flèche Wallonne, where the weather made for a more interesting men's race than we often get while the women's race…
Spin CycleRest Day with Jack Haig: Introspection of the dropped
In this episode, Jack takes some time to reflect on a difficult few weeks. Pro cycling has ups and downs, and the entry to spring was a down. How does one get…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Aero has come for the Roubaix specific tech
Death, taxes, and wild tech at Paris-Roubaix used to be the three certainties in life, but if the 2024 edition of the Queen of the cobbles taught us anything…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Rear Radars need to work 100% of the time
In this jam-packed episode, James and Dave discuss a handful of new gravel and road bikes that caught their attention during the week. Trek enters the rear…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: A deep dive on the new DT Swiss Ratchet DEG
It’s time for another bonus episode of the Geek Warning podcast. Typically only Escape Collective members have access to the full versions of these, but this…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Let's chug our podium lager
Jonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz to ponder whether the Ardennes Classics might merit some reevaluation, to discuss World Cup mountain…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Wait, what just happened at the Amstel Gold Race?
Gracie, Loren, and Abby call in back up in the form of Matt de Neef to try and figure out what exactly happened on Sunday at the Amstel Gold Race. The…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: The Amstel Gold Race
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss just exactly how the men's Amstel Gold Race was won, and how the riders who finished both first and second did lots of…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Everyone loves a magnetic personality
The 2024 Sea Otter Classic hasn’t even kicked off yet, but the Geek Warning crew has already got a ton of new bikes and gear to talk about this week…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: We can’t get enough of Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Loren is back in the studio this time with Abby and Gracie to take a deeper dive into the racing at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift and look ahead to the…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Don't throw things at the bike racers
Caley Fretz, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson talk through some of the side stories that came out of the last weekend of cobbled classics and wonder aloud what…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Paris-Roubaix and a bit of the Basque Country too
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down Mathieu van der Poel's dominant display (again) on the cobbles, his team's spectacular showing to support him, and the…
Spin CycleThe Rest Day: Pavel Sivakov and riding for Pogačar
Welcome to the second episode of The Rest Day with Jack Haig. In this week's show, Jack catches up with Pavel Sivakov to talk Catalunya and the UAE Tour. They…
Spin CycleRoubaix special: Goodbye to the cobbles
From next to the Arenberg and inside the velodrome, the Placeholders crew brings you an episode from the ground at Paris-Roubaix. What happened to Quickstep?…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Walking the pits at Scheldeprijs
Cyclings Holy Week is all about Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix, but sandwiched between those two monuments is the sprinters classic, Scheldeprijs. Escape…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: From the Roubaix Velodrome
Loren Rowney, Matt de Neef, and special guests bring you all the action from the infield at the Roubaix Velodrome, as the fourth edition of Paris-Roubaix…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: The Paris-Roubaix Preview
From a bar in Belgium straight to your ears: The Placeholders crew preview both of this weekend's Paris-Roubaix races, discuss the Arenberg chicane and the…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: When they go high, we go low (with a $160 drivetrain)
Whew, so much new product news to discuss today, and Sea Otter is still two weeks away! Shimano looks to strengthen its stranglehold on the entry-level market…