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Spin Cycle
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Check out our other podcasts on your preferred podcast platform: - Geek Warning - how bikes work and how to make them better - Wheel Talk - all things women's cycling - How the Race was Won - racing and tactical analysis - Overnight Success - The founders and innovators in the cycling industry Escape Collective is entirely member-funded. If…
Episodes
Spin CyclePlaceholders: You take Boonen, I'll take Van der Poel
The Placeholders crew comes to you live from Kortrijk, Belgium, this week, where they tackle life's greatest questions (who's better, Boonen or Van der Poel?)…
Spin CycleWheel Talk Special: Alison Jackson and the Making of a Monument
One year after her historic win at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift Alison Jackson sits down with Abby Mickey to relive the day and the months leading up to her…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Bring on the emotions!
This week on the podcast Gracie, Loren and Abby break down one of the best races of the year the Tour of Flanders and talk about how Dwars door Vlaanderen on…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: The Tour of Flanders
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down a grueling edition of the Tour of Flanders and ponder whether anyone in the peloton could have done anything to…
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Classics Special: The rain and pain in Flanders
We're back with a special on-the-ground episode from Oudenaarde, the finish town of the Tour of Flanders. It's wet, it's cold, but we've found a bar and a fire…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: A carbon fork nearly broke Bridge Bike Works before it even got started
Bridge Bike Works is an upstart brand that's trying to make a go at building premium carbon fiber bikes in Canada. It's not just a geographic thing or a point…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: The big Tour of Flanders preview
The Placeholders crew is together in Belgium and talks through the route, key storylines, and crash-reduced field of favorites for the men's Tour of Flanders.
Spin CycleGeek Warning: A pointless trend in what people carry
Welcome back to Geek Warning! In this week’s edition of the regular show, Ronan and Dave discuss why current road bikes may not be ready for emerging trends in…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Is it safer at altitude?
This week's episode of Placeholders, recorded after a busy weekend of racing – but before Dwars door Vlaanderen ... – ponders which men's Classics team is best…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Milliseconds make the difference
Another great episode this week with Abby Mickey, Loren Rowney and Gracie Elvin. They talked about Classic Brugge-De Panne and Gent-Wevelgem, specifically SD…
Spin CycleIndustry Special Q&A: Buyer ethics, Brexit, advocacy and more...
In our final episode of this limited series, we turn the floor over to member questions. Thank you to everyone who became members throughout this series. Every…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: E3, Gent-Wevelgem, and Catalunya, oh my!
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash have plenty to talk about after a week that was absolutely jam-packed with racing. The E3 Saxo Classic, Gent-Wevelgem, and the…
Spin CycleIntroducing The Rest Day with Jack Haig
Welcome to the first episode of The Rest Day with Jack Haig! This new podcast is hosted by Bahrain-Victorious' Jack Haig and will take you behind the curtain…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: A saddle position for more power and comfort
We don't often think of a saddle as a performance item. Sure, the wrong saddle or poor fit can lead to performance-sapping discomfort or injury, but using the…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: Question time with Zipp on the how and why of Thomas De Gendt's crash
Four weeks on from Thomas De Gendt's now infamous crash, Zipp has released its findings and explanation, but many questions still remain. In this podcast…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Bikes aren't actually more expensive than they used to be
There’s certainly been a lot of outrage over the price of bikes in recent years, and for sure, when the price of a new bike falls inline with a new Ducati…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Van der Poel is in it for the long haul
Kit Nicholson and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz to discuss Mathieu van der Poel's longterm deal with Canyon and extension with Alpecin-Deceuninck, whether the…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Attack! Attack! Attack!
Loren, Gracie, and Abby are back to talk about Trofeo Alfredo Binda over the weekend and look ahead to Brugge-De Panne and Gent-Wevelgem coming up. Plus, if…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Why are modern bikes so expensive?
Why are bikes so expensive? In this episode, Factor's Rob Gitelis speaks openly, providing an insight deep into the world of premium bicycle manufacturing and…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Debating Milan-San Remo
Caley Fretz joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to break down all the storylines from Milan-San Remo: Jasper Philipsen as a bona fide Classics contender…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: To be, or not to be
So many new bikes to talk about this week! Giant’s new TCR is a meaningful evolution of the previous one, but should it have been a revolution instead?…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: The best generation of American racers since ... ?
Dane Cash, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz on the Placeholders this week to discuss this generation of Americans after Matteo Jorgensen's…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Ronde van Drenthe has a new course, but did it work?
Loren, Gracie, and Abby sat down this week to break down Ronde van Drenthe, look ahead to what some performances mean for the upcoming Cobbled Classics, the…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
On this week's How the Race was Won podcast, Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the surprising Paris-Nice podium, Primož Roglič's early season form, Jonas…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: The problematic 'should' word with Ruth Edwards
After two years at home racing the Life Time Grand Prix and working coaching and bike fitting roles, Ruth Edwards is back in the WorldTour peloton and already…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: Precision, process, press-fits, and pandemics with Framework Bicycles
Framework Bicycles isn’t afraid to say it’s making its frames a little differently from usual. In fact, the Canadian company is not only extremely proud of…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: The future of bike servicing is already here
Geek Warning is back, with Dave and Ronan on hand to discuss the latest happenings from the world of cycling tech. James is currently roaming the halls of the…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: What is this thing?
Ronan Mc Laughlin, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to discuss new helmets and new helmet regulations, Tadej…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: The peloton is onto SD Worx-Protime
Loren, Gracie, and Abby get together to talk about all the action at Strade Bianche, and the exciting change that will impact Ronde van Drenthe next weekend…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: A called shot at Strade Bianche
This week on the How the Race was Won Podcast, Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the action at Strade Bianche. Could the race have been won any other…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: F1's obsession with cycling makes better drivers with Jack Aitken
We interrupt our regular scheduling to bring you a special episode of Performance Process to coincide with the start of the Formula 1 season. In this special…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Getting our hooks into hookless road
The time has come for the geeks to share their strong opinions on road tubeless and the movement toward hookless rims. In this episode, and off the back of a…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Visma flexes depth, Strade Bianche looms
This week on the Placeholders, Dane Cash, Abby Mickey, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz to ponder whether anyone will remember Visma's Opening Weekend…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: The 2024 Draft
In this super chaotic episode, Abby, Gracie and Loren are joined by Matt de Neef and Matilda Raynolds for an NFL-snake-style draft. Who will the first pick be?…
Spin CycleHow the Race was Won: Opening Weekend
If you, like us, have spent the past four months nurturing a pent-up need to be pretty serious, your wait is over. After a long hiatus during the offseason –…
Spin CycleHow did the bike industry get into such deep trouble? EP4: The Aftermath
In EP3, we heard about what much of the bike industry experienced during that dramatic slowdown of bike sales, and what resulted. In this episode, EP4, we'll…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Aero myths and the best bang-for-buck gains with Swiss Side's JP Ballard
JP Ballard joins us for the third half of our mini-series with the CEO of Swiss Side. This week, we dispel some aero myths, discuss and imagine some aero…
Spin CycleDraft Special: Picking the best men's racers of 2024
Welcome one and all to the Escape Collective Men's WorldTour Draft 2024! The draft, a method of allocating players into teams, is beautiful. It’s a system…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Chain waxing for all at last?
Silca’s new StripChip claims to take (most) of the hassle out of properly immersion-waxing your chain, but while it sounds promising, Dave’s got his doubts…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Knee-jerk predictions for Opening Weekend
Jonny Long and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz on the Placeholders this week for a form check as early-season racing ramps up. The crew also circles the Plugge hole…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Olympics selection season starts now
Abby, Gracie, and Loren break down the major talking points from Setmana Ciclista Valenciana over the weekend and what to look for at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad…
Spin CycleWheel Talk Bonus ep: A chat Down Under with Tils and Heidi Franz
Whilst down in Australia for the Tour Down Under and the Deakin University Road Race, our very own Matilda Raynolds sat down with Heidi Franz, rider for…
Spin CycleHow did the bike industry get into such deep trouble? EP3: The Famine
This is the third episode in our series that takes a deep dive into what the bike industry experienced during the covid boom and how it got into the trouble…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus ep: Colnago is sharpening its focus, and it’s probably not thinking of you
Colnago recently debuted its latest C68 model – the C68 Gravel – and while it seems like a pretty nice gravel bike in its own right, what’s more interesting is…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: The return of a loved rim brake bike
It’s time for another episode of Geek Warning. Dave and Ronan are back to discuss the latest happenings in the world of cycling tech and what’s on their minds…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Rigo's retirement and some Bora brouhaha
Jonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz on this week Placeholders to cover all of the big news as racing is heating up around the world from…
Spin CycleIndustry Special: How did the bike industry get into such deep trouble? EP2: The Storm Clouds
In episode one we heard about the unexpected windfall that the cycling industry saw at the start of the pandemic and how many needed to react. Of course that…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: How do you solve a problem like Kopecky?
Loren Rowney is back to discuss all the action from the UAE Tour with Gracie and Abby. They try to answer questions like: Will Kopecky’s form impact…
Spin CycleIndustry Special: How did the bike industry get into such deep trouble? EP1: The Feast
In this 4 part series, I wanted to explore the events that took place that led the bike industry to the troubling point it’s at now. I spoke to over a dozen…
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Swiss Side's JP Ballard on all things aero
JP Ballard joins us once again for part one of our Performance Process deep dive into all things aerodynamics. Ballard is founder and CEO of aerodynamics…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Common themed tech rants
Welcome back to Geek Warning. In this episode, Dave and Ronan talk through a bunch of the biggest tech news in the cycling world and cover a few test products…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: Is it about the athletes?
Ronan Mc Laughlin, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz to discuss the rumors of a potential (and large) investment in bike racing from a Saudi…
Spin CycleWheel Talk: Cyclocross is the best sport in the world according to Helen Wyman
Helen Wyman joined Abby for this fantastic episode of the Wheel Talk Podcast. The two talk about all the action from the U23 and Elite races at the World…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: Not everyone can be in the cool kids club, and that’s OK
With much of the industry languishing under the post-Covid, brands are trying harder than ever to carve out a niche for themselves to stay afloat. Colnago’s…
Spin CycleGeek Warning Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Disc brake fears
It’s time for another gathering of the geeks for an episode of Ask a Wrench. In this member’s bonus episode, Zach (of Boulder Gruppetto), James, and Dave…
Spin CyclePlaceholders: With wings on their bikes, they'll pedal
Abby Mickey, Dane Cash, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz to talk Red Bull, MyWhoosh, Ekoi, and more ...
Spin CycleWheel Talk: See ya next year, Australia!
This week on the Wheel Talk Podcast, Tils (Matilda Raynolds) is back to chat with Gracie and Abby about the Deakin University Road Race.
Spin CyclePerformance Process: Ice buckets and paint suits? How heat and cooling both aid performance
This week's episode of Performance Process delves deep into the topic of heat and how it can be both a powerful, free, and accessible training intervention and…
Spin CycleGeek Warning: The goldilocks of cycle clothing
There’s always something going on in the world of cycling tech. This week, James and Dave discuss a bunch of news items, what their favourite clothing is for…
Spin CycleOvernight Success: Building Hunt Wheels
There’s an undeniable truth that an overnight success takes about 10 years, not a single night. Almost no one comes up with a winning business idea all at…