The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 207 Dream Dutch job for Canadian bike advocate Tuesday, 15th January 2019 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Chris Bruntlett, author and co-principal of Madacity, speaking from Vancouver, Canada. Mirjam Borsboom, Director, Dutch Cycling Embassy speaking from Delft in the Netherlands. SPONSOR: Jenson USA. TOPIC: Chris Bruntlett of Vancouver, author of "Building the Cycling City: the Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality" is moving to the Netherlands with his wife Melissa and two young kids to start a new life. He is to start work as international comms manager for the Dutch Cycling Embassy. Also on today's show is his future boss, Mirjam Borsboom.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 206 There is no such thing as a blind-spot on a truck, says truck driver Wednesday, 9th January 2019 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Clive Matthews SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Truck driver Clive Matthews contends there’s no such thing as a blind spot on trucks. He sat me in his cab and walked around his truck (with my bicycle) as I watched him in his many mirrors. Look out for a story on this on Forbes.com soon.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 205 London’s Five-Year Cycling Action Plan – in conversation with Will Norman Monday, 17th December 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Will Norman SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today joined London’s cycling and walking commissioner Will Norman at a new-build protected cycleway in the Outer London borough of Enfield for the launch of the capital’s Cycling Action Plan. This five-year plan sets out the timescale for tripling the number of protected cycleways since Khan came to office and also reveals new quality standards for cycling infrastructure. Last week, for a news story on Forbes.com published today, I recorded an interview with Will Norman previewing today’s launch.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 204 Farts, darts and stalwarts – or, The Road Book, and yet more helmets Monday, 26th November 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Jim Moss Donna Tocci Ned Boulting Dr. Ian Walker SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Carlton, Jim and Donna chat with Ned Boulting about The Road Book. After the break we hear from Dr. Ian Walker and his latest helmet research. LINKS: Go to the-spokesmen.com for URLs. Farts and darts. Kryptonite vs Bic, 2004. Donna’s Linkedin page The Road Book. Video of Ned discussing the book. Tough at bike retail – ASE collapse, and the equivalent in the UK, Evans Cycles. Dr Ian Walker interviewed in The Psychologist magazine. Motorists Punish Helmet-Wearing Cyclists With Close Passes, Confirms Data Recrunch.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 203 Most cycle helmets do NOT protect against concussion Monday, 5th November 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Jim Moss. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Today’s episode features Carlton and Jim talking about cycle helmets. Jim sits on a bunch of helmet committees for ASTM, and a tweet of his went a little viral when he wrote that cycle helmets do not protect against concussions. This was a tweet in response to this Forbes article, “I Do Not Wear A Helmet.” (In fact, he does.) LINKS: ASTM cycle helmet standards. Jim’s helmet articles on Recreation-law.com. 6D helmets – protection from concussions? Helmets called for to prevent injury to golf players and spectators. In 2005, BikeBiz reported that three US dental associations called for mandatory use not just of cycle helmets to protect against facial injuries but also mouthguards. “The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the American Association of Orthodontists advocate the use of mouth guards for children and adults when cycling,” said a joint press release at the time. Sweden's Hovding airbag "helmet". Kali helmets: concussions and real-world data. MIPS (Multi-Directional Impact Protection System) helmet technology. Ted Talks: David Camarillo: Why Helmets Don’t Prevent Concussions.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 202 Riding through London on the front seat of Pedal Me's e-cargobike Tuesday, 16th October 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Benjamin Knowles, Pedalme.co.uk SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS: Today's episode features a rolling interview with Benjamin Knowles of Pedal Me, a new Uber-style cycle-courier/taxi-service in London. There's some loud traffic noise in the first half of the interview and then all goes calm as we descend into Pedal Me's underground lair where we discuss crowdfunding – the company is seeking £150,000 from micro investors on Crowdcube. That campaign goes lives soon.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 201: Slap on that cannabis chamois cream Monday, 8th October 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELIST: Jim Moss SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS: Carlton Reid won transport journalist of the year in Press Gazette's British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media. Marc Sani back as Editor of BRAIN; Carlton leaves BikeBiz for pastures new. Floyd Landis is creating a cycling development team and may be taking Floyd's of Leadville public E-bike tariffs trouble Trek, and other manufacturers. SHOW NOTES: http://www.the-spokesmen.com/?p=928

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 200 Best-of episode celebrating 12 years of the show!  Sunday 16th September 2018 HOSTS: Carlton Reid and David Bernstein GUESTS: Tim Jackson, Donna Tocci, Rich Kelly, Neil Browne, Jim Moss, Anna Schwinn, Chris Garrison, Nicole Formosa, Jacquie Phelan, Julie Kelly, Ayesha McGowen, Laura Laker, Anna Luyten, Phil Liggett, Ned Boulting, Chris Boardman, Bob Roll, Floyd Landis, Christian Prudhomme, Jens Voigt, Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly, Ed Zink, Peter Darke, Cerri Dipple, Jeremy Vaught, Tim Grahl, Jonathan Maus, Michael Colville-Anderson, Adrian Kokk, Dr Rachel Aldred, Professor Bert Blocken, Peter Norton, Melody Hoffman, Chris and Melissa Bruntlett, Donny Perry, Christian Wolmar, Rick Vosper, and Jay Townley. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: This is our 200th show! The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast was first aired in August 2006. This episode is a compilation of some of the best bits from our first 12 years. SHOWNOTES: http://www.the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 199 Designing for Cycle Traffic Monday 3rd September 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Professor John Parkin, author of "Designing for Cycle Traffic". SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Interview with Professor John Parkin, author of new book "Designing for Cycle Traffic" from ICE Publishing, Institution of Civil Engineers. SHOW NOTES: the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 198 Death by dangerous cycling law nears the statute books Sunday 12th August 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Laura Laker & Matt Briggs SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: The mainstream media has today fixated on one small part of a Department for Transport press release: the bit about a death-by-dangerous-cycling law. I was on Sky News this morning talking about it and Laura Laker was on BBC. Matt Briggs was on loads of channels. Audio is from the Sky and BBC coverage, and there's also a long-form interview with Matt. SHOWNOTES: the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 197 "You saved that cyclist's life!" Thursday 9th August 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Guitar Ted, Jack Stevens, and Ned Boulting. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Gravel riding in the USA. Jack Stevens saved a woman on a bike in London from being crushed under the wheels of a heavy goods vehicle. He filmed the incident, it went viral and then the video was picked up by Metro, a British newspaper which, in a bizarre tweet, blamed the cyclist. Tour de France commentator Ned Boulting called out the Metro newspaper for that duff framing. Also includes the apology from the Metro newspaper's social media manager Jay Jaffa. SHOWNOTES: the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 196 Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Mobility Wednesday 1st August 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Authors Chris and Melissa Bruntlett of Modacitylife.com SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPIC: Discussing Chris and Melissa Bruntlett's new book "Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Mobility" (Island Press, 2018). FOR SHOW NOTES GO TO www.the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 195 Cycle advocates should ask for trees not just cycleways Thursday 26th July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUEST: Jon Little, principal of transport consultancy Bespoke. SPONSOR: Jenson USA • The Latest Gear. The Best Prices. All In One Place. TOPICS: Jon Little is one of the team behind the £28m Mini-Holland project in Waltham Forest, London. http://workwithbespoke.co.uk FOR SHOW NOTES GO TO www.the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 194 A to B – Aerodynamics to Bike share Wednesday 11th July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid. GUESTS: Aerodynamics specialist Professor Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Mike Christensen, Salt Lake City's top bike share rider, University of Utah SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS: A show of two halves. To begin, the science of how solo breakaways are even more impressive than you may have thought, and then why bike share and transit fit together so well. FOR SHOW NOTES GO TO www.the-spokesmen.com

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 193 The gang is back – Tour de France to E-MTBs Sunday, 8th July 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid PANELISTS: Jim Moss David Bernstein Dan de Visé, author of The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France. SPONSOR(S): Jenson USA TOPICS Le Tour starts WADA/UCI frees Froome to race Salbutomol is on WADA’s banned list Should Froome Have Been Allowed to Race the Giro? What About Others Banned for Salbutomol? e.g. Petacchi What About Others Banned for Beef? e.g. Contador What About Hinault? WSJ’s Jason Gay, “Another Queasy Tour de France” Chris Froome’s Open Letter to the French Public Eurobike starts Interbike already outgrows Reno Convention Center, adds outside tents WFSGI forms committee to discuss UCI allowing an e-MTB race category E-MTB owners will just want more power, more speed, says Dave Turner Lyft and Uber Get into Bike Sharing Business