The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 177 Tuesday 9th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Antonia Roberts, BikePlus; Tom McGovern, Urbo; Joseph Seal-Driver, Ofo; and Steve Pyer, Mobike. TOPIC: The growth and growth of dockless bike share around the world.

Episode #176 – How to Launch a High-End Road Bike Brand The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 176 Friday 5th January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Ian and Trevor Hughes of Vielo.cc TOPIC: Industry veterans Ian and Trevor Hughes talk about the trials and tribulations of launching a high-end road bike brand. Velo has been styled in Italy, engineered in Germany, manufactured in Asia and then assembled in Vielo Sports’ Gateshead HQ in the UK.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 175: Dawn of the Fred Dogs Monday 1st January 2018 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: David Bernstein; Ayesha McGowan and Jim Moss. TOPICS: We talked about our highlights - and lowlights - of 2017, and our plans for 2018. TIPS Elite Direto trainer The Sufferfest training app.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 174 Wednesday 13th December 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Dr. Rachel Aldred of the University of Westminster and Tom Maskell of Newcastle University’s OpenLab TOPIC: We talked about cycle infrastructure, equity, academia, dockless bikes, the dominance of white faces in cycle activism and how to get more bums on bike saddles.

Episode 173 of the Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable podcast Transport minister Jesse Norman and Manchester’s cycling csar Chris Boardman Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Jesse Norman is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads, Local Transport and Devolution. Chris Boardman is Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking commissioner Info at BikeBiz.com. HOST: Carlton Reid TOPIC: Jenson USA

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Pashley factory tour to see the making of London’s new “Prospect” public cycle bike Monday, 30th October 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid TOPIC Pashley factory tour to see the making of the new Prospect London public hire bike which launched at a press event today. See BikeBiz.com.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Laudato Si’ Episode 171 Sunday, 8th October 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Jim Moss Richard Wittenberg SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS “Icarus” on Netflix – 9.1 on Rotten Tomatoes. Motor doping discovered in French race Counterfeit frames – 20-article “faking it” series on BikeBiz.com Smaller Interbike was result of “down market” says show director London church starts prayer sessions to stop a cycleway

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 170: An interview with Matt Briggs of the Briggs Campaign Friday, 29th September 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Matt Briggs TOPIC Matt Briggs tragically lost his wife Kim when she was involved in a road traffic incident in London in 2016. She died a week after being hit by fixie rider Charlie Alliston, whose bicycle didn’t have a front brake which is illegal. Alliston was sentenced to 18 months in youth detention. We didn't discuss Charlie Alliston directly, but we did discuss Matt’s campaign to make sure fixie retailers sell legally compliant bicycles. We also discussed Matt’s campaign for a law change, bringing cyclists into line with motorists who kill. It’s this second part of the campaign which has generated an amazing amount of media coverage and promises of government action – there have been mentions of the campaign by Prime Minister Theresa May, the Department for Transport has said it will carry out a review of “cycle safety” and the minister for transport has sent out an extraordinary letter asking cycling organizations to police cyclists, the kind of letter that has never been sent to motoring organizations (I checked). Matt has been on the BBC, Sky News and all over much of the rest of the media. But this is his first audio interview with a cycle journalist, and I asked questions that the mainstream media didn’t.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 169: Oy vey, it's like Woodstock for bikes Sunday, 24th September 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: David Bernstein, The Forecast Richard Wittenberg, Factor Bicycles SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Saaaaagggggaaaan wins World Championships for record third time. Cookson is voted out as UCI president. Vive La France! The Lugano Charter. Breaking Away Giro d’Italia to start in Israel – will protests mar the event? The firestorm over a broken TT bar failure – Red Kite Prayer’s tech explanation. Interbike's a wrap. TIPS David’s nerdy way to protect bikes on a roof rack. Police crackdown on "close pass" drivers leads to huge safety gains – Traffic West Midlands' police twitter feed.

Episode 168: Talking cycle apparel with the owners of 7Mesh and Showers Pass Recorded Friday, 22nd September 2017. HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: 7Mesh CEO Tyler Jordon, CEO Showers Pass CEO Kyle Ranson SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC Carlton interviews 7Mesh CEO Tyler Jordan in the company HQ in Squamish, Canada, and Showers Pass CEO Kyle Ranson via Skype.

Episode 167: “Wanton and furious driving” Friday, 15th September 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Casper Hughes Bez Martin Porter QC SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPIC The Alliston case and the Briggs Campaign to get a new “death by dangerous cycling” law, and stop the sale and promotion of brake-free fixies.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 166 Sunday, 6th August 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Jim Moss David Bernstein Richard Wittenberg Donna Tocci SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Tour de France wrap-up and David’s experience at Stage 15 Colorado Classic Bicycle Race & Velorama Interbike moving to Reno Tahoe for 2018 show TIPS David – Apple Watch update glitches. Jim – read Confessions of a Strava Hater. Donna - turn everything off and go ride! Richard – yes to riding more! Carlton – Chris Boardman becomes Manchester’s “cycling Csar”.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 165 Wednesday 2nd August, 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Pashley CEO Adrian Williams and Fran Martin of Stratford upon Avon’s Traditional Cycle Shop. SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Pashley, Moulton, the Gov’nor’s Assembly, GB components, and the Traditional Cycle Shop.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 164 Wednesday 19th July, 2017 HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Charlie Kelly and Joe Breeze SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS Mountain bike history; Charlie’s book “Fat Tire Flyer”; MTB Legacy Archive on Kickstarter; plus a comp to win a copy of Bike Boom signed by Charlie Kelly and Joe Breeze.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast Episode 163 Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 GOING WITH THE FLOW A Spokesmen Special from the Velo-City cycle advocacy conference in the Netherlands, staged June 2017. HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Connor Cahill, Liberty Bell, Ireland Thierry Jimenez, Fietsersbond, Belgium (see pix of his presentation below). Marco Te Brommelstroet (“cycling professor”), Urban Cycling Institute, University of Amsterdam Cornelia Dinca, Sustainable Amsterdam Meredith Glazer, University of Amsterdam Randy Neufeld, SRAM Cycling Fund, Chicago SPONSOR: Jenson USA TOPICS The Liberty Bell program of Boulder, Colorado and Dublin, Ireland; the Belgian “measuring bike”; cycling flows and swarms in Amsterdam; an infrastructure safari of Amsterdam; and cycling advocacy from the SRAM Cycling Fund. PLUS: Queen’s “Bicycle song” played by the Gelders Orchestra from the opening of Velo-City in Nijemegen, The Netherlands.