Spin Cycle

Escape Collective

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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 you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/spincycle/

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Dec 7, 2023 · 54 min
Geek Warning: Has the bike industry reached peak gravel?
Geek Warning: Has the bike industry reached peak gravel?
Dec 7, 2023 · 26 min
Geek Warning Bonus: How to build out your home workshop
Geek Warning Bonus: How to build out your home workshop
Dec 6, 2023 · 49 min
Placeholders: A sad Campag-no-show
Ronan Mc Laughlin, Kit Nicholson, Dane Cash, and Joe Lindsey all join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to talk Campagnolo, the media landscape, swords, milk, and more.
Dec 6, 2023 · 8 min
Wheel Talk: Getting EF Education-Cannondale off the ground
With 2024 just around the corner Abby chatted with EF Education-Cannondale’s new General Manager Esra Tromp about the process of building a team from scratch, the hurdles the team might come against in the new year, and more.
Dec 1, 2023 · 24 min
Performance Process: The whys and hows behind the increase in World Tour racing speeds
Performance Process: The whys and hows behind the increase in World Tour racing speeds
Nov 30, 2023 · 49 min
Geek Warning: Our favorite road helmets, mega-pricey chain lubes, and cheap Pinarellos
Geek Warning: Our favorite road helmets, mega-pricey chain lubes, and cheap Pinarellos
Nov 29, 2023 · 56 min
Placeholders: Brown shorts and Rigo's empire
On this week's Placeholders, Dane Cash, Kit Nicholson, and Abby Mickey join Caley Fretz to bid farewell to AG2R's iconic brown shorts, discuss some late-breaking transfer stories, analyze the Rigoberto Urán telenovela, and more.
Nov 24, 2023 · 24 min
Performance Process: Frank Overton on the Optimize app, sleep data, and wearables
Performance Process: Frank Overton on the Optimize app, sleep data, and wearables
Nov 24, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
Geek Warning: Plummeting bike prices and our favourite dropper posts
Geek Warning: Plummeting bike prices and our favourite dropper posts
Nov 22, 2023 · 56 min
Placeholders: Super blood worms
Jonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to talk about the changes behind the scenes at the Ineos Grenadiers, potential calendar challenges, and, of course, super blood worms.
Nov 22, 2023 · 15 min
Geek Warning Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Wax, grease, and degreasing
Geek Warning Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Wax, grease, and degreasing
Nov 18, 2023 · 26 min
Performance Process: Finding a way with Mehdi Kordi
Performance Process: Finding a way with Mehdi Kordi
Nov 17, 2023 · 1 hr 2 min
Geek Warning: Shedding mud and our favourite eyewear
Geek Warning: Shedding mud and our favourite eyewear
Nov 16, 2023 · 40 min
Emergency episode: The demise of GCN+ and the GCN app
News dropped on Wednesday that GCN+ and the GCN app will be shuttered in December. We have thoughts. We have emotions. Caley Fretz, Joe Lindsey, and Cosmo Catalano got together to talk through it.
Nov 15, 2023 · 46 min
Placeholders: Cycling is on the beers
This week on the show: Jonny’s adventures in Asia, Geraint Thomas getting on the beers, and some doping news out of Spain. Unfortunately, the GCN+ news broke after we recorded this episode. We have a special episode on the topic coming tomorrow.
Nov 10, 2023 · 9 min
Geek Warning Bonus: Ask a Wrench
Geek Warning Bonus: Ask a Wrench
Nov 9, 2023 · 58 min
Geek Warning: A car collaboration we like
Geek Warning: A car collaboration we like
Nov 8, 2023 · 45 min
Placeholders: Should Pogačar change his approach next season?
Placeholders: Should Pogačar change his approach next season?
Nov 3, 2023 · 14 min
Performance Process: Aero testing 101
Performance Process: Aero testing 101
Nov 2, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min
Geek Warning: Our favourite road pedals and Lotus’ new road bike
Geek Warning: Our favourite road pedals and Lotus’ new road bike

Spin Cycle

Geek Warning: Has the bike industry reached peak gravel?

Geek Warning Bonus: How to build out your home workshop

Placeholders: A sad Campag-no-show

Wheel Talk: Getting EF Education-Cannondale off the ground

Performance Process: The whys and hows behind the increase in World Tour racing speeds

Geek Warning: Our favorite road helmets, mega-pricey chain lubes, and cheap Pinarellos

Placeholders: Brown shorts and Rigo's empire

Performance Process: Frank Overton on the Optimize app, sleep data, and wearables

Geek Warning: Plummeting bike prices and our favourite dropper posts

Placeholders: Super blood worms

Geek Warning Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Wax, grease, and degreasing

Performance Process: Finding a way with Mehdi Kordi

Geek Warning: Shedding mud and our favourite eyewear

Emergency episode: The demise of GCN+ and the GCN app

Placeholders: Cycling is on the beers

Geek Warning Bonus: Ask a Wrench

Geek Warning: A car collaboration we like

Placeholders: Should Pogačar change his approach next season?

Performance Process: Aero testing 101

Geek Warning: Our favourite road pedals and Lotus’ new road bike