The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

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The Spokesmen #161 - May 22, 2017 – Vive la Vélorution! May 22, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 161

Monday May 22nd 2017

HOST:
Carlton Reid

GUEST:
Billy No-mates

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS
Just me today, reading from Bike Boom. Plus the last Kickstarter plug.

The Spokesmen #160 - May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast, episode 160

Monday May 15th 2017

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A Spokesmen Special – with Specialized's Senior Manager for Retail Development Donny Perry, author of "Leading Out Retail – A Creative Look at Bicycle Retail And What All Retailers Can Learn From It" (2014).

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The Spokesmen is sponsored by Jenson USA.

The Spokesmen #159 - May 7, 2017 May 07, 2017

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The Spokesmen #159: From Sustrans to Specialized

May 7th, 2017

HOST: Carlton Reid

GUESTS:

Xavier Brice, CEO of Sustrans
Dominek Geyer, Head of Brand – Turbo, Specialized

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS

Xavier Brice of Sustrans discusses the 40th anniversary of the creation of Sustrans, as well as London’s bike boom, and the challenges facing the charity.

From the company’s new pop-up store in Düsseldorf, Specialized’s Dominek Geyer reveals details on the new Vado range of urban e-bikes.

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast is sponsored by Jenson USA.

The Spokesmen #158 - April 28, 2017 Apr 28, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 158

“This Climb Goes to Eleven”

Friday 28th April 2017.

HOST: Carlton Reid

GUESTS:

Laura Laker
Simon Warren
SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS

Freelance cycle journalist Laura Laker – she writes for The Guardian and BikeBiz – talks advocacy, infrastructure and the joy of cycling. She then turns the tables and interviews Carlton about a Kickstarter project, “Let’s rescue Britain’s forgotten 1930s protected cycleways.”

Author Simon Warren waxes lyrical over a certain climb in Scotland, and the other hundreds of steeps he’s written about in his series of climbs books, and iOS and Android apps.

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast is sponsored by Jenson USA.

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The Spokesmen #157 - April 23, 2017 Apr 23, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 157: The prodigal podcaster

Sunday 23rd April 2017.

HOST: Carlton Reid

GUESTS: David Bernstein & Jim Moss

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS
Racing news
Michele Scarponi Killed by Inattentive Driver
Michele Scarponi often went on training rides with his parrot
We screwed up, says Specialized over steerer tube race crash

Podcasts: Cyclingtips & the Wheelsuckers podcast

Industry News
Sea Otter is on right now – and Richard picked up a great Joe Breeze story.

Advocacy News
Cycling to work halves disease risk, finds massive new study, so why aren’t US and UK governments prescribing cycling?
Spokesmen listener involved in hit-and-run.

The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast is sponsored by Jenson USA.

The Spokesmen #156 - April 14, 2017 Apr 14, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 156: HOW CYCLING CAN SAVE THE WORLD

Friday 14th April 2017.

HOST: Carlton Reid

GUESTS:
Guardian journalist Peter Walker
Martha Roskowski of People for Bikes
TV Motos International's Gregg Betonte

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS

In this Spokesman Special Carlton Reid interviews three guests.

Peter Walker has a book out, "Bike Nation" – its subtitle is "How cycling can save the world".

Martha Roskowski is vice president for local innovation at People For Bikes. This US cycle advocacy organisation is urging US cities and towns to choose someone to complete an online City Snapshot to get free access to a new network analysis tool that uses OpenStreetMap to plot existing and potential locations for cycle infrastructure.

Gregg Betonte is co-owner of motorbike-filmcrew specialist TV Motos International which provides moto-support to races such as the Tour of California and Tour de Yorkshire.

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The Spokesmen #155 - April 12, 2017 Apr 12, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 15

Wednesday 12th April 2017.

HOST: Carlton Reid

GUEST:

Michael Bonney

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS
Industry veteran Michael Bonney fell from his road bike on a sportive in 2013, leaving him paralysed from the neck down. He could have wallowed in self-pity but instead he’s back in the bike industry as a consultant. And he's back on a bike, too. The Boma 7 electric wheelchair bike from Equal Adventure.

NEWS STORIES

Get out and ride for me, says Michael Bonney

Indentiti relaunched with help of Michael Bonney

The Spokesmen #154 - April 09, 2017 Apr 09, 2017

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Episode 154: The cynics from the swamp

Sunday, April 9th 2017.

HOST: Carlton Reid – @carltonreid

PANELISTS: Donna Tocci – @donnaTocci

Rick Vosper – @rick_vosper

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS: RIP to racer Steve Tilford killed in a car crash and ultra-endurance rider Mike Hall killed by a motorist during a long-distance race in Australia.

Canyon comes to the USA, hires executive staff, sets up offices in California, will start shipping this summer. Of course they’ve been saying that since 2011, but this time it seems to be true.

Why have cycle sales in the Netherlands dropped to a thirty-year low?

UK's first crowdfunded prosecution sees defendant accused of “careless driving" after killing cyclist Michael Mason acquitted by a jury just 17 minutes.

UCI relaunches its efforts at becoming one-stop-shop for racing cyclists and everyday cyclists.

The Spokesmen #153 - March 26, 2017 Mar 26, 2017

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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast

Episode 153

Sunday, March 26th 2017

08:00 PST

HOST: Carlton Reid

PANELISTS:

Jim Moss
Donna Tocci
Anna Schwinn
SPONSOR(S): Jenson USA

TOPICS

Ghent-Wevelgem – one year after death of Antoine Demoitié of Team Wanty-Groupe Gobert

Sir Bradley Wiggins – “I’ll shock people” – he already has cos he said “marginal gains” and the “chimp thing” are rubbish.

Bling #1 – The North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2017.

NAHBS – Best-in-Show: Prince bike

Not nice – Wolftooth posting on Instagram. Offending link taken down live on air.

You kidding me? – Lord Carlile blames the Westminster Bridge London terrorist attack on the cycleway.

Report scofflaw motorists – Close Call Database: report bad drivers here and others in your area are notified.

Bling #2 – 11 lbs, $40,000 bicycle from PG of Germany and Bugatti.

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The Spokesmen #152 - March 12, 2017 Mar 19, 2017

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Spokesmen 152: It's just Vitamin V, no need to get cocky

HOST: Carlton Reid

PANELISTS:
Jim Moss
Donna Tocci

*That* BBC video interview with the US professor and his adorable kids.

Strong winds force cancellation of Cape Town Cycle Tour in South Africa disappointing 35,000 would-be participants.

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

TOPICS

Team Sky riders trialled Viagra for, er, “performance benefits”.

Lance admits he was a “duck” (but with an "i").

Team Sky’s Exploding Shimano wheels @ 60kph in the Tirreno-Adriatico.

Cycleways cause pollution, says MP who drives a dirty old muscle-car.

NZ gov’t campaign to get more people on bikes.

Boston Transportation Department Offers Free Cycling Clinics for Women this Summer

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