The Cyclist Pod - Show 44 - Becoming a (Better) Cyclist

Show 44 - Becoming a (Better) Cyclist

02/20/19 • 59 min

Raya and Stephen hit the reset button as they go over the 12 fundamental habits of cycling; a great introduction to those of you who are starting out, and a reminder to those existing cyclists of the bad habits they have to avoid.

This leads to some fairly hilarious anecdotes as our duo recount their failings in their early days of cycling. Worth a listen for just the clip-in problems.

Tips and advice include where to get involved, how to go about getting into it, where and who with to ride... changing gears, changing tyres, and changing position... and joining clubs, and not overdoing it.

Plus! A welcome return for the Strava segment (not literally), a new kitbag category, and everyone's favourite - You Drive Like a Dick. Beware, crap drivers, we're back onto you.

Plus, as ever, the Velominati presents us with a rule that riles Raya to the point of explaining how she slammed a fellow cyclist on social media. It's a bit sweary, but you've gotta love that girl when she's angry.

Show 44 - it's a must listen for cyclists of all level! Though the 'must' bit is sort of a marketing thing. They're not going to literally come round and make sure you've done it. They've got stuff to do, we're sure you have to also.

(and listen out for the bonus bit at the very end)

The Cyclist Pod (c) Stephen Grant and Raya Hubbell www.cyclistpod.com

Music 'Zazie' c/o Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This leads to some fairly hilarious anecdotes as our duo recount their failings in their early days of cycling. Worth a listen for just the clip-in problems.

Plus! A welcome return for the Strava segment (not literally), a new kitbag category, and everyone's favourite - You Drive Like a Dick. Beware, crap drivers, we're back onto you.

(and listen out for the bonus bit at the very end)

The Cyclist Pod (c) Stephen Grant and Raya Hubbell www.cyclistpod.com

Music 'Zazie' c/o Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3

Previous Episode

Show 43 - Naming Conventions and MTB to Track

Raya and Stephen are back in a celebration of the mankind's greatest invention. No it really is, did you not know that? Steve Jobs worked it out. He said that 'computers are the bicycles of the mind', which makes bicycles the computers of the body. Erm. Actually we'll get back to you on that.

Anyway, it's another jam packed podcast. Yes, we're not that frequent right now (we are BUSY!) but we still pack them in when we do them. So we cover two main subjects in just the one podcast, with...

Naming conventions. Does your bike have a name. SHOULD your bike have a name? And where does it come from. And is it an it, or a girl or a boy? And has somebody cleverer than us already answered that? Almost definitely. Let's not forget, bikes are our babies. So Raya won't hard a nasty word said about them, protective bike mum that she is.

And then! Another major topic. Mountain biking - when you do it competitively, where do you go next? Paul Davies - who has done exactly that - has the answer(s). He's our main interview.

And added to all that, is details of our first ever Cyclist Pod ride out! "BEAT THE TRAIN" will be on Sunday June 16th and start in East Anglia (ish) and end in Sussex (ish). It'll involve a train. Or more likely than that, a bus replacement service. Listen for details.

Anyway, Raya and Stephen hope you enjoy it. Throw your hands up in the air!!! Or maybe don't. Because the Velominati has something to say about that. In fact, we've got something to say about the Velominati - including our new challenge to break as many rules as possible.

We've got our naughty helmets on, and this show is all the better for it.

The Cyclist Pod (c) Stephen Grant and Raya Hubbell

www.cyclistpod.com

Music 'Zazie' c/o Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Next Episode

Show 45 - Judgy day: Defending the worst cyclists

Raya and Stephen take their advocate role as seriously as ever as a magazine article listing the 17 worst kind of cyclists is disseminated, interrogated, autopsied, and mostly ridiculed.

Side issues from this lead to discussions as to if a Penny Farthing is actually the world's most efficient bicycle (it should be), and we touch on the BIG questions in cycling. Red lights, and helmets. Yeah, we go there. Strap in. Or don't. (Apparently safety is a personal issue).

Plus, all the news (both on and off course) from Raya's recent trip to the Dubai Triathlon (she's a complete soldier don't you know), and a feelgood kitbag that's going to make you want to hug someone near you. Go on, do it.

Finally, the Velominati devolves into why Americans can't use their hands correctly (or maybe European's can't?), and the signalling question no cycling rulebook ever tells you: the best way to call someone a w*nker from a bicycle.

The Cyclist Pod (c) Stephen Grant and Raya Hubbell www.cyclistpod.com

Music 'Zazie' c/o Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3