Ep 65: Rapha Loses £21MILLION + This £1900 Second-Hand Race Bike Beat a £17,500 Superbike

10/31/24 • 64 min

The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast

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00:00 Harry Mac wins National Hill Climb Champs on £1900 second-hand bike

10:55 Thank you!

11:18 Rapha loses £21million and admits it’s losing customers

21:08 Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer diagnosis has a powerful impact

23:23 5 things Mechanic Nic does to get his bike winter ready

34:25 Extra winter hacks

39:04 Overrated/Underrated: progressive geometry on gravel bikes

42:05 Overrated/Underrated: hydrophobic frame coatings

44:18 Overrated/Underrated: expensive helmets

48:13 Bike brand that ships its bikes in TV boxes

49:20 Best pedal system for road and gravel

53:35 Is it important that your bike looks good?

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Thanks and see you next time.

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Check out the video versions of the podcast here:

https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos

00:00 Harry Mac wins National Hill Climb Champs on £1900 second-hand bike

10:55 Thank you!

11:18 Rapha loses £21million and admits it’s losing customers

21:08 Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer diagnosis has a powerful impact

23:23 5 things Mechanic Nic does to get his bike winter ready

34:25 Extra winter hacks

39:04 Overrated/Underrated: progressive geometry on gravel bikes

42:05 Overrated/Underrated: hydrophobic frame coatings

44:18 Overrated/Underrated: expensive helmets

48:13 Bike brand that ships its bikes in TV boxes

49:20 Best pedal system for road and gravel

53:35 Is it important that your bike looks good?

If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected]

Thanks and see you next time.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Ep 64 SPECIAL: He Rode A 50KG Bike 12,000 Miles Across Africa + Pro Team Glued Fake UCI Stickers On Bikes

THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to Recycke y’Bike so far, if you’d like to donate, you can do that here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-byker-biking

Check out Jake’s substack here: https://substack.com/@twowheeledgypsyqueen

Check out the audio versions of the podcast here: https://podfollow.com/the-wild-ones/view

00:00 He cycled 19,000km across Africa

08:35 Pro team glued fake UCI stickers to race bikes

16:04 Help us get more free bikes to people who need them!

18:42 19,000km across Africa: planning the route

23:32 Other things to consider on a ride of this scale...

25:54 How to deal with fears and nerves

26:26 The Route

30:05 Average daily mileage

31:57 Wildfires and rockslides

35:33 Best places to ride in Africa

38:15 “I destroyed 6 rims”

49:00 Riding solo vs with friends

54:43 One piece of advice if you’re doing a big trip like this...

55:51”Be a doer, not a watcher”

57:50 The Costs

01:00:08 Working out a budget

01:00:52 Wild camping vs wildlife

01:04:32 How do you fund a trip like this?

01:09:23 Training Prep

01:12:41 The Bike

01:18:50 No data, no worries

01:24:03 The Groupset and spares hacks

01:26:01 Bags and kit lists

01:29:26 His bike weighed how much?!

01:32:08 MVP kit

01:35:29 Setup things Jake would do differently

01:37:29 Improving your mechanic skills

01:39:11 Setting goals and keeping motivation

01:40:14 Overcoming wanting to give up

01:41:52 Busting stereotypes of riding in Africa

If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected]

Thanks and see you next time.

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Next Episode

Ep 66: How Clean Is Pro Cycling Really? + WTF Is Campagnolo Up To? with special guest Ned Boulting

Thanks so much to Ned for giving up his time to speak to us. Check out more from him here: https://www.nedboulting.com/live

You can take a look at that footage from the 1923 race here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avp72imh6D4&t=10s

And you can check out the video versions of the podcast here:

https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos

If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected]

Thanks and see you next time.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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