Ep 87: The Bike Industry Has A Problem No One’s Talking About & 105 Is The GOAT

05/15/25 • 61 min

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00:00 Ad: Jimmi’s rookie error + join us at Garmin Ride Out!

01:15 Big climbs and sunburn...

05:37 Ex-Astana rider’s doping appeal fails

07:58 Campag is bringing back thumb shifters

14:04 105 is the GOAT

17:15 The bike industry has a problem no one’s talking about

23:09 Do carbon forks belong on gravel bikes?

36:21 Check your carbon

38:57 Conclusion: people deserve to be safe!

40:28 Fluff up of the week

41:03 Unpopular Opinion: We need a Grand Tour in the USA

46:22 Unpopular Opinion: N+1 takes away from the sport

49:25 Jimmi’s new bike reveal

51:50 Send us your Unpopular Opinions, questions and comments!

52:06 How to get over crash PTSD

56:58 Jayco Alula have officially made team kit cool again

01:00:34 Nic’s last episode (probably)

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Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! Sign up for Garmin Ride Out here: https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/garmin-ride-out

You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here:

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00:00 Ad: Jimmi’s rookie error + join us at Garmin Ride Out!

01:15 Big climbs and sunburn...

05:37 Ex-Astana rider’s doping appeal fails

07:58 Campag is bringing back thumb shifters

14:04 105 is the GOAT

17:15 The bike industry has a problem no one’s talking about

23:09 Do carbon forks belong on gravel bikes?

36:21 Check your carbon

38:57 Conclusion: people deserve to be safe!

40:28 Fluff up of the week

41:03 Unpopular Opinion: We need a Grand Tour in the USA

46:22 Unpopular Opinion: N+1 takes away from the sport

49:25 Jimmi’s new bike reveal

51:50 Send us your Unpopular Opinions, questions and comments!

52:06 How to get over crash PTSD

56:58 Jayco Alula have officially made team kit cool again

01:00:34 Nic’s last episode (probably)

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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Previous Episode

Ep 86: UAE Bosses 'Doping Incident' Cover Up? + Do Cars Need Airbags For Cyclists?

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00:00 Nic’s gravel curse continues...

05:44 The next era of aero bikes

21:18 New SUV comes with exterior airbag for cyclists

32:42 UAE Emirates boss’s ‘doping incident’ cover up?

42:02 MEGA Fluff Up at the Vuelta Femenina

47:16 Unpopular Opinion: What’s the deal with chamois pads?

52:19 Send us your Questions and Unpopular Opinions!

52:35 Whatever happened to Marco Plantani?

56:55 How to build a bike in 2025...

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Next Episode

Ep 88: Bike Industry, Please Do These 3 Things + Idiot Tries To Take Out Giro Riders

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00:00 Ad: Jimmi’s rookie error + join us at Garmin Ride Out!

01:16 Francis is back and causing chaos already

05:08 Could the Giro really start in Australia in 2027?

11:58 Protester tries to take down Giro peloton

14:54 The new LEJOGLE world record is wild

21:55 Are 99% really on the wrong bike?

30:39 3 things we wish the cycling industry would do

39:59 Ex-pro Rohan Dennis gets sentenced over wife’s death

40:56 Another day, another mispronunciation (FUOTW)

42:54 Unpopular Opinion: Less moaning, more volunteering

51:09 Unpopular Opinion: fines for riding clipless at night

53:18 Send us your Unpopular Opinions and questions!

53:33 Who would win in a fight?

56:35 Mate.

58:32 Emily’s on something...

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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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