The BICYCLIST Experience Podcast

The BICYCLIST Experience Podcast


Latest Episodes

TBE Episode 152: Giro Over the Shoulder, Flying With Your Bike, A Word on ‘Ventoux’, War of Helmet Marketing Continues
June 03, 2019

In today's episode we discuss options for traveling with a bicycle, or how to acquire a bicycle while traveling. We also discuss some stages and information from the Giro d'Italia 2019, as well as a discussion on following the Pro World Tour in Europe....

TBE Episode 151: Bike Bath Problems and Solutions, the Gamification of Cycling, and an Ethical Valuation of Laws for Cars vs. Bikes
May 22, 2019

We wrap-up the results from the 2019 Amgen Tour of California. We also discuss advances in washing your bicycle, events this summer that gamify cycling, wilderness access for mountain bikers in Carlsbad, and the implications of laws for drivers vs. bikes.

134: The Pete Rose of Pro Cycling, Team Abuse Allegations, Electric Bikes Better Than Walking, Clif Embracing A Solar Destiny
November 26, 2018

We discuss some professional cycling 'icons' (Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas disagree on one person), and some cyclists from team Cervelo-Bigla team reveal serious incidents under reign of manager. We also touch on how Clif Bar company plans to do ...

133: Big (and Small) Changes to the Racing Rulebook, Bankruptcy Strikes the Industry Landscape, Excerpts from the New Sagan Book, Notes From the Commute
November 20, 2018

UCI makes changes to the World Tour requirements, including in apparel, ASE, parent company to Performance Bikes, files Chapter 11, and we read an excerpt on sprinting from Peter Sagan's new book "My World".

132: The Latest Electrifying Debate, Pushing Back Against Helmet Apathy, and those Millennials Are at it Again
November 19, 2018

We discuss how cyclists are not the problem with electric scooter share acceptance, how we push against helmet apathy, and how millennials relationship with cars is vastly different than older generations.

131: Bike the Vote! Tricking Drivers Into Safety, Beer Talk, Outdoor Photography Gear and Starting Points
October 30, 2018

We talk an experiment that made drivers more compliant, whether electrolyte beer is beneficial, a local Proposition that would hurt bicyclists, and our tips for outdoor photography and the gear you should have.

130: The BICYCLIST Take On ‘Best Cities’ Rankings, Not Getting Doored Rehashed, Bikes Get A Shout-out in the IPCC Report, VW and Harley-Davidson Making Bikes
October 24, 2018

Recorded on October 22nd, 2018 Hosted by Kelley O’Toole Co-Hosts: Chris Reynolds Editing: Chris Reynolds FOLLOW UP e-Scooter Shares, Lawsuits Begin (1:17) TOPICS Best Cities for Cycling via. Bicycling magazine (10:40) How Not to Get ‘Door-ed’ (20

129: Nix the Outdoor Selfie, Covering Your Tracks in the Wilderness, Times Up for Sexist Announcer, and Floyd Landis Starts a Cycling Team
October 09, 2018

Recorded on October 8th, 2018 Hosted by Kelley O’Toole Co-Hosts: Chris Reynolds FOLLOW UP Wilderness, Social Media, and the Quest for Extreme Selfies (1:23) Cool Commuter Helmet: Park and Diamond Helmet (12:00) TOPICS Leave No Trace / Leave No Poop (4

128: Travel Debrief, The 2018 Interbike Experience, The Risky Business of Electric Scooters, Uber Invests Big in Cycling Advocacy, Why 2017 LA County Search and Rescue Were the HIGHEST on Record
October 02, 2018

*Recorded on September 29th, 2018* Hosted by Kelley O’Toole Co-Hosts: Chris Reynolds, Victor Prestinary Editing: Chris Reynolds FOLLOW UP * Catching-up: Ireland, Costa Rica, Reno (0:57) TOPICS * Interbike, Our Experience (12:48) * Interbike, I

127: The Real Problem with eScooters, Vuelta a Espana Mayhem, Goodbye to Aqua Blue Sport, Electric Folders Discussed, and Oakland Ride Director Najari Smith Unjustly Arrested
September 03, 2018

Thoughts on e-Scooters and their role in urban cities, the Vuelta a Espana is shocked by low flying helicopter, Aqua Blue Sport Cycling team abruptly ends, and SF ride director Najari Smith is arrested while leading memorial ride for slain woman.