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Escape Collective
Hosted by Escape Collective · EN
On this channel, you’ll be able to listen to every Escape Collective pod: Placeholders (we’re keeping this name, it has a special place in our hearts), Geek Warning, Pretty Serious Bike Racing, and Wheel Talk. Each of these podcasts also has its own channel, if you’re only interested in one of them.
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Geek Warning: We’re listening, too
Oct 13, 202301:11:38Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Geek Warning, the show that proves the world of cycling tech never stops. This week we published our vision for covering tech news. In response, many of you asked for links to see and learn more of what we discuss in the Geek Warning podcast. And just like that, we present links! Zwift has launched its Hub One smart trainer with a single cog. Ronan is working on a review, but in the meantime you can read what DCRainmaker thinks of it. The recently announced Shimano crank recall is picking up steam as other countries roll out their respective recalls. However, it appears to be getting uglier. We discuss BMC’s new all-rounder race bike, the Teammachine R. This bike left Ronan rather impressed, follow the link to find out why. The Gravel World Championships offered a glimpse at a new Merida Silex. Meanwhile, Canyon’s long-awaited Grail CF is finally here, a bike James has a full review on. We also touch on new mountain bike wheels from Princeton CarbonWork's off-shoot brand P1 Race Tech. And being a new week, there are of course, new chainrings from Wolf Tooth. Timestamps: 4:58 – Zwift goes singlespeed and many tangents 16:05 – Shimano crank recall is getting uglier 21:50 – BMC’s new “not an aero bike” aero bike, automotive collabs, and narrow handlebars 43:05 – Princeton CarbonWorks launches for mountain bikes 46:50 – More new products from Wolf Tooth 49:50 – New gravel bikes from World’s 57:00 – How we’re thinking about covering tech news
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Placeholders: The merger that wasn’t
Oct 11, 202300:42:45Tap to summarizeIain Treloar and Jonny Long join Caley Fretz to talk about the Jumbo-Visma merger that ultimately did not happen, the Ineos Grenadiers, Gravel Worlds, and Thibaut Pinot's retirement.
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Wheel Talk: The problem with Jumbo-Visma
Oct 10, 202301:01:45Tap to summarizeThis episode was supposed to be about team captains but got slightly derailed by two topics none of us thought we would have to talk about in 2023: no live coverage of Gravel Worlds and the working conditions at Jumbo-Visma’s women’s team.
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Pretty Serious Bike Racing: He won another one?
Oct 10, 202300:40:21Tap to summarizeCosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss Tadej Pogačar's second Monument of the season and third straight victory at Il Lombardia, as well as talking gravel, Paris-Tours, and MTB World Cups.
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Performance Process: Everyone fails at 40 minutes
Oct 6, 202300:33:36Tap to summarizeWelcome to a taste of the first episode of Performance Process, a podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist. To listen to the full episode, you'll need to be a member. You can sign up at Escapecollective.com/join. All members will receive an email with instructions for adding the private member feed to their podcast app of choice. This first episode focuses on optimizing for the hour record with guest Jonny Wale, delving into the processes behind the ten successful hour record attempts he's been involved with. That includes both Dan Bigham's former record and Filippo Ganna's current record. It's a fascinating chat and we hope you enjoy it.
Transcribe →Geek Warning: Hookless rim designs are coming after your aluminum wheels now, too
Oct 5, 202301:09:40Tap to summarizeThere has been a slew of wheel introductions recently, with some of the most interesting ones being from Zipp (lightweight carbon XC!), DT Swiss (“Aero for All”!), and Mavic (hookless aluminum gravel!). Wait, what? Yep, Mavic is now so progressive that its new aluminum gravel wheels feature a hookless profile, and we have some thoughts on the idea. Timestamps: 1:37 – A close at DT Swiss’s new “Aero for All” aluminum wheels 8:27 – This most definitely is not the Mavic of yesteryear 15:04 – Zipp enters the XC wheel market (and their carbon road wheels have quietly gotten heavier) 25:56 – Bontrager cozies up with Look for a new range of clipless MTB pedals 32:57 – Wahoo Fitness continues to streamline its operations 35:58 – Brighter days are hopefully ahead for Parlee Cycles 41:35 – The indomitable and indestructible Surly Cross-Check is no more 46:30 – Dave is obsessing about what spare parts and – of course – tools to carry on his new bike 52:59 – James’s safety rules of the road 57:52 – More power or less weight for eMTBs? 1:02:08 – Choosing the right chain lube is about saving money, not watts
Transcribe →Placeholders: Too Jumbo for their own good?
Oct 4, 202300:54:56Tap to summarizeJonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz to discuss the latest in the Jumbo-Visma Soudal-QuickStep potential merger saga, Alex Dowsett's new book, and more...
Transcribe →Wheel Talk: Recognizing the best domestiques
Oct 3, 202301:03:47Tap to summarizeWith no WWT racing since the last podcast, Gracie took charge of this episode. The crew spends most of the time discussing the best domestiques in the peloton, plus the different kinds of domestiques and who qualifies into which category.
Transcribe →Pretty Serious Bike Racing: Overachievers and underachievers, Lombardia looming
Oct 2, 202300:53:16Tap to summarizeAbby Mickey joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss the highlights of this past weekend's racing, field questions from Escape Collective members, and look ahead at Il Lombardia.
Transcribe →Geek Warning: Snap, crackle, pop, Shimano finally deals with its broken crank problem
Sep 28, 202301:08:55Tap to summarizeRoughly a decade after problems first started surfacing with its bonded aluminum road crankarms, Shimano has finally issued an official recall for certain Ultegra and Dura-Ace models – and we have some thoughts on the matter. SRAM is also making its long-awaited entry into the e-MTB scene with its new Powertrain system, Specialized wants people to start thinking about e-bike performance a little differently, X marks the spot for Pinarello, and there’s some dodgy stuff going on out there when it comes to ultralight road wheels. Timestamps: 5:16 – Shimano’s bill has finally come due 22:35 – SRAM is now entered the e-MTB game 27:45 – How much does e-motor efficiency matter? 32:05 – Pinarello’s new endurance road bikes 40:31 – Canyon sure does like its CP0018 three-piece integrated cockpit 46:28 – Ignore those ETRTO rim dimensions at your own peril 51:50 – Introducing Ronan’s new podcast: Performance Process! 55:58 – Dave has gone down the eMTB rabbit hole 1:00:01 – Should MTB rims switch to Schrader valves? 1:04:22 – Ronan’s view on aero gains? Testing, testing, testing
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