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Esta semana nos hemos retrasado un poco en lanzar el podcast porque había dos novedades de las que teníamos que hablar sí o sí, los nuevos grupos Di2 de Shimano para MTB y la renovación de los Force y Rival de SRAM y la llegada de versiones XPLR para gravel. Pero es que, además, al final la semana ha quedado muy llena de novedades. Empezamos con el anuncio por parte de Shimano de dos nuevos grupos Di2 para MTB: el nuevo Deore XT M8200 y el Deore M6200, ambos electrónicos e inalámbricos que heredan las tecnologías que vimos hace poco en el XTR. En el artículo y el podcast te contamos todos los detalles y los precios. Para SRAM el 1x13 en gravel gana terreno con sus nuevas versiones XPLR de los grupos Force y Rival AXS, que además también heredan el diseño y tecnologías del tope de gama Red. Pero no terminamos ahí con las transmisiones, TRP ha presentado junto a Classified el Powershift, un grupo electrónico e inalámbrico que ofrece hasta 1x16 velocidades. Por su parte, Cervélo ha desvelado la nueva Áspero-5, una “Gravel Race” en toda regla que nos recuerda a la S-5 de carretera y que nace con una mejora de la aerodinámica impresionante (hasta 37 vatios más rápida), más ligera que la anterior, y con mayor integración de elementos. Como os decía, no contentos con esto, la semana ha estado cargada de actualidad, así que no tejamos de lado la llegada de Brembo al MTB de manos del equipo Specialized Gravity. O la última actualización del Fazua Ride 60 que, en realidad, puede no ser la que esperaban los usuarios de este sistema. Tampoco las nuevas ruedas “tope de gama” que Oquo ha presentado, la nueva mini bomba electríca Trek Air Rush, las novedades que nos ha presentado Schwalbe o los nuevos kits de mechas de X-Sauce para sellar agujeros que el Tubeless no puede. Por último, la UCI ha anunciado una nueva serie de medidas que afectan a las medidas (valga la redundancia) de los manillares, de la horquilla y los tirantes, perfiles de las ruedas, a los tipos de cascos... y lo analizamos bajo una perspectiva que seguramente te sorprenda. Enlaces de interés: Nuevos Shimano Deore XT Di2 y Deore Di2: https://www.mtbpro.es/actualidad/deore-xt-deore-di2 Nuevos SRAM Force y Rival: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/nuevos-sram-force-y-rival-axs-con-versiones-xplr-1x13 Vistar Powershift de Tektro y Classified: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/ya-disponible-vistar-powershift-el-grupo-electronico-e-inalambrico-1x16-fruto-de-la Cervélo Áspero-5: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/nueva-cervelo-aspero-5-la-s5-del-gravel-race ¿Brembo entra al MTB?: https://www.mtbpro.es/actualidad/brembo-llega-al-mtb-de-la-mano-de-specialized-lo-veremos-en-tiendas Actualización Fazua Ride 60: https://www.mtbpro.es/actualidad/fazua-incorpora-el-kickoverrun-su-ride-60 Nuevas ruedas Oquo: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/oquo-presenta-nuevas-ruedas-para-carretera-y-gravel-equipadas-con-el-buje-q10-de-diseno Trek Air Rush: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/trek-air-rush-la-mini-bomba-electrica-que-equivale-cuatro-cartuchos-de-co2 Novedades de Schwalbe: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/schwalbe-g-one-overland-pro-mas-proteccion-y-agarre-para-gravel y https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/schwalbe-aerothan-las-camaras-de-tpu-mas-ligeras-de-la-marca-ahora-con-valvula-de Cartuchos de mechas X-Sauce: https://www.mtbpro.es/actualidad/nuevos-cartuchos-de-mechas-x-sauce-para-tubeless-los-mas-compactos Nuevas medidas UCI: https://www.maillotmag.com/actualidad/la-uci-se-mete-de-nuevo-ancho-de-los-manillares-perfiles-de-las-ruedas

Tani and Auk are right... There is no better time to be a mountain biker! In this episode, the boys recap the Bike and BBQ event at the shop, the opening of all the local bike parks and take a deep dive into the new wireless Shimano XTR components!   #mountainbiking #mtb #mtblife #bosch #boschmotors #transitionbikes #mondrakerbikes #ebike #ebikelife #ocmtba #shimano #XTR #downhillmtb #lovethebikeyouride #thepathbikeshop #smoqued #bbq

Wir berichten heute neben Tech-Neuheiten auch von unseren Events der letzten Wochenenden: Ingo ist die 300 km der Mecklenburgischen Seenrunde gefahren und André ist das 24h Brelinger Berg Event. Dazu geht Ingo auch ausführlich auf seinen selbstverschuldeten Sturz ein. Den er sich bis heute nicht erklären kann, bzw. nach Erklärungen sucht. Aber wichtig: Allen geht es gut, es ist nichts ernstes passiert. Dabei half auch der Sweet Protection Falconer Helm, der den heftigen Aufprall dank MIPS perfekt absorbiert hat. Dazu News: Shimano reine Funktschaltung ist auf den Markt gekommen. Leider nicht die GRX, es ist die XTR, die als erstes komplett auf Funk umgestellt wurde. Dazu Campagnolos 13-fach Super Record: doch sehr geil geworden, die Gruppe. Mit tollen Gangabstufungen. LINKS ZUR SENDUNG: Unser Jaegher Event: https://www.enjoyyourbike.com/store-hannover/community-rides/ 
RTF in Lehrte: https://rc85.de/rtf-2025 24h Brelinger Berg: https://www.24h-brelinger-berg.de/ Mecklenburger Seenrunde: https://www.mecklenburger-seen-runde.de/de Podcast mit Veranstalter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHtfhSJujuw Ingos Helm: https://www.enjoyyourbike.com/sweet-protection-falconer-aero-2vi-mips-helm-satin-white-94234892?number=94234892 Campagnolo Super Record 13-fach: https://www.rennrad-news.de/news/campagnolo-super-record-13-fach-infos-preise/ Unser Video zur XTR: https://youtu.be/hOU3vUEUXIM?si=wSEZMJxJRny08WI0 Pick(s) Ingo: MB AIR Powerbank: https://www.nitecore.de/nitecore-powerbank-nb-air-5000mah/nc-nbair
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 INHALT 00:00:00 Habe leider vergessen zu sagen, dass es um XTR/GRX und Campagnolo geht 00:01:36 Jaegher Event am Freitag: Vorbeikommen & Räder probefahren 00:06:13 RTF in Lehrte an Himmelfahrt: hinfahren! 00:16:33 Andrés Bericht vom 24h Rennen Brelinger Berg 00:30:19 Kurzer Urlaubs-Bericht Grömitz und WIDE als Idealsetup (oder CONCEPT?) 00:39:42 Ingos Mecklenburgische Seenrunde Bericht 00:57:59 Ingos Sturz: Bericht & Unsicherheit, wie und warum es passiert ist 01:30:54 Campagnolo Super Record 2-13-fach: doch geiler als gedacht! 01:43:21 Shimano geht auf Funk: Keine GRX, aber nach 7 Jahren neue XTR 02:06:16 Ingos Test der neuen Garmin Forerunner 970: leicht, hell, laut, Akku schwächer 02:26:00 Pick(s) Ingo: Nitecore NB Air Mini-Powerbank, Peak Design Outdoor Tasche 02:39:28 Pick André: schnelle Drohnen 02:51:43 Post-Show: Veloforte Riegel & Fuji GFX 100 RF Mittelformat-Kamera 03:07:32 Pre-Show: KI scheitert an Erstellung einer Pick-Liste

Chatting about the fresh XTR groupset, Yeti's expensive e-bike, World Cup DH and enduro racing, & more.

Seven years have passed since we last saw an updated version of Shimano's flagship mountain bike group. Assuming you weren't holding your breath, and as a result are still with us, then today is the day of the update.Yes, new XTR Di2 M9200 is here. It represents Shimano's delayed entry into true wireless shifting, and brings with it a number of other interesting developments (a new brake oil, anyone?).In this episode, Escape Collective's Dave Rome and Alex Hunt sit down with Shimano North America's MTB Product Manager, Nick Murdick. The North American offices of Shimano have been playing an increasingly significant role in the development and design of Shimano's next generation parts, and Nick has been at the centre of that for the new XTR.This episode speaks candidly with Murdick about the new group, some challenges faced, some decisions behind the details, and a few teases of what may still be to come. Alex and Dave wrap up at the end with a few quick thoughts. Meanwhile, you'll need to visit our article on Escape Collective to find all the nuanced details and ride impressions of the new XTR product range.A chunk of this episode (along with our written report) is free for all to enjoy and learn from. However, as Escape is wholly member-funded (which means this isn't sponsored or paid content), you will need to be a member of Escape Collective in order to hear it all.

Shimano has released the latest version of its long-running, iconic XTR group, the brand's flagship mountain bike set. XTR Di2 M9200 finally brings Shimano into the age of wireless shifting for mountain bikes.Anytime Shimano releases a new top-end group, it's big news. But the Japanese brand's mountain bike groups have, historically, foreshadowed what eventually shows up on dropbar and other bikes. Disc brakes? Clutch? 12-speed? 1-by? All started on trails before hitting tarmac.So with XTR being the brand's first fully wireless groupset (Dura-Ace is semi-wireless, with wires running from the main battery to the front and rear derailleurs), everyone at the CCM office is paying close attention.In this episode of the podcast, you'll hear how the group was developed and about some surprising, innovative and maybe mildly controversial (for Shimano, at least) design decisions. All these details come from Nick Murdick, Shimano's North American product manager and a member of Shimano's global product development team. Murdick has been driving the development of XTR Di2 M9200, all the way back to its origins in 2015 with XTR Di2 9050.  Murdick gives candid insights into some of the internal debates at Shimano, some changes to the team's culture there and how they're reflected in XTR M9200. He even addresses the elephant, or Eagle, in the room of why it took so long for Shimano to respond to its biggest competitor with a wireless mountain bike group.It's an interesting conversation, especially considering the details covered about gears, brakes and levers. Dive in, then check out mountain bike editor Terry McKall's full review of XTR Di2 M9200, as well as his thoughts on what this means for the future of Di2 across Shimano's range and electronic shifting more broadly.And, for even more good stuff, check out this interview from our archive with long-time Shimano rider Geoff Kabush.

El nuevo Shimano XTR se ha hecho esperar. Había ganas, incertidumbre, dudas... Y es que con el nuevo XTR Shimano quiere recuperar el trono de las transmisiones "top" en el mundo del MTB y eMTB. Lo cierto es que el nuevo XTR M9200 tiene muchos argumentos para conseguirlo. Hablamos de ello con nuestro compañero José Crespillo, que estuvo en la presentación internacional que se celebró en España hace unos meses. Puede leer el "Primeras Pedaladas" del nuevo XTR en: https://www.mtbpro.es/afondo/primeras-pedaladas-nuevo-shimano-xtr-m9200-di2

In this episode, Jack Luke sits down with hardcore roadie turned gravel dad, Simon von Bromley, to discuss the missing 1x version of Shimano's 12-speed GRX Di2 groupset.   With images of potential new XTR Di2 parts leaking online in recent months, we've been wondering what it could mean for the next generation of 1x GRX Di2 – something conspicuous by its absence in Shimano's gravel line-up.   The duo ponder what a fully wireless XTR could mean for GRX and Shimano's other 12-speed Di2 ranges, why Shimano's enormous product ecosystem can appear so confusing from the outside, and what features they think would be essential in any new 1x GRX Di2 groupset.   Shimano XTR Di2 'leak' reveals the one thing we've been waiting for 12-speed Shimano GRX Di2 is finally here – but it's 2x only for now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Sunday Roast, hosts Phil Carroll, Kevin Hornsby, and Charles Archer are joined by three special guests, each bringing exciting updates from their respective industries. First, Tim McCarthy, CEO of ImmuPharma, discusses the company's latest breakthrough in confirming the unique mechanism of action for its P140 autoimmune technology. This key milestone strengthens the company's intellectual property portfolio and enhances its commercial prospects, particularly in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Next, Che Connon, CEO, and Geoff Baker, Executive Director of BSF Enterprise, share insights into their accelerated commercialization strategy for lab-grown leather. With support from a £50,000 Northern Accelerator Growth Support Grant, BSF is making significant strides in scaling up production, securing funding, and positioning itself at the forefront of sustainable materials in the fashion, jewellery, and automotive industries. Finally, Charles Bray, Chairman of Aterian, provides an update on the company's newly secured trade finance facility with a leading international trading house. He explains how this key milestone will enhance Aterian's trading operations, accelerate revenue growth, and support the development of its high-priority critical minerals projects across Rwanda, Morocco, and Botswana, including its lithium joint venture with Rio Tinto. As always, the episode includes a roundup of market movers and shakers, the latest business and economic news from home and abroad, lively discussion on key developments, and the team's usual dose of light-hearted banter. Plus, they cover this week's top TV recommendations, ensuring listeners stay informed and entertained. Tune in for another engaging and insightful episode of The Sunday Roast! 00:00 - 00:20:07  Weekly News Roundup  00:20:07 #IMM  00:44:07 #BSFA  00:58:08 #ATN  01:23:51 #CPAI  01:24:59 #TUN  01:27:14 #XTR  01:29:41 #BZT  01:29:46 #AFP 01:29:59 #GLR   01:30:22 #EST 01:31:04 #ARCM  01:31:49 #SNG  01:31:59 #PREM  01:34:16 #SVML  01:37:26 #CHLL  01:39:19 #GGP  01:40:54 TV Recommendation Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest This podcast may contain paid promotions, including but not limited to sponsorships, endorsements, or affiliate partnerships. The information, investment views, and recommendations provided are for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial products related to the companies discussed. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentators; however, no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion. Listeners are encouraged to perform their own research and consult with a licensed professional before making any financial decisions based on the content of this podcast. 

This week we welcome Naeem Talukdar, CEO Moonvalley AI, whose company is building a "clean" generative video model, trained exclusively on licensed video content. In the news, Niantic is selling its Pokemon Go business. The failed Humane Pin, a great idea with shockingly bad execution, is sold to HP for $116M for parts and patents, and Microsoft introduced Majorana 1, a new quantum computing technology it is developing with academic researchers. Naeem Talukdar, CEO Moonvalley AI, explains the fascinating quest he and his colleagues, many veterans of Deepmind and OpenAI, seek to build a video model that can supercharge CGI high-definition video pipelines for the film industry. Moonvalley is in the process of refining their model with sister company Aesteria Studios, for release in the next few months. Aesteria is led by Bryn Mooser, founder of RYOT (sold to Verizon) and streaming service XTR. They helped source the licensed video content the Moonvalley AI model is trained on, and are developing advanced workflows for its use. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR!https://linktr.ee/thisweekinxrHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Sunday Roast, Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby are joined by Leon Coetzer, CEO of Jubilee Metals Group (AIM: JLP), to discuss the latest developments in the company's Zambian operations. Leon provides insights into the restart of the Roan concentrator following the stabilization of power supply and the processing of higher-grade copper feed, which is expected to accelerate production. Jubilee has secured 200,000 tonnes of copper material at 1.6% copper, more than doubling the previous feed grade, and is evaluating the potential for long-term supply. The discussion also covers Roan's capacity to process up to 45,000 tonnes per month, the $2.7 million material acquisition, and ongoing due diligence on the Large Waste Project. The team also welcomes Colin Bird, Executive Chairman of Bezant Resources (AIM: BZT), to discuss the latest news surrounding the company's Mankayan Copper-Gold Project in the Philippines. Bezant's interest in Mankayan is held through IDM International Limited, which has announced a proposed merger with ASX-listed Blackstone Minerals Ltd via a scheme of arrangement. Under the deal, IDM shareholders will receive 7.4 Blackstone shares for every 1 IDM share, resulting in 692.1 million new Blackstone shares being issued, with an implied equity value of AUD 18.7 million for IDM. Additionally, Colin Bird provides insights into Xtract Resources' (AIM: XTR) latest move in Zambia, where the company has agreed to purchase dump material in the Zambian Copperbelt for $300,000. This acquisition, funded from existing cash reserves, will allow Xtract to conduct trial testing and evaluation of historical mining dump material to assess its grade, quantity, and treatability before considering further purchases. Under the agreement, Xtract will pay $1.15 per tonne, with the seller retaining responsibility for statutory royalties and duties. Beyond company news, the team also covers the week's biggest headlines, market movers and shakers, and their top TV recommendations. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on Jubilee, Bezant, and Xtract Resources, along with the latest trends shaping the mining sector and beyond. 00:00 - 00:15:18  Weekly News Roundup  00:15:18  #JLP Interview 00:37:53 Colin Bird 00:45:46 #EUA 00:45:54  #OMI 00:46:18 #ARCM 00:46:55 #BZT 00:47:51 #BZT with Colin Bird 01:00:13 #XTR 01:00:46 #XTR  with Colin Bird 01:20:39 #KDR 01:22:46 #TM1 01:29:18 TV recommendations Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest This podcast may contain paid promotions, including but not limited to sponsorships, endorsements, or affiliate partnerships. The information, investment views, and recommendations provided are for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial products related to the companies discussed. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentators; however, no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion. Listeners are encouraged to perform their own research and consult with a licensed professional before making any financial decisions based on the content of this podcast. 

In this week's Sunday Roast, Phil Carroll, Kevin Hornsby, and Charles Archer expand their 2025 watchlist, highlighting exciting stocks like Fulcrum Metals and Emmerson, while revisiting standout names from the “Radar 12” list. With a focus on the resource sector and early market trends, the team explores key opportunities for investors as the new year begins. 00:00 - 00:06:07 Weekly News Roundup  00:06:07 #GLR  #AFP  #XTR  00:12:10  #EST  00:14:16 #TM1  00:19:08 #CEL  00:22:48 #INC  00:26:23 #EPP  00:31:00 #HFI  00:33:51 #ONDO  00:34:46 #CGNR  00:37:38 #GENF  00:38:30 #ATN  00:39:21 #EML  00:39:20 #ZEN  00:41:26 #FCM  00:43:11 #FMET  00:45:29 #COBR Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest This podcast may contain paid promotions, including but not limited to sponsorships, endorsements, or affiliate partnerships. The information, investment views, and recommendations provided are for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial products related to the companies discussed. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentators; however, no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion. Listeners are encouraged to perform their own research and consult with a licensed professional before making any financial decisions based on the content of this podcast. 

In this episode of the Sunday Roast, hosts Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby wrap up the week's big news, including Phil's recent trip to NYC amidst election buzz, the latest on Rachel Reeves' historic budget, and its impact on gilt yields and the UK economy. They're joined by Oliver Friesen, CEO of Guardian Metal Resources, to discuss Guardian's expansion with the Tempiute Tungsten Mine acquisition, and by Stefan Bernstein, CEO of GreenRoc Mining, who shares exciting updates on the Amitsoq Graphite Project and its role in Europe's EV supply chain. The team rounds off with market movers and shakers of the week. Tune in! 0:00 - 00:12:38 Weekly News Roundup  00:12:38 #GROC Interview 00:46:14 #GMET Interview 01:18:00 #SALT  01:18:10 #ONDO  01:18:24 #EML  01:18:55 #ALK  01:19:12 #ORCA 01:19:24 #EPP   01:21:18 #FRG  01:22:58 #BZT  01:25:11 #AFP  01:26:19 #XTR  01:26:40 #GLR  01:29:03 #CEL  01:32:38 #BSFA  Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest The information, investment views, and recommendations in this podcast are provided for general information purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial product relating to any companies under discussion or to engage in or refrain from doing so or engaging in any other transaction. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentator but no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion

This week on The Sunday Roast, Phil Carroll, Kevin Hornsby, and Charles Archer are joined by legendary investor Rick Rule from Rule Investment Media. Broadcasting from New York City, the hosts dive into the U.S. election chaos and how it could impact global markets. Rick shares his expert insights on gold, copper, and platinum group metals (PGMs), discussing their potential in the current market climate. Plus, a roundup of the week's top stock movers and shakers from home and abroad. 0:00-00:09:02  Weekly News Roundup  00:09:02 Rick Rule Interview 01:08:29 #EPP  01:11:17 #RMR  01:12:48 #ARCM  01:14:12 #BZT 01:15:12 #AFP  01:16:40 #XTR  01:18:09 #GLR  01:22:53 #CEL Visit Link to YouTube video: https://youtu.be/TLE7cICpxQI Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest The information, investment views, and recommendations in this podcast are provided for general information purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial product relating to any companies under discussion or to engage in or refrain from doing so or engaging in any other transaction. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentator but no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion

In this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Nick from Shimano. The introduction of Shimano shifting technology is discussed before Nate covers his past getting into mountain biking and competitive mechanic competitions. Eventually, they discuss gearbox tech and the manufacturing process. They end with defining brake modulation and if too much brake power can be achieved.

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with World Cup racer turned skunkworks rider Bryn Atkinson alongside Shimano's MTB product manager Nick Murdick to chat about drivetrain development, rider feedback, gearboxes, and a lot more. Although they didn't spill the launch dates for new XTR and Saint, they did give us some great insight on why products like Saint sometimes take a (ridiculously) long time to bring to market.

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Join hosts Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby for a dynamic episode of The Sunday Roast as they welcome special guest Charles Archer, a seasoned analyst and investor. In this mid-year market review, the trio dives into the highs and lows of the first half of 2024, analysing the performance of their top stock picks. They discuss the standout performers like Guardian Metals and Incanthera, and explore the challenges faced by underperformers such as Conroy Gold and Technology Minerals. The conversation also covers the latest developments and future potential of companies like Jubilee Metals, Sovereign Metals, and Power Metal Resources. Phil, Kevin, and Charles share their insights on what to expect in the second half of the year, offering their top stock picks and predictions. They also touch on the latest news, including significant moves in the energy storage sector with Simec Atlantis and the recent acquisition of Cykel AI by Mustang Energy. Whether you're an experienced investor or just getting started, this episode is packed with valuable information and expert opinions to help you navigate the stock market for the remainder of 2024. Tune in for an engaging and informative discussion that promises to keep you ahead of the curve. The lads also catch up with Daniel Gee, CEO of Pr10r1ty AI to talk about the upcoming IPO as announced in the week. 0:00 - 16:43  Weekly News Roundup 16:43 - 12 Stocks Review begin 17:12 - #GMET 23:29 - #PXEN 25:42 - #SVML 30:03 - #AFP 32:54 - #JPL 37:32 - #GGP 40:25 - #ATN 47:57 - #ACRM 51:56 - #CGNR 55:38 - #CHLL 56:16 - #TM1 01:01:39 - 5 Gold Rings 01:02:03 - #INC 01:03:41 - #XTR 01:04:28 - #EPP 01:04:48 - #FCM 01:05:31 - Top 3 Stocks for the Rest of the Year for Phil ( #INC #POW #JPL ) 01:08:17 -  Top 3 Stocks for the Rest of the Year for Kevin ( #GMET #EST #TM1 ) 01:12:31  -  Top 3 Stocks for the Rest of the Year for Charles ( #SVML  #ARS #HELD ) 01:12:46 - #UFO 01:13:10 - #AFP 01:13:39 - #COBR 01:14:44 - Pr10r1ty AI Interview 01:18:04 - Movers and Shakers Disclaimer & Declaration of Interest The information, investment views, and recommendations in this podcast are provided for general information purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial product relating to any companies under discussion or to engage in or refrain from doing so or engaging in any other transaction. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentator but no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion

Last updated in 2014, Shimano's XTR Di2 groupset is getting long in the tooth.    But with the recent release of a semi-wireless, 12-speed GRX groupset, we're hopeful a new version of the Japanese brand's top-end race-ready mountain bike groupset late could be with us soon.   But what can we expect from a new XTR Di2 groupset? We've dug out BikeRadar crystal ball, and with the help of video presenter Tom Law and Technical Writer Luke Marshall, have built a wish-list of features for next-gen XTR.   https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/where-is-12-speed-mtb-di2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emotet is misschien wel het meest beruchte botnet uit de geschiedenis. Een botnet is een verzameling van met malware geïnfecteerde apparaten dat op afstand wordt bediend. Met de malware hebben criminelen een belangrijk hulpmiddel om bijvoorbeeld wachtwoorden te ontfutselen of om met ransomware cruciale netwerken van bijvoorbeeld ziekenhuizen te gijzelen. De malware-besmetting is verspreid over de hele wereld en maakt dan ook internationaal miljoenen slachtoffers. De geschatte schade die door Emotet is aangericht, heeft de onwerkelijke omvang van minimaal 2,5 miljard dollar. Wanneer Team High Tech Crime het botnet in het vizier krijgt, zien ze gelijk hoe complex het in elkaar zit. Met het botnet, de hele infrastructuur om het botnet heen en command-and-control servers in Rusland lijkt het bijna onbegonnen werk om Emotet uit de lucht te halen. Maar het botnet ongemoeid laten is ook geen optie...Meer weten over deze aflevering? Check het hier.Team High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Bekijk jouw mogelijkheden.Wij zijn benieuwd wat jij van deze podcast vindt, vul hier onze korte enquête in.Takedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.

In deze aflevering kijkt Suzanne Spliethoff samen met hoogleraar Maarten Postma en Annemiek Verkamman naar de toekomst. Wat hebben we geleerd van het verleden en de landen om ons heen? Hoe ziet een innovatiever en effectiever vaccinatiebeleid eruit? Wat is er bovendien voor nodig om dat nu al in gang te zetten? Goedkeuringscodes: PP-NIM-NLD-0097 & MAT-NL-2301289-V1.0-122023Dit is een XTR branded content podcast in samenwerking met Sanofi & Pfizer. De inhoud van deze commerciële content valt buiten de verantwoordelijkheid van de redactie van NRC.

Phishing is één van de meest voorkomende vormen van cybercrime - en daarmee ook één van de meest geprofessionaliseerde vormen. Het is een zogenoemde vorm van ‘cybercrime as a service' waarbij criminele diensten gehuurd kunnen worden. Criminelen verleiden mensen naar valse bankwebsites te surfen om vervolgens hun inloggegevens en geld te stelen. Daarvoor gebruiken ze onder andere phishing panels. Team High Tech Crime wordt gealarmeerd als ze zien dat er een aanbieder actief is die zeer succesvol phishing panels verhuurd. Bij deze aanbieder kunnen cybercriminelen een abonnement afsluiten waarmee ze een zeer geavanceerd phishing-panel kunnen gebruiken en zo'n 40 procent van de phishing-aanvallen in Nederland blijken met deze specifieke panels te worden uitgevoerd. De zaak krijgt grote prioriteit bij Team High Tech Crime. Alleen... hoe vind je daders die er alles aan doen om hun identiteit te beschermen?Meer weten over deze aflevering? Check het hier.Team High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Bekijk jouw mogelijkheden.Laat ons weten wat jij van deze podcast vindt, vul hier onze korte enquête in.Takedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.

Verschillende Nederlandse banken en de Belastingdienst worden in 2018 geconfronteerd met een uitzonderlijk grote hoeveelheid DDoS-aanvallen. Het leidt er zelfs toe dat een groot deel van het betalingsverkeer wordt platgelegd. Het is groot nieuws in de media, waarbij er ook aan allerlei experts wordt gevraagd wie er achter de aanvallen kan zitten. De kans dat het om hackers uit Rusland gaat is vrij groot, zo wordt er gespeculeerd.Achter de schermen houdt Team High Tech Crime zich ondertussen ook met de zaak bezig, al snel hebben zij een verdachte op het oog. Binnen het onderzoek gebeuren onverwachte dingen. Een alerte serverbeheerder van Tweakers kan de gespecialiseerde rechercheurs helpen door een aantal gegevens met elkaar te combineren en aan elkaar te verbinden.Meer weten over deze aflevering? Check het hier.Team High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Bekijk hier de mogelijkheden.Wij zijn benieuwd wat jij van deze podcast vindt! Laat het ons weten en vul hier onze korte enquête in.Takedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.

Wat doe je als je jezelf als hacker toegang hebt verschaft tot een online account van één de machtigste personen ter wereld? Victor Gevers belandt in een bijzondere positie als hij doet wat hij altijd doet: als ethisch hacker zwaktes in computersystemen opsporen. En dat heeft alles te maken met zijn doelwit: de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump.Zonder al te veel moeite weet Victor in te breken in het Twitter-account van Trump, in een periode dat dit zo ongeveer het allerbelangrijkste communicatiekanaal voor het Witte Huis is. Daarmee belandt Victor onverwacht op het wereldtoneel, met alle risico's van dien. Vanaf dat moment wordt Team High Tech Crime bij de zaak betrokken. Hoe voorkomen de teamleden dat deze hack leidt tot allerlei ongewenste reacties vanuit de Verenigde Staten? En heeft hij binnen de legale kaders gebruikgemaakt van zijn hacking-skills? Meer weten over deze aflevering? Check het hier.Team High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Bekijk jouw mogelijkheden.Wij zijn benieuwd wat jij van deze podcast vindt, vul onze korte enquête in en laat het ons weten.Takedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.

Tijdens een golf van liquidaties rond 2015 – maar ook al in de tijd daarvoor – stuitte de politie op vele Blackberry-telefoons; een duidelijk geliefd communicatiemiddel onder criminelen. THTC startte later een zaak om die veelvuldig aangetroffen Blackberry's nader te onderzoeken. We hebben het over de zaak naar de wereldwijde cryptocommunicatiedienst Ennetcom.Ennetcom bleek gebruik te maken van een platform dat volledige privacy biedt waardoor men versleutelde berichten naar elkaar kon sturen. Een dienst waarbij berichten nooit achterhaald kunnen worden en waar je als crimineel dus altijd veilig en anoniem kunt communiceren. Althans, zo luidt de belofte. Totdat de cyber-rechercheurs van Team High Tech Crime ontdekken dat de beheerders één cruciale fout hebben gemaakt...THTC onderzocht - samen met diverse partners – de aanbieder van cryptocommunicatiedienst Ennetcom, ontmantelde de dienst, achterhaalde de data en wist deze te ontsleutelen. Hiermee kon de zware georganiseerde criminaliteit een slag toegebracht worden. Hoe de politie uiteindelijk het grote criminele cryptocommunicatienetwerk oprolt, welke rol internationale partners daarin spelen en wat de gevolgen van deze zaak zijn voor andere cryptocommunicatiediensten en het Marengo-proces? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering van Takedown.Meer weten over deze aflevering? Check dan deze pagina.Team High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk te maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor - en voor andere cybercrimeteams - altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Kijk dan op deze siteTakedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.Wij zijn benieuwd wat jij van deze podcast vindt, vul onze korte enquête in en laat het ons weten.

Het Team High Tech Crime is de speciale eenheid van de politie die zich bezig houdt met complexe cybercrimezaken in binnen- en buitenland.Tech-journalist Vivianne Bendermacher reconstrueert in elke aflevering één zaak: van grote malware-aanbieders tot het oprollen van wereldwijde cryptocommunicatie-netwerken. Daarvoor spreekt Vivianne met medewerkers van THTC, die een uniek kijkje in hun specialistische werkwijze geven, en met andere betrokkenen.Meer weten over deze podcast? Kijk dan hierTeam High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Bekijk de mogelijkheden.Laat ons weten wat jij van deze podcast vindt, vul hier onze korte enquête in.Takedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.

In cybercrime-kringen is Rubella rond 2018 een bekende naam. Achter deze naam gaat een malware-bouwer schuil die een zeer goed gebouwde macro builder toolkit aanbiedt. Cybercriminelen kunnen deze toolkit tegen betaling gebruiken voor bijvoorbeeld phising-aanvallen of het creëren van een botnet. Simpel in gebruik, maar buitengewoon effectief.John Fokker krijgt Rubella met zijn malware als eerste in het vizier. Hij werkt op dat moment bij het cybersecuritybedrijf McAfee en speurt het darkweb af, op zoek naar bedreigingen waar zijn klanten last van kunnen hebben. Hij probeert meer te weten te komen over deze mysterieuze Rubella. Wanneer hij een sterk vermoeden heeft over de ware identiteit van deze malware-bouwer, is het tijd om de informatie door te spelen het Team High Tech Crime. En daarmee komt de opsporing in een stroomversnelling...Meer weten over deze podcast? Kijk dan hierTeam High Tech Crime heeft als doel om Nederland veiliger en minder aantrekkelijk maken voor cybercriminelen. De politie is daarvoor altijd op zoek naar nieuwe collega's. Nieuwsgierig? Bekijk de mogelijkheden.Laat ons weten wat jij van deze podcast vindt, vul hier onze korte enquête in.Takedown is een XTR branded podcast in samenwerking met audio agency Airborne en de politie.

In deze aflevering duikt Suzanne Spliethoff samen met hoogleraren Ben van der Zeijst en Adam Cohen in het Nederlandse vaccinatiebeleid van vroeger tot nu. Hoe is het ontstaan? Ook wordt gekeken naar het huidige beleid; hoe pakt dit in de praktijk uit, welke vaccinatieprogramma's lopen er en hoe zit het met de vaccinatiegraad? We verkennen waar gezondheidswinst te behalen valt en wat daar voor nodig is.Goedkeuringscodes: PP-NIM-NLD-0080 & MAT-NL-2300504-V1.0-052023Dit is een XTR branded content podcast in samenwerking met Sanofi & Pfizer. De inhoud van deze commerciële content valt buiten de verantwoordelijkheid van de redactie van NRC.

PERIODICAL, Director Lina Lyte Piloplyte and Executive Producer Amanda Spain's new feature documentary from XTR and MSNBC Films, tells the unexpected story of the human body by exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle, from first period to last. But this is not your middle school sex-ed class. Bringing you stories from soccer champion Megan Rapinoe who reveals how members of the U.S. Soccer team track their cycles when training for the Women's World Cup (which they won), to scientists who are discovering the power and possibilities of stem cells found in period blood, to young activists flipping the bill on period tax one state at a time, we uncover the shocking truths, challenge taboos, and celebrate the untapped potential of this special nutrient-dense blood. Through innovative mixed media storytelling, "Periodical" is for everyone who wants to know more about the menstrual cycle, and especially for those who don't. In our era of social media-empowered feminism, after centuries of societal-enforced stigma, menstruation has finally begun to bleed out into the mainstream. We're finally using red liquid instead of blue in period product ads, seeing beauty influencers use their period blood for facials on social media, and even the most daring period scenes are being depicted on tv — but we still know alarmingly little when it comes to menstruation. Director Lina Lyte Plioplyte and Executive Producer Amanda Spain join us to talk about the long over-do recognition that menstruation, should never be a reason for shame, discrimination or become a barrier to a full life. For more go to: happyperiod.org Bloody. Beautiful. Normal. “Periodical” airs Sunday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC and is streaming on Peacock. Periodical at the Los Feliz 3 - October 14, 15, & 18

Known for her passion for cinematography, Emmy, Clio and a Silver Lion winning director and camera person, Lina Lyte Plioplyte is here today to share her new documentary, PERIODICAL, a feature documentary about a woman's journey from her menstrual cycle to menopause. (produced by XTR, at SxSW, to stream this Fall on MSNBC and Peacock)

Known for her passion for cinematography, Emmy, Clio and a Silver Lion winning director and camera person, Lina Lyte Plioplyte is here today to share her new documentary, PERIODICAL, a feature documentary about a woman's journey from her menstrual cycle to menopause. (produced by XTR, at SxSW, to stream this Fall on MSNBC and Peacock)

Have you ever met a wizard? Well Chris "Yank" is the wizard behind Shimano tech. We covered the full gamut of how he got to where he is, why shimano does what they do, and maybe even what shimano might be doing in the future. We rode bikes, we drank beers, and we talked about our favorite thing...BIKES!

In today's show David dissect the virtues of EPS vs PU while Scott professes his love of XTR (and turtles) and then the boys question the dangers inherent in our 11 time world champ's universal adulation and privileged access, and celebrate the life of one surfer who was even more powerful surfer than our sandal magnate. Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Lightcone Theorem: A Better Foundation For Natural Abstraction?, published by johnswentworth on May 15, 2023 on LessWrong. Credit to David Lorell for serving as an active sounding board as the ideas in this post were developed. For about a year and a half now, my main foundation for natural abstraction math has been The Telephone Theorem: long-range interactions in a probabilistic graphical model (in the long-range limit) are mediated by quantities which are conserved (in the long-range limit). From there, the next big conceptual step is to argue that the quantities conserved in the long-range limit are also conserved by resampling, and therefore the conserved quantities of an MCMC sampling process on the model mediate all long-range interactions in the model. The most immediate shortcoming of the Telephone Theorem and the resampling argument is that they talk about behavior in infinite limits. To use them, either we need to have an infinitely large graphical model, or we need to take an approximation. For practical purposes, approximation is clearly the way to go, but just directly adding epsilons and deltas to the arguments gives relatively weak results. This post presents a different path. The core result is the Lightcone Theorem: Start with a probabilistic graphical model on the variables X1,.,Xn. The graph defines adjacency, distance, etc between variables. For directed graphical models (i.e. Bayes nets), spouses (as well as parents and children) count as adjacent. We can model those variables as the output of a Gibbs sampler (that's the MCMC process) on the graphical model. Call the initial condition of the sampler X0=(X01,.,X0n). The distribution of X0 must be the same as the distribution of X (i.e. the sampler is initialized “in equilibrium”). We can model the sampler as having run for any number of steps to generate the variables; call the number of steps T. At each step, the process resamples some set of nonadjacent variables conditional on their neighbors. The Lightcone Theorem says: conditional on X0, any sets of variables in X which are a distance of at least 2T apart in the graphical model are independent. Yes, exactly independent, no approximation. In short: the initial condition of the resampling process provides a latent, conditional on which we have exact independence at a distance. This was. rather surprising to me. If you'd floated the Lightcone Theorem as a conjecture a year ago, I'd have said it would probably work as an approximation for large T, but no way it would work exactly for finite T. Yet here we are. The Proof, In Pictures The proof is best presented visually. High-level outline: Perform a do() operation on the Gibbs sampler, so that it never resamples the variables a distance of T from XR. In the do()-operated process, X0 mediates between XTR and XTD(R,≥2T), where D(R,≥2T) indicates indices of variables a distance of at least 2T from XR. Since X0, XTR and XTD(R,≥2T) are all outside the lightcone of the do()-operation, they have the same joint distribution under the non-do()-operated sampler as under the do()-operated sampler. Therefore X0 mediates between XTR and XTD(R,≥2T) under the original sampler. We start with the graphical model: Within that graphical model, we'll pick some tuple of variables XR (“R” for “region”). I'll use the notation XD(R,t) for the variables a distance t away from R, XD(R,>t) for variables a distance greater than t away from R, XD(R,

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Lightcone Theorem: A Better Foundation For Natural Abstraction?, published by johnswentworth on May 15, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. Credit to David Lorell for serving as an active sounding board as the ideas in this post were developed. For about a year and a half now, my main foundation for natural abstraction math has been The Telephone Theorem: long-range interactions in a probabilistic graphical model (in the long-range limit) are mediated by quantities which are conserved (in the long-range limit). From there, the next big conceptual step is to argue that the quantities conserved in the long-range limit are also conserved by resampling, and therefore the conserved quantities of an MCMC sampling process on the model mediate all long-range interactions in the model. The most immediate shortcoming of the Telephone Theorem and the resampling argument is that they talk about behavior in infinite limits. To use them, either we need to have an infinitely large graphical model, or we need to take an approximation. For practical purposes, approximation is clearly the way to go, but just directly adding epsilons and deltas to the arguments gives relatively weak results. This post presents a different path. The core result is the Lightcone Theorem: Start with a probabilistic graphical model on the variables X1,.,Xn. The graph defines adjacency, distance, etc between variables. For directed graphical models (i.e. Bayes nets), spouses (as well as parents and children) count as adjacent. We can model those variables as the output of a Gibbs sampler (that's the MCMC process) on the graphical model. Call the initial condition of the sampler X0=(X01,.,X0n). The distribution of X0 must be the same as the distribution of X (i.e. the sampler is initialized “in equilibrium”). We can model the sampler as having run for any number of steps to generate the variables; call the number of steps T. At each step, the process resamples some set of nonadjacent variables conditional on their neighbors. The Lightcone Theorem says: conditional on X0, any sets of variables in X which are a distance of at least 2T apart in the graphical model are independent. Yes, exactly independent, no approximation. In short: the initial condition of the resampling process provides a latent, conditional on which we have exact independence at a distance. This was. rather surprising to me. If you'd floated the Lightcone Theorem as a conjecture a year ago, I'd have said it would probably work as an approximation for large T, but no way it would work exactly for finite T. Yet here we are. The Proof, In Pictures The proof is best presented visually. High-level outline: Perform a do() operation on the Gibbs sampler, so that it never resamples the variables a distance of T from XR. In the do()-operated process, X0 mediates between XTR and XTD(R,≥2T), where D(R,≥2T) indicates indices of variables a distance of at least 2T from XR. Since X0, XTR and XTD(R,≥2T) are all outside the lightcone of the do()-operation, they have the same joint distribution under the non-do()-operated sampler as under the do()-operated sampler. Therefore X0 mediates between XTR and XTD(R,≥2T) under the original sampler. We start with the graphical model: Within that graphical model, we'll pick some tuple of variables XR (“R” for “region”). I'll use the notation XD(R,t) for the variables a distance t away from R, XD(R,>t) for variables a distance greater than t away from R, XD(R,

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Lightcone Theorem: A Better Foundation For Natural Abstraction?, published by johnswentworth on May 15, 2023 on LessWrong. Credit to David Lorell for serving as an active sounding board as the ideas in this post were developed. For about a year and a half now, my main foundation for natural abstraction math has been The Telephone Theorem: long-range interactions in a probabilistic graphical model (in the long-range limit) are mediated by quantities which are conserved (in the long-range limit). From there, the next big conceptual step is to argue that the quantities conserved in the long-range limit are also conserved by resampling, and therefore the conserved quantities of an MCMC sampling process on the model mediate all long-range interactions in the model. The most immediate shortcoming of the Telephone Theorem and the resampling argument is that they talk about behavior in infinite limits. To use them, either we need to have an infinitely large graphical model, or we need to take an approximation. For practical purposes, approximation is clearly the way to go, but just directly adding epsilons and deltas to the arguments gives relatively weak results. This post presents a different path. The core result is the Lightcone Theorem: Start with a probabilistic graphical model on the variables X1,.,Xn. The graph defines adjacency, distance, etc between variables. For directed graphical models (i.e. Bayes nets), spouses (as well as parents and children) count as adjacent. We can model those variables as the output of a Gibbs sampler (that's the MCMC process) on the graphical model. Call the initial condition of the sampler X0=(X01,.,X0n). The distribution of X0 must be the same as the distribution of X (i.e. the sampler is initialized “in equilibrium”). We can model the sampler as having run for any number of steps to generate the variables; call the number of steps T. At each step, the process resamples some set of nonadjacent variables conditional on their neighbors. The Lightcone Theorem says: conditional on X0, any sets of variables in X which are a distance of at least 2T apart in the graphical model are independent. Yes, exactly independent, no approximation. In short: the initial condition of the resampling process provides a latent, conditional on which we have exact independence at a distance. This was. rather surprising to me. If you'd floated the Lightcone Theorem as a conjecture a year ago, I'd have said it would probably work as an approximation for large T, but no way it would work exactly for finite T. Yet here we are. The Proof, In Pictures The proof is best presented visually. High-level outline: Perform a do() operation on the Gibbs sampler, so that it never resamples the variables a distance of T from XR. In the do()-operated process, X0 mediates between XTR and XTD(R,≥2T), where D(R,≥2T) indicates indices of variables a distance of at least 2T from XR. Since X0, XTR and XTD(R,≥2T) are all outside the lightcone of the do()-operation, they have the same joint distribution under the non-do()-operated sampler as under the do()-operated sampler. Therefore X0 mediates between XTR and XTD(R,≥2T) under the original sampler. We start with the graphical model: Within that graphical model, we'll pick some tuple of variables XR (“R” for “region”). I'll use the notation XD(R,t) for the variables a distance t away from R, XD(R,>t) for variables a distance greater than t away from R, XD(R,t) (everything more than distance t from XR). Next, we'll draw the Gibbs resampler as a graphical model. We'll draw the full state Xt at...

On this week's episode, Stephen Frothingham, Editor in Chief of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News at Outside, Inc, joins Randall to share his unique perspective on bicycle industry dynamics in general and the bike shop and OEM ecosystem in particular. Steve is an industry veteran who approaches his work with a warmth and curiosity we've long appreciated, and his reporting continues to serve as an influential resource for all of us who work in the space. Episdoe sponsor: Dynamic Cyclist (Promo code THEGRAVELRIDE for 15% off) Support the Podcast Join The Ridership  Automated Transcription, please excuse the typos: [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello, and welcome to the gravel ride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in-depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes. Who are pioneering the sport I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. 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And then I left and worked for the Associated Press twice and then came back into the bike industry to work for, be News for a few years. Uh, left them, went back to Brain, and then the company that owned Be News bought Brain. I ended up back in that same company again, which became outside. So it, yeah, it kind of feels like, uh, even though I don't work for ERs again, I feel like I'm back with the same crew. Uh, I literally was in the same, same desk, same office for a little while. So, uh, that, that seems to be, seems to be the pattern in my career here. [00:03:55] Randall: Just to clarify for our listeners, brain is bicycle retailer where you are currently, uh, editor-in-chief. Correct. [00:04:01] steve: Mm-hmm. [00:04:03] Randall: Tell us a little bit about the nature of that publication. So what role does it serve in the industry? [00:04:09] steve: well, when we started it in 92, you know, the full name is Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. And, uh, the, and was important back then because the, um, the other trade magazines, and believe it or not, there were three others back then were all print magazines. We were the fourth. Um, but they had this real focus on. Kind of this old school dealer thing, like, you know, we're gonna profile this retailer this month. We're gonna do a story on, know, uh, how to hire kids for the summer. We're gonna do a story about how to display your tires. Um, and we're not really gonna write about the industry, the supplier side. So we came along and we were bicycle retailer and industry news. And we used to kinda joke that what we're doing is reporting. We're telling the retailers what the, uh, suppliers are doing to them this month. Um, which is maybe a little bit too cynical, but we, we reported on what the industry was doing. We reported the news of what the supplier side was doing for the most part, which is what the retailers want to read. Um, most retailers, they might say that they'd like to read a story about how to merchandise their tires, but that's kind of broccoli. You know what they were, what really wanna, wanna have is the, uh, the steak and potatoes of, uh, finding out what one of their suppliers, uh, just bought another company or just went bankrupt or just switched factories in Taiwan or, or something like that. And that's the kinda stuff that the, uh, the other titles we're not doing back in the nineties, which is why, uh, this is gonna bring out the competitive bike racer jerk in me. But we, we put the other three out of business in three or four years, I think. Um, it wasn't very long before Brain was the only, uh, industry title in the US and, um, to some extent we're still doing the same thing. Obviously we've had to adapt to social media and the internet, which didn't exist when, when we started the magazine. But, um, we're still doing the same thing. We, we focus on news and, um, You know, we like to do some, we like to profile important retailers once in a while, but for the most part, uh, we still report on what the supplier side is doing with the knowledge that most of our readers are, uh, are retailers independent? [00:06:37] Randall: I actually hadn't appreciated that you were on the founding team for bicycle retailer. So can you share a little bit more about that and who else was involved and how that came to be? [00:06:47] steve: Well, I didn't have an investment unfortunately. Uh, I was, I think I was 22 years old or something, so I was just the first hired gun there. Uh, mark, who still writes for us, was the founding editor, uh, and a partner early on. There was another partner named Bill Sandler, who, uh, passed away quite a few years ago now. Uh, so Mark and Bill were, were really the founders um, Uh, I think they hired a, uh, an office lady named Kathy, and then they hired me. And, uh, that was kind of the start of the fun and, um, you know, and then the company went through various different ownerships, uh, some of which happened when, after I left, when I was, uh, outside the bike world for while. Uh, sometimes I forget it went through three or four different ownerships. Uh, when I came back it was owned by Nielsen of the famous Nielsen Ratings Nielsen, which, uh, owned, uh, trade shows including interbike. And, uh, we were actually operated by the National Bicycle Dealers Association, the nonprofit dealer trade group. Um, so we were owned by Nielsen, which was kind of renamed as Emerald Expositions. Uh, so I think my paycheck came from, now my paycheck came from the Mbda a you know, we went through quite a few years of being run by a very small nonprofit trade association. And then, and then it changed hands. Uh, M BDA a had some financial problems and, uh, we were not exactly helping things. So, uh, we got handed off to, uh, what was then called Pocket Outdoor Media, the company that owned Velo News. They owned Velo Press Draft, fleet Magazine. At that point, uh, Robin Thurston was a minority investor, I believe, in pocket outdoor media. And then, uh, you know, about a year or so after, uh, brain became part of that group, became the ceo, um, started raising money to buy a whole bunch of titles, which you've probably heard about, including Pink Bike Cycling Tips, um, some, uh, some bike events in Colorado. And then eventually the big purchase was raising the money to buy outside Magazine. And, um, company Pocket Outdoor Media was, I think, I think Robin had actually hired a marketing company to come up with a new name for Pocket Outdoor Media, because people thought Pocket Outdoor Media was a billboard company. Uh, and the sales reps didn't like that. Uh, so they were, you know, doing the marketing thing of, of bouncing all these ideas off the wall, coming, trying to come up with a new idea and a new name. And then after they bought Outside magazine, they're like, well, why don't we just, you know, renamed the company outside? we became outside, which things have been moving very quickly. It's, you know, it's a big change for me moving from for a very tiny, little underfunded non-profit trade association from bicycle shops N bda, to working for this multi billion dollar startup basically a tech company. Um, change. And that's why the, the time, you know, I mean, I think back it seems like, you know, a decade ago, but it's only been like two and half years. [00:10:23] Randall: So Robin Thurston is the current c e o of outside the group. And he previously founded is it, uh, map my. [00:10:31] steve: Map my ride, map my run my companies, sold to Under Armor. [00:10:35] Randall: I think that was like 160 million acquisition or something. I remember having this number offhand because it was part of my pitch deck for another company that I was trying to raise money for. It's like, oh here's a comparison point of this company that was acquired in the space. [00:10:50] steve: Yeah, I mean map where I was kind of ahead of the curve with doing some of the stuff that Strava's doing now, and uh, now and outside. We have Gaia, which is a, mapping app that's primarily used by hikers and skiers. And then trail Forks, which was developed by Pink Bike as a mapping app mostly for mountain bikers. [00:11:12] Randall: It's quite well regarded of, of seen in some of the forums. People are very keen on that particular application in the quality of the routes there [00:11:19] steve: are really good. They do have their niches. I use Gaia for backcountry skiing and it, it works really well. And it's, uh, uh, you know, we could go way down a rabbit hole, but you know, why I choose to use Gaia when I'm skiing and why I use trail forks when I'm mountain biking and why I use, don't know what else when I'm road biking. I don't know. But, you know, each has its own, uh, its own advantages in different spaces. So, yeah. Robin, made his fortune, I think, fair to say, selling that company to, uh, under Armour. And then he worked for Under Armour for a while. I think he was the Chief Technology Officer at Under Armor, uh, left and did some other stuff, and then eventually came back to this group. [00:12:02] Randall: So you started when you were 22, essentially first hire for bicycle retailer, this fledgling industry magazine with a particular point of view that resonated with dealers. What drew you to this particular space? You studied journalism in college. Were you an avid cyclist? [00:12:18] steve: Yeah. All that. Yeah. Uh, I was a cyclist. From day one, I started in B BMX when I was a little turd. Uh, I'm definitely, I'm totally of that age now where, you know, I'm 55 now and I go to the shows and I see these retro BMX bikes that some of the companies are doing. My light up, oh, there's that red that I wanted when I was, now I buy it. I've resisted so far, but yeah, I started in bmx. I did mountain bike races back in the eighties and road racing and, and, uh, and yeah, then I, I got a journalism degree and I did work completely outside the bike world for about 10 years, the Associated Press, covering presidential politics in New Hampshire where the presidential primary is a big deal. So that was really fun. I think I covered three or four primaries in New Hampshire. Plus the usual AP stuff of plane crashes and lost hikers and syrup and lost mooses and stuff like that. [00:13:18] Track 1: Standard, Northeast Fair. [00:13:19] steve: Yeah. Typical New Hampshire stuff. [00:13:21] Track 1: And remind me where you grew up. [00:13:24] steve: in New England. Uh, I was born just a little north of where you are in Salisbury, Massachusetts. And, uh, my family moved up into New Hampshire when I was a teenager. And then when I came back, when I worked for the Associated Press, I lived in Wolfborough, New Hampshire for about 10 years. [00:13:38] Track 1: So you and I when we chat tend to go off in various tangents so, where would you like to go? Or, or we can start with the email that you sent me yesterday about shaman cues. [00:13:49] steve: yeah. I could interview you on that. What do you know? [00:13:52] Track 1: Well, you're the one, the inside line. Yeah. You saw the press release. [00:13:56] steve: the inside line yet. You know, I'm just starting my research and I'm, I'm going to Taiwan next week, so hopefully I'll learn a lot more over there. But, it looks like a fairly significant development, this cues thing. I was sitting through a, I think it was an hour long video recording from Shaman about it yesterday. And, I got antsy halfway through and started calling people and emailing people, and, uh, video was moving too slowly. So like, I need some more need. I need to check in with some people around the industry here to see what they think. [00:14:27] Track 1: For those listening, shaman released a new, not just group set, but family of group sets on their kind of entry to entry, mid-level. And, it's significant for reasons that go beyond simply, here's some new parts. They have a reputation for using constantly varying standards and interfaces and pull ratios, which is the ratio of cable pull to, gear shifting. so how much cable pulls results in how much movement of the derailer constantly varying that, not just year to year, but from group to group in order to avoid cross compatibility with third party components and even within their own groups so that brands don't mix and match. Say you want a higher end quote unquote, set of levers connected to a lower injury derail because you don't see the value in the higher end derailer. Well, they preclude that by adjusting the pull ratios from group to group. And so what they've done with cues is make it such. The pull ratio is the same across all the groups, even with different speeds. And the thing that the major differentiator between the different levels is the number of years. the cog spacing in the back is the same. , and I think that that's quite significant. and it signals something too. I think it's very much in favor of riders. And it helps shops as well. I think it helps the industry more generally, but it's also indicative of a shift in the power dynamic in the bike industry. , in many ways is the new shaman, they're in the ascendant. They have, , a number of standards that they have put out there that have gotten adoption, that they have defended through patents and, in some cases, litigation and so I, I view it in the context of, innovation and competitiveness in the bike industry. [00:16:09] steve: Yeah, that makes sense. I think even Shaman used the word realistic, meaning that the new groups, they like to say that the technology that makes them special is in the cogs. Not in the chain. not so much in the crank set or the derailer. which allows mix and match so if somebody wants to spec a cassette, whether it's, Nine, 10 or 11 speed with a different crank, with a different chain, it'll still work okay, because there's nothing, it doesn't require any kind of special chain and the, the magic isn't in the chain. It's in the cassettes. So yeah, I think it's more realistic. I mean, obviously the development of this began before the pandemic and the part shortage that was through the pandemic. But, what happened in the pandemic with all these, new third party, fourth party parts coming up, getting a second look, people taking a second look at, whether it's micro shift or, uh, tetra breaks or whatever. Anything they can get. this really kind of seals the deal. This kind of tells you that, , For the next few years, we're probably gonna see more and more of these mixed groups, at least at the lower price. this is all below 1 0 5 on the road, below Dior, 12 speed or 11 speed on the mountain bike side. So everything that was cheaper than Dior and down on the mountain bike, everything that was cheaper than 1 0 5 is now queues [00:17:39] Randall: Which is to say en entry level to, uh, lower mid-level stuff, which is also good stuff. They have, clutch derails 11 speed. It does look to be quality components. [00:17:49] steve: Yep. [00:17:50] Track 1: Yeah. [00:17:50] steve: it's not the electric shifting, it's not the 12 speed. [00:17:52] Track 1: Oh, of course not. No. That, that stuff's still locked down. So, um, in fact, uh, [00:17:58] steve: is a di two group as part of this, as the, um, more, more for the mountain bike, E mountain bike group, there's a DI two. [00:18:06] Track 1: presumably sharing a battery, I haven't dived into that yet. Um, [00:18:11] steve: the one that has the uh, uh, the front freewheeling system and the antilock brakes that they launched at Eurobike last year. [00:18:18] Track 1: got it. [00:18:19] steve: Yeah. [00:18:20] Track 1: Yeah, it's, it's interesting. You, you'll, you may recall that in the past I was looking to, uh, create an open platform for bicycle electronics, and. And was trying to corral the support of that. Um, all those third parties that, that Taiwan vendor base that was shut out of the theam shaman duopoly. Um, I think, uh, probably a little bit before its time. Uh, certainly the, the appetite wasn't there for investments. Um, there was, there was interest, but not in, not any investment dollars coming in from the Taiwan side at that time. Uh, but since then we've seen, I mean, electronic is, well now you have a protocol that you can lock down and so you don't have to vary. It used to be that you vary pull ratios or some sort of mechanical, mechanical interface between components. Now you lock down the communication protocol and the power grid, and in that way you, you constrain interoperability between components from third parties. . Uh, and then you have a lot of patents around the grifter, which is, um, I would argue the, the center, the nexus of power in the bicycle industry, um, is arguably the road grifter, the road brake shift lever. And with it now, the, you know, the, the cas and, uh, you know, with electronic, the electronic protocol, power grid, things like that. Because if you control, you know, even if you just control all, you've patented every single way that you can make a lever swing, [00:19:47] steve: Right. [00:19:48] Track 1: and you know, and that, and then now you control this lever, well, that lever dictates that the caliper has to be from the same. Producer as well, because of safety reasons. You can't mix and match a caliper with a different hydraulic brake system. And then for the electronic, same deal, you know, it controls like you, you just have a closed protocol and nobody else can connect with that. And now you control the interfaces between the levers, the cas, the derails, um, and the bike itself. And now you can dictate, you know, we, we want this particular break interface. And so we see, you know, uh, flat mounts and so on. We see the new universal derail your hangar, uh, that STR introduced, which I haven't, I haven't gone deep on the patent yet, but I, I wonder, do you know if that precludes other companies from attaching a derailer in the same way if they, if they forego that universal hangar? [00:20:45] steve: No, I think Sharon's being pretty open with, with giving licenses to it, but I dunno about other third party. I mean, and at what point are we gonna have another, you know, swam shaman lawsuit, like from back in the eighties or nineties, whenever that was, that the bundling, you know? So at what point did the electronic, um, protocols become open source because of an antitrust law? The antitrust lawsuit? I think it's unlikely. Cause I don't know who would challenge 'em at this point. [00:21:18] Track 1: it's, uh, the bike co. [00:21:20] steve: you got something planned. [00:21:21] Track 1: Um, you know, we're, we're a tiny little blip on, on the grander, um, bike industry and, uh, you know, [00:21:29] steve: 1991. [00:21:30] Track 1: yeah. Well, so is it, is it true or, or answer this however you like? Um, I have, I wasn't around, um, for. At the time that that was happening. And so I get, I have second in hand information from people who were there or were adjacent to it. And then I have what I've read, but my understanding is, um, so was originally grip shift. Grip shift had a different way, uh, twisting the grip on a flat bar lever to shift a rear dera and Shao would try to preclude compatibility by again, changing the pull ratios so that Sam's grip shift wouldn't work with their deras. But then also by having these bundling deals where they go to a bike company, an o e m, uh, original equipment manufacturer. So in this case, like thesis is a, my company is an o e em specializes an no e em truck as no em, and would say, okay, you can buy these components individually, but if you buy the complete group set I e you don't buy's thing, then you get a 20% discount. I think is, is what it was. [00:22:35] steve: Could be. [00:22:36] Track 1: yeah, and there was an antitrust suit that STR filed against Shaman, um, and STR one. And as I understand it, that essentially funded Sam's early rise. That's the reason why we have STR in many ways. [00:22:51] steve: all. I mean, I think there's some other money behind [00:22:53] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:22:54] steve: uh, yeah, that's always been sort of the, uh, the, uh, the urban myth. I don't know the, the STR used that money to go out and, you know, buy all, all the things that they've bought. Rock shocks, true native, um, zip [00:23:11] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:23:12] steve: whatever. And, uh, sax, which nobody really remembers now, but that was a pretty significant purchase. Uhs, not Richard Sax the, uh, frame builder from Connecticut, but, uh, sax of Germany, which, uh, made all the internal hubs and also made derailers and stuff, [00:23:29] Track 1: And chains too. Right? Because I think. [00:23:31] steve: chains, um, became s chains, which became Ram chains. Um, [00:23:37] Track 1: are still made in Portugal, I believe. [00:23:39] steve: I think so, [00:23:40] Track 1: Yeah. [00:23:41] steve: so yeah, they, they acquired that factory. Haven't, you know, chain factory is no small thing. And, um, anyway, that's always been the, you know, um, the rumor Yeah. Is that they used that cash settlement or, or judgment from Shaman to fund those. Uh, I don't know how true that is. Like I said, I know that there is some other money behind Swam and there still is. Um, some of those companies that they bought were, uh, pretty distressed [00:24:12] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:24:13] steve: You know, rock Jocks had had an IPO that, uh, were living at the top of the world there for a couple years [00:24:19] Track 1: The mountain bike. The mountain bike. Boom. [00:24:22] steve: Yeah. And then that kind of crashed and that's about when, when into the Suspension Fork business. [00:24:28] Track 1: Yeah. [00:24:30] steve: So they've been pretty savvy about the, uh, the acquisitions they made Mo most of which were back, back in the nineties. Although, what have they bought recently? They bought, [00:24:40] Track 1: Hammerhead. [00:24:42] steve: hammerhead. [00:24:43] Track 1: Yeah. [00:24:44] steve: one. [00:24:44] Track 1: Yeah. [00:24:45] steve: Yeah. And, uh, and the Power Meter company. I don't, the power tab, which they kinda put [00:24:51] Track 1: cork. [00:24:52] steve: then, [00:24:52] Track 1: Cork, um, was power meters. Um, [00:24:55] steve: power Tap, which they bought from cs, [00:24:58] Track 1: oh, that's right. [00:24:59] steve: what was [00:25:00] Track 1: Uh, shocks. [00:25:02] steve: Jacquez [00:25:03] Track 1: Yeah. [00:25:04] steve: and uh, what was the other one I was gonna say they bought something else. Oh, time pedals. [00:25:14] Track 1: Hmm. So that really gives them, you know, a lot of different, um, components and IP that they can then, uh, interconnect through that. The access, uh, protocol, which is a closed, I believe, ZigBee based, um, protocol. Um, and so, you know, getting back to, you know, open versus closed standards and ecosystems and things like that, um, it seems to be the trend in the industry as, as always to, um, to have walled gardens. [00:25:41] steve: Yeah. And that's been fun. You know, it was fun to see when, when Hammerhead, was, had had some di I two integration that Shaman shut him down [00:25:53] Track 1: Yep. [00:25:54] steve: on after Bottom, which was, um, some pretty good industry gossip right there. Um, but yeah, I mean, everybody, it's been really fun speculating about what's gonna happen, you know, with RAM owning, uh, you know, the power meter company owning a pedal company, owning a, you know, power tap, which made, which used to make power meter pedals. Um, and then owning a, a head unit GPS company on top of that. And then, like you said, the whole integration with access and, uh, it's pretty fun. [00:26:26] Track 1: Yeah, it's the full stack in a way. I mean, [00:26:28] steve: them battling, you know, setting up this not only with Shaman, but with, with, uh, with Fox Factory also. [00:26:38] Track 1: I'm waiting to, for, it seems very natural that a next step for them would to be, would be to buy, say a, a company that makes home trainers or even a company that does training software that, um, they might not want to go direct head-to-head with Swift, cuz Wif has such a dominant position in that space and they don't want to alienate them or get shut off of that platform. But, um, it seems like a natural next step to get into this burgeoning home cycling, uh, space, which granted has. Tapered off a little bit since, you know, post pandemic, but I think is still, you're, you know, there's a whole, there's a whole range of cyclists who primarily ride at home and are doing competitions in virtual worlds, and I don't think that that's going to change as the technology gets better. [00:27:22] steve: Yeah. [00:27:24] Track 1: Yeah. [00:27:24] steve: Yeah, that would make sense. I'm sure there's been all sorts of conversations and there's been a couple brands that have come and gone, um, that, uh, you know, maybe, uh, ceramic has kind of hit its lip and said, no, we're, we're not gonna bid on that one. Or we're not gonna, we're not gonna overpay for that one. I don't know. But, you know, you can look at the, the number of indoor brands that have, uh, had financial problems in the last, uh, year and a half, and, uh, even once before that, that just disappeared. Um, have you seen a kinetic trainer on the market in a couple years? I. [00:28:02] Track 1: Yeah. So what else do you see happening in the bike industry? Um, so obviously parts shortages were the big story during the pandemic. Now we have, uh, parts being, you know, liquidated through various channels and presumably is that's going to accelerate, uh, post Taipei show coming up in, uh, in Taiwan in, uh, the end of March [00:28:25] steve: Yeah, I think so. I think there's still some, some shortages I hear on the road bike component side. I guess you'd know more about that than, than I would. Um, [00:28:34] Track 1: saying group sets or. [00:28:37] steve: yeah, and, and the bikes that those group sets. Hang on. You know, I think, um, know, if you talk to dealers, it's, uh, yeah, they have all the $900 mountain bikes. They can, they can eat, uh, or even I think the 1500, $1,900 bikes, but the, um, the mid to high price mountain bikes are, are a little bit harder to get. And I think also the, um, mid to high price road bikes are hard to get. And, um, and there's kind of a shortage of, there's kind of a dearth of, of. Of really affordable road bikes. [00:29:13] Track 1: Hmm. [00:29:14] steve: I think, uh, there's not a lot of groups there, you know, I mean, tram's got and then, you know, shaman hasn't been, had a real good road group, uh, below 1 0 5 for years. So, you know, it'd be interesting and see how cues affects, affects that. [00:29:34] Track 1: Well, and their, their transition to 12 speed too. Um, and they had a, a factory catch on fire just before the pandemic, right. [00:29:43] steve: Yeah. What was that? It was a, was it like an ANOT factory or something? I know they were making some real high end stuff. Like they were making like the xtr crank, you know, when, when Xtr went to 12 speed, I think they couldn't get a crank for it for like two years. Right. [00:29:59] Track 1: Hmm. [00:29:59] steve: they were like, relabeling, theor, xt cranks. people were pissed about and Uh, yeah, I don't know. It it's, yeah. Fires in the bike in factory fires in the bike industry. That's, that's been, uh, yeah, that's been a gossipy thing going back, you know, 50 years. I think you can get some old timers telling you about famous fires and how they couldn't get such and such for, for five years after that fire. And sometimes I wonder much of it's urban myth, you know, and people just blaming things on their inability to produce stuff. They blame it on a factory fire. Didn't you hear about that? Come on. Giant factory burned out last year. And uh, I think especially before the internet, who would check, you know, it's like, ah, I don't know. I heard that like the van sneaker factory burned down last year. Didn't you hear about that? That's why I can't get those van sneakers I've been looking for. before the internet it was pretty hard to look that up. Now it's a little bit easier, you know? [00:30:55] Randall: Now you've been, so I think probably both of us have been talking to a lot of dealers lately for different reasons. Um, with, with me, we've been building out our, our dealer network for our logo spiel program. Um, and I'm curious to hear, I'll share a little bit about what I've been hearing and I'm curious how that, um, relates to, you know, some of the things that you've been hearing from dealers. So some of the things I've heard is, um, well one, you have, uh, essentially you weren't able to get product for a long time. A lot of dealers over ordered or ordered the same thing from multiple sources, hoping to get it from somewhere, um, sooner rather than later. And then all of it got dumped on the, on dealers in the fall and over the winter at exactly the time when. you know, nothing is selling generally, it's, it's the, the doldrums of the, the bike, uh, selling season and cycling season in North America anyways. But then also, you know, people, uh, with, with the country opening up post covid, um, you know, the bike boom was, was coming to an end and it wasn't clear. You know, where things will, you know, how that will level off and how much lag there will be, where everyone who got a b wanted a bike, got a bike and you know, the, you know, at at what point and, and you know, the secondhand market will start coming down in price and that'll become more compelling. So how long will it take for this lag of, of certain types of components to work its way through the space? Um, and it's been interesting too, you see, um, an ex, am I right that there's an acceleration of the big brands buying shops? [00:32:27] steve: Uh, depends on what time scale you're looking at. I, you know, I don't, I think, um, I think that's slowed down in the last six months or, or nine months. There was a big acceleration, you know, in, in 21, especially, uh, I think it was 21 when, you know, track had been buying shops left and right. Uh, specialized had not. [00:32:50] Track 1: Yep. [00:32:51] steve: um, when Mike's bikes sold to, uh, to pawn in, I think, I wanna say that was 2021. [00:32:59] Track 1: Pawn being the owner of, uh, Cervelo Santa Cruz and a handful of other brands. And Mike Spikes being a big multi-store chain, mostly in, in the NorCal, um, you know, bay Area. Yeah, [00:33:12] steve: Yeah. And they were the, I think the single biggest specialized dealer in the country and one of the, or maybe the most important markets in the country, the [00:33:19] Track 1: I think, I think Eric's was their biggest, I think Mike's bikes was number two. [00:33:24] steve: could [00:33:24] Track 1: but certainly the Bay Area is huge and a lot of, um, you see a lot of. S works, you know, $15,000 bikes rolling around the Bay Area. [00:33:35] steve: Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot more of the high end stuff than, than Eric's sell, I'm sure. [00:33:40] Track 1: Yeah. [00:33:41] steve: Um, and it did, and it did kind of seem like Specialized had all their eggs in that basket. Um, they didn't have a lot of other dealers. It was just Eric. I mean, uh, Mike's just ruled the rot anyway, so Yeah. Specialized really woke up. Uh, that was, that was the wake up call for Mike Ard was, oh my God, we're, we're losing our distribution. Um, and it came on, they lost some other big dis uh, big retail distributions like, uh, um, ables in, in, uh, hill Abel down in Austin, Texas, which was a huge specialized dealer that Trek walked in and bought, um, all of a sudden specialized, lost its biggest dealer in Austin, Texas, which is another, you know, another one of the handful of very biggest markets in the country. [00:34:27] Track 1: And growing, growing rapidly with a lot of deep pocketed folks as well who tend to buy their, their high-end stuff. Yeah. [00:34:34] steve: So all of a sudden specialized, uh, said we've gotta get into buying shops. And, uh, they were running around buying a lot of shops. Um, I think they did not have the system set up that Trekk did for, uh, processing these shops once they had acquired 'em. Uh, so it was a little bit more chaotic, whereas I think Trekk had built up to it slowly and they had, you know, from what the stories I've heard of, you know, TREKK has these SWAT teams that come in when they buy a shop. You know, there's just woo uh, you know, 20, 20 people come down from Waterloo and, and fill up the hotel rooms and whatever town that they just bought the dealership in and just handle that transition. You know, they usually shut down for a week or so, pop up some new signs, change over the website, uh, make some people some offers, and, uh, and they're, you know, kick out all the other brands and, uh, they're up and running again in a couple weeks. And, um, They've got it down to a science now and uh, I don't think specialized ever quite got to that. It was more like, uh, yeah, okay, we bought you, um, keep running. We'll talk to you in a few months when we need something from you. Uh, that was some of the impression I got anyway. I think specialized also was overpaying for some of the shops from some of the stories I heard, but, um, but I think it all slowed down a lot last, last year, I think with the, um, you know, with the economy and I think, um, the cashflow for companies like Specialized Amtrak I think became harder. And there's been a handful of acquisitions in the last nine months, but it, it really slowed down a lot um, I haven't heard it very many recently. We don't hear about 'em all cuz both, both track and specialize. Uh, tend to be really quiet when they buy a, a shop or a chain of shops. Uh, but I haven't heard many rumors in the last three or four months. [00:36:26] Track 1: I've heard, granted, I don't know the, uh, the dates on these, but as I've been talking to dealers, I've heard about offers being made, but those offers may have been made, you know, six, nine months ago, a year ago or something like that. Um, but there's definitely been a lot of, um, a lot of conversations being had along those lines over the past year, year and a half or so. Um, and it's interesting, you know, there's this long standing conversation in the bike industry about, um, you know, the dynamic between, or the balance between, uh, direct to consumer sales over the internet, which is growing for obvious reasons. And the pivotal role that the bicycle shop, particularly independent shops play, um, as a hub for the cycling community. And how do you. You know, how do you maintain this critical bit of community infrastructure, um, in a, in a world where, you know, increasingly people can buy things very conveniently over the internet and have it delivered, um, you know, directly to them. Now there's, you know, service has for a long time, um, been the bread and butter of shops. And a lot of shops pre pandemic were at least telling me, um, that they, as much as they spent a lot of their money on having bikes on the floor, most of their income, most of their net profit was coming from, um, service and parts and accessories. Uh, which is in some ways, you know, supplemental to service. Cuz when you go in for maintenance, you're getting chains and, and other service parts. Um, but how do you, how do you see that evolving over time from your vantage point? [00:38:07] steve: It's been hard. I mean, uh, when you hear that, you think, well, why don't you do a service only place? And, [00:38:15] Track 1: of folks are [00:38:17] steve: a few folks are, I'm not finding a whole lot of great examples of people that have been raging successes doing that. Um, Uh, you know, the whole, the whole mobile service thing has been at best for the last two or three years. Um, you know, I know that, um, a few people that have gone that way in, um, in the Boulder area haven't been hugely successful. I think there might be a couple that are still running, but, um, the problem is that you just lose that volume. You know, whether you make a lot of money on a bike sale or not, it's still, you know, thousand, 2000, 3000, $5,000 bike sale. You know, for some shops in Boulders, I know you were and visited some of them, you know, they pretty regularly are selling 10,000 and [00:39:08] Track 1: sure. [00:39:09] steve: uh, bikes. And, you know, the profit margin on that not be huge. And you might say, well, why does that guy even, you know, still sell mo bikes? Um, he can make more money building a wheel or, you know, just charging someone a few hundred dollars to install a new campy group on a moot spring. Um, but he nee he needs that, that dollar volume, uh, from the bike sale to pay the rent. Um, so there, there haven't been as many examples of that as you would think. you know, going back five years, going back 20, 30 years, people have been talking about, well, hey, we make all our money in service. Why don't we just do service hasn't worked for many people. Um, I think people expect bike shops to have bikes and, uh, I think the bike shops need that, that volume to make it work. Um, you know, some shops have been, have found some supplemental income doing more different types of service, whether it's, you know, whether it's bike fits, whether it's click and collect fulfillment. Or, uh, doing warranty service. You know, I know I, I talked to a guy at Caba who does warranty service for one of the better known to consumer e-bike brands. And, uh, he makes a pretty significant, high margin chunk of money, uh, just from dealing with warranty service from people that buy these bikes online and then have, have whatever troubles and the, uh, the brand reimburses him, uh, pretty generously. [00:40:46] Track 1: Yeah. [00:40:47] steve: so there's all sorts of, uh, kind of ancillary things around the edges that people fill in, but that guy, he still sound a lot of bicycles. [00:40:55] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:40:56] steve: Uh, he still has a warehouse full of 'em, and, uh, um, [00:41:01] Track 1: as do a lot of people right now, especially as we, we were saying on the, on the more entry level, um, in particular, [00:41:09] steve: Yeah. So I don't know. I haven't seen, there's, there's examples here and there. Yeah. Of, of the people who are, who are focusing on the service or are looking into, you know, more of the showrooming, uh, fulfillment click and collect kind of models. And there, you know, there's a million different models as you know, [00:41:27] Track 1: Mm-hmm. Well and, and click and collect and, [00:41:31] steve: not, I'm not finding, but like wholesale, you know, all the bike shops going outta business and all of a sudden we have a whole bunch of just little fulfillment showrooms around. Um, is happening, but not on a huge scale, you know, I mean, what specializes do, I don't know how many of these fulfillment centers they have. Uh, that's one of the things they did up in Northern California where, um, after they lost Mikes was opening up these little fulfillment centers. They would just rent a warehouse space in the, you know, in the business park somewhere and hire a couple people to assemble bikes and give 'em a truck, and they would run around and deliver 'em. [00:42:10] Track 1: Oh, that wa that was basically, um, velo, fix's pitch to the OEMs in the day. Yeah. Uh, Veli fix, uh, being a van based service operator, [00:42:21] steve: Yeah. [00:42:21] Track 1: I know you know this [00:42:22] steve: to be doing a better job of that than, than maybe be, was, um, [00:42:29] Track 1: velo fix. I, [00:42:30] steve: model. [00:42:30] Track 1: yeah. I had spoken with Velix a couple of times, and not only could I not understand the value to us as an o e em as a brand, but I couldn't understand a, you know, they, they required a huge upfront and, uh, investment from their franchisees to not just buy a van but outfitted a particular way and have it beli, fixed, branded. Um, and then, you know, you're paying a, uh, I think an, um, it might have been an upfront fee and then a recurring fee, and then a percentage of your income. To this company and this company, uh, is supposed to drive business to your franchise, but really in a way, they're kind of intermediating you. And at the end of the day, you know, and the co I, I'm curious, what do you think about this? Um, I, I had always talked, uh, spoken to the van based folks that I knew and said like, you know, at the end of the day, your, your brand is yourself and the quality of service and your engagement with your local community. And, you know, there's no big, um, company, uh, I think can substitute for that. And I think the bike space is, is that might be more so the case than in other spaces. Like you have this particular mechanic, uh, because the difference between a good mechanic, a skilled mechanic, a mechanic who cares, uh, and, and does a good job, um, and is engaged in, in their community. The difference between that and. Somebody who doesn't, somebody who doesn't have the skills. Somebody who, you know, it could be the difference between a safe bike and an unsafe bike amongst other things. Yeah. Um, well, so another topic that you and I have touched on in the past is, uh, you. The supply chain and risks to the supply chain. Uh, I've seen a couple of articles, I believe in your publication, uh, talking about, um, the increasing concerns about exposure to, uh, growing hostilities between, uh, the US and China over, uh, Taiwan. And I'm curious, what have you been hearing, seeing, uh, with regards to, um, any sort of changes being made on the, uh, upstream for a lot of companies, um, both, um, OEMs who are sourcing in Asia, but then also say Taiwanese companies and so on, uh, who are producing, um, you know, what, what changes are you seeing? Are people, is that accelerating at all with the, uh, increasingly hostile rhetoric? [00:45:07] steve: Uh, yeah, but you know, slower than maybe I would've expected. Um, and that, you know, that might not be due to reluctance, but just the fact that it's, it's a hard task, um, [00:45:19] Track 1: Yeah. [00:45:20] steve: setting up a, a bike factory or, uh, in a new country and building the infrastructure around it, uh, to make that work, particularly during a pandemic. [00:45:30] Track 1: Yeah, yeah. [00:45:31] steve: so, you know, going back to stories I was writing two years ago, you know, I, I think I saw just recently that Velo Saddle opened their factory in Vietnam, I think it was, [00:45:44] Track 1: Makes sense. [00:45:45] steve: that they had been working on for like three years. Um, and then they just, they were ready to turn it on when the pandemic started, and then they just, um, sat on those plans for a couple years. But yeah, Velo moving outta Taiwan supplementing their Taiwan factory with uh, a Vietnam factory is a big deal. And, um, You know, and at Eurobike last year, I had a lot of talks with people about, them setting up different factories in Eastern Europe to serve the European market. Um, but, uh, you know, we just saw investing in a new factory in Taiwan, so, uh, there's not a, there's not a mess exodus yet, and I think people are, are finding it's, um, fairly hard to operate in some of these other countries. Cambodia, I think, turned out to be more of a challenge than some people thought. [00:46:44] Track 1: Sure [00:46:45] steve: Um, you know, there's stuff moving towards Malaysia and Singapore, I think. Um, [00:46:52] Track 1: in the. [00:46:53] steve: Vietnam has been up and down. They had more covid problems than, than some areas, I think. yeah, it's a very slow movement. I think, you know, um, you know, Trek hasn't broken ground on a giant new factory in, in Waterloo, as far as I know. Or, or, or in Mexico or in, uh, Bulgaria. You know, [00:47:16] Track 1: Well, that, that's a whole, I mean, it's a related conversation, um, and a whole other can of worms that we can crack open. Um, so one, you know, we, we have looked, um, at various times over the years at what it would take, um, both for us to do more production domestically, um, but then also, um, for more production to be done domestically in a general sense. And, uh, I'll give an example. Um, recently I was looking at, uh, you know, developing and sourcing a metal frame, either steel or titanium. Um, we'll, we'll stick with steel. It's an easier example. So, um, called, uh, a few different outfits and, uh, well one, there isn't really anyone who's mass producing steel frames in the US When I say mass producing, like doing, you know, thousand of units at a go. Um, with the exception of maybe Kent. [00:48:09] steve: Detroit. [00:48:11] Track 1: Uh, Detroit bikes [00:48:13] steve: Mm-hmm. [00:48:14] Track 1: they, and they're serving as a contract manufacturer? [00:48:17] steve: Mm-hmm. [00:48:20] Track 1: Might ask for an intro at some point. Um, [00:48:22] steve: That's Tony Kirklands, [00:48:24] Track 1: oh, okay. [00:48:25] steve: who bought, um, he and his partner bought time, [00:48:30] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:48:30] steve: is making carbon frames in Europe somewhere. Slovenia, [00:48:36] Track 1: Okay. [00:48:36] steve: of those European companies, [00:48:37] Track 1: Yeah, [00:48:38] steve: Um, and then that company car, it's called Cardinal Bicycle Works, I think, uh, also bought Detroit. Uh, they're, they claim to be the biggest steel frame maker in the US and uh, they're making stuff under their own. Name and they're doing a couple other contract [00:48:58] Track 1: that. [00:48:58] steve: some, they made some Schwinn Varsities a couple years ago. I mean, I think that was only a few hundred units or a or so. But they actually, they brought Backy made, made Detroit? [00:49:11] Track 1: Well, one of the, the things that's great to hear, and I'm gonna follow up on that, um, one of the things that kept coming up as I was having conversations here was there are essentially two primary, um, sources, uh, brands that are selling, uh, tube sets. Unless you're sourcing factory direct outta somewhere in Asia, uh, I think you have colo. You have, uh, what Columbus some in some Reynolds. And one of, one of them has been struggling with supply and both of them are, are quite expensive in the US vis-a-vis what you can get comparable tube sets for in Asia. And so when you combine those two factors of both more expensive raw stock and the fact that you can't, you don't know it's going to be available and you only have two supply, two primary suppliers versus if I want to make, uh, a frame somewhere in Asia, I have. Countless tube suppliers now don't necessarily want to use just any of them, but even the, the higher end ones, of which there may be a handful, they still have the, all these other factories kind of nipping at their heels. And that, you know, drives innovation. That drives, uh, you know, them to build this sort of, um, you know, production facilities that can handle scale, that are responsive. Uh, they know if they can't deliver on a tight timeframe for a reasonable price, that someone else is gonna develop that capacity to do so. Um, and that goes across every single thing that you could want to source for a bicycle, whether it's something like a carbon component you want to develop. You have any number of facilities where you could co-develop that, that component. And they'll even provide the engineering, in some cases, they'll latize the tooling over the, over the units, which is to say, like, spread the cost of the tooling over the units, the, the tooling costs. You know, my tooling costs for a frame is on the order of like 8,000 bucks a size. . Um, and I could have that built into the price if I do enough volume. That's, you know, you combine all of these factors and, you know, going back to the issue of, of Taiwan, yeah, it doesn't surprise me that you're not seeing moves and mass just because you have such deep and interconnected supply chains there. And even like when you get your goods quoted, they quote it, um, not out of the factory. They deliver it to your door. And that's just expected. And when they say they're gonna deliver it, generally they're pretty on time. Um, particularly, you know, the, the, the better vendors out there, the more professional ones, the velo, uh, you know, velo makes not just saddles, but bar tape and they do most of the high-end stuff in the industry. Uh, still there are a couple competitors, but, um, and it's because they just do such a great job. Um, and that efficiency. And, uh, another example, I was sourcing stems years ago. and I was like, oh, I'm, yeah. I lived in a, I lived in China for a number of years. Uh, I bet you I can find a better deal somewhere in China. I couldn't, Taiwan had better pricing on a superior product. Um, and it's because Taiwan had, um, invested in, you know, factories like, uh, jd, um, their trade name is Trans X. [00:52:15] steve: mm-hmm. [00:52:15] Track 1: they manufacture for any number of brands. They did all of our, uh, cockpit stuff, uh, for thesis, and they just have a very well run production facility in these huge forging machines and really high quality tooling. And they can just crank out high quality 3D forg stems all day with that high quality and without a, a huge, with a less and less human intervention in that process. Um, and, you know, do it at a price that makes it such that, you know, there's no point in going somewhere else. Um, because most of the cost is not associated with the labor. [00:52:52] steve: Yeah. [00:52:53] Track 1: Um, so yeah, that, that makes sense. It'll be interesting. Uh, you know, I'm, as you know, I did my, my graduate studies in US-China relations, and so it's a situation I've been following quite closely. Um, I guess, uh, if something does happen there, uh, the availability of bike parks, it will be the, the least of everybody's issues, [00:53:13] steve: Yeah. Yeah, that's a thing. I mean, there, there won't be many parts of the economy that won't be affected, um, if something happens there. But, um, bike industry will not be an exception, [00:53:24] Track 1: now, [00:53:25] steve: um, except for maybe on the service part. Right. Still, uh, we can still maybe [00:53:31] Track 1: secondhand stuff will be, um, the secondary market will be booming, [00:53:35] steve: Yeah. [00:53:35] Track 1: so, [00:53:36] steve: up now by your, uh, by your HP cassettes now. Yeah. [00:53:43] Track 1: well, so to, you know, to wrap up here, um, what do you see going forward, um, from, and, and very open-ended question, uh, what are you excited about from a technology standpoint? What are you seeing, um, in terms of, uh, you know, innovative business models or distribution models or, uh, just trends in the, in industry more generally. [00:54:10] steve: Well, there's one word that we haven't used so far in this call. You like, [00:54:16] Track 1: Sure. [00:54:17] steve: you know, there's still, there's still some growth there, I think. Um, [00:54:21] Track 1: What do those stats look like right now? [00:54:23] steve: it's not good stats. There aren't any, I don't know. You know, you can just read the T leaves and see that, you know, there's been some discounting and there. Um, even some of the low price brands that were scaring the hell out of everybody a year ago, um, are now blowing out prices, which is not good news, but still, um, kind of suggests that the, uh, the, uh, demand has, has slowed a little bit. [00:54:51] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:54:52] steve: but you know, it's exciting to see, uh, the growth and the cargo bikes, you know, um, you know, I know Specialized finally did their public launch of their globe. The Globe this week. [00:55:02] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:55:03] steve: launched the Ecar bike a month or two ago. I think. there's some others coming around. Turn seems to be kicking ass. Um, And, uh, not to mention rad power. Um, so, you know, that's, that's still exciting. There's still growth potential there. Uh, you know, I don't think you're gonna get to European numbers where, you know, like in the Netherlands where, I don't know, or 70% of the bikes sold, there are e-bikes. Now, you know, we're in the US it's probably 12% or something. I don't know. not gonna get there. I've been saying that for years, but, you know, even if we go from 12% to 18%, that's, uh, a lot of growth. And it's also, um, you know, a high average selling price of these things. You know, [00:55:53] Track 1: Mm-hmm. [00:55:53] steve: to talk about Kent selling $89, 20, 20 inch wheel bikes to Walmart. But when you're talking about somebody, you know, when you know the low price leader is selling bikes for 1400 bucks, uh, e-bikes. [00:56:07] Track 1: Yeah. [00:56:08] steve: You know, and then, you know, and, and specialized just brought out their, you know, their discounted, affordable e cargo bike, which I think starts at 2,500 bucks or something. It's a big, it's a big difference there. [00:56:20] Track 1: Well, [00:56:22] steve: so, you know, Turin is selling these, you know, these little electric mini band bikes, uh, you know, for three, four or $5,000 regularly then, then another thousand dollars in accessories on top of it. Um, so, uh, not to be too focused on the dollars and cents here, but I am, I am from a business magazine, [00:56:43] Track 1: Sure. Yeah. [00:56:44] steve: um, so yeah, there's exciting and, uh, you know, yeah, there's, there's, it's, it's fun to see the growth in the gravel bikes. and uh, and the activity around that, uh, the way the events are going and the competition is, is really interesting. Um, [00:57:05] Track 1: And the, and the community dynamics in the gravel space too, it seems to have remained a lot more accessible even as you have more elite level events and so on, showing, showing up. You still have, you know, lots of local events and it's a, it's a version of cycling that is, well, it's a very versatile machine and it gets you off the road. Which addresses, uh, the, the thing that comes up in survey after survey as the biggest limiter, uh, for people getting on bikes, which is fear of cars, you know, the safety concerns. [00:57:39] steve: yeah, yeah. And I'm not sure what I think about that. I think it is more accessible than, you know, old school, you know, USA cycling, road racing, um, I guess, uh, but you know, last night, I mean, for me, I don't have a whole lot of interest personally in doing a lot of the events. Maybe a couple a year, but, you know, mostly I, what I like about gravel writing is just being able to go out and explore and. Um, ride by myself or with a, a couple friends, but not necessarily pin a number on. Even if I do pin a number on, it's not really to raise, it's just, uh, you know, an excuse to ride with some people and have some rest areas where I can get free food along the way, [00:58:21] Track 1: Yeah. [00:58:22] steve: of having to fill up my water bottles in a creek somewhere. So, um, but I don't know. I went to a, I went to a big gravel race, um, last spring and. It, it didn't look very accessible to me. You know, I saw a lot of people pulling up in Sprinter vans with a couple, you know, $8,000 bikes on the back bumper and, you know, the carbon wheels and, you know, there was a nice dinner out and it was during Covid, so everybody was eating outside and they had the streets blocked off. We're all sitting out on the tables on the street. And, uh, it was, it was kind of fun. It reminded me of, you know, no racing from back in the day. But, uh, but then, but then, yeah, I'm looking around and I'm seeing a lot of pretty well-healed middle class [00:59:06] Track 1: Yep. [00:59:07] steve: people with nice cars and carbon bikes, with carbon wheels and a whole lot of money invested. And I'm like, I, [00:59:15] Track 1: Well, and [00:59:16] steve: accessibility of this. [00:59:17] Track 1: well, and, and yes, that absolutely exists. And that's a, that's a perfectly fine thing. Um, you know, there's, there's a place for everybody. I, I think what I'm referring to more is, well, one, what you're describing as like going out solo or with some friends and, you know, going out on the road, leaving from your back door and then going out on adventure and like experiencing your area from a different vantage point. Um, there's also kind of along those lines, uh, the bike packing phenomenon, which to some degree is a little bit like the s u V phenomenon, that people are buying bikes that they could go bike packing with, um, but not necessarily doing it, but you, but you see more and more of that people doing an overnight or a couple days or something. [00:59:57] steve: Mm. [00:59:58] Track 1: but then lots of just, uh, at least here in New England, I've been to a few very kind of small, intimate types of events. Maybe you have a, a couple hundred people show up and there's a, a, you know, a, a wood fired, um, uh, pizza oven going and, you know, local, uh, brewery supporting, and it's to support, uh, some local cause and maybe they have a podium. Um, but, but not really. It's like, that's not the point [01:00:26] steve: Yeah. Yeah, it's interesting. I think, uh, the whole, the way the competition goes, um, you know, I don't know how many people are interested in the, and even, uh, from a spectator point of view in the racers, I, I, a few people are, I mean, we [01:00:44] Track 1: It's, it's not, it's not super interesting [01:00:47] steve: right? I mean, I, I'm a nerd. I mean, I'll, I'll, man, I, last week was, I, I was watching Melan, I mean, not Melan. Perry Neese and Toreno Rko, you know, back to back every morning. I mean, I'm a total bike race nerd. I love it. You know, I did used to be the editor of T com, uh, and I couldn't even tell you who the top gravel racers are, you know, in the US and I don't know how many people care. I know, you know, we at outside@beonnews.com and cycling tips.com. We write a bit about that. Betsy Welch is doing a great job, but, I, I don't know how many, you know, I'm, I'm interested in doing gravel events. I'm interested in the gravel equipment. when I hear about an event, I think, oh, that might be nice to go to some year. I'd like to do that and see what it's like to ride in that part of the country on those kind of roads. Uh, but do I want to read, uh, a 2000 word interview with the guy that won the pro race? Uh, maybe not. I dunno. [01:01:55] Track 1: I'm, I'm with you. I think that the, um, the more interesting story is the, the story of your own experience of the events. You know, you go and you do something that is long and maybe has some technical sections, and you are, um, linking up with different groups along the way, unlike, say, a, a cross-country race. Um, so cross-country race, you tend to be, you know, it's a, it's a time trial in which you have some people in the way sometimes, um, and road, [01:02:20] steve: in the way. [01:02:21] Track 1: yeah. and then Ro [01:02:23] steve: usually the one that's in the way of some other people, but yeah. [01:02:26] Track 1: Yeah. Um, that, that was my discipline back in the day. Uh, but with gravel, you have, I mean, uh, I know quite a few people, myself included. At this point. I'm no longer. I no longer do these events to compete, I do it as a way of connecting with folks, like being out on a ride and you end up just, uh, linking up with different groups and having this kind of shared ordeal of slogging up that hill with a group or riding into the wind with another group and, you know, making friends along the way. And those are the types of dynamics that, you know, I have, I haven't done a ton of the, um, you know, the, the big, the big banner events for, you know, gravel series and so on. Uh, but those are the dynamics that I'm seeing at the, again, these more intimate, local types of events that I think when I talk about accessibility, that's, that's where, um, my heart is, you know, things that are much more about bringing people together and, and providing a shared experience, a platform for a shared experience that people, uh, find, um, meaningful and not just a competition. [01:03:28] steve: Yeah. And just from a, you know, from an event point of view, just the practicality of it now. I mean, we're, we're, we're losing paved roads where we can have a race. I mean, even just watching, watching the two races in Europe last week, how, how many of 'em they have to go through these damn traffic circles? I mean, the, the last 10 kilometers are scary now cause there's a, there's a traffic circle every five blocks. [01:03:51] Track 1: Yeah, [01:03:52] steve: uh, all these, you know, the road furniture is just getting worse and worse. And that's been happening in the for years. You know, there's all sorts that had to be canceled just because of all the development and the traffic and road designs make it impossible. The road there anymore. [01:04:08] Track 1: yeah, [01:04:09] steve: mogul Bismark circuit outside of Boulder is just unable now. Because of all the traffic circles [01:04:16] Track 1: yeah. Um, Boulder's a very, boulder's a very particular place. Um, you've been there for how many years now? [01:04:25] steve: Uh, about 15. [01:04:27] Track 1: Yeah, uh, I haven't been going there quite that long, but, um, I did do the whole kind of dirt bag, private tier pro thing at one point. Um, so got to ride at a bunch of different places and obviously for my work, I'm traveling a fair amount and the, um, the number of strong riders you have where you are is pretty outstanding. It's kind of hard to go out on a ride and not cross paths with some past or current national champion or Olympian. Um, and you also have, um, unique in the US is some of the best bike infrastructure anywhere. And that actually to maybe we close up the conversation with, um, you know, you had talked about how. you know, we could say modal share, uh, the share of, uh, trips taken by bike or the number of bikes being sold, um, not just for recreation, but for utility. You know, e-bikes primarily fall into a utility, uh, space with the exception of, you know, some performance mountain bikes and so on. But the, uh, you were saying how Europe has seen far more adoption. Uh, what do you see as the differences between the European and US markets and, you know, the, the things that would have to happen here, uh, to see greater adoption of bicycles as a modality for, you know, not just, uh, enthusiast riders, but recreation and, and, you know, more importantly as a, I

Volvemos a traer un invitado de lujo para abrir el podcast, quizá el fichaje más mediático del mtb español en esta temporada 2023, David Campos que ha anunciado su incorporación al Orbea Factory Team, nos cuenta como fue todo, sus principales objetivo para este 2023 y lo que le pasa por la cabeza antes de cada carrera. Inauguramos otro de los consultorios, joyitas de información dada por LOS MEJORES DE CADA SECTOR, en este caso empezamos a tratar temas de Biomecánica con , “EL CONSULTORIO DE YAGO” en el que podrás preguntar a Yago Alcalde tus principales dudas En LAS NOTICIAS hablamos de las do últimas pruebas de CX antes del mundial de este fin de semana, y analizamos los nuevos equipos de MTB que se han presentado: BMC RACING TEAM y el español BUFF MEGAMO. Además hablamos de la nueva subida de precios de STRAVA. ¿Te afectará? En NUESTRAS MIERDAS os adelantamos cositas que nos van llegando para la Cape Epic, y hablamos largo y tendido de nuestros nervios antes de ponernos el primer dorsal de la temporada. Nos vamos a La Leyenda de Tartessos y os contamos qué pasa por nuestras cabezas! Acabamos el podcast con unas Charletas muy frescas en las que Charly nos cuenta como tiene ahora mismo su mtb antes de Tartessos y os desgrana las dos novedades que ha montado en su bicicleta, sillín y discos de freno. ¿Porque XT en vez de XTR? Muy sencillo!!! ENLACES DE INTERÉS Instagram de David Campos: https://www.instagram.com/davidcampos51/ Instagram de Ciclismo y Rendimiento de Yago Alcalde: https://www.instagram.com/ciclismoyrendimiento/ Ya sabes que puedes colaborar con este proyecto si te estamos entreteniendo suscribiéndote al Podcast de BiciLAB desde aquí:

In this episode, we speak to Syrian activist and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab. We discuss her early life growing up in Syria and her experience of the Syrian Revolution in 2011 which soon descended into war. Waad describes her life during the war as a young mother, filmmaker, and human being, and her experience of fame after the release of For Sama.Thank you to Waad for joining us for this episode. If you are enjoying The Art Persists Podcast, please FOLLOW, RATE, and SHARE. Only with your help can these stories be heard.Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian activist and award-winning filmmaker, whose debut feature film, For Sama, won a BAFTA for Best Documentary and received a nomination at the Academy Awards 2020. Waad, who lives in London with her family, is currently working on a new documentary covering the Olympic Refugee Team, commissioned by the IOC for XTR, working alongside Oscar-winning producer Joanna Natasegara. Waad also dedicates time to her advocacy campaign, Action For Sama.The Art Persists Podcast listeners can get 15% off Bosla Arts' 1st magazine, In Defiance, with the code: TAPP.

The Episode you have all been waiting for! We have Patrick Cossette on the Podcast, Patrick is CPA & CA, founder and CEO of XTR financial group as well as a leader in the construction and real estate space.  Is it better to buy personally or in a corp Main advantages of buying in a corp What investors need to know about taxes  If you have any questions for the show or want to work with Nick and Dan please reach out to them on social media or send an email to tcreipodcast@gmail.com Nick  Instagram.com/mybuddynick tiktok.com/@mybuddynick twitter.com/mybuddynick89 Dan twitter.com/daniel_foch  instagram.com/danielfoch tiktok.com/@danielfoch Get a Pre Approval G & H Mortgage Group Analyze a Deal in Seconds & Track your Portfolio: https://www.lendlord.io/crei  Shakepay Bitcoin SurveySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we have filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman to discuss her film Roll Red Roll about the rape of an underage Ohio girl, and the unbelievable events that transpired on social media afterward. Links from the show:* Roll Red Roll documentary* Roll Red Roll book* Connect with Nancy* Subscribe to the newsletter* Sins of our Mother episode* Anonymous Comes to TownAbout my guest:Nancy Schwartzman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a member of the Directors Guild of America. Nominated for a Peabody Award, her debut documentary Roll Red Roll (Netflix/POV/BBC) exposed the notorious Steubenville, Ohio high school sexual assault case and uncovered the social-media fueled "boys will be boys" culture that let it happen. Roll Red Roll garnered 7 best documentary awards, premiered in 2018 at the Tribeca Film Festival and Hot Docs, and has screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide. The film opened theatrically with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a Critic's Pick in The New York Times and reviewed in The New Yorker, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times amongst others. Her short films including One Shot One Kill, for Mother Jones (2020) and Anonymous Comes To Town (2019), co-produced with the Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci's Chime for Change, have garnered over 5 million views.She recently finished a Netflix Original documentary feature with the Center for Investigative Reporting and Motto Pictures slated for release in 2023. She is in pre-production on a 6-part original series for Freeform/Hulu with XTR. She is also in development for a series with NBC Universal and Peacock.She is the author of a recent non-fiction book Roll Red Roll: Rape, Power and Football in the American Heartland released in July 2022 with Hachette and received stellar reviews from the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus and Library Journal. She is developing a scripted series from the storyworld of the documentary and book with Producers Darren Dean and Jed Mellick.For her human rights filmmaking and technology development to prevent sexual violence, she is the winner of awards from the Obama/Biden White House, the United Nations and the Avon Foundation.She is represented by UTA, a graduate of Columbia University and newly based in Los Angeles. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe

This week, Morrus and Jessica talk about licensed RPGs from a publisher's perspective. In the news, a new Dungeons & Dragons documentary from Joe Manganiello, Assassin's Creed coming to tabletops, Paranoia Perfect Edition coming soon, and more! Plus the Awfully Cheerful Question and a brand new sketch about the difficulties finding a proper steed. -------------------- News News Digest for the Week of October 14 (Tuque becomes Invoke Studios and working on a new AAA Dungeons & Dragons video game, Assassin's Creed and Northgard TTRPGs on the way, Waterdeep replica coins, Paranoia Perfect Edition) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-14.692384/ D&D Documentary from Joe Manganiello https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-to-produce-official-d-d-documentary.692369/ News Digest for the Week of May 13 (announcement of the Role Players documentary from XTR) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-may-13.688364/ Star Trek Adventures now on Fantasy Grounds https://www.enworld.org/threads/star-trek-adventures-now-on-fantasy-grounds.692387/ Not DND on Paranoia Perfect Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEHr_EX96GY Paranoia Perfect Edition on Kickstarter coming soon https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1990654819/paranoia-rpg-the-perfect-edition Undying Corruption: A Korean 5e Adventure on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nineheavenspress/undying-corruption-a-korean-5e-adventure Twelve Deaths Til Deepest Night on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lornkeep/twelve-deaths-til-deep-night-2-person-horror-ttrpg The Session Zero System on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythicgrove/session-zero-system Terrible Treasures & Frightful Fables for 5e from EN Publishing on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/terrible-treasures-and-frightful-fables -------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don't forget to join the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M Ask your Awfully Cheerful Question on Twitter using the hashtag #AwfullyCheerfulQuestion, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@enpublishingrpg -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

Nuevo episodio del podcast en el que os contamos cómo y porqué nuestro Jota tendrá el dorsal número uno en la próxima Asturias Bike Race. Ojito! Además tratamos las competiciones del mountain bike más importantes que han tenido lugar esta semana, con la intervención “muy especial” del campeón de europa Fabian Rabensteiner. Charlamos y debatimos acerca de la idoneidad o no de la cancelación de esta Quebrantahuesos y continuamos contando cómo ha sido nuestra semana de entrenamientos y rutas En la parte de Rutas importantes, resolvemos todas las dudas que pueda haber sobre Appenninica MTB stage Race, la carrera del año para BiciLAB. Os invitamos a venir con nosotros para juntar un grupo majete y echar una semana inolvidable juntos! Acabamos el podcast tocando uno de los temas más polémicos que hemos tocado. La idoneidad o no del cambio del sistema inalámbrico AXS de SRAM al sistema de Cable XTR de Shimano. Os cuento mis primeras impresiones tras 11 horas de uso, y acabamos con un apartado muy interesante: Charly nos da las claves para resolver los 4 fallos más criticados del sistema de cable de Shimano: crujidos del cassete, rotura de manetas, mantenimiento del embrague y cables de polímero. TODAS LAS CLAVES PARA EVITARLOS!! EMPEZAMOS!!! ENLACES DE INTERÉS: VÍDEO XTR VS AXS:

Programa 24 de la Tercera Temporada de La Mega y Gas!

Entretien avec  L'Xtrémist Zenhttps://linktr.ee/socultpodcastPère de famille, Artiste poète , Auteur interprète, Membre des groupes RDPizeur et Chien mangé Chien.

Mesmerizing in its imagery and shot in 51 locations across the country, ASCENSION is a cinematic exploration of China's industrial supply chain that reveals the country's growing class divide through staggering observations of labor, consumerism and wealth. The film ascends through the levels of the capitalist structure: workers running factory production, the middle class selling to aspirational consumers, and the elites reveling in a new level of hedonistic enjoyment. In traveling up the rungs of China's social ladder, we see how each level supports and makes possible the next while recognizing the contemporary ‘Chinese Dream' remains an elusive fantasy for most. Producer Kira Simon-Kennedy and director / cinematographer / editor Jessica Kingdon joins us for a conversation on their collaboration and how a century old poem written by her Great Grandfather, Zheng Ze inspired her to make her illuminating and horrifying film about the massive industrialization of the world's largest industrial power. For news and updates go to: ascensiondocumentary.com MTV Documentary Films and XTR present the theatrical release of ASCENSION opening on LA October 8th at the Laemmle Monica and Laemmle Playhouse in Pasadena. 

This week on the podcast we tackle Gravel Bike Fit 101. Randall interviews Coach and Fitter Patrick Carey about the fundamentals of fit with key takeaways for every rider.  Patrick / Speed Science Coaching Website  The Ridership Support the podcast Automated Transcription (please excuse the typos): BikeFit 101 with Coach Patrick Carey [00:00:00] Randall: Hello and welcome to the gravel ride podcast. I'm Randall Jacobs, and today I'm joined by Patrick Carey. Patrick was on the pod with us in February of 2021. Craig and him had a conversation about the five skills every gravel cyclist needs to master.  [00:00:17] Patrick wears a few different hats. He is the founder of speed science coaching. He does full-time training for cyclists and endurance athletes. He's a skills coach with Lee Likes Bikes and Ride Logic, and he travels all over the country, teaching bike skills. He is an SICI. I train bike fitter and their approach is very much integrating some of the thinking from the medical and physical therapy fields into bike fitting. And in a previous lifetime, he was a mechanical engineer, so he really understands how mechanical systems work, including, biomechanics. [00:00:45] Before we get started. I'd like to remind you that if you'd like to support the podcast, there are a few different ways you can do so. Firstly, you can go to buymeacoffee.com/thegravelride and make a donation or become a recurring supporter. [00:00:58] All proceeds, go directly to Craig and offset his costs in producing the pod. Secondly, you can join The Ridership and contribute to the conversations that are happening there.  [00:01:06] And lastly, if you'd like to support the work that I do, thesis currently has a limited number of build kits for complete bikes for delivery this fall. If you're a friend you're interested now, it'd be a great time to schedule a consult so we can work together to create the perfect spec for your unique fit, fitness and terrain.  [00:01:21] And with that, Patrick, welcome back to the podcast.  [00:01:24] Patrick: Hey, thank you. I'm so happy to be back. This is going to be a lot of fun. [00:01:27] Randall: Yeah, this is a conversation I've been wanting to have with you for quite some time. So let's just dive right in. How do we even define a good bike fit?  [00:01:34] Patrick: I think that's a great place to start. My take is that every good bike fit starts with the bike fitting the rider, not the other way around. And unfortunately, oftentimes what happens is people are shoehorned onto their bikes and that's really the opposite of what we want to happen.  [00:01:50] We want to set every bike up for each rider so that the rider just naturally falls into position on the bike. There's no pain points. You're not running into impingements and you're also not contorting yourself in any way you're not overreaching. You're not bending your wrist some awkward way, and in that same idea, if something hurts when you ride your bike, it's not right. Don't ever let someone tell you "oh, that's just how riding a bike is. It's supposed to be a little uncomfortable". No, it's supposed to be joyful and it's supposed to be wonderful. And when you get your bike set up correctly for you, it can be that.  [00:02:25] Randall: This is very much aligned with what I often talk about. We're not creating a bicycle. We're creating a cyborg. And the interface between the animal and the machine is how you achieve that. Let's dive in even further. So different approaches to fit.  [00:02:37] Patrick: Probably what most people have been used to it's the throw a leg over it approach.  [00:02:41] You literally stand over the bike. If you can clear the top tube, that's probably a good place. And then, when you throw the word fit in there usually what ends up happening is, you eyeball the saddle height, the stem maybe, gets flipped. It probably does not get changed. And then also, a lot of that is relying on fit charts, right? So bike companies put out the fit charts that says if you're five, seven, you should be on this size bike. If you're five, 10, you should be on the size bike. And I personally believe that very often, unfortunately, results in people being on the wrong sized bike. Typically a bike that's too big.  [00:03:17] Which means that they are overreaching on that bike and you ended up chasing the front end of the bike. So the front end become somewhat fixed in space and you can always shorten the stem so much. So then that rider ends up being shoved way, way forward on the bike. And yeah, bikes are meant to create enjoyment. This takes away from it. [00:03:35] Randall: And when you go with too short of a stem. It does take some of the mass off the front axle. So for say high-speed canyon carving that front end is not gonna feel as planted. Works fine. Say for gravel. But in a road application, it can really make the bike feel vague upfront. So it's this handling issue as well.  [00:03:53] Patrick: It can work okay for gravel, I think one of the beauties of gravel bikes is their versatility. [00:03:58] For me personally, I have a couple of dedicated cyclocross race bikes, mostly because they're the ones that I blast with a pressure washer after every race. But my gravel bike has become my only other drop bar bike. I have wheel sets that I switch around so that I have a set of road tires a set of gravel tires.  [00:04:14] But that bike has amazing versatility. And so what you don't want to do is compromise the handling to a point where, okay, it feels good when you're sitting up going slow on a dirt road, but then boy, it feels nervous at speed, down that same dirt road or on pavement.  [00:04:28] Randall: Yeah. Let's keep going with this. So we have the throw the leg over it approach. What would be a better approach? Let's go soup throw nuts starting with a new machine. [00:04:36] Patrick: Okay. So if we call the throw leg over the approach the worst case scenario, the best case scenario as a coach and fitter would be to work with someone before they ever buy a bike. So work with the athlete and figure out first what they want to do with the bike. What their ideal setup would be, but then look at their body completely separate to the bike.  [00:04:55] First thing we would do is a functional movement screening. And this is something I do for any bike fit, where I'm actually looking at people's ranges of motion. I'm looking at any impingements they have. We're looking at their specific body proportions. [00:05:09] There's a great book called Bike Fit by a guy named Phil Burt, and he worked for many years with Team Great Britain, which is a pretty dominant force in the cycling world, and he starts the book off right away by saying that if you look at just average proportions and you define things off of average proportions, you're only catching about one third of the population you're catching the middle of the bell curve. So you're right away missing two thirds of the population. Okay. If you take that then into bike fit, if you just look at, say someone's height, that doesn't take into account their arm length that doesn't take into account their inseam versus their torso length.  [00:05:47] So that's really important to factor in any kind of bike fit and the beauty. When we're talking about this approach is that we can really factor that in because the next thing I would do after that functional movement screening is I would put someone on a fit cycle, which barely looks like a bike. Other than that, it has crank seat and handlebars, but it allows you to move those points in space in the X- Y axis, and that way you can adjust and find someone's ideal position, right? The position where they just fall right onto it. They're able to comfortably generate power. They're able to ride in that position for a really long time. And then we take that position. And we can now compare those points in space against actual bikes and come up with a list of bikes that fit them. So someone might come to me and say, I'm looking at these three different bikes, right?  [00:06:37] Either, they tick the boxes. I like the idea of them or they're available right in this day and age. And so then we can say, okay, this is the size for that particular bike. This is the size for that particular bike. And it's quite often they're not the same size, right? Because that sizing, as we will talk about a minute, that sizing is oftentimes misleading, meaningless, right? Doesn't refer to real measurements. So we're able to go by actual, stack, reach measurements like that. And then, depending on what someone wants to do, we can come up with a complete custom build all the way to their custom crank length bar with, everything, or they can buy a bike off the shelf and, we can say, okay, this is going to get us the closest possible, and then we're going to change the stem and that's going to get us there. Or maybe, for some particular proportion that you have, you really do need to change the bars or something like that. But that really would be best case scenario because now you're totally eliminating the risk of someone ending up on the wrong size bike from the start.  [00:07:41] Randall: Yeah. And fit cycles the most advanced ones, have quite a few degrees of freedom in terms of what you can adjust. Everything from crank length and Q factor and stance. And you can adjust all these variables in real time, as you're seeing the rider pedal and that ability to calibrate the machine to the rider and see the rider in motion is vastly superior to just having, static measurements and trying to graph them onto the bike. It's a good starting point, for sure, especially if you're trying to just select a bike and know if a bike is going to work at all, you could start that way, but going and getting this functional analysis, this analysis in motion is just next level. I can only go so far. For example, when I'm doing a bike consult for one of our bikes and I can get everyone, somebody the right frame size, crank length. Handlebar with and those types of parameters through asking some questions and having them take some measurements, but stem length I can't get for sure, because that's an output of all these other variables that need to be locked in first, the crank length, saddle height, saddle for- aft and so on. And then also I'm not able to see, what you had mentioned about their flexibility and looking at their physiology and then seeing them in motion.  [00:08:50] There really is no substitute for this sort of analysis with somebody with a scientific mindset and a lot of experience seeing lots of riders on bikes.  [00:08:59] Patrick: Absolutely. And this is probably some of the best money you could possibly spend. If you're going to make the investment in a bike. We're talking in the range of two to $300 probably is what a complete, pre- purchase fit like this would cost, and that's going to a professional fitter that has a fit cycle. That's going to spend.  [00:09:19] Upwards of a couple hours with you laying all this out. And then it's also going to be available to you to walk through the process of buying your bike. Because maybe you come up with some ideal setup and then. Ugh that bike's not available. So now you have to go back to the drawing board. That person will help you through that process.  [00:09:34] That is the best money you can spend because even if that represents a significant percentage of what you're going to spend in the total in the end, right? Like maybe you're going to, maybe you're going to spend. $1,500 or $2,000 on a bike. Spend $300 upfront and that bike will fit you better. You will enjoy it more. You will have it forever.  [00:09:54] As opposed to you don't spend that money, make a mistake on something and now it's never what it could have been.,  [00:10:02] And the other extreme of this is the person who spends a lot of money on their gear, gets the Aero wheels, the Aero helmet, and, carbon rail saddle, and all of these things that are really marginal gains at best. [00:10:13] A bike fit, it's not something that you can show off to your friends. It's not something where you can hand the bike off and have people pick it up and be like, Ooh, it's so light. It's so fancy. But it is this animal machine interface and having that just be as dialed as possible unlocks performance in a way that no components can. [00:10:32] Track 2: Absolutely. And I see all the time, I'm always at events, I travel around the country coaching and it's just so often it's actually rare for me to see a person who's bike is totally dialed for them. [00:10:42] I hate to say it, but it is rare. And I oftentimes see people are like, wow, like they would enjoy riding so much more, riding would be so much easier for them. Even if it's as simple as cut that stem length in half. You oftentimes see it, people have their seats slammed as far back in the rails as possible. And it's surprising. Sometimes it just ends up that way and they don't know any better or it came that way from the shop and they didn't know they could change it. And oftentimes you're talking about close to free as far as some of these changes. [00:11:13] Randall: Yeah. And if you have to spend a few bucks to swap a stem or something to get that dialed fit again, some of the best money you can spend.  [00:11:20] So we've talked about two extremes. One is how most people end up on the wrong size bike with the throw the leg over it approach the other is this really ground up clean slate sort of approach. But what if you already have a bike, how do we make that bike fit better?  [00:11:33] Track 2: Yes. And to be fair, this is probably 80 to 90% of the people that I work with as a fitter. And and this is also probably 90 plus percent of people out riding in the world. We're talking about, if you have a bike that is close to the right size for you, right? Maybe you could have split hairs and said that you should have a slightly smaller, slightly bigger bike, but this is how I work on a regular basis with riders as they come to me for this. We would confirm that bike is a close starting point. And I always use reach as that cornerstone. And reach in the sense of the stack and reach those two measurements to define where the top of your head tube is. That's the thing on a bike you can change the least, reach then affects where your front end is. And yes, you can absolutely can and should change stem length and amount of spacers above or below, or flip the stem, but. Compared to say saddle height, where you can telescope that seat post up and down a tremendous amount, reach actually is the least adjustable thing on the bike, your front end. So we would always start there.  [00:12:37] Randall: And how's reach measured. We should probably talk about that.  [00:12:39] Track 2: Oh, yeah. Thank you. So reach, if you were to take your bottom bracket, which is the spindle that your crank spin on, and if you draw a line vertically up from that, It would be a measurement from that line horizontally to the center of your top tube. And usually that oftentimes includes the headset cap as well. And then stack is if you measure up, it's where those meet. So it's how high the front end of your bike is above the bottom bracket. So that gives you X, Y coordinates for where your head tube is. That's your starting point.  [00:13:14] Randall: yeah. Center of the crank spindle vertically to the line that intersects with the height of the center of the headset bearing. And there's some other measurements out there that people will talk about virtual head tube. Seat tube. We've already debunked the idea of sizing being universal, but let's talk about that a little bit.  [00:13:30] Track 2: Oh, yes. I'm glad you brought that up.  [00:13:32] Used to be, years ago when we were talking about road and cyclocross right before what we now think of as gravel bikes, road bikes generally speaking had the exact same head angle and the exact same seat angle almost across the board. And you could use quote unquote standard sizing and before that bikes were also what they were called square, meaning the length of the seat tube and the length of the top tube were the same. Some were along the way in the last 20 years that has moved away. A lot of it is that there's no need to have the top tube cranked all the way up. We can get better stand over that way.  [00:14:10] But then bike companies have also been shifting around the angle of the seat tube. And so The horizontal top tube measurement can become a seriously misleading thing. If your seat tube is pressed way forward. It's going to create a shorter, horizontal top to measurement. If it's pushed way back, it'll make it longer.  [00:14:32] To make it even more confusing for riders, unfortunately, companies have clung to putting number sizing on their bikes, right? So they call a bike, a 54.  [00:14:43] Or a 56. And if you look at the actual measurement chart for that bike, or if you take a tape measure to that bike, it's not uncommon that nothing on that bike measures that dimension anymore. They call it virtual sizing. And unfortunately, I'll use myself for example, I'm five, 10, somewhere along the way. Someone told me that someone who's five, 10 belongs on a 56 centimeter bike. So for years and years, I was riding 56.  [00:15:11] And I could not understand why, no matter what I did with adjustments, I had all kinds of neck and shoulder discomfort. I'm talking tingling hands, right? All kinds of tension. And somewhere along the way I went, dammit like all this fit stuff, it's not actually correct. Some of this stuff is definitely outdated. And I got a 54 and lo and behold, it was super easy to get that bike to fit me well,  [00:15:35] So that's an important point for riders too. If someone told you in the past that you're a particular size, don't let that guide your future decisions.  [00:15:45] Randall: And I want to take a second to hit this from a different angle, and then I can cue you up. One of the things I also want to make clear to listeners that a lot of companies still use number sizing. They'll quote things like virtual top tube, or top tube length or seat tube length, all of these parameters can change without changing the reach, or the stack. And the reason why we use reach primarily, and then stack secondarily, is because these variables don't change. Even when you change the seat tube angles such that the seat tube angle is more slacked back, you could always run the saddle further up on the rails or flip the saddle clamp to allow a more forward saddle position and your points in space would be identical. So this is an important point that people really need to understand. All these numbers that are quoted, most of them are entirely irrelevant. reach most important stack is number two and then stand over just to make sure you have enough clearance. And that's really it. And the rest of it is really getting into how the bike will feel and perform and handle given how your points in space are grafted onto it.  [00:16:50] Does that resonate with you?  [00:16:51] Track 2: Absolutely. It does. Absolutely. It does. And one more thing that I see, we're finally moving away from it, but there was a period of time companies were making quote unquote women's geometry bikes. Because again, they were looking and saying if you look at the typical woman's proportions. Long legs, short torso. Longer arms. Okay. But if you look at the cross-section of the population, there are so many people that don't line up into that. And there's plenty of guys that line up into that.  [00:17:20] I think it's very important to not let labels cloud that don't say I'm a female, I must need a women's bike or I'm a guy I must. Luckily companies are actually abandoning a lot of that whole shrink it and pink it idea which I think a lot of people were really misserved by.  [00:17:38] I think that's super important. You are a human being. You are not a man, a woman, a six foot tall person. You're a human being and you have unique proportions that we can address by finding those right points in space. [00:17:50] Randall: Yeah, women's specific was much more of a marketing ploy than anything else.  [00:17:55] Track 2: Yes, that's all it was. And I'd like to say too. Most of it was defined by a bunch of six foot tall dudes, right? I always love when those people absolutely are convinced that they know the experience of a five foot two woman.  [00:18:09] Randall: Hmm.  [00:18:09] Track 2: Okay. Yeah.  [00:18:11] Randall: Yeah, I may have seen some of that behind the scenes.  [00:18:14] Let's continue on. What's next.  [00:18:17] Track 2: Okay. So if we said, okay, we've got the right size bike, we're in the ballpark. Now let's actually come up with a bit of an actionable list of steps. And this first one is probably gonna seem very counterintuitive because it doesn't have a lot to do with the bike. And that would be that your bike fit actually starts with your foot.  [00:18:34] If you think about it, you have five total touch points on the bike, right? Two hands, one, but two feet. Your feet are responsible for all your power transmission. Every time you stand up on the bike, they're bearing all your weight. So if we don't have proper support in the form of the correct shoes, and also support in the shoes, you may have issues that will never be addressed by any other part of the fit process. And on that, if you ever go to a bike fit and they don't look at your feet, they don't look at your shoes, they don't leave your cleat position, they just put you on the bike and start adjusting things, they missed a lot. And that's a question you can ask before you even go to a fit. What's your process. And if they don't talk about this, that should be a red flag.  [00:19:17] So first and foremost, if you were going to buy shoes, go to a shop, go to a brick and mortar shop. Ideally have your feet measured. If you remember the old Brannock device that we all used to get our feet measured as kids with. I still use one as a bike fitter. They make a Euro sizing Brannock devices.  [00:19:36] And that tells you the length of each foot and it tells you the width of each foot. So go to a shop and get the right size shoes. It's so common for me as a fitter to have people come and they've got shoes that are one, two sizes too big. And then they're crushing those shoes down to try and take slop away. It's putting the cleats in the wrong position. And then when I say, how did you arrive at these shoes? They say I bought them online, I tried to match my street shoe size. I bought them online.  [00:20:03] Don't do that. Go to a shop. Buy the shoes from that shop, pay them the money because they had the inventory there. They're providing you that service. [00:20:11] Randall: Yeah. you really need to try on the actual shoe and see if it is a good fit for your foot. The measurements may even work out, but it just doesn't feel right. And that is enough reason not to buy a shoe.  [00:20:22] Track 2: Absolutely. And some brands are higher or lower volume, a wider or narrower lasts. Yes. You want your foot to slide in. And the closure system is there to just do the final snugging. It's not there to. To crush the shoe around your foot.  [00:20:37] Randall: Great.  [00:20:38] Track 2: Yeah. And then just by carbon soles if you're going to ride clipless pedals where carbon soles it's only the lightest riders that can get away with either a carbon plate or a thermoplastic sole. You're talking about putting a lot of power transmission and a lot of force through a pretty small area with that pedal.  [00:20:57] It's just worth it. And they'll last longer. Sometimes the thermoplastic, so we'll be stiff enough to begin with. And then they will start to gain flex over time and over time, it'll feel like you're standing on golf balls. Because we're talking gravel. Some riders like using flat pedals and shoes.  [00:21:12] That works great. Everything we're going to talk about still applies. Use good pedals that have grippy pins. Metal pins and then aware of bike specific shoe, like a five 10 or something like that, because that shoe is actually going to be built in the same idea of transmitting power and supporting your weight. Not to mention, it's going to stick to the pedal. Now you've got these great shoes, right? You've spent real money on them. Don't cheap out here, spend if necessary, spend another, whatever it is, $40, something like that on proper insoles that support your whole foot. If you look at how our feet are made to move, our feet are built not for bike shoes. Feet are built for running, walking. Where you would, your foot would naturally pronate. And I think of that as you would land on the outside of your heel and your foot is going to roll across and your arch is going to flatten as you leave off your big toe.  [00:22:04] That's just normal pronation. That's how our feet are built to move. The problem is on a bike you're in a constrained plane of motion and if your arch collapses, what ends up happening is now your ankle collapses to the inside your knee, collapses to the inside. Sometimes that can translate all the way up to your hips, and a tremendous amount of discomfort that people have is just simply because maybe they have higher arches and they don't have high arch insoles.  [00:22:30] Randall: And just as a sidebar here this is often the source of a lot of pain and repeated stress injuries. So to the meniscus or to the IT bands or what have you. So this is a an issue that I used to have, and I tried everything I could, but there are other parameters of the bike. And finally, I got some custom insoles made and everything aligned. [00:22:50] Track 2: And I bet you've had those insoles forever, too. [00:22:52] Randall: Coming up on 13 years.  [00:22:54] Track 2: There you go. So they probably an expensive investment to begin with, but man, they've changed riding for you over the  [00:22:59] Randall: Yeah, I even run within souls and it makes a world of difference.  [00:23:02] Track 2: Same here. And so just to put a bow on, that if you pull a rider's insoles out and marks individual marks from their toes that means that they're calling inside the shoe to try and create stability. That can be solved with proper insoles. Sometimes people have a verus twist to their forefoot. I think I forget what the percentage is. It's approaching half the population has this. I certainly do. And so I put a very thin angled shim under my forefoot. Inside the shoe between the shoe and the insole. And the goal here between all of that is to create so much support for your foot, that you pushed down through the entire sole of your foot. And there's no arch movement.  [00:23:41] Everything can just move smoothly. You don't want any kind of tension in the foot, the ankle, the knee to try and stabilize that motion.  [00:23:50] Randall: So we've talked about shoes. We've talked about insoles. What's next.  [00:23:53] Track 2: And now the last part of that is how does that connect to the bike. So cleats and pedals. If I had to put money on what I'm going to see when someone comes to me for a fit, it almost always includes that their cleats are slid too far forward. We're typically talking about mountain bike shoes for people riding on gravel, so if you look at the underside of your shoes, there's two sets of threaded holes for whatever reason most people put their cleats in the front set of holes and then they might even be slid forward from there because there is some sliding adjustment. If you want a catch all for the easiest thing to do, put them in the rear set of holes and slide them all the way back.  [00:24:29] They're very few shoes that actually have adjustment ranges that will allow you to put it back further than is comfortable. And you'll know that you're feel like you're peddling behind the ball of your foot. But even in that case, there's no downside to pedaling from a midfoot position.  [00:24:44] But there are a lot of downsides to pedaling with the cleat towards your toes. If you think about it, you don't walk upstairs by putting the tips of your toes on the stairs. Cause that would add all kinds of tension to your calf, just to be able to walk up the stairs. So why do we want to pedal from the front of our foot where we're going to have to tense our calf and our ankle with every single pedal stroke.  [00:25:07] It's amazing oftentimes just by moving someone's cleats you'll they'll have a history of calf cramps. Just go away.  [00:25:15] Randall: Or tendonitis in the Achilles, which was an issue that I had until I made that adjustment all those years ago.  [00:25:21] Track 2: Yup. Absolutely.  [00:25:23] Randall: I'd add in addition, this is really why getting the right size shoe is so critical because if you have a shoe that's too big, you're not going to have sufficient rearward adjustability in that clique in order to get this optimal position.  [00:25:34] Track 2: Absolutely the longer your shoe is the further forward those cleats go and you can't get them back far enough. And then the last part is the pedals themselves. this is this pretty simple, I always recommend people onto an SPD style nothing wrong with the others that are out there. But the reason that I do, if you look at either the Shimano XT or the XTR pedals, and I have no affiliation with them  [00:25:57] They have these two small machined areas on either side of the mechanism on the pedal itself. Those are for the tread of your shoe to sit on. So you actually get a massive amount of contact area. I don't even ride road pedals anymore. Again, I said my gravel bike is my only drop bar bike, but I'll go on 200 kilometer rides with my SPD pedals. Because you're getting such a big bearing surface. It's like you have a big road clean. You're essentially getting the best of both worlds. [00:26:27] Randall: Yeah, I definitely second that the SPD style with a bigger platform to interface with the tread of the shoe is really the way to go. I could see some opportunities to improve on that, but maybe that's something that I explore in the future.  [00:26:40] Track 2: I would love to see that. Okay. So those things aren't going to feel like they're super connected, but if you miss that, you're going to have potentially knees wobbling all over the place. You're going to have all kinds of little problems that you may never be able to chase out otherwise. So let's come up with an actionable list as far as what would that process look like? This is something you can do at home.  [00:27:03] The very first thing to do would be get your rough satellite correct. In my fit studio, I use motion capture software. I use angle measurement device. I do all kinds of things. All of those line up with the heel method where you need to be balanced against a wall or even better on fixed trainer, but the idea is. Be in the saddle and unclip from your pedal. And now push the pedal all the way till it's at its furthest point away from you at the bottom of the stroke and with a totally straight leg, your heel should just be making contact with the pedal. If you're making firm contact your seat's too low, if you can't touch the pedal, your seat's too high.  [00:27:45] And when you get it in that range, what happens is when you bring your foot back to the ball of your foot's on the pedal, you end up with a pretty nice knee bend. So that's a really good starting point. And depending on your flexibility, you can adjust up and down from there, but it's pretty darn easy for anybody to get their saddle correct that way.  [00:28:04] Randall: Yeah. I'd like to add to this that it can be good to say backpedal and make sure one, you don't have any leg length discrepancies, but also that you're not rocking your hips or otherwise reaching While you're doing that one legged check. So backpedaling we'll help you to ensure that you really got that dialed as well as possible given the method being used. There's another way that this can be done that I often use in virtual fits, which would be the 92% of barefoot inseam. Again, this isn't gospel. This is just a starting point for getting the appropriate saddle height.  [00:28:35] But in this case, barefoot against a wall jam, a hardcover book between your legs firmly so it bumps right up against the bottom of your pelvis, make sure it's square and then take that measurement. and 92% of that would be a rough approximate saddle height.  [00:28:48] Track 2: Where would you measure that satellite from, and to when you translated that to the bike? [00:28:52] Randall: So center of the crank spindle, along the seat tube to the top of the saddle. Now as you can see depending on whether the fat saddles more four or more AFT, it's going to change the effective distance to the sit bones, right? So it's not a perfect method. It's no substitute for actually going to a fitter, but it gets us in the ballpark in the same way that the bare foot inseam does and combining these two methods, one can have a nice checking effect on the other.  [00:29:20] Track 2: I totally agree. And then we're going to talk about some things too, that should hopefully help you tune in from that standpoint? As far as okay. If I'm experiencing this, what do I do?  [00:29:29] So the next step, once we've got the rough satellite, we would want to set rough draft. And if you're doing to the measurement that Randall mentioned, you probably want to do this first. So that, that way you're setting to the same point. Years ago. I'm thinking late nineties, early two thousands timeframe, essentially all the leading minds and fitting. Had this idea that we wanted our saddles as far backwards as we could get them so that we would be able to bear all of our weight on the saddle. And this is a case of where they were thinking in terms of physics, not biomechanics.  [00:30:03] That really is outdated. What ends up happening is you're pulling your hips back and you're closing up the angle between your thigh and your torso. Most people don't have phenomenal hip flexibility. And what ends up happening is if you're pushing yourself into the back seat like that, you're closing that angle up and you run out of your active range of motion.  [00:30:26] And you end up now starting to stretch your hips with every pedal stroke. And if you've been behind a rider and maybe you've experienced this yourself, but it's easier to see it on someone else. If you're riding behind someone down the road and you watch their knee come out to the side with every pedal stroke.  [00:30:43] That's their hip angle being too closed up. Now it could either be that their saddles too low, or what I see very often is that their saddle is too far back. [00:30:52] So if we want a good starting point. Start in the middle of the rails. But be mindful too, of how much setback your seat post has. If you have a seat post with, say 15 to 20 millimeters or setback, you may have to set your starting point pushed forward. I'm finding more and more.  [00:31:09] That that most riders are best served with a zero setback seatpost, and when you have that, now the saddle generally falls right in the middle of the rails. Okay, so next step, as you're doing this, don't stress out over your knee- over pedal spindle. One it's pretty darn hard to measure yourself, but two, if you use that as a guiding principle, it will oftentimes push you back too far. And you'll, again, end up with those hip impingement issues. I measure knee over pedal spindle at the end of a bike fit, but I don't drive the fit around it. Whereas years ago you would set everything using that.  [00:31:45] Randall: And using and doing it in a way that actually ended up putting more strain on the front of the knee. Used to be you would take a plumb Bob from the front of that bony protuberance just below the knee cap and wanted that to go directly through the center of the pedal spindle. that puts more strain on the front of the knee. The newer thinking on this, which is something I've adopted long ago. And I use in my remote fits is a slightly higher and more forward saddle position opens up the hip, and that ends up putting more of the center of the joint over the center of the spindle. Not that it has to be perfectly there, but that more forward position ends up seeming biomechanically more sound, more comfortable or efficient.  [00:32:26] Track 2: Absolutely. And it's, and you're just, you're running into these impingements so much less, so it's much easier to get the pedal over the top of the stroke. It's much easier to get into the downstroke, the power stroke. And we want no dead spots in the peddling. And we don't want to be creating them with some of these artifacts of fit.  [00:32:43] And then as far as where your knees are tracking, I mentioned before knees flicking out to the side, that's usually a saddle that's too low or too far back. If your knees are diving to the inside, that's usually Back to support inside your shoes. But don't chase those things with side, decide adjustments on the bike.  [00:33:04] Certainly never use adjustments in your cleats to try and constrain your body into a certain path of motion. And on that same idea. We all have a natural stance. Some people their toes are pointed out when they're just standing. Some people, their toes are pointed in. There's no good, bad, right wrong there.  [00:33:24] Unless you're trying to force yourself out of that natural stance. So don't say okay, I'm naturally a little bit of a pigeon toed, so I'm going to try and crank my cleats or my adjustment to try and straighten that out on the bike. That's the worst thing you can do, because that is how your body was built.  [00:33:41] That's okay. And don't let people say, oh, your heels need to track behind your toes. No, your body needs to track how it naturally does. [00:33:49] Randall: Yeah. And forcing it is really where injuries come into play.  [00:33:53] And so having your cleats dials right into the center of the float for that cleat pedal system is ideal. There should be no restrictions whatsoever in your natural motion is essentially what you're getting at there.  [00:34:06] Track 2: Okay. We've got the saddle in the right spot. So we'll move on to the front end. And this will set the rough handlebar position. And this is the thing it's. It's very difficult to do by feel yourself. It's much easier if you say film it or have someone take pictures or help you eyeball these things.  [00:34:25] What you on the bike? Them standing there. In the terms of our goal for upper body position. No matter how high or low your front end is, we want to get about a 90 degree angle between your upper arm and your torso. Within a gentle bend at the elbows. When you do that, you end up naturally bearing your weight so that your shoulders are being pushed back, your shoulder blades are being pushed together.  [00:34:52] This carries your weight really comfortably. You don't have to have tension. You don't have to to engage muscles, to hold yourself there. One of the most common ways I see people go wrong here. Is that if you're feeling, say discomfort in your hands or your shoulders or your neck, They will shorten up their reach and they will sit themselves up higher. And the idea is we're going to get more weight on the saddle. We're going to get weight off our hands.  [00:35:19] The problem is not weight in your hands. The problem is how you're carrying that weight. And when you close up that angle between the upper arm and the torso, right? When you take that from 90 degrees and you start shrinking that angle. Now if you picture your arms down more close to your sides, when you push up, push your elbow up.  [00:35:39] It's now hunching your shoulders. That's not a comfortable place to be. So what you end up doing is you tense your shoulders and your neck to hold your arms back down. And now try holding that for a couple hours at a time, through bumps and while you're always trying to stabilize a pedal.  [00:35:56] And so it becomes this losing battle. Oh, I still have a sore neck and shoulder, so I'm going to shorten it even more. And then it never goes away. In this case, don't be afraid to go a little longer and certainly don't be afraid to go lower. I very commonly lower riders front ends, especially if they've been playing this game, as far as trying to get away from that pressure. What ends up happening is when you move yourself into that position of carrying your arms, your upper arms at 90 degrees. From the torso, all your weight almost feels like it disappears. And if you were to do the physics free body diagram of it, there's more weight in your hands. There's more weight pushing through your arms, but biomechanically you're carrying it in the way your body was designed to carry it.  [00:36:42] Randall: And that in turn has an impact also on handling.  [00:36:46] Because one, if you're not comfortable, it's hard to handle the bike over a long duration ride. That's one thing. But then too, in terms of the planted ness of the front end, if you're constantly going. More and more upright taking mass off the front end. That can work in a straight line dirt descent, but if you're trying to plant the front end on a high-speed road turn, for example it's exactly the opposite effect that you want. So having your body balanced on the bike, so the bike can dance under you in a way that maintains optimal control is also something that comes into this fit component too.  [00:37:15] Track 2: Absolutely. And if I put on my bike skills, coach hat for a moment one thing that I see very often when riders sit too far upright, or they push themselves into the back seat, they extend their arms completely. And what ends up happening is when your arms are totally straight, you can't really lean the bike very well.  [00:37:33] You end up having to steer instead, and bikes really are not built to be steered. They're built to be leaned. And then the geometry of the bike takes over and does the appropriate amount of steering itself? So by getting a little bit lower and by getting a nice, comfortable, say, 15 degree bend in your arms, and also, then when it's now cornering time, get that little bit lower.  [00:37:57] You now have room to reach and lean the bike, which makes a massive difference in how confident the bike feels. And it will essentially, the way it would manifest itself is if your front wheel is constantly washing out on you, you're steering, not leaning.  [00:38:10] Randall: That's a great pointer. Let's continue here. So what else? What's next from here? [00:38:14] Track 2: Okay. So now when we're still on the bars There is an ideal angle for your handlebars, and there's an ideal angle for your hoods. And there are two independent things, meaning just because your bike came, with the hood set at a certain place, the hoods, meaning the shifter brake levers. Just because they came in a certain place and they're all taped up and beautiful and neatly packaged does not mean that someone was thinking about you when they set that up. Most of the time, those hoods are too far down, they're tip too far forward, and what ends up happening then is you have to cock your wrist downward. So it almost be like you're pointing your thumb downward and you're creating this pressure in your wrist.  [00:38:57] That is not something you want to be doing for hours on end. And when you're on gravel and you're handling bumps like that, man, that is not fun. It can result in a lot of discomfort.  [00:39:07] Randall: Or injury. There's a on the carpal bones at the base of the wrist.  [00:39:10] I've definitely made that mistake and had to rotate things back to, to alleviate it.  [00:39:15] Track 2: Yeah. So the, if you truly don't feel comfortable on taping your bars, you can roll the bars themselves back, but I'm here to tell you don't be scared of bar tape. It's it's very easy. You actually only have to untape as far as the hoses themselves. And then the hoods just have a simple band clamp that holds them in place.  [00:39:34] Bring them up to a point where you can put your hand just naturally falls right onto it.  [00:39:40] Don't want to have to cock it up down. What you'll also find too. It because it's now coming up a little bit more. You will have a far more secure grip on it. All of my drop our bikes, just by coincidence, have the SRAM hydraulic levers. They have a big horn on top, that can feel pretty secure. Most of the time. It feels like a joystick. When you have them tipped up like I'm talking about.  [00:40:02] But on say a Shimano lever that's got a much more subtle horn. When you're going down bumpy stuff, if you feel like your hands are slipping off the front of the hoods, this will make that go away because you'll bring it up to a place where you're actually catching the web of your hand in that.  [00:40:18] Randall: Yeah. And one thing I want to throw out for folks too, is that if you have an existing bike, If you're reaching in order to get your hands into that natural position on the hoods, if you're having to stretch and you find your hands sliding back when you are going in a straight line and relaxing that means your front end is probably too long.  [00:40:35] And so that would be one way to get some anecdotal indication that your stem length is off or some other fit parameter is off.  [00:40:43] Track 2: Yeah. I would absolutely agree with that. And I see that, like I mentioned, most people come to me on bikes that are on the big side for them. And then their hands, their happy place where they're hands naturally fall, was somewhere between 10 and 30 millimeters behind the hoods.  [00:40:59] So you want to adjust where your front end is using the stem. That way the web of your hand every time naturally falls right into the bend of the hood, where you're just naturally locked in there and you're not having to grab the hell out of the bars to have a good purchase on the bike. [00:41:15] Randall: Yeah. And you're not constantly moving your hands back on the bars to, to, get comfortable because the natural position is on those hoods. Cause they're positioned properly. Now. There are some other things that, that people can do to get a more dial fit. And I think especially for smaller riders, one of these things is crank length.  [00:41:32] Track 2: Yes. Yes, absolutely. Our traditional crank lengths. I'll just go out and say, if they're too long for most riders And the only reason that this stuff sticks around is because we have not as a community been asking the industry consistently enough for shorter stuff. that's really what it comes down to. And so people don't know that they should be on shorter cranks. I'll give a personal example. I just went down a three week rabbit hole, trying to find a set of 1 65 millimeter cranks for my mountain bike. Partly, I was trying to gain a little bit of clearance off the ground with it because it has a low bottom bracket, but mostly I was trying to smooth out my pedal stroke. And I'm someone, I'm five, 10. I literally am a professional writer. That's what I do for my living. I ride bikes and and yet I was finding that one 70 fives, even with decent flexibility, they were just too long for me.  [00:42:26] So I finally found one set and bought them. And man, it is like an instant difference. Pedal strokes, moved out, comfort increased. I can spin up faster. It's mind blowing.  [00:42:39] Randall: And I'm going to jump on this this soapbox with you for a moment and just say that. from my perspective crank length is the foundation of fit. Meaning you start with crank length in that circle, you get the foot position dialed, then you get your saddle position, dial and then you get your hands in the right position and that determines frame size and so on. But really that circle that you're spinning in is a key driver and should scale proportionally. Saddle height is a good proxy. So the ratio that we use is a 22%. Ratio of crank length to a properly set saddle height. And that works for the vast majority of people.  [00:43:14] Now some people will be concerned about, oh, I'm losing torque.  [00:43:16] Every five millimeters at that scale is only a 3% difference in torque, but at the same foot speed, your cadence is 3% higher. So you're not really losing power. Torque is not power. Torque is torque. It's a component of power.  [00:43:29] So really this is one of those areas that for riders of our scale, I'm writing one seventies, I think you're writing one 60 fives. It has some benefit. Are you on five 11? You're five, 10.  [00:43:40] But for smaller riders, especially a lot of component brands don't even offer anything below 1 65. So just finding something that is proportional scale, I do find it an entirely different vendor and then push them hard to create a whole new tool, to create a 1 55 length crank so that we could accommodate smaller riders properly. And that's really unfortunate because there's a pretty large market for riders who are, five foot. To five six that are not being taken care of currently by the market.  [00:44:08] Track 2: No. And unfortunately too, if you don't know any better, you just assume that the bike must come with the appropriate size. So in my coaching, I work with a lot of women and I work with a lot of women who happened to be on the petite side, in the five foot to five, four range. And we've had this conversation and they are very frustrated that their bike, an extra small bike is coming with 170 millimeter cranks. And actually, I was just working with one of my athletes this weekend and she was getting low back pain. And she notices that when she rides the pike with one seventies, she gets a low back pain when she rides pike with one sixties. And I'm sorry, not even one 60 fives. So tiny difference note and we have the Fitz dial. It's really just the matter of that, that longer crank really does push out beyond the natural range of motion. [00:44:57] Randall: Yeah. And this plays into gearing. If you're using a one by drive train, and you're concerned about the jumps if you're using a proportional crank, then you're able to spin at a wider range of cadences more comfortably. And so the concerns with jumps go away.  [00:45:09] Also when you're pulling your leg up to go over the top of the pedal stroke you're working against your glutes. And so if your crank links are too long, your glutes are pulling even more against you trying to get your foot over and thus impacting your power over time. So there's a lot of benefits that come from going with proportional and for the vast majority of people. Shorter cranks that I guess I'll step out, step off the soap box. At this point, we can move on to the next  [00:45:34] Track 2: No. What I appreciate though, there is like you put your money where your mouth is there on that. In that you actually did go out and develop short cranks, right? You were not satisfied with what was available. You spent considerable time and effort to go out and develop short cranks. Actually, when I was going down that rabbit hole, I was like, God, I should just put thesis cranks on my mountain bike. And the only reason I didn't was because the spindle would not be long enough to fit a boost mountain bike.  [00:45:58] Randall: Yeah, I believe FSA does a good job here that they recently released some shorter length crank. So if anyone's looking that might be a good place to start. And now hopefully other brands come around on this as well, because it's a place where a significant gains can be had. So what else would we like to wrap up with here in terms of fit considerations?  [00:46:14] Track 2: Yeah. Let's see. It. Even though it does not necessarily determine the geometry of your fit. I think a dropper post actually is a contributor to good fit. Reason being, if you're talking about a gravel bike that you want to be able to handle comfortably, in chunky terrain then.  [00:46:31] You don't want to run a lower saddle height all the time with a fixed post, just to have more comfortable handling. It's much better to have a dropper post that you can then push down to an even better position. But then the rest of the time, spin on an optical satellite.  [00:46:48] Randall: Yeah. I'll often tell folks who are concerned about the weight that you're adding say three quarter of a pound. to be less than half a percent. and you're gaining by having the appropriate saddle height. You're probably gaining more than that half a percent in terms of efficiency and comfort and the sustainability of being in a given position for a long period of time.  [00:47:07] And so it's one of those ways along with certain other, other things, wider rims and so on. Bigger tires were adding weight to your bike can actually improve your speed and your performance.  [00:47:18] Track 2: Unquestionably. Yup. I absolutely agree.  [00:47:21] Randall: How about saddles?  [00:47:22] Track 2: Yeah. Saddle shouldn't hurt, man. And I really mean this to female riders as well, because I think that oftentimes, some dude at a bike shop tells them yeah, it's just how it is. Your saddle hurts. No.  [00:47:36] Unquestionably no. And this is from also a medical standpoint too, and an injury standpoint. If you have discomfort that you are enduring for hours on end, that can lead to tissue damage, that can lead to blood vessel damage. No, to not do that.  [00:47:52] You don't have to spend a fortune on saddles. What you need to do is find one that works for you. And this is again, another place where your local bike shop can really come in handy.  [00:48:03] Saddle right. have demo fleets of saddles where say a company will send them one of every kind of saddle in every width, and you can take that saddle home and ride it for a few days and say, oh, okay. I like this, except it's not wide enough. I like this, except it's not padded enough or whatever those things are. And they can help you tune in so that you're not spending money only to find out that you don't like that.  [00:48:30] Randall: Yeah.  [00:48:30] Track 2: And just, oh my gosh, the seats that come on, a lot of bikes are oftentimes downright horrible. And do not assume that just because your bike came with a certain seat means that seat should be comfortable for you. This is a case of spend a few bucks and you will change your experience drastically. [00:48:48] Randall: Yes. And the other end here is that if you have a saddle that's not comfortable while it may not be the saddle, there's some adjustments. Some tilt adjustment in particular that may need to happen in order feed a, find your sweet spot on that saddle and the right angle and the like.  [00:49:03] Track 2: And those adjustments are really minor.  [00:49:05] When I'm doing fits, I actually use a digital level because you oftentimes can't see how fine the adjustments are required to make a change. I'm usually making about a half a degree change at a time. You cannot see a half a degree. If you're making adjustments by eye, you're probably oftentimes overshooting.  [00:49:23] Randall: Wide nose saddles. The specialized power was one of the first ones there. back  [00:49:42] There's a bunch of different ones out there that are using the same philosophy ours included. And these generally can work for a wide range of riders. And they got their start in the triathlon world where you're in that extreme position for a really long period of time. So comfort is that much more important there, but now you're seeing them adopted, in road, in, in cross and gravel and even in the mountain bike spheres.  [00:50:03] Track 2: Yeah. And to that point, I actually ride the exact same saddle on every one of my bikes. Once I found the right one that really works for me, I then put it on every single bike. And that includes mountain bike cyclocross. Gravel bike. Find the right one for you because it's out there. [00:50:19] Randall: What about someone's considering getting a new handlebar for whatever reason, maybe it's comfort or maybe they want to try a new flare so on how do they determine bar with.  [00:50:26] Track 2: Okay, so this is super common in the gravel world. I think the easiest way to think of it is you want to match your bars to your shoulder width. You can go wider, I would say up to about 20 millimeters. And that would be the measurement at the hoods, that would be your center to center measurement at the hoods. if you want to measure that, what you would do.  [00:50:46] Is put your hand on the outside of your shoulder and you'll feel like you're in soft tissue. And then work your way up, just creep your hand up until you come over and you'll feel all of a sudden, a bony protrusion, you'll feel where your arm goes in. And your shoulder bone comes out. Find that on either side. And have someone else measure that on you. you can't take this measurement by yourself. You want your bars to match that and they can be up to about 20 millimeters wider. [00:51:15] Now I'm sure you've seen all the fashion trends in gravel bars lately.  [00:51:21] But what's your take on that? [00:51:22] Randall: wider bars. Um, but But if you're looking for my philosophy with these bikes is I want a bike that is going to perform well on road.  [00:51:35] And on dirt. And I don't find that I have any handling deficits, even on the most technical dirt that I can tackle with my six 50 by 47 tires and dropper posts, which is some pretty rough terrain. And. What you gain from going wider is that you have more leverage. But if you are shifting your weight down and back over the rear axle and lightening up the front end while you're reducing the torque loads that are being applied through your steering column by the terrain as you're traversing it.  [00:52:05] And so really a dropper posts negates the need to go super wide there. But there were other considerations. Some people just prefer it. That's fine. Wider is better than too narrow is a problem. And then also if you're a bike packing and you want to have a huge bar bag up there that can be another consideration as well.  [00:52:20] Track 2: are coming in with really flared bars.  [00:52:27] I find that oftentimes those lead to more compromises than they than they help. And I'm talking about bars that are 15 to 25 degrees of flare what ends up happening with that? Or in the drops.  [00:52:46] But it's very difficult. And it requires a tremendous amount of iteration to try and get all of the positions on the bars, comfortable with those. And then it also, oftentimes even if you can get it there you're crushing your hands with the brake levers when you squeeze the breaks in the drops.  [00:53:02] My personal take, I'm riding bars that are 10 degree flared which is not insignificant. But I think that's about the the widest flare, you can go to have really natural use of all the positions on your bars. [00:53:14] Randall: Yeah. I'm with you there. All right in closing, anything that we didn't cover today that you want to bring up.  [00:53:19] Track 2: No, I think we went pretty deep. I hope this spurs a lot of thought and some questions in the community. And then, what I'd like to do is keep the conversation going. Let's all get better at this. together. And what's that's a big part of what's so cool about gravel is that, that growth in the community. Do what I say and you'll be happy. This is let's all learn together.  [00:53:45] Randall: Excellent. Can you take a moment, just tell folks where they can find you. [00:53:48] Track 2: I made it super simple recently. It's just coach patrick.bike. And so from there you can find all the different things that I do and and all the social links and you can interact with these super easily through that. [00:54:00] Randall: Yeah, this is the bike fitting. This is the coaching. This is the skills camps. And so on.  [00:54:05] Track 2: Absolutely. [00:54:05] Randall: Also Patrick is a member of the ridership, so if you have questions, you can definitely jump in there and we will have the episode posted in some conversation around that as well. So if you have questions or feedback on some of the things that we covered today would love to have you join us in that conversation. [00:54:18] Patrick, thank you very much for joining me today. It's been a pleasure chatting with you and catching up, and I look forward to seeing you this summer and hopefully revising my personal bike fit using your expertise.  [00:54:30] Track 2: Yeah. I think we're gonna be able to be together in a month or so. I'm really looking forward to that. [00:54:33] All right. My friend. Be well. [00:54:35] Track 2: you very much. Thank you. Thank you. 

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As the Conservative government prepares to host the COP26 climate summit, famous environmental campaigner and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, Roger Hallam, has a message he wants people to hear: his movement is not just for woke students and the radical Left.In an eye-opening interview, he tells Freddie Sayers about the importance of the nation-state, social conservatism, local community, and how he wants church leaders and ex-police officers in his movement. His pitch, in short, is that philosophical conservatives should not be afraid to embrace radical environmentalism:'There's a certain amount of cowardice amongst social conservatives, that they see this culture war, and they don't want to make that step that I'm making today in talking to you. I want social conservatives to step forward and say, ‘Yes, I'm going to sit on an XR platform'. And as a social conservative, you know, as an ex-police officer, as a church leader, right? And say, ‘Yes, I don't agree with your culture. But I agree with the moral imperative, that at this time in history, we have to start going above and beyond our sectional interest'. And I think that's a key element of social conservatism at its best, which is to put the national interest, the interest of the whole of society above the sectional or cultural interest.' On the ideological diversity of the XTR membership:A lot of people that have come to London have been from what you might call the Celtic fringe, you know, Cornwall, Wales, the north of England. I mean, yes, there's been a lot of the usual suspects, as it were, urban students and that sort of thing. But lots of people, for instance, are over 50. And they have a pre-Thatcherite culture, as you might say. Their culture is more: there's a right and wrong in the world. We're moderate people, but we don't go about destroying the next generation. We have a connection to the land. We have a connection to traditional small town politics.' On the failings of the ‘Davos elite':'I think the global strategy, which is being pursued by the western liberal class has catastrophically failed. Carbon emissions have gone up by 60% since 1990. And how many conferences have there been? 30? 40? We've got another one coming up. And we've got this narrative that the professional classes and the global liberal class and the bureaucrats and the diplomats and all the rest of that area are going to sort this out. And we all remember in the 1990s and early 2000s, that feeling that there's climate change out there and yes, it was serious, and these men in suits were saying they will go and sort it out. It has a sort of emperor-without-clothes feeling about it now, which is they're still saying the same thing.' On why nationalism is the best approach:'National identity at the end of the day trumps internationalism when you're faced with annihilation. Now, I want to make clear that that does not mean the chauvinistic nationalism that a lot of left wing people associate nationalism with, for good reason, of course. But as we all know, there's many different shades of patriotism and nationalism. And it's silly really to weaponise it. What we're looking at is a nationalism or patriotism which is rooted in a love of one's country, a love of one's tradition, and a love of one's political traditions.' On the moral law:'We need to understand we have obligations to those that came before us, particularly those that sacrificed their lives in the 20th century in order to protect the liberty of this country. And the other idea, which is related of course, is the notion of legacy. The notion that we're not just here to enjoy ourselves, right? That's the new liberal, individualist, consumerist idea, that people on the left, from where I come from, and also social conservatives are critical of for lots of reasons. But the point here is that the essence of the immorality of continuing to put carbon into the atmosphere is the transgression of the moral law, the moral law being you don't do unto others what you wouldn't have them do to yourself. In other words, you don't shit on your children.' On the tactics of Extinction Rebellion:'We can see that Left and Right wing groups engage in civil disobedience or forms of disruption, and leaving aside the violence issue, sometimes it goes into that. But the idea that disruption in itself is anti conservative isn't sustainable. I think I would turn it around and say that just because the majority of the people in a society believe something, does not make it right. And that's a core conservative idea. It's not just that that superficial idea of democracy, which is a poll saying, everyone agrees with something.' On the media portrayal of the movement:'The media they tend to juxtapose the secular and the religious. It's like one minute you're technocratic scientists, and the next minute, we're mediaeval child saints. I mean, dare I say it, there's a little bit of middle ground. So what's happening with Extinction Rebellion, what's happening with the broad immobilisation around the world, is you're exactly right. We moving from a reductive scientific technocratic orientation on the climate to something that's deeper. But that doesn't mean we're rushing off to some millenarian cult sort of religious situation. What we're doing is we're starting to reconnect with a deeper sense of humanity, in various different cultural manifestations. And if you want to call that spiritual then so be it. But it's certainly a deeper sense of self and a deeper sense of community, which has religious connotations.' Read The Post here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This week Ian, Dave, Gavin and Andrew talk about Precision Rifle shooting. Follow-up news about the coronavirus, protesters blocking trains, Prince Harry and Meghan no longer getting RCMP protection, and no changes to our gun laws as new firearms come to market. Dave runs the Precision Rifle Matches for the Ontario Rifle Association and Dave and Andrew will be competing together at National Service Conditions Championship. Intro Hello to all you patriots out there in podcast land and welcome to Episode 217 of Canadian Patriot Podcast, the number one live podcast in Canada. Recorded March 2, 2020.  Ian - Hobby farmer and doomsday LARPer on Vancouver Island. Dave - Competitive shooter Gavin - Recently returned from the UK, May  or may not be dying of modella virus Andrew - I’m  a recovering libertarian, competitive shooter, and firearms instructor at Ragnarok Tactical.   We’d love to hear your feedback about the show. 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Check out the full podcasts on my website! http://www.andrewdeast.com/podcast Today I sit down with Kareem Rahma, the CEO at Nameless Network, and the mastermind behind the Museum of Pizza! In 2015, Kareem co-founded Nameless Network. In 2018, he started The Museum of Pizza. Before that, he worked at the New York Times where he helped launch Times Video and VICE helped run global marketing. Kareem now works in the entertainment industry advising XTR (a new premium non-fiction studio) and writing/performing comedy in various capacities including improv, sketch and standup. He just started a great new podcast called You People, make sure you check it out! Tune in to today's episode, Kareem Rahma. Follow Kareem: Instagram: @kareem https://www.instagram.com/kareem/ We Were Promised Flying Cars Book wewerepromisedflyingcars.com You People Podcast https://anchor.fm/youpeoplepodcast We are supported by the following amazing companies! Be sure to check them out below! Bombas - Go to BOMBAS.com/redirected for 20% off today! HealthIQ - To see if you qualify, go to healthiq.com/redirected. BetterHelp - Go to BetterHelp.com/redirected for 10% off your first month!

Shimano MTB Marketing Specialist, Joe Lawwill was one of the first people to ride a full-suspension mountain bike. His father, the legendary motorcycle racer, Mert Lawwill, made the bike some 30 years ago. From a budding motocross career that organically grew into a life in the cycling industry, Joe has been immersed in our sport for decades after being turned on to the speed of mountain biking while riding the infamous Repack trail with a young Myles Rockwell. Joe's pedigree of helping develop and test some of the most influential bikes of our sport's history has led him to a position at Shimano where he manages mountain bike racers and athletes in an effort to develop world-class product. Kyle Warner conducts this enlightening interview, filled with great stories about the past, as well as diving into where Joe sees mountain biking's future headed.Thank you - Maxxis TiresA big thanks goes out to Maxxis Tires as they continue to support The Inside Line. The Vital test crew just finished a short-travel 29er Test Sessions in the Phoenix area last week and each of the 5 bikes was outfitted with a 2.5 Assegai EXO+ tire up front and a 2.3 Aggressor tire with DoubleDown casing out back. No flats, no tears, no problems throughout the entire testing period despite the sharpest rocks, plenty of hucks to flat and cacti galore. The Test Sessions video will be out in late February.Thank you - Jenson USANew Year, New Gear, JensonUSA.com, supporter of The Inside Line since day one, has a special promotion going on. Use Code NEWYEAR at checkout and get 15% off one full-priced item. You can also find the latest Shimano products at Jenson USA. There are sale items and the new 12-speed XTR, XT and SLX drivetrain components to get your mitts on.Email sspomer@vitalmtb.com to share your thoughts on this week's topic of conversation or if you have questions and comments about The Inside Line podcast.

In this Live Friday CME recap podcast, Dr. Santiago Garcia, a cardiologist with Minneapolis Heart Institute, provides an overview of percutaneous mitral valve repair; specifically the MitraClip. Objectives:    Upon completion of this podcast, participants should be able to: Recognize that mitral valve regurgitation is highly prevalent and detrimental to the quality of life and survival. Select the differences between functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation. Describe the mechanism of action of percutaneous repair and clinical data to support its clinical use. Identify indications for the determination of surgical mitral valve repair and replacement. CME credit is only offered to Ridgeview Providers for this podcast activity. Complete and submit the online evaluation form, after viewing the activity.  Upon successful completion of the evaluation, you will be e-mailed a certificate of completion honoring you 1 CME/CEU credit in approximately 2 weeks.  You may contact the accredited provider with questions regarding this program at  rmccredentialing@ridgeviewmedical.org. Click on the following link for your CME credit: CME Evaluation: "Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair" - CME Internet Enduring Activity (**If you are listening to the podcasts through iTunes on your laptop or desktop, it is not possible to link directly with the CME Evaluation for unclear reasons. We are trying to remedy this. You can, however, link to the survey through the Podcasts app on your Apple and other smart devices, as well as through Spotify, Stitcher and other podcast directory apps and on your computer browser at these websites. 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Santiago Garcia, MD has received honoraria from Abbott Vascular. An independent review of his presentation confirms he is following EBM guidelines, as MitraClip is the only trans-catheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) therapy that delivers a treatment option for patients with significant symptomatic mitral regurgitation. Santiago Garcia, MD works with Abbott Vascular engineers and provides feedback on new MitraClip designs, and does not endorse Abbott Vascular. There is NO commercial tie to Abbott Vascular products, and NO impact on this specific Ridgeview CME presentation/podcast. Santiago Garcia, MD has received honoraria from Medtronic. An independent review of his presentation confirms he is following EBM guidelines. Santiago Garcia, MD provides training and consultation for chronic total occlusion devices (stents). He does NOT endorse Medtronic products and NO commercial tie to Medtronic products, therefore has NO impact on his Ridgeview Medical Center CME presentation. Santiago Garcia, MD has received honoraria from Edwards Lifesciences. An independent review of his presentation confirms he is following EBM guidelines. Santiago Garcia, MD is a speaker and proctor for Edwards Lifesciences. He does NOT endorse Edwards Lifesciences products. There is NO commercial tie to Edwards Lifesciences products, therefore there is NO impact on this CME presentation. All other planning committee members and presenters have disclosed they have no significant financial relationship with any cardiovascular device companies that have been disclosed and the NO conflict of interest exists with Santiago Garcia, MD’s presentation/educational event. ----- SHOW NOTES: Welcome back everyone to Ridgeview Podcast: CME Series! It's Live Friday CME recaps. Jason Hicks here, and it's my pleasure to host this episode. Thanks for joining us on this lovely fall day. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Santiago Garcia, staff interventional cardiologist with Minneapolis Heart Institute. He is going to enlighten us on some of the particulars of percutaneous mitral valve repair. Most specifically, the Mitraclip, which is effectively the mitral clip procedure for the indication of mitral regurgitation. So pour a cup of coffee, and chill out on the porch; and get ready to take in some cutting edge cardiology here on Ridgeview Podcast CME Series with Dr. Santiago Garcia. CHAPTER 1: Alright all you stellar continuing educationalists. Yep, that's a real word. It's time to digest some of this excellent info. According to the study out of Mayo Clinic that Dr. Garcia discusses, the prevalence of mitral valve disease (MVD) is actually higher than aortic valve disease (AVD). Both increase with age. But by the age of 75, 1 in 10 will have MVD, and it is higher than AVD. About 4 million in the U.S. have mitral regurgitation (MR), and about half are eligible for therapy. However, there are a relatively small number that actually go on to get mitral valve surgical therapy, due to the fact that the guidelines are fairly stringent for this. Asymptomatic, severe mitral regurgitation, as well as patients with symptoms can benefit greatly by surgical therapy. Some definitions and quick discussion though, regarding mitral regurgitation. What is it? Mitral regurgitation is just that. Regurgitation through the mitral valve into the left atrium during systole. It results in a systolic murmur. Standard diagnosis is made by echocardiogram, usually transthoracic echo (TTE). This will tell us about the severity of the MR. Also, remember that many people are asymptomatic with this, even in the setting sometimes of severe MR. The guidelines for mitral valve open surgery are sort of complicated, but Dr. Garcia summarizes as follows: Primary, also known as degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) and secondary MR. Primary (or DMR) deals with pathology of the leaflets. Leaflets are attached to the muscle of the heart. These patients in general have more tissue than what they actually need. Secondary MR is, most commonly, due to previous MI. The scar on the wall of the heart pulls on the valve and the leaflet are therefore pulled down. Functional MR is also a form of secondary MR and has to do with LV dysfunction and no actual valve structure abnormality. There tends to be a different treatment algorithm for each type of MR.  There is no class, one indication for surgery for secondary MR. A large randomized trial concluded there was no benefit in surgery in patients also undergoing CABG. With primary MR, surgery has a class 1 indication, as long as there are symptoms and a EF of at least 30%. In asymptomatic patients, repair is recommended if A-fib is present, pulmonary hypertension, and a very experienced surgeon. There are only a few such surgeons in the country. The likelihood of surgical success must be >95% in order to proceed with surgical correction. Mitral valve (MV) surgical repair is the overall standard of care. The most pathology site is the P2 scallops, with excessive tissue and a flail posterior leaflet, as mentioned by Dr. Garcia. A resection and then reapproximation of this tissue is performed. A valve ring is often placed as well. About 50% of patients who may qualify for percutaneous therapy. Coming up next, Dr. Garcia will go into the background and some of the intricacies of the MitraClip procedure. CHAPTER 2: The MitraClip device is the only commercial available device in the United States for primary or degenerative MR.  The guidelines give percutaneous therapy a class 2B indication. These are high risk patients, who typically have had previous sternotomy or are older than 80. FMR (functional mitral regurgitation), which is discussed and defined in Cardiology Review, 2010, by Schmitto et.al, "as a systolic retrograde flow from the left ventricle into the left atrium due to reduction and/or elimination of the normal systolic coaptation of the mitral valve leaflets." The valve structure is essentially normal, but the function of the valves during systole is not, and therefore results in regurgitation. FMR did not previously have an indication for surgery until the COAPT, which was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, resulted in FDA approval. This trial took over a decade to perform, and the results were impressive, but another trial would be needed to have a class 1 indication. EVEREST 2 was another trial that helped lead to approval of the device. So, how are mitral regurgitation patients approached in general? A TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram) is performed. There are separate criteria for FMR and DMR. These criteria were used in the clinical trial mentioned. However, some of these criteria are now obsolete, given there are other devices, for instance the XTr, that can now be used, and more of these patients could now potentially be treated with percutaneous therapy. In addition, if the mitral valve area is small, this therapy can lead to iatrogenic mitral valve stenosis. Is this useful for CHF patients? Well, in the COAPT and EVEREST 2 trials, patients needed to be on optimal medical therapy. If patients' MR improved significantly with medical therapy alone, then they would not be procedural candidates. If their MR was no better in the setting of optimal medical therapy, then they would be candidates for the procedure. How is this procedure done? First, venous access is obtained; then the left atrium is accessed from the right atrium. The left atrium in navigated. With the clip opened, the catheter/device enters the left ventricle, then grabs valve tissue. The clip is closed and then the device is deployed. Basically, the device truly clips together the leaflets of the mitral valve in order to close the gap that results in severe regurgitation. This is obviously very visual, so please check out the presentation slides to Dr. Garcia's presentation. The posterior, superior quadrant of the atrial septum is where the puncture will take place. This allows for maneuverability down toward the ventricle. This is all done under TEE guidance. Therefore it is done under general anesthesia. The clip is best situated in A2 P2 (the anterior and posterior 2nd scallops of the valve). There are long and short clip arm device options, and the size of the leaflets and their degree of retraction will dictate which device is used. The leaflets are basically clipped together, creating two orifices from the original one. A +2 mitral regurg indicates good success post-procedure. And the goal is also not to cause mitral stenosis. Left atrial pressure reduction is also a goal here; such as a reduction of 10mmHg, as mentioned by Dr. Garcia. Stay tuned for the next segment where Dr. Garcia discusses the COAPT trial, and some of the other studies that led to approval of this innovative procedure. CHAPTER 3: COAPT was the pivotal trial for patients with FMR for a mitral clip device. Again, this is a class 2B indication for the procedure. It was hypothesized that by impacting mitral regurgitation, we could decrease preload and CHF readmissions. It (COAPT) compared to 300 pts in each study are, one with medical therapy and one with medical therapy and the clip. There was almost a 50% reduction in admissions. The NNT (number needed to treat) to prevent one hospital admission was 3. In addition, a mortality reduction of 40% was seen, with an NNT of 6. Overall, to prevent 1 event, either heart failure admission or death, the NNT is 4. This is unprecedented in terms of a device trial. The COAPT showed a complication rate of

Today we talk with three documentary filmmakers and the challenges they face in their industry and the mental health issues that come about from some rather stressful circumstances. Here are the wonderful people we were privileged to talk to on the podcast: Marjan Safinia is an award-winning Iranian documentary filmmaker based in LA. Her films examine issues of identity, community and social justice. Until 2018, Marjan was the longest-serving President of the Board of the International Documentary Association. She is one of five international co-hosts of the pre-eminent documentary community online, The D-Word. AndSheCouldBeNext.com   Brooklyn-based Heidi Reinberg has produced documentaries for such august US-based broadcasters as PBS, HBO, Cinemax, LOGO, and arte SWR in Germany and France.  Her work, which largely focuses on gray, weighty moral issues, has been supported by the Sundance Doc Fund with the support of Just Films | Ford Foundation; the IDA Enterprise and Pare Lorentz funds; the Hot Docs Forum and the Hot Docs first look Pitch Prize; XTR; the Tribeca Film Institute; the Oath Foundation; Fork Films; the New York State Council on the Arts; the Catapult Film Fund; the Economic Hardship Reporting Project; the Hartley Film Foundation; the Austin Film Society; Picture Motion; the Independent Filmmaker Project; and Women Make Movies. HeidiBigIdea.com   Rebecca Day is a qualified psychotherapist and freelance documentary producer. She founded Film In Mind in 2018 to advocate for positive mental health in the film industry and has spoken at festivals such as IDFA, Getting Real Documentary Conference and Sheffield DocFest on the issue. She offers consultancies, workshops and therapeutic support to filmmakers working in difficult situations and with vulnerable people. FilmInMind.co.uk   Thanks for listening! Support this show by subscribing to The Science of Psychotherapy Please leave an honest review on iTunes and please subscribe to our show.  You can also find our podcast at: The Science of Psychotherapy Podcast Homepage If you want more great science of Psychotherapy please visit our website thescienceofpsychotherapy.com

Jonathan and Steven are back with a comparison of XX1 AXS, mechanical Eagle, and XTR 9100, as well as a Carson City Off-Road update and a deep dive on cockpit setup. Enjoy! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Topics covered in this episode: • Which is best: AXS, Eagle, or XTR 9100? • CXhairs race coverage: https://www.youtube.com/user/CXHairs • Epic Rides: Carson City Off-Road update • Cockpit setup deep dive • Wolftooth B-Rad System: https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/b-rad-system • Rapid Reboot Recovery Boots: https://rapidreboot.com/ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The MTB Podcast is presented by Worldwide Cyclery, the online retailer for serious mountain bikers. Head over to www.MTBpodcast.com/store/ to get your parts, accessories and MTB Podcast swag.

It's a packed show! Roxanne Vogel, our nutrition expert, talks altitude prep. Why? Well, she's s getting ready for an assault on Everest and has some highly Leadville-relevant tips for us. Jonathan Lee of TrainerRoad is back with a breakdown on your upcoming training block...which he says should be the hardest 3 weeks of your entire Leadville preparation. Hottie and Fatty talk (OK, argue) about one-by versus two-by drivetrains. Our friends at Shimano help sort out the confusion and give you the info you can use to make your choice (Fatty's going with an XTR 1x12 setup, just in case you're curious). Before all that, though, we talk about getting together during the week before the race for some riding and live podcasting. Care to join us?   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Presenting Sponsor: Floyd's of Leadville: Use the code FATTY at checkout for a 15% discount on your first 2 orders! THE FEED: Every single thing you need to fuel your training and day. Get a discount on Maurten drink mix by using the Leadville15 code at checkout.  Shimano: The absolute best in bike gear, whether you are looking for components, a helmet, accessories...or even socks.  Banjo Brothers: Get 15% off your order by going to banjobrothers.com/fatty-favorites. ENVE: If you're racing the Leadville 100, there's no better wheels than the ENVE M525, no better bar than the M5, and no better seatpost than the ENVE Seatpost.   

February 22, 2019 The Just Riding Along Show Page ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tune in to hear about sandwiches, hotwings, and more during this week’s Just Riding Along. Oh, and the crew does talk about bikes. Things like new Shimano XTR, Andrea’s XX1 AXS siting, and a lot of talk about Lefty’s. ------------ SHOW DONATIONS -None this week. If you would like to support the show, CLICK HERE.  We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at jra@mountainbikeradio.com. ------------  LISTENER QUESTIONS -Ben Leeds has questions about the Velocity Blunt SS rims. -Russell has suspension questions -Bryan B has questions about the Ardent Race -Gino: Chicken Nugget news. -Dennis: Chicken Nugget news If you would like to ask a question, please send an email title JRA Question to jra@mountainbikeradio.com.  ----------- RELATED SHOW LINKS SUPPORT MOUNTAIN BIKE RADIO FOR $1 PER MONTH Buy the JRA Intro Music Right HereShop via our Amazon Affiliate LinkGo to the Mountain Bike Radio Store Snyder’s Hard Pretzels – https://www.snydersofhanover.com/sourdough-hard-pretzels/ Homer’s Sandwich – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn3VWH4eTck D Bo’s Hotwings – http://dboswings.com/ XTR 12 Speed – https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/information/news/new-shimano-xtr-m9100-series-mountain-bike-components-debut-new-.html Cycling Tips XTR – https://cyclingtips.com/2019/02/shimano-xtr-delays-drag-on-scylence-hub-cancelled/ Lefty Ocho – https://www.cannondale.com/en/USA/Products/ProductCategory.aspx?nid=49ab3f0b-b39d-4081-87da-3bee738046f6 Lake Pueblo Reservoir – https://www.trailforks.com/region/lake-pueblo/ Ardent Race – https://www.maxxis.com/catalog/tire-465-140-ardent-race Fast Trak – https://www.specialized.com/us/en/fast-trak-2bliss-ready/p/155850?color=229275-155850&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtbnjBRDBARIsAO3zDl8uVnj18k-AFXoROnqXtv_3CrdLhc4bWWZbGQxFEmna6ghIPOB1Rg8aAri6EALw_wcB Chick-n-Minis – https://www.chick-fil-a.com/Menu-Items/Chick-n-Minis Velocity Blunt SS – http://www.velocityusa.com/product/rims/blunt-ss-622 Become a Mountain Bike Radio member – http://mountainbikeradio.bigcartel.com/category/mbr-memberships Just Riding Along on Twitter – https://twitter.com/TheJRAShow Brickhouse Racing Website – https://www.facebook.com/BrickhouseRacing Brickhouse Racing Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/BrickhouseRacing Brickhouse Racing Instagram – https://instagram.com/brickhouseracing/ Mountain Bike Radio Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/MountainBikeRadio Andrea’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/BrickhouseMTB Matt’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/Beanpolematt Kenny’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/NoFullFaceKenny

Every year, there is someone in the Leadville 100 who is the last person to finish—the “Last Ass Over the Pass.” That person is guaranteed to have a story to tell. In this episode, we’ll hear his story. We'll also hear from Bob Forster, Physcial Therapist and Coach, on finding more horsepower in your engine (so you won't be the 2019 Last Ass Over the Pass).   Big thanks go to our sponsors: Floyd's of Leadville: We’re very excited to have Floyd’s of Leadville as our presenting sponsor; check out Floyd’s at floydsofleadville.com and use the code FATTY at checkout for a 15% discount on your first two orders. Shimano: You already know they make the best components, drivetrains, and brakes. You know how many mountain bikes Fatty and The Hammer have between them? Around half a dozen. You know how many of those bikes have Shimano XT or XTR brakes? All of them. Coincidence? I think NOT. Banjo Brothers: Fatty and Hottie are both such huge fans of these tough, practical and affordable bike bags and packs. Go to banjobrothers.com/fatty-favorites and get 20% off your order. And you know what? Be sure to pick up a Deluxe Seat Bag, size Medium while you're there. You'll be amazed at how much it can hold, and some day you'll be glad that bag is holding it. ENVE: The best wheels — for road, gravel and (of course!) mountain bikes. If you want a faster time at Leadville, the best upgrade you can make is a great wheelset. And the best wheelset you can possibly own for the Leadville 100 is the ENVE M525.  The Feed: February is a great time to try new things, and our sponsor The Feed is exactly the right place to go experiment. Head on over, chat online with one of the experts — tell them that the Leadville podcast sent you — and see what they recommend for you and the goals you’ve set. Get a great price on a pack curated for Leadville racers. Go to TheFeed.com/leadville for our Leadville pack, and be sure to use the code LEADVILLE15.   

By now we've all sent in our registration and are waiting to see if we got lucky with the lottery. While we're all waiting, Hottie and Fatty answer some questions from our listeners, including: What major changes in training led to Fatty's change from being a 9 - 10 hour guy to being a low-8 guy? How do we feel about the creek crossing being covered (and other course changes)? What's the best bike for a first-timer? Would we ever do this race on a fat bike? How should racers -- especially racers without a crew -- prepare for bad weather? Have we ever thought we weren't going to finish? How important is your position in the starting corrals? What is it about this race that keeps us (and others!) coming back? Where are the places on the course where you're tempted to go too fast? Where are the places on the course where you go to slow? It's a fun free-flowing hour of conversation about this race we love.  Big thanks go to our sponsors: Floyd's of Leadville: We’re very excited to have Floyd’s of Leadville as our presenting sponsor; check out Floyd’s at floydsofleadville.com and use the code FATTY at checkout for a 15% discount on your first two orders. Shimano: You already know they make the best components, drivetrains, and brakes. You know how many mountain bikes Fatty and The Hammer have between them? Around half a dozen. You know how many of those bikes have Shimano XT or XTR brakes? All of them. Coincidence? I think NOT. Banjo Brothers: Fatty and Hottie are both such huge fans of these tough, practical and affordable bike bags and packs. Go to banjobrothers.com/fatty-favorites and get 20% off your order. And you know what? Be sure to pick up a Deluxe Seat Bag, size Medium while you're there. You'll be amazed at how much it can hold, and some day you'll be glad that bag is holding it. ENVE: The best wheels — for road, gravel and (of course!) mountain bikes. If you want a faster time at Leadville, the best upgrade you can make is a great wheelset. And the best wheelset you can possibly own for the Leadville 100 is the ENVE M525. 

In today’s episode of The Boardroom, Scott chats with XTR founder and developer Javier Huarcaya-Pro. The two discuss the history of polyurethane and EPS, the impetus for developing XTR technology and why the biggest surfboard brands all utilize his construction techniques. Let us begin. Follow @XTRSurfboards   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between illness fares, medical appointments and the upcoming Father's Day, your host, Daniella, gives you an extra dose of raw.

Moritz ist schon fast auf dem Weg zum World Cup in Fort William, Hannes hat eigentlich schon Urlaub, nur bei Marcus ist irgendwie alles wie immer. Wir drei treffen uns mal wieder zu einer Runde Bier (nein, diesmal nicht!) und bereden die aktuelle Nachrichtenlage im Bike-Bereich: Shimanos neue 12-fach XTR, SRAMs eTap sowie die XC-World Cups in Albstadt und Nove Mesto. Diesmal stellen wir euch auch unsere insgesamt 15,5 Bikes vor - seid gespannt!

My guest today is Peter Visscher, Chief Technology Officer at Ontario Drive and Gear. Ontario Drive and Gear is not your typical space company. In fact, for most of its 55 year history, Ontario Drive and Gear had nothing to do with space, that is until 2008. And still today, this New Hamburg based business, just west of Kitchener-Waterloo, is still primarily known for developing gears and transmission systems as well as their ARGO all terrain vehicles. How they got involved in the space sector is part of the story we’ll hear today. The other part of the story is how this company has turned that involvement into a new commercial line of XTreme terrain robotics, or XTR, and how their robotic mobility platform might be roving the surface of the moon in the not too distant future.

Brett Kelly is an expert in bamboo decking, with years of experience in the lumber and landscaping industries.In this episode he talks about: -The history of decking -Decking vs. raised patios -Decking sustainability and environmental issues -Pros and cons of various materials -Building codes -Construction techniques -Fasteners, hangers and hardware -Outdoor living spacesKelly began his building materials career with Georgia Pacific in 1993 after graduating from college. In 1995, he joined Thompson Mahogany Company in Philadelphia to sell a new hardwood decking specie, Ipe. Thompson Mahogany was one of the three original companies to market Ipe to the residential deck market.In 2005, Kelly left the lumber industry to work commercial construction as a project manager. In 2008, he returned to the lumber business and was able to combine both skill sets as he began to sell lumber into the commercial marine construction market. Kelly worked with New York City on their pile supply and also with the marine transfer stations for the NYC Department of Sanitation.After helping DassoUSA Americanize their XTR product line, Kelly was asked to stay on board to develop the market. Today Dasso is committed to making a place for bamboo in the exterior deck and siding market. He is also teaching the industry to look at decking from a different point of view.For more information visit www.dassoxtr.com.

Brett Kelly is an expert in bamboo decking, with years of experience in the lumber and landscaping industries.In this episode he talks about: -The history of decking -Decking vs. raised patios -Decking sustainability and environmental issues -Pros and cons of various materials -Building codes -Construction techniques -Fasteners, hangers and hardware -Outdoor living spacesKelly began his building materials career with Georgia Pacific in 1993 after graduating from college. In 1995, he joined Thompson Mahogany Company in Philadelphia to sell a new hardwood decking specie, Ipe. Thompson Mahogany was one of the three original companies to market Ipe to the residential deck market.In 2005, Kelly left the lumber industry to work commercial construction as a project manager. In 2008, he returned to the lumber business and was able to combine both skill sets as he began to sell lumber into the commercial marine construction market. Kelly worked with New York City on their pile supply and also with the marine transfer stations for the NYC Department of Sanitation.After helping DassoUSA Americanize their XTR product line, Kelly was asked to stay on board to develop the market. Today Dasso is committed to making a place for bamboo in the exterior deck and siding market. He is also teaching the industry to look at decking from a different point of view.For more information visit www.dassoxtr.com.

Brett Kelly is an expert in bamboo decking, with years of experience in the lumber and landscaping industries. In this episode he talks about: -The history of decking -Decking vs. raised patios -Decking sustainability and environmental issues -Pros and cons of various materials -Building codes -Construction techniques -Fasteners, hangers and hardware -Outdoor living spaces Kelly began his building materials career with Georgia Pacific in 1993 after graduating from college. In 1995, he joined Thompson Mahogany Company in Philadelphia to sell a new hardwood decking specie, Ipe. Thompson Mahogany was one of the three original companies to market Ipe to the residential deck market. In 2005, Kelly left the lumber industry to work commercial construction as a project manager. In 2008, he returned to the lumber business and was able to combine both skill sets as he began to sell lumber into the commercial marine construction market. Kelly worked with New York City on their pile supply and also with the marine transfer stations for the NYC Department of Sanitation. After helping DassoUSA Americanize their XTR product line, Kelly was asked to stay on board to develop the market. Today Dasso is committed to making a place for bamboo in the exterior deck and siding market. He is also teaching the industry to look at decking from a different point of view. For more information visit www.dassoxtr.com.

Brett Kelly is an expert in bamboo decking, with years of experience in the lumber and landscaping industries. In this episode he talks about: -The history of decking -Decking vs. raised patios -Decking sustainability and environmental issues -Pros and cons of various materials -Building codes -Construction techniques -Fasteners, hangers and hardware -Outdoor living spaces Kelly began his building materials career with Georgia Pacific in 1993 after graduating from college. In 1995, he joined Thompson Mahogany Company in Philadelphia to sell a new hardwood decking specie, Ipe. Thompson Mahogany was one of the three original companies to market Ipe to the residential deck market. In 2005, Kelly left the lumber industry to work commercial construction as a project manager. In 2008, he returned to the lumber business and was able to combine both skill sets as he began to sell lumber into the commercial marine construction market. Kelly worked with New York City on their pile supply and also with the marine transfer stations for the NYC Department of Sanitation. After helping DassoUSA Americanize their XTR product line, Kelly was asked to stay on board to develop the market. Today Dasso is committed to making a place for bamboo in the exterior deck and siding market. He is also teaching the industry to look at decking from a different point of view. For more information visit www.dassoxtr.com.