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Exploring the "why" & "how" behind the bicycles, components, gear & tech we ride everyday.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Kids these days. They're all over the place, but they're always on their phones. Or struggling to keep up in our factory farm classrooms whose tighter and tighter budgets continually restrict exercise, recess and other outdoor, active opportunities that would keep their brains fresh.
Enter Specialized, where founder Mike Sinyard is building his legacy with the Specialized Foundation and its efforts to introduce mountain bike programs to schools to get kids right again. Or, at least, clear their heads so they can go into the classroom fresh, focused and ready to learn. They're not just funding the bikes, but also the research, and it's promising. But does it require bikes? Would any exercise do? Does it have to be about Specialized? Tune in and find out as Sinyard explains what they've learned and where it's headed!
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Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Why does your fresh, clean jersey stink the second you put it on? Is there any way to ever get rid of that "permafunk"? Is there any way to prevent it?
To find out, we spoke with Polartec CEO Gary Smith to see what we can do about it, why it happens, and if there's any hope short of just burning it. He shares with us some the yarn and material technology that keeps the funk from forming in the first place, plus other fun stuff about technical garments that you may not have known. Like why there's poop in your jersey.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Think you have a great idea for a new bike component? Want to share it with a brand and hope they make it? Or, better yet, partner with them and share the glory? And maybe the reward?
Wolf Tooth Components would like you to slow your roll. And please don't just send them your idea.
In this episode, we talk with WTC co-owner Brendan Moore about how they come up with ideas, how they deal with customer ideas and submissions, and how you can go about sending them (or any other brand) your idea the right way. Yes, there's more to it than just thinking something would be cool and sketching it out on a napkin.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Ever wonder how people come up with the ideas for the things we ride? Why bikes and components are the way they are? What goes on inside the heads of the engineers, designers, marketers and owners of the cycling companies? So did we, so we started interviewing them. On the Bikerumor Podcast, we'll share these stories, interviews, and our own thoughts on the state of the industry. All hosted by the lovable duo of Bikerumor.com founder Tyler Benedict and Revolution Cycles NC owner Watts Dixon.
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Keep tabs on all the latest bikes, wheels, components, gear and tech on The World's Largest Cycling Tech Blog by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
FOLLOW TYLER & WATTS
Like us? Love us? Follow your hosts on social @tylerbenedict (FB // TW // IG) and @revoltingcogs (FB // IG)