In this episode we hear directly from two insiders from the Chinese bike industry. Joe Whittingham, founder of China-based Panda Podium, sells Chinese made bikes to the Western market. And Raymond Cheng, a Hong Kong-based dis...
We get a field report directly from Shanghai: Where does China fit into the global bike industry, and how are the Chinese brands doing? There were 7,500 bike brands at the show, and Mark gives us the inside story.
Erik is the largest independent bicycle dealer in the United States, with 35 locations around the country. He shares with us his own experience and where he thinks bike shops are going in the future.
We take you through what we saw at Sea Otter this year, and why China was the dominant story of the event. And some special guests join to give us their perspectives as well.
Joe has a thoughtful point of view on many different kinds of bike racing, including road, gravel and criteriums. He also takes us through his somewhat controversial, but really smart, recent Substack post about the sport. Th...
We talk to former World Tour pro Phil Gaimon about his transition from bike racing to content creation. And if he's now closer to Remco Evenepoel or Mr Beast. This is a fun and entertaining discussion.