Episodes

Today we speak to Caley Fretz who is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Escape Collective, the member-funded independent cycling media company he launched in March 2023 alongside Wade Wallace. A journalist with over a decade in cycling media, he previously served as a senior editor at VeloNews and editor-in-chief at CyclingTips, where he built a distinctive, writer-driven voice. He's covered fifteen Tours de France, hosts the Spin Cycle podcast, and has raced everything from road to downhill....

The People For Bikes 2026 City Ratings are out. We spoke to Martina Haggerty and Grace Stonecipher from the organization to understand how they measure bike infrastructure and which cities are on the way up. You may be surprised by some of the cities that are at the top of the list.

We speak with Roy Knickman, who's leading a new North American junior cycling team. He shares his own background as a decorated pro and Olympic medalist, along with his thoughtful approach to getting young people excited about bike racing.

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 distributor, sells Western brands into the Chinese market. They both get into detail with Mark about how the bike industry is doing in China.

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. This is a really interesting conversation.

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.

Allen talks about his own background growing up in Los Angeles obsessed with bikes. Then he takes us through his journey in science, food and pro cycling, which lands him in Boulder, Colorado as the founder of Skratch Labs. This is a great episode.

Peter and Mark are joined by Life Time's President, Events & Media Kimo Seymour to find out how the Life Time Grand Prix is changing or staying the same in 2026. We also talk about the longterm success of the Sea Otter Classic and how Life Time plans to level the race up this Spring.

Liam Donoghue Senior Research Manager at People For Bikes talks us through the actual data that he, in his role as Senior Research Manager at People For Bikes, is gathering to help the industry make sense of the feelings that we're all having (which generally are not great!)

Brompton’s Juliet Scott-Croxford joins the show to unpack how a bike invented in a London apartment became an iconic global brand built around “urban freedom for happier lives.” We dig into what truly differentiates Brompton in a sea of sameness—product design, London-based manufacturing, and a creative, inclusive community that feels more like a movement than a market segment—plus how the brand thinks about customer profiles across regions. Juliet also shares a candid view of the e-bike landsca...

In this episode of Speaking of Bikes, we dig into the 2025 Bicycle Trends Report that Peter and Mark published this week. We go over everything important in the world of bicycles with one of the sharpest minds in cycling journalism, James Huang, author of the n-1 Substack and longtime industry insider.James helps us make sense of a bike industry in flux — from tariffs, inventory gluts, and fragile business models to what’s actually changing on the product and culture side. We talk e-bikes, AI,...

In this episode of Speaking of Bikes, we sit down with e-bike veteran and CEO of Pedego, Larry Pizzi for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about the state of the e-bike world in 2025.E-bikes remain the fastest-growing segment of the entire cycling industry. However, the U.S. is set to increase tariffs on Chinese e-bikes from 25% to 100%, dramatically reshaping the economics of the category. Layer this on top of already-volatile state and city-level regulations governing e-bike classes, speed...

From pro racing to indoor training to brand activism, women are reshaping cycling — but there’s still work to do. In this episode, Kate Veronneau (Zwift), Ayesha McGowan (Thee Abundance Project), and Cassondra Spring (Liv Cycling) share what they’ve learned from years of pushing for progress. Real talk, real change, and real inspiration from three of the sport’s most passionate voices.Kate Veronneau, Zwifthttps://www.zwift.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateveronneau/Ayesha McGow...

Our latest episode takes a hard look at Bentonville — how it became the epicenter of American cycling, and where it’s headed next. We were on the ground in Arkansas last week and sat down with three people who know the story better than anyone: Aimee Ross of Trailblazers, former pro cyclist and Bentonville resident Tim Johnson, and Scott King of the Runway Group. Together, they unpack what’s working, what’s changing, and how much farther Bentonville can go with two wheels.

From pro racing to indoor training to brand activism, women are reshaping cycling — but there’s still work to do. In this episode, Kate Veronneau (Zwift), Ayesha McGowan (Thee Abundance Project), and Cassondra Spring (Liv Cycling) share what they’ve learned from years of pushing for progress. Real talk, real change, and real inspiration from three of the sport’s most passionate voices.Kate Veronneau, Zwifthttps://www.zwift.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateveronneau/Ayesha McGow...

For many riders, cycling is a gateway to freedom and community — but access hasn’t always been equal. In this episode, Rahsaan Bahati, Ken Vinson, and Eufemia d’Amour talk about how they’re rewriting the story through mentorship, events, and visibility. From Los Angeles to Atlanta, they share what inclusion really looks like on two wheels.Ken Vinson, All Clubshttps://www.allclubsla.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allclubs_la/Eufemia D’Amour, Metro Atlanta Cycling Clubhttps://macc...

Breakfast Club leaders Grant Rogers, Jordie Ammons, and Preston Glace, professional gravel racer Alexey Vermeulen, and Amanda Carey from NICA join Speaking of Bikes to unpack how they get new people into cycling. We explore what’s fueling the modern cycling movement — from community-led events to brand partnerships, safety challenges, and youth engagement.GuestsAlexey Vermeulen, From the Ground Uphttps://www.fromthegroundup.bike/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexeyvermeulen/Amanda ...