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This week, we welcome cycling designer and creative Alonso Tal to talk about breaking away from bland kit and discuss all things design, SoCal cycling, and his new OMAC collection. Plus, we finally bring back We Rate Your Bike For Free™.

1:52 - Welcoming back Jake
2:48 - Recap of the Attaquer x CFW group ride
6:32 - The cliché cycling influencer photo angle
8:45 - Introducing Alonso Tal
9:27 - How he got into cycling, fashion, and photography
13:07 - Founding CNCPT Team with Bobby Endo (of Endo Customs) and Justin Williams
16:06 - What he and the team are up to lately
17:37 - Similarities between fixie and CX communities?
21:57 - The inspiration behind the designs of CNCPT’s stand out kits
25:34 - His new OMAC collection with Endo Customs in reaction to the “stifling sameness” of current kit designs
31:45 - Photographing the collection differently from standard cycling marketing
35:17 - Brands and kit he finds interesting right now
37:08 - The L.A. and SoCal cycling scene
40:39 - What’s next
41:38 - Rapid Fire
44:33 - Alonso’s Canal (an extremely hot take)
53:26 - Into The Canal
1:05:56 - DM us to hire Skyler as your Strava Mule
1:06:49 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Alejandro’s CAAD10

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After six months, Tony returns to... defend cars? Plus we announce our partnership with our good friends Attaquer for the Time Attack Challenge Toronto group ride and throw the Vuelta into the canal.

0:08 - What is this?
0:45 - This is a minisode?
1:10 - Tony goes on a rant
7:20 - Tony invites you to goad him into a bikes vs. car debate
11:51 - Attaquer Time Attack Challenge x Cycling Fashion Week Group Ride
22:20 - Join us Saturday September 7th for the legendary BOW Wednesday route
31:20 - The Annual Vuelta Canal

RSVP for the Attaquer x CFW Group Ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/22528/group_events/1763030 

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We took a break, but our hot takes didn't. We're back to talk about the 2024 Olympics cycling kits and, more importantly, the greatest (and the worst) country inspired kits of all time.

0:10 - We are so back
2:40 - Olympic Cycling
3:54 - Is Pas Normal trying to get bought by private equity?
5:08 - The Mike Woods kit that inspired this episode
7:26 - Were we silenced by Big Mountain Bike™?
10:46 - The Best & Worst National Team & Champ Cycling Kits of All Time
12:00 - Best: Vincenzo Nibali’s Italian Champ kit with Astana
15:50 - Best: Nigerian cycling team kit
17:52 - Best: Fabian Cancellara’s Swiss National Champ it with Saxo Bank
20:32 - Best: Any national champ on EF in the last few years
23:36 - Best: Alexander Vinokourov’s Kazakhstan champ kit with T-Mobile
27:07 - Best: Dean Downing’s Great Britain crit champ kit
29:02 - Best: Eddy Merckx’s Belgian champ kit with Moltini
30:31 - Belgium’s Olympic cycling team kit in 2024 (Did Remco make it iconic?)
31:06 - Best: Paolo Bettini’s Italian champ kit with Quickstep
34:20 - Best: Afghanistan’s womens team at the 2024 olympics, Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi
37:17 - Best: Evita Muzic, French Champ, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 2022
39:32 - Worst: Tyler Hamilton’s US National Champ Kit with Rock Racing 2009
43:11 - Worst: Freddie Rodriguez US National Champ Kit with Sports Beans (Jelly Belly) 2013
45:30 - Worst: JJ (Jose Joaquin) Rojas Spanish national champ kit with Movistar
46:39 - Worst: Nearly every Canadian national team or national champ kits ever
49:30 - Worst: This year’s US Olympic cycling team kit
51:16 - Into The Canal

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We have a very special episode this week, with two new guest hosts joining Warren. Unfortunately, one turns out to be a SRAM apologist and possibly a mole implanted by Trek and Big BOA Dial. Will the takes even be hot?

0:20 - Introducing two new guest hosts, Jake and Nick
3:22 - Our CX team Lantern Rouge (not the podcast!)
4:38 - What is Italian Alex’s FTP?
7:35 - News
7:48 - SRAM brake lever recall
10:58 - What’s up with EF’s POC aero helmets?
16:35 - Assos’ $7,000 Fenoq Skinsuit
20:53 - Do we have to buy new shoes to use with Ekoi’s new pedal system?
27:34 - Into The Canal

• The Aeropod
• Trucknuts
• The EF team photoshoot
• Steve Tilford Foundation CX Team PNS Kit
• Double Boa Shoes

45:07 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: John’s CAAD9

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The podcast that only talks about kit is back to... talk about some new releases, new World Tour team kits, and what we want to see next year in cycling fashion.

1:22 - We hope you didn’t do the Festive 500
4:39 - Nero Show shoutout
6:06 - What do we want to see more/less of in cycling for 2024?
6:22 - Less photos and more enjoying the ride
7:54 - Strava making everything premium
11:00 - Can brands use less influencers/ambassadors? Or do they need them?
15:10 - How brands vet influencers’ follower counts?
16:34 - The race/event pricing is too damn high
22:16 - Shoutout to the Vegan Cyclist (aka VC Adventures)
23:42 - The weather in 2023 sucked
25:02 - News
25:58 - MAAP x UNIMATIC Quattro UT4-T-M watch
40:38 - UCI bans angled in brake levers
45:12 - The new Decathlon AG2R kit
50:58 - The new Bora Hansgrohe kit
54:31 - The new Visma Lease A Bike kit
1:05:11 - Into The Canal

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This week, we talk about some new extremely expensive bike releases, Black Friday Sales, debate if cycling should become even more elitist, and announce our new Cycling Fashion Masterclass. 

0:42 - Apologies for the audio quality this week… and most weeks
3:45 - Sign up for the CFW+ Masterclass, only $99/day
5:50 - Black Friday Sales, Wiggle failing, Rapha losing all the money
14:34 - Let’s make cycling only for the Ultra Rich
17:20 - News
17:38 - J. LAVERACK ASTON MARTIN .1R Bike
27:16 - Brief rant about Shimano crank aesthetics
28:25 - Lotus Type 136 E-Bike
39:31 - Saddlespur saddle
49:47 - Ribble Ultra SL R Spitfire/Poppy Day paint job
56:37 - Into The Canal

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We returned to Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal as Big Media™ this year, doing live interviews with brands and pros at the event. Plus, we catch up on cycling news that's happened since our last episode.

0:54 - CX is here
3:28 - Skyler racing in the crit before GP Montreal
6:44 - The end of Warren’s carbon adventure
11:07 - Shimano Recall
16:17 - Pas Normal Studios is releasing running gear
21:15 - Rueing the missed opportunity for American capitalism in the pro peloton
24:45 - Live interviews from the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
25:05 - Bruno Langlois / Velo Cartel
30:12 - Argon 18
36:35 - Specialized
44:15 - Max Davis / Rubber N’ Road
49:45 - Retired pro Antoine Duchesne
52:08 - Live in the race car
54:31 - Into The Canal

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We welcome back Ben and Steve from Attaquer to discuss their exciting new collab with Kappa. We talk about radball, the state of the cycling industry, and Italian men that like to water their sidewalks while wearing tracksuits. Plus, the hosts give a completely unbiased review of Warren's new bike. 

1:34 - Tony buys bike parts from Amazon
2:56 - The State of the Vibe this summer
10:00 - The return of Ben and Steve from Attaquer
12:49 - Their experience with the Post-Covid cycling dip
21:00 - Introducing the Attaquer x Kappa Collaboration (And how much influence did Tony have on it?)
22:10 - How the collab came about
24:45 - No tracksuits in the collection?
27:13 - Exploring the direction for this collab since 2017
28:36 - Radball, is it real?
30:34 - Why haven’t we seen more cycling and football/soccer brands collab?
34:56 - Designing for cyclists and soccer fans
37:04 - Could cycling brands take design inspo from soccer jerseys?
44:14 - What does it take to get outsider brands interested in cycling?
46:58 - How challenging was it to meld the distinct brands of Kappa and Attaquer?
51:00 - Rapid Fire
57:54 - Canals with Ben and Steve
1:01:57 - Into The Canal
1:17:02 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Warren’s Standert

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We sit down with Zach Lambert of BlackHeart Bike Co. and Mikey Ojeda from Bleach Design Werks to talk about their new collab with MAAP that recently blew up cycling Instagram. Plus, we finally rate a bike again.

0:25 - Italian Alex and Skyler are not fired
2:20 - The new Team Canada kit being worn at Worlds
7:50 - The Nigerian track kit
9:53 - Introducing Mikey Ojeda of Bleach Design Werks and Zach Lambert of BlackHeart Bike Co.
15:10 - Mikey’s history with skateboarding and motorcycles, and how it influences his design
17:38 - How the collaboration between Bleach, BlackHeart and MAAP happened
22:31 - Breaking the fear of getting into cycling 
25:14 - How the collab shows the real way some people ride
27:36 - Could bike brands start having “pro models” for non-World Tour type rides? How can bikes better express the rider?
33:06 - Is there overlap between motorcycle club culture and cycling club culture?
36:16 - Creating pieces like the tech tee that are less intimidating to wear 
39:52 - Is all the pink in the collab a marketing campaign for the Barbie movie? 
41:49 - Making the collab through community connections
46:02 - What’s next for both BlackHeart and Bleach?
50:40 - Into The Canal
1:02:04 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™

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We're back with an in-depth, enlightening conversation with Standert Bicycles. Max, Maxe, and Bene share their production process, design inspiration, racing heritage, and why they don't have an evil plan to takeover the world with cycling influencer marketing.

2:11 - Throwing Italian Alex and Skyler into the canal
4:42 - Shoutout to Red White Apparel
6:02 - Tony’s Dad Watts
7:53 - How we got to interviewing Standert
9:32 - How Standert got started: a cafe, a bike, and beyond
22:11 - Contrasting the welcoming fixie/skater ethos with the encroachment of elitist influencer culture
25:06 - The organic nature of the welcoming vibes of the Standert group ride
27:30 - Building the bikes they want to ride and marketing their own lifestyle
28:23 - Max shares the design inspiration for an early frame design
30:26 - Why metal bikes?
33:54 - Using the same material that’s in Fillipo Ganna’s hour record bike
34:50 - The brand’s racing pedigree 
42:28 - How their “pretty fun” frame geometry can differ from custom geometry
44:42 - Their production process, building in Italy and Taiwan
51:17 - The misconception that metal bikes have to be bespoke or inexpensive and mass-produced 
54:54 - Working with Dedacciai custom Scandium tubing
58:05 - Convincing people that aluminum and metal can still perform 
59:58 - What’s next for Standert?
1:01:38 - Rapid Fire
1:08:02 - Into The Canal

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This week, we sit down with Christian, Marvin, and Daniel from Austrian brand Brilli Brilliant Unicorn (BBUC) for a colorful conversation about cycling, art, design, disco and dancing. (It will make sense when you listen.) Plus, we talk far too long about Standert's marketing department. 

0:46 - Shoutout to Skyler’s Factor team bike from The Cyclery
3:00 - That whole Rubber N’ Road thing
5:24 - News
5:43 - Rapha Pro Team Gore-Tex Infinum Jersey
11:58 - Standert Kreissäge RS
24:32 - BBUC Interview
25:07 - How BBUC got started
27:39 - About the Hotel am Brillantengrund and its connection to BBUC
30:12 - Stories behind their design choices, Outdoor Disco and The Sport of Tomorrow
31:52 - Transitioning from partying late to riding early
33:10 - Moving away from boring performance-specific messaging
36:33 - Being an expression rather than a brand
38:51 - Connecting with people through their journal and Discord
41:17 - Design inspiration is everywhere
43:39 - Bringing more than kit for the Fictional Nations concept
47:46 - Using design to communicate ideas vs. stand out
51:48 - Doing things that are hard because you care about them
53:19 - What’s next for BBUC
54:37 - Rapid Fire (The start)
56:52 - Taking a serious side to performance and working with schoeller® fabrics
1:02:13 - Rest of Rapid Fire
1:03:26 - Their Canals and Camilliens
1:05:47 - A special 30% discount on BBUC for CFW listeners: Use the code cfw-unicorns
1:08:24 - Into The Canal

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With summer heating up, we decided it was finally time to dedicate a whole episode to cycling sunglasses. Well, at least a whole segment. Listen to hear some of our favorite brands and listen as we debate if buying fake ones from AliExpress is good enough.

1:23 - Early season riding highlights
3:28 - Initial takes on Netflix’s Tour de France: Unchained (Spoilers?!)
11:09 - Italian Alex reviews his Grin27 kit
14:05 - We are not making merch
15:06 - News
15:32 - Rubber N' Road’s Central Park Cycling Club jersey $$$
23:43 - Pas Normal Studios Solitude Capsule
32:22 - Café du Cycliste x agnès b. collab
37:17 - Panache Police: All About Cycling Sunglasses
38:16 - AliExpress knockoffs vs. The real thing
40:26 - Gigantic sunglasses (Looking at you, 100% and Bollé)
42:09 - Helmet compatibility
44:33 - Oakleys
46:35 - Italian Alex’s Briko Detectors
51:06 - Skyler’s Smith Bobcats and some other favs: MAAP/100% collab, Koos, Oakley Sutro Sweeps
53:55 - Options for prescription cycling sunglasses
58:10 - Sungods
58:28 - Are budget brands like Van Rysel and Pit Viper as good as the bigger brands that are twice the price? 
1:00:36 - Into The Canal

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This week, we are joined by Terrence and Jesse from the Arizona-based kit brand Heavy Pedal to talk about their cycling scene, kit manufacturing, balancing earth tones and bolder designs, and how they got their start. Plus, Warren tries out purple bibs and has feelings. 

1:39 - Tony is back and he thinks being a parent is easy
3:30 - Does Mallorca go in the canal with Girona?
8:20 - Introducing Terrence and Jesse from Heavy Pedal
9:37 - How they got into cycling
12:50 - The Arizona cycling scene
13:45 - Does Arizona have an influence on their kit?
14:56 - Where do their design ideas come from?
17:08 - The greatest cycling battle: Earth tones vs. Bold, eccentric designs
19:36 - Deciding the kind of kit you want to wear for a given ride
20:58 - Creating a $100 kit option
24:16 - Handling customer feedback and quality control
29:07 - Their manufacturing process
34:18 - Their approach to pricing and industry pricing in general
37:39 - The Heavy Pedal origin story: From fixie blog to bikes to kit
44:30 - Next steps for the brand
46:43 - Custom kit… custom CFW kit?
51:20 - Rapid Fire
56:21 - Terrence and Jesse’s Canals & Camillens
1:00:32 - Into The Canal

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This week we are joined by Dani, creator of upstart cycling kit and endurance sportswear brand Grin27 from Los Angeles. We talk about the start of the brand and their approach to design and marketing that strays from industry norms. Plus, we debate pressing issues like white bibs and if Girona is in the canal. 

2:35 - Remco’s White Bibs at Liege Bastogne Liege
5:37 - Pas Normal Studios UCI Gravel Series Winners Jersey
11:50 - UCI Nations Track Cup hosted near Toronto and an ugly Dutch kit
18:05 - Skyler’s Sidi Shoes Update
19:37 - Introducing Spandex Sunday
20:37 - Grin27 Interview
20:40 - Introducing Dani, creator of Grin27
21:06 - Where the brand came from
23:09 - Starting as a blog with information for new cyclists
25:54 - Branding for the reality of riding in the city
27:33 - Embracing suffering as a brand mantra
32:00 - Grin27’s design inspiration from music, skateboarding, photography
37:34 - Group rides, repair workshops, and other ways the brand welcomes new cyclists 
44:32 - Future plans for Grin27 and broadening accessibility for more sports
46:32 - Plans for women’s specific kit
47:41 - Rapid Fire
53:02 - Dani’s Canal
55:49 - Into The Canal

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This week, we catch up on new cycling kit releases, address some hotly debated posts on our Instagram, debate if influencer culture is hurting kit aesthetics, and play our first-ever audio submission for Into The Canal.

0:10 - Mazel Tov to Tony
2:01 - Iridescent shoes?
5:29 - A follow up on the Attaquer Spotted Gum kit: Do people hate fun? Or is influencer culture affecting cycling style? (Plus, a shoutout to Tanline)
9:51 - News
10:38 - Erosion Collection from Attaquer
16:14 - Velocio SS23
20:47 - Aime Leon Dore Knit Cycling Jersey
29:42 - Into The Canal
30:47 - Listener submission from Evan
34:00 - Listener submission from @delayedwave
48:07 - We Rate Your Bike For Free: LF's Cherubim

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Cody Chouinard, one of three partners of the coffee/bike shop Luft Los Angeles, joins us to for an in-depth chat about cycling retail, kit trends, and the (honestly amazing sounding) L.A. cycling scene. Guest host Skyler also gives some insight of her own after a recent trip riding out west.

0:41 - Shoutout to Pop Cycling
2:18 - Skyler’s team issue Sidi shoes
5:53 - Shoutout to Skyler’s team, Cyclery Racing
10:44 - Skyler’s experience riding in L.A.
13:28 - Interview with Cody from Luft Los Angeles
14:00 - How bad can a winter storm in L.A. be?
16:59 - Cody’s take on leg warmers: over or under?
18:23 - How Cody landed in L.A. from Vermont
20:49 - The beginnings of Luft and the connection with BlackHeart Bikes
22:16 - Running a physical shop in the era of online shopping
26:07 - How do they compete with online powerhouses discounting kit?
28:38 - Are kit brands starting to produce fewer releases?
29:45 - After earth tones, what’s the next design trend?
31:26 - The current trends in L.A.
33:28 - Shred shirts for cycling / Deep base layer talk
35:48 - The kit scene in L.A.
38:20 - Most underrated LA kit brands: Team Too Late, Cadence Collection, Grin27
39:55 - #LADoesntSuckForCycling
41:54 - Cody’s route suggestions for Skyler
42:53 - Luft’s collection of Strava routes on their site
43:59 - Withholding routes as a form of gatekeeping
47:24 - Building community out of the shop through routes, events, rentals
50:47 - Actually caring about creating community
54:39 - Rapid Fire
1:01:23 - Cody’s Canal & Camillien 
1:07:06 - Into The Canal

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We are joined by Instagram-famous sommelier, wine vlogger, and Ka.dre team rider Cokie (@cokiesworldofwine) for a live wine tasting. We sample wines from all over the world and liken them to cycling brands and personality types, and Tony has a few too many glasses.

2:46 - AG2R denim bibs at Strade Bianche
7:21 - Introducing Cokie and her World of Wine
8:37- Cokie explains the Kadre racing team
10:53 - Life as a sommelier and talking wine & cycling
15:41 - The Wine Tasting
19:43 - The Champagne Cyclist
25:14 - The Asti/Sweet Wine Cyclist 
33:22 - What’s more snobby: wine or cycling?
34:51 - Are natural wines the CX race of wines? 
37:48 - What is the natural wine cycling kit?
39:22 - Tony’s take on craft beer
41:03 - The Chianti Classico Cyclist
(A lot of wine talk)
53:36 - Trying to bring it back to cycling
54:03 - The Rioja Cyclist
58:51 - Neutral tones as frame colours?
1:04:43 - The Dessert Wine Cyclist
1:07:03 - We Rate Your Bike For Free: Cokie’s Aquila Kadre Team Bike

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After a short break, we catch up on some of the latest releases cycling fashion news, finally rate a bike again, and review a new kit from Attaquer.

0:36 - Tony’s trainer problems
2:01 - Getting Crit Bro jacked
5:46 - The start of the World Tour
9:56 - News
10:20 - Listeners ask: what do we think of EF’s two tone pink socks?
17:47 - Rapha x Brain Dead collab
25:42 - Is cycling a subversive sport?
28:53 - Trinity Racing’s new kit
37:04 - Trek special edition tie dye paint jobs
42:06 - Are we in a slump for cycling fashion and bike design?
46:44 - Into The Canal
46:55 - We’re now accepting listener submissions (Email us at cyclingfashionweek@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @cyclingfashionweek)
50:09 - Warren’s Camillien = A review of Attaquer’s Spotted Gum kit
1:00:00 - We Rate Your Bike For Free: Matt’s Saeco Cannondale CAAD6

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We are joined by David Millar and James Carnes from CHPT3 for an engaging and in-depth conversation about cycling fashion and sport as an identity. David speaks from his history in the pro peloton while James draws from his 20-year career at Adidas—basically, this episode has a lot of takes, many of which are quite hot.

5:31 - Re-introducing David and introducing James
8:37 - How James joined CHPT3 after his history at Adidas
10:12 - David’s take on cycling’s current struggles after the 2020 boom
14:58 - Was it just bad business planning by brands?
17:42 - James’ take on the situation creating opportunity
19:56 - Is James a cyclist now? What kind of bike does he have?
22:25 - How cyclists’ passion allows for enthusiasm and elitism
27:59 - Two new products coming for CHPT3: Brompton collab and their first shoe
38:23 - Helping more people find the joy in cycling through city riding
41:35 - Would cyclists wear cycling brands to work? Why not? 
43:43 - James’ challenge of designing a fashionable, comfortable lifestyle shoe that still can perform clipped in up to David’s standards
46:25 - Y3 helped combine sports identity with fashion, how will the CHPT3 shoe take on that challenge for cyclists?
50:17 - Could Gorpcore come to cycling? And how can brands make off-bike gear that represents the culture of cycling?
53:48 - James’ outsider take on the current state of cycling fashion
1:02:26 - If there’s the opportunity for disruption, why are all the brands playing it safe?
1:04:31 - Is cycling too obsessed with its own history for brands to grow the sport?
1:07:32 - Changing the mentality of what it means to ride a bike
1:09:48 - James does Into The Canal 

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Our first episode of 2023 has us rating many of the new pro team kits, plus Warren gives an unexpected Camillien.

2:10 - Alex has converted to Wahoo SYSTM
3:21 - Crit Bro Summer
3:46 - The dismal state of the cycling industry
4:00 - Specialized cut their ambassadors, will more influencers feel the pinch?
9:41 - RIP CyclingTips… jk?
12:40 - Panache Police: 2023 World Tour Kit Team Reviews
13:48 - Team Jayco AlUla
17:46 - EF Easy Post
23:21 - Alex’s Fiasco Ciclismo reference
24:03 - Geraint Thomas’ new sunglasses
27:33 - Soudal Quickstep
31:39 - Movistar
37:26 - Cofidis
43:20 - Uno X
48:14 - EOLO KOMETA
49:48 - Astana
51:39 - Bora
54:53 - Human Powered Health
57:40 - China Glory
1:06:00 - Into The Canal 

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We're back from our hiatus with a bit of news about the podcast. Then we bring you our top holiday gift picks for cyclists, plus our classic Canal and Rate Your Bike segments. Someone send us some merino.

0:28 - Italian Alex is back
2:04 - Going sponsor-less
4:44 - CyclingTips layoffs / Does anyone make money in cycling?
8:02 - Black Friday Deep Discount Craziness
11:55 - The Expensive Holiday Gift Guide for Cyclists (See our full lists below)
49:01 - Into The Canal (Yes, Festive 500 is in there)
58:50 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Chris’ Legor

Warren’s Gift Ideas
-Insulated Gilet (Albion or Attaquer)
-Oakley Hydra Sunglasses
-Reusable Flasks
-Wahoo SYSTM Subscription

Italian Alex’s Gift Ideas
-MAAP Training Winter Jacket
-Bar Bag
-Madeline Cookies from Europe
-Quoc Gran Tourer II shoes

Alex’s Gift Ideas
-Cycling Trip To L.A.
-Merino wool kit
-A VPN to use with GCN+ (because FloBikes sucks)
-An Interview with Brandt-Sorenson
-Cannondale Hollowgram Crankset

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DeFeet's Founder, President, and Chief Sockologist, Shane Cooper, joins us to talk about his company's long, innovative, and colorful history of making cycling socks. We also announce the winner of our Albion giveaway and rate listener Dan's unique aero bike. 

3:07 - Albion Giveaway Winner Announcement
7:50 - Our Upcoming Out Of Office Notice
8:46 - Shane Cooper of DeFeet Introduction
11:10 - Where did the name come from?
11:56 - The wine he was drinking when he thought of it
13:01 - Are socks easy to make?
15:45 - Socks 101
18:32 - Shane’s sock heritage
21:27 - How DeFeet got into the Tour de France two years after starting
22:39 - What is the correct sock height?
25:16 - High socks are scientifically more aerodynamic (sadly)
27:16 - On working with pro cyclists
29:14 - DeFeet’s varied history with design
31:20 - Making product in North Carolina
35:06 - Brief diversion about watches
37:13 - Reaching their 30th anniversary after surviving a fire, flood, tornado, and more
39:38 - What’s next for DeFeet (and an exclusive announcement)
42:43 - Cycling Fashion Week custom sock contest?
44:45 - Rapid Fire
50:13 - Shane’s Canal & Camillien
53:21 - Into The Canal
59:51 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Dan's Stealth Carbon

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What is going on with the new Bianchi Oltre? We discuss the aero monstrosity this week as well as another ploy from Big Mountain Bike. Plus, Alex is back with big PNS energy as we break down the personality of the kind of rider that wears a particular brand of cycling clothing.

1:23 - Warren broke his wrist
2:17 - Tony thinks people take cyclocross too seriously
5:18 - Would you skip a wedding for a cross race?
8:17 - What were our highlights from this year’s World Tour?
10:20 - Alex’s take on relegation and pro cycling funding
16:42 - News: Bianchi Oltre
25:34 - News: Marin Gestalt X10
32:42 - Tell Us What Kit You Wear, We Tell You Who You Are: Pas Normal Studios
45:48 - Into The Canal

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Guest host Skyler Goudswaard joins us as we respond to a podcast episode from Bike Radar that is almost certainly trying to call us out (or we are being self-aggrandizing). Plus, we announce an exciting giveaway with our friends at Albion.

0:28 - Introducing our guest host Skyler
4:21 - Albion giveaway announcement
09:29 - Panache Police: Responding to Bike Radar’s Podcast About 8 Uncool Cycling Accessories
12:06 - Warren defines “Sub-Tweeting”
14:53 - #1: Mudguards/Fenders
18:11 - #2: Kickstands
20:36 - #3: Chain guards
21:16 - #4: Putting a mini pump on your frame
25:14 - #5: Frame bags, bar bags, saddle bags
28:10 - #6: Sweatbands
31:49 - #7: String vest base layer (not a mesh base layer?)
35:27 - #8: Cycling mitts (gloves)
40:10 - Into The Canal
50:16 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Dan's Specialized Tarmac SL7

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