Cycling Fashion Week

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 i...

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 Ri...

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:...

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:...

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...

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 f...

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 -...

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 ...

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 ...

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 int...

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 ...

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
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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 ...

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...

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 Tanli...

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
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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...

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?