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The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast
Episode 162
Sunday, June 4th, 2017
HOST: Carlton Reid
GUESTS: Jim Moss & Donna Tocci
SPONSOR: Jenson USA
TOPICS
200 bikes and a lot of cash: What it costs a bike brand to sponsor a WorldTour team.
Will NASCAR’s most popular driver bring cycling to a new audience?
Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association creating training courses for mechanics and National Bicycle Dealers Association buys Barnett Bicycle Institute. Plus, how the UK bike industry has long had a professional qualification for bike mechanics.
Pitfalls of crowdfunding in the bike industry.
3-ft passing laws now becoming 5-ft passing laws in some US counties. But should the distance be even greater? How about like in the UK’s Highway Code where the “rule” is to give as much room as a motorist would give a car.
How to overtake cyclists video, from UK, with Chris Boardman and a driving instructor.
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Thanks for the bike passing video! A more compelling addition would be a close range pass with audio. That is truly terrifying and if I driver was ever passed like that they would NEVER do that to a cyclist again.
I’ve been passed by cars with bikes on the roof!
I liked the commentary about mechanic certification.
Apparently the job is held in much higher esteem in the U.K…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01xasUtlvw