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Simply Bicycles. For those who are passionate about anything and everything bicycles and cycling. Brad and Kevin ask the questions that usually matter (but often times really don't) and whenever possible bring in the experts to sort out their confusion.
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161 - Trek’s 32" Prototype Leak & Why Local Races Are Struggling (opens the original)
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In episode 161 of Shiftless, Kevin and Chef Brad Green record together from Casa Verde while testing new remote-recording tech, then catch up on Brad’s busy holiday catering schedule and his excitement over making pad kee mao at home. The conversation shifts to cycling news, including spy footage of a prototype 32-inch dual-suspension Trek mountain bike raced by Evie Richards at Soldier Hollow and what it signals about big brands moving toward 32s, plus discussion of 32-inch wins and results tie
160: Don Walker on Bringing NAHBS Back (Reunion & Invitational) + Handmade Bike Culture (opens the original)
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We had to hold this one for a bit a edit out some details that are in flux at the moment. Updates coming soon!Shiftless episode 160 features guest Don Walker, founder of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), discussing the show’s origins and return. Walker recounts launching the first NAHBS in 2005 in Houston with about 23–25 exhibitors and roughly 700 attendees, then rapid growth in San Jose (93 exhibitors and about 3,000 attendees), Portland (around 150 exhibitors and over 5,000 at
Shiftless 159 Redux: Heat, Bike Routines, Tire Hype, and a New Mexico Escape (opens the original)
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In this redux episode of Shiftless, the hosts talk through an ongoing Texas heat advisory, drought conditions, and hopes for cooler weather, then shift to riding routines as one host returns to a 22-mile road spin while dealing with lingering knee and elbow issues. They debate cycling industry marketing around marginal gains, wax lubes, pricey chain products, Silca and WTB “aero” gravel tires, and Stan’s new road/gravel sealant, arguing the industry over-focuses on the “pointy end” instead of we
158: Pogačar’s Vuelta Crash, Safe Cycling Summit, More MADE/NAHBS & More Routes Coming (opens the original)
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Safe Cycling Summit: https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/TX/Gainesville/NorthTexasSafeCyclingSummitJoin Club Spinistry: https://www.clubspinistry.com/In Shiftless episode 158, we return to Casa Verde and open with a Spinistry update: after a bicycle crash led to an ER visit, a kidney mass was discovered and one kidney is scheduled to be removed on October 6, disrupting late-summer plans and potentially limiting traditional event operations during recovery. They ask listeners to support Spinistry by
157: Fires, Silca Tires, the State of Gravel Racing & HandMADE Controversies Coming? (opens the original)
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In Shiftless episode 157(ish), recorded at Dusty Roads Bicycles, the hosts discuss unexpected cooler weather caused by smoke from a rapidly spreading Palo Pinto County grass fire and how extreme conditions have hurt riding motivation. They recap trends from the MADE show, especially the surge in 32-inch wheels, and debate frame materials and carbon durability, with Nico weighing in. They cover Lynskey’s $795 titanium frame “fire sale,” and Dylan Johnson’s two-year collaboration with Silca to lau
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