Escape Collective

Placeholders: Your company is in bed with Vino

Iain, Jonny, Kate, and Caley are back this week to dive into the biggest stories in cycling, including but not limited to...
- The Astana sunglasses debacle
- Latvian politics
- Press the Garmin button (again)
- The UCI won't email Iain back
- Quickstep and the classics

Geek Warning: The Trojan horse of derailleur hangers and way too much stock

Dave Rome, Ronan Mc Laughlin, and Caley Fretz are back with another nerdy episode, this week they dive into...
Two broken handlebars in the same race
The broader implications of SRAM's new derailleur hanger-killer
The crazy levels of excess stock in the bike industry right now

Wheel Talk: The new Trek-Segafredo

This week on the Wheel Talk Podcast we talk about one of the oldest one-days on the women's calendar Trofeo Alfredo Binda. We dive into the winning team's tactics, and what other teams maybe did wrong. Plus we answer questions about a women's Milan-Sanremo and more.

Deep Dive Special: How SRAM is killing the rear derailleur hanger

We promised deep dive episodes, and here's the first of many more. In this episode, Dave Rome sits down with SRAM's Lachlan McKillop to discuss the nitty-gritty details of the new Eagle Transmissions. This episode may focus on new mountain bike technology, but plenty here could influence future road bike design.
Check out escapecollective.cc for Dave's review of the new XX SL.

Pretty Serious Bike Racing: Milan-San Remo and the Trofeo Alfredo Binda

One-day racing is really heating up! In episode three of the PSBRP, Ronan Mc Laughlin and Ruth Winder join Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to cover...
Mathieu van der Poel’s Milan-San Remo brilliance
Trek-Segafredo's dominance at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda
A very busy week to come that includes the Volta a Catalunya and a bunch of big races in Belgium

Geek Warning: Is Campag killing the thumb shifter?

This week’s Geek Warning episode lands with some big news! No, it’s not the new cover art (which is great), but rather that we now have a website that can be found at EscapeCollective.cc.
Also discussed in this episode…
- Official and unofficial things from Campagnolo.•Mountain bike shoes that should please bike fitters.
- An aero helmet that looks funny, but is said to provide benefits that are no joke.•Dave and Ronan discuss what they’ve been obsessing over lately.
- And then we throw to the live member audience for questions.

Placeholders: Groupe Gaudu and MSR too

Caley, Ronan, Kate, and Jonny are back to talk through the biggest stories from the week in cycling. This week, they dive into...
- Faulkner's glucose monitor 
- Roglic is back and never left
- Tao won a real Giro
- An MSR preview

Wheel Talk: SD Worx dominates on European soil

Welcome to the Wheel Talk Podcast, a podcast breaking down the ins and outs of the Women's WorldTour. Hosted by Abby Mickey, Loren Rowney and Gracie Elvin with special guest Tilda Price.
 
This week we talk about a very snowy, and short, edition of Ronde van Drenthe, a lot of WorldTour racing that we missed out on, plus we answer a few listener questions about Marta Cavalli, Movistar's ability to challenge Trek-Segafredo and SD Worx, and more.
 
Find us on Twitter @thewheeltalkpod!

Pretty Serious Bike Racing: Paris-Nice, Tirreno, and Drenthe

For whatever reason, someone is still letting us talk about bike racing. In episode two of the PSBRP, Ronan Mc Laughlin and Abby Mickey join Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to cover...
Tadej Pogačar's Paris-Nice dominance
Primož Roglič's return to form at Tirreno-Adriatico
Lorena Wiebes and another big win for SD Worx at the Ronde van Drenthe
The fast-approaching Milan-San Remo and Trofeo Alfredo Binda

Geek Warning: Inner tubes, no tubes, and our first live audience!

The Escape Collective has officially launched and with that, it’s time to kick off our first show in front of a (virtual) audience. This week Dave, Ronan, and Caley discuss...• New and old tyre-related things from Conti, Specialized, and Tubolito.• Ronan shares that he doesn’t want to look forward in his free time.• Dave worries about whether we want to go where mechanical shifting is headed.• And then we throw to the live audience for questions.