Escape Collective
Welcome to the Escape Collective podcast network, formerly known as the Placeholders. On this channel, you’ll be able to listen to every Escape Collective pod: Placeholders (we’re keeping this name, it has a special place in our hearts), Geek Warning, Pretty Serious Bike Racing, and Wheel Talk. Each of these podcasts also has its own channel, if you’re only interested in one of them.
Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
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
5 days ago
5 days ago
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
6 days ago
Wheel Talk: The new Trek-Segafredo
6 days ago
6 days ago
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.
6 days ago
6 days ago
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.
7 days ago
7 days ago
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
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Geek Warning: Is Campag killing the thumb shifter?
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
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.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Placeholders: Groupe Gaudu and MSR too
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
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
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Wheel Talk: SD Worx dominates on European soil
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
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!
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Pretty Serious Bike Racing: Paris-Nice, Tirreno, and Drenthe
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
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
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Geek Warning: Inner tubes, no tubes, and our first live audience!
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
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.

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Wow look at us, putting our hands in! There's no I in TEAM. There's a me if you just use some of the letters out of order though!