We have a new interview with Todd Carver and Cliff Simms of Specialized's RETUL division. We are going to talk about the trends they see in the industry and how they see it shaping the future of cycling and cycling products. Hopefully you heard last week's interview on "The RETUL Story" - our version of How This Was Built. If you missed it, you can go back to episode #154 to check it out.

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Last week we spoke to the three founders of RETUL about the story of the company, how the three found each other, how they leveraged their unique skills, and how they navigated their way to success.

This week we shift gears a little, shifting from a discussion of the past to a vision of the future. We want to know what trends they are seeing in the industry? What are some of the products innovations that Specialized is developing? What is driving e-bike growth? Are there any secret products that they are working on that we can learn about first?

Let's get into the interview with Cliff Simms and Todd "TC" Carver.

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• News

Articles on 303 Triathlon:

• Takeaways from the Outspoken Women in Triathlon Summit
• • Kyrsten Sinema, Congresswoman and Senator-Elect from Arizona: In order from least to most difficult, it goes like this: run for Congress, train for and complete an Ironman, run for Senate
  • Kessler - “Words are the house you live in”
• USA Triathlon Compete Clean Campaign Launched to Expand Anti-Doping Efforts
• • expanded its testing at age-group races
  • Education - athletes may not be aware that a prescription they’re taking might be banned
  • Leslie Buchanan, Director of Anti-Doping at the International Triathlon Union
  • 100k
  • submit a tip to USADA’s Play Clean Tip Center at usada.org/playclean with an option to remain anonymous

 

• Triathlon Trivia
• • E Bike Statistics
  • 1. How many e-bikes sold in 2017 world wide? 3.4 million, 34 million 340 million

 

About 34 million ebikes were sold worldwide in 2017 From

1. In 2017, the U.S. market grew to 163k, 263k of 563k?

 

263,000 bikes, a 25% gain from the prior year. From

1. Of the 263K, how many were imported to the US? 15K, 115K or 215K?

2017’s tally north of 263,000, a new record for the market. Of that number, 215,000 were believed to have been imported into the USA during the year, with a further 15,000 thought to have been built domestically by various assemblers. From

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YouTube Video of the Week - Underground Bicycle Parking Systems in Japan

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• Tim Yount and Nick Koppin on the USAT Point System and qualifying for Worlds
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