This week Sean and John look at the trends in modern road bike design and their impact on carbon fibre design and manufacture. Specifically how this affects riders safety, both in the world tour and the Sunday club run. Based on an in depth discussion on this subject Sean has with Raoul Luescher from Luescher Teknik for Team Camp members, expect a bit of a rant!

Episode 157 Rider Safety and Bike Design, an Educated Rant

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 In this episode of the Cycle Systems Online Podcast, host Sean delves into the often-overlooked ethical concerns in the bike manufacturing industry. With a spotlight on the recent investigation into Shimano’s Malaysian factory, he explores issues such as labor exploitation, environmental degradation, and the lack of fair trade standards in bike production. Sean discusses historical parallels to indentured labor and highlights potential solutions by drawing comparisons to the apparel industry’s efforts towards ethical manufacturing. 

Episode 196: Labour Conditions in the Bike Trade - Worst and Best Cases

In this episode of the Cycle Systems Online Podcast, we are joined by Lee Kidger, a prominent figure in the cycling industry who recently transitioned from his role as Managing Director at Raleigh UK to embark on new and exciting ventures. Lee shares his career journey, starting from his early days in a health food store to leading roles in the bike industry, and discusses his latest projects, including his work with The Electric Bike Shop and various consulting and charitable endeavors. 

Episode 195: The UK bike industry with Raleigh's Managing Director, Lee Kidger

Warranty work, unless you sell exclusively Pashleys and Bromptons you'll have lots of this. It seems most mainstream manufacturers see warranty cases as a cost of business. However, are they taking their fair share of the hit or does the humble bike shop shoulder the burden instead?

EPISODE 194: Warranty work and it's implications for bike shops

Internal routing does look cool, but does is equate progress and modernity? Well, if like me, you have been working on these bikes you may have been starting to think maybe not

EPISODE 191: The Hidden Costs of Internal Routing

The long overdue Shimano 11spd crank recall seems to be throwing up as many questions as it is answering. Is this a genuine recall, or an attempt to push as much of the responsibility elsewhere as possible?

Episode 157 Rider Safety and Bike Design, an Educated Rant

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