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April 24, 2015 WHBP #25 - Storms A-Comin'
WHBP 25 - Storms A-Comin'
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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Greg and mattio finish the Paris-Roubaix talk for 2015 with a discussion of the technology and sociology of rear suspension road bikes, then and now. With that out of the way talk turns to... basements! Specifically, Greg's big new basement, and generally, bicycle storage and workspace needs and realities for the apartment dweller versus the homeowner.
Episode Links
Pinarello Dogma K8-S
The Moots YBB
George Hincapie's Elastomer Rear Suspension Paris-Roubaix Bike (2006)
Lemond Paris-Roubaix Bike - Full suspension! (Thanks to Jeremy Rauch for letting us use his screen cap for the header photo here).
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
40 min
April 18, 2015 WHBP #24 - Benediction
WHBP 24 - Benediction
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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This week Greg and mattio dive deep into Jørgen Leth's classic Paris-Roubaix documentary A Sunday In Hell. What makes it so great? And they close with a thumbs up for the peculiar American cycling fan practice of rising early on Sunday mornings to drink coffee and watch bike races over the Internet.
Episode Links
A Sunday In Hell - YouTube (WATCH THIS FIRST).
Intro to There Will Be Blood
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
45 min
April 02, 2015 WHBP #23 - 11 x ND
WHBP23 - 11 x ND
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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This week, we begin with a drinking vocabulary lesson before diving into our first topic: Greg finally bought some carbon fiber wheels. Our technical consultant, Ian, and mattio heavily enabled this purchase, but you might be surprised by how attainable a light set of carbon wheels can really be. Finally, we close with a discussion of our experiences and feelings on bicycle touring.
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
37 min
March 26, 2015 WHBP #22 - Springtime, Not Death

This proposed cycle track is on the Arborway, not the Jamaicaway. Oops!
WHBP 22 - Springtime, Not Death
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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Greg and mattio get together to talk about their relationship to bike lanes. For guys who like to go fast, they can sometimes feel constraining. But there's a bigger picture. Plus, mattio has Strong Words to share on the slippery slush of the spring melt.
*Correction: the proposed protected bike lane in Boston that Greg mentions is on the Arborway, not the Jamaicaway.
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
31 min
March 20, 2015 WHBP #21 - Where's Wiggo?

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WHBP 21 - Where's Wiggo?
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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It's Part 2 of our Spring Classics preview with Whit Yost! Whit is a contributor to Bicycling Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Pavé Blog (where mattio has contributed a number of pieces himself) and America's foremost Spring Classics pundit. This week, Whit tells us which riders to watch, and we make some wild picks for the coming big races - just in time for Milan-San Remo!
Episode Links
Bicycling Magazine
Pavé Blog
The one smart thing Greg ever wrote
mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
Whit Twitter: @whityost
Email us at [email protected]
Tweet us at @_WHBP
Music: "Life Before Wartime" by Maxwell's Demon
40 min
March 13, 2015 WHBP #20 - A Big Bottle of Malt Liquor
WHBP 20 - A Big Bottle of Malt Liquor
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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Whit Yost joins us for our two-part Spring Classics preview! Whit is a contributor to Bicycling Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Pavé Blog (where mattio has contributed a number of pieces himself) and America's foremost Spring Classics pundit. This week, Whit tells us a little bit about how he got into cycling and his time as an Assistant Directeur Sportif for the Mercury-Viatel professional cycling team, before we review the first three big dates of the Classics Season, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kurne-Brussels-Kurne and Strade Bianche, and discuss the races still to come.
Episode Links
Bicycling Magazine
Pavé Blog
mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
Whit Twitter: @whityost
Email us at [email protected]
Tweet us at @_WHBP
Music: "Life Before Wartime" by Maxwell's Demon
40 min
March 06, 2015 WHBP #19 - A Surplus of Dentists
WHBP 19 - A Surplus of Dentists
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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This week, Senior Technical Consultant/Correspondent Ian Schmidt tags in for mattio as we discuss the encroachment of MTB technology into road and cyclocross bikes. First up is a fairly detailed discussion about the pros and cons of road tubeless tires. Then we get all WHBP and wonder about the implications of all this new tech for cost and accessibility of the sport.
Episode Links
À bloc: Suspension in Cyclocross
VeloNews - Michelin waiting for ProTeams to come asking for tires
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
Ian (our Technical Consultant and Correspondent!) Twitter: @gyenyame
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
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February 26, 2015 WHBP #18 - Ask an Official, Part Two
WHBP 18 - Ask an Official, Part 2
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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This week, we have special guest and USA Cycling official Emily Good for the second of our two part Ask an Official series! Learn what the blue shirts do, what they are and are not responsible for, and how they help make our sanctioned races work. This week, Greg goes on an epic rant about the availability of safety pins, and Emily tells us which rule she would most like to change.

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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
Emily Twitter: @ejgood
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
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February 21, 2015 WHBP #17 - Ask an Official, Part One

It looks less fuzzy in real life.
WHBP 17 - Ask an Official, Part 1
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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This week, we have special guest and USA Cycling official Emily Good for the first of our two part Ask an Official series! Learn what the blue shirts do, what they are and are not responsible for, and how they help make our sanctioned races work. This week, Emily tells us about how she came to be a USA Cycling official, what the job is like, and what racers think about what officials are there to do versus their actual responsibilities.
Episode Links
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
Emily Twitter: @ejgood
Email us at [email protected]
Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
47 min
February 12, 2015 WHBP #16 - Be Excellent To Each Other

Greg doesn't race this bike in criteriums... but he probably could.
WHBP 16 - Be Excellent To Each Other
Greg Colby, mattio montesano
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This week on WHBP is all about de-biking, n-u, n+0, however you want to put it. We debunk the endless repetition of "n+1," talk about bikes for purposes, how many bikes we want and whether buying something can change your life in a meaningful way. Spoiler: it can't.
Episode Links
Cycling in the South Bay - De-biking
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mattio Twitter: @_mattio
Greg Twitter: @grolby
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Music: "Life Before Wartime," by Maxwell's Demon
38 min

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