John, Stef & Craig discuss a very true to legacy HRSL points-based iTT first round of HSRL 26 round 3 and just how much it rewards reading the race description, how Queen's Highway is an outstanding Herd Beginner Racing route, ZRL changes, ECRO Chasing Red and more.

Craig, John, Steve & Stef chat about the HSRL series finale on Montmartre Mixer, and aren't sure whether to be excited or filled with dread. HBR is on Greater London Flat this week, vice London Flat last week. Is Greatest London Flat in the cards next week? Wait and find out.

The crew is off for Cricket, Wiffleball, running and long outdoor rides coming up this weekend...

Craig, Stef & John discuss 10 laps of madness on Bell Lap with 2 FAL each lap for HSRL, London Flat for HBR, and roll our collective eyes at Zwift introducing another colourway for the Canyon Aeroad CFR - but it must be bought as another bike, and upgraded again...

After a debate over who's hosting, Steve, Stef & Craig talk about HSRL on Cobbled Crown, new madness from friend of the show James Bailey, and wonder just how big the error bars are on Zwift Insider's equipment test data...

In a special short chat, Marjolein, Stef and Steve catch up with HERD regular Craig Martin who is at the 2026 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane, Australia. It's a long way from Canada as we discover!

Here's the feed we mention during the chat: https://www.youtube.com/live/g3JU8Us_u9s?si=OIWC3PFJnZpiKHSC

Brent, Stef, Chris, John & Craig talk about HSRL on Peaky Pavé, which has too many segments, Zwift's newly released equipment, of which there's too much, and the upcoming new climb in the Paris world, which is taking too long...

HSRL is on Bologna TT, and Craig & Stef welcome Bill R to his first appearance on the pod.

Pink Tron returns after a short Hiatus with Craig, Chris, John & Stef discussing the final week of the first HSRL series of 2026 on the Ghostbusters-inspired Stay-Puft Pursuit.

Peanut Butter Porter is a major talking point.

Your slightly delayed Pink Tron talks about the Queen's Highway HSRL, firmware updates to play controllers and how we kill time on longer rides on the trainer. 

Options abound for the HSRL Scratch Race on Yumezi Grit, Steve, John & Stef talk about their experiences on it. News is limited to a number of wheels and frames that are not the best, and then John grills Craig about his New England race trip.