Thanks for tuning in this year! We'll be taking a short break in January, and will be back with more Wild Ones fun on February 6th.

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00:00 Francis is home for Xmas

03:40 FYI, we’re taking a break in January

03:56 Ranking 2024 roadie cycling trends

04:54 Trend: uber-narrow handlebars

06:33 Trend: aero everything

07:16 Trend: grey bib shorts in the World Tour

08:09 Trend: sharing Strava Year in Sport stats

10:54 Trend: turning in your hoods

13:25 Trend: 165 cranks

14:25 Trend: ‘weird’ looking aero bikes

15:32 Trend: bladder packs

18:24 Trend: bike-themed tattoos

19:57 Trend: MASSIVE TT helmets

20:54 Trend: Pas Normal Studios

21:47 Trend: drivers vs cyclist war

22:04 Why the podcast didn’t go live on time last week (FUOTW)

24:16 Our most unhinged quiz yet…

25:06 Q1: The Around The World record took how long?

26:11 Q2: How long did the tandem Around The World record take?

28:23 Q3: What risque thing did Jimmi say he’d sell for £1000?

30:49 Q4: What’s the chemical symbol for Carbon MONOXIDE?

 33:11 Q5: Which retro thing was born the same year as Tadej Pogacar?

34:26 Q6: Which retro thing was born the same year as Lotte Kopecky?

35:41 Q7: Which of these films does NOT feature a bicycle?

38:37 Jimmi’s Secret Santa for Francis

42:23 Emily’s Secret Santa for Jimmi

46:55 Francis’ Secret Santa for Emily

48:36 Unpopular Opinion: Bikes don’t have to be slammed to look nice

50:32 Unpopular Opinion: Bikes AREN’T Getting More Expensive

51:34 Christmas Unpopular Opinions

52:50 Send us your Unpopular Opinions + see you February 6th

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Jimmi finally caved and got Strava. Here's a link to his and Nic's Project 400 Strava Club

Thanks to Nic for co-hosting with us.

Here's some time stamps (FYI, sometimes the adverts throw off the timings slightly)

00:00 Jimmi and Nic's Project 400 Strava club

03:45 The elephant in the room…

06:42 SRAM’s developing a new kind of turbo trainer

10:19 Cyclist’s car insurance voided because of tow bar

13:36 UCI bans carbon monoxide & Tanfield’s bid in tatters

15:57 Why UDH is the new ‘rim v disc brakes’ - here’s what you need to know

32:54 Unpopular Opinion: Big bikes should not exist

39:26 Unpopular Opinion: Head wind is worse than climbing

41:28 Unpopular Opinion: Carbon fibre should be banned

41:48 Unpopular Opinion: No one needs a bike costing more than £2000

42: 58 Unpopular Opinion: Cycling is NOT better with friends

44:55 We need your emails! Send us your Unpopular Opinions

45:25 ‘Should I get a respray?’

48:12 How to wash a bike when you live in an apartment

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Check out more pics of the new Colnago here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDZoGOEBQiT/?img_index=6

Here's some time stamps for the episode:

00:00 Jimmi & Nic’s next big challenge

07:25 New Colnago bike unveiled

12:30 Colnago’s merch is ridiculous 

20:37 Did we just uncover a leaked Shimano groupset??

25:56 Shimano partner with team UAE, officially

28:33 Rohan Dennis pleads guilty over death of wife + pro cycling round-up

30:34 Racing chiefs say po cycling needs to be slowed down to be safer

35:54 Unpopular Opinion: Gravel is MTB for roadies who can’t ‘lower themselves’ to level of MTBers

40:47 Unpopular Opinion: Gravel bikes aren’t stupid, it’s the name that’s stupid

45:32 Unpopular Opinion: Cyclocross shouldn’t exist

46:32 Send us your Unpopular Opinions!

46:42 Secret Santa Fluff Up

47:53 ‘Help! Why did my wheels seize up in winter?’

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Colnago bike pics: https://road.cc/content/tech-news/uglier-bianchi-oltre-leaked-colnago-aero-bike-splits-opinion-311521

Astana X-Labs bike pics: 

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/tech-week-mark-cavendish-astana-chinese-bikes-311465

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Check out the vlog where Jimmi stuffs his tyre with grass here: https://youtu.be/vCV-BROYuk0?si=Qt4Ko4cfsctsakjp

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Thanks so much to Ned for giving up his time to speak to us. Check out more from him here: https://www.nedboulting.com/live

You can take a look at that footage from the 1923 race here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avp72imh6D4&t=10s

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00:00 Harry Mac wins National Hill Climb Champs on £1900 second-hand bike

10:55 Thank you!

11:18 Rapha loses £21million and admits it’s losing customers

21:08 Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer diagnosis has a powerful impact

23:23 5 things Mechanic Nic does to get his bike winter ready

34:25 Extra winter hacks

39:04 Overrated/Underrated: progressive geometry on gravel bikes

42:05 Overrated/Underrated: hydrophobic frame coatings

44:18 Overrated/Underrated: expensive helmets

48:13 Bike brand that ships its bikes in TV boxes

49:20 Best pedal system for road and gravel

53:35 Is it important that your bike looks good?

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THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to Recycke y’Bike so far, if you’d like to donate, you can do that here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-byker-biking

Check out Jake’s substack here: https://substack.com/@twowheeledgypsyqueen

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00:00 He cycled 19,000km across Africa

08:35 Pro team glued fake UCI stickers to race bikes

16:04 Help us get more free bikes to people who need them!

18:42 19,000km across Africa: planning the route

23:32 Other things to consider on a ride of this scale…

25:54 How to deal with fears and nerves

26:26 The Route

30:05 Average daily mileage

31:57 Wildfires and rockslides

35:33 Best places to ride in Africa

38:15 “I destroyed 6 rims”

49:00 Riding solo vs with friends

54:43 One piece of advice if you’re doing a big trip like this…

55:51”Be a doer, not a watcher” 

57:50 The Costs

01:00:08 Working out a budget

01:00:52 Wild camping vs wildlife

01:04:32 How do you fund a trip like this?

01:09:23 Training Prep

01:12:41 The Bike

01:18:50 No data, no worries

01:24:03 The Groupset and spares hacks

01:26:01 Bags and kit lists

01:29:26 His bike weighed how much?!

01:32:08 MVP kit

01:35:29 Setup things Jake would do differently

01:37:29 Improving your mechanic skills

01:39:11 Setting goals and keeping motivation

01:40:14 Overcoming wanting to give up

01:41:52 Busting stereotypes of riding in Africa

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