Podcast Episodes

There is no best bike

Episode 171

When Escape Collective first launched, Ronan Mc Laughlin announced plans for an aero leaderboard. The goal was to test race bikes in real-world conditions using the latest testing tools to determine …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The barriers to entry-level road race bikes

Episode 170

This week, Ronan and Dave ponder how they would equip an entry-level road bike, and while chatting, realise that maybe the industry has backed itself into a costly corner.

Of course, there’s a PSA and…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Riding a 32in and Ronan is now a mountain biker

Episode 169

An Irish road cyclist walks into the R&D department of an international bike brand and rides a prototype mountain bike. That’s the joke.

In this episode, Dave and Ronan discuss 32-inch-wheeled mountai…

Published on 2 months ago

'There are no new ideas left in cycling'

Episode 168

The Portland-based Made show has wrapped up for another year, and our website has been buzzing with coverage from the handmade bike event.

This week’s Geek Warning is a bit different from the usual fo…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The spares we carry

Episode 167

It’s a shorter episode this week as Escape’s Suvi Loponen and Dave Rome catch up to discuss the spares they carry and how to ensure they work when you need them most.

On the news front, they discuss t…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Progress creates opportunity in the backfill

Episode 166

It’s time to geek out. This week, Ronan Mc Laughlin and Dave Rome discuss how as bikes progress, market opportunity is often created in what those bikes previously provided. Through this conversation…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The UCI approval sticker is overrated

Episode 165

A mix of rumours circling and the recently reviewed FiftyOne Sika road bike have Ronan and Dave pondering whether the UCI frame sticker is relevant to many of us. Spoiler, it’s not.

The episode was re…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Brakes, brakes, and brakes on big wheels

Episode 164

What in the upside-down world is this? Ronan Mc Laughlin has been investigating rumours around the UCI getting involved with the new 32 in wheelsize, and in this episode of Geek Warning, you’ll hear …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Finished with unfinished products in the market

Episode 163

Recorded just after watching Tadej and Jonas summit Ventoux on aero bikes, this episode sees Ronan McLaughlin, Dave Rome, and Suvi Loponen discuss whether the latest and lightest road bikes are now d…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Big wheels, TT saddles, and Five Stars

Episode 162

We’re in thick of race season and there’s plenty to discuss on the tech front. The mountain bike world is rubbing their eyes at the sight of a 32-inch-wheeled full suspension. Meanwhile, on the road,…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago