This week we talk to YouTuber Charles Ouimet! Here is a little more about Charles. CHARLES OUIMET AKA THE ‘’RACEFLUENCER’’ I’m a Montreal-based cycling Youtuber, elite athlete, and commercial photographer. Combining my passion for sports and content creation, I’ve devoted myself to building an audience who loves riding bikes, loves cycling gear and loves cycling adventures. Whether it’s a road, gravel, TT, Fat, Track bike, I’m always up for the challenge. Throughout the last year, I’ve fully embraced and appropriated the term ‘’racefluencer’’ to myself. Why? Because even though I create cycling videos and photos, I can still rip any bikes, outsprint actual pro-cyclists and make good results at any race I attend. Follow on YouTube

This week we sat down with Jim from Extreme Nano Lubricants and learned about where he got his start and why he decided to enter the slippery slope of bike lubricants. What is Extreme Nano Chain Lube? Our Extreme Nano Premium Bicycle Chain Lube was developed to improve and maintain drivetrain efficiency throughout your entire race or ride, as well as extend the lifespan of your chain and cassette. Each of our formulas contains a state-of-the-art blend of up to three different proprietary “Nano-Lubes” which are 100% unique to the cycling industry. Learn More At ExtremeNanoLubricants.com

Based out of Brevard, NC, Dylan is a cycling coach that has over 10 years of racing and training experience. He draws from his experience as a top level ultra-endurance mountain and gravel racer, but more important than that he actually looks at the science and makes coaching decisions based on peer-reviewed research. Learn More about Dylan's Coaching Follow Dylan on YouTube Follow Dylan on Instagram

Katheryn has always been active in sports. Growing up in Connecticut, she played field hockey, basketball, softball, and lacrosse before finding rowing where she was a member of the crew team at Mount Holyoke College. After graduating and moving to Vermont, she expanded her activities to include rock climbing, backpacking and mountain biking before getting bit by the road cycling bug when she was in graduate school. After graduating with a MS from University of Vermont in 2002, Katheryn packed up her bags (and bikes!) and moved to California to pursue being a full time cyclist. She found a home with the Webcor Professional Women's Cycling Team where she found success in 2005 in winning Elite Nationals and in 2008 in winning the Geelong World Cup. She represented the US in four World Championships and is most proud of her dedication to being a team player. Since retiring from racing, Katheryn has stayed involved in women's cycling through being a director sportif for the Amy D Foundation for three years and most recently for the pro team, Tibco-SVB. She loves leading group rides in her local area of Northern California and having adventures around the world that involve being on a bike. Katheryn got into Zwift several years ago and now seems to be having cycling career 2.0! Important Links: Victim, survivor, warrior: The transformation of Genevieve Jeanson

This week we talk about getting back into the world with your bike, emerging from the great winter hibernation on the trainer. We cover some really great and affordable tools for the average home mechanic in addition to getting your bike ready. Oumers Chain Whip: https://amzn.to/3tzx2e9 Park Tool Cable Cutters: https://amzn.to/3tGpruy Adjustable Torque Wrench: https://amzn.to/3IQyS0B Pro Bike Tool Adjustable Torque Wrench Set: https://amzn.to/3Ciw4Xw Harbor Freight T-Handle Hex Key Set: https://amzn.to/3HLT42y Basic Bike Tool Set Starter Kit: https://amzn.to/37clAOh Click Here To Support Us On Patreon

A Little From Emily:  I grew up in a family of ten children, the fifth child to a preacher. We lived in the small town of Burlington WA and grew up in a way that is often labeled now as “free range” aka an healthy, wholesome and adventurous childhood. I was introduced to music at the age of seven and still remember my first piano lesson. The teacher had to put a stool under my dangling feet and I was immediately captivated by the instrument. As lessons progressed I recall rushing home to learn whichever new piece had been assigned me. Years down the road found me as an insecure and confused twenty year old who knew nothing of what she wanted beyond the fact that she loved music. I spent the next 7 years of my life completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano performance. The transition into sport may seem unlikely, but the discipline of being a musician translated into what it took to become a professional athlete. The pathway seemed to open before me, though not without a great deal of sacrifice and commitment. Now, eight years after my first road race, I find myself in my fifth year being part of a team that has grown very dear to me. I am now married to a wonderful man who has never once doubted my capabilities, and am a mother to a beautiful girl of six and a half years. Some of my happiest moments are at home, making a favorite meal while my husband and daughter laugh together as they build a castle or paint a forest. Sometimes I wonder what drives me to leave this wonderful haven and put myself through the suffering provided by the sport of cycling. But I know there’s an innate desire within me to find my limits, to push past fears, to show my little girl that with hard work and perseverance, great things are achievable. Garmin Out Front Mount - https://amzn.to/3H6u99t Support Us On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=44545130

This week we talk to Mark Beaumont after answering two listener questions and getting an update on Nicks' new bike! About Mark Over the past two decades Mark has pushed the limits of endurance, spoken at thousands of events and worked in over 100 countries. Amongst other Guinness World Records he remains the fastest person to have cycled around the planet. Marks passion for entrepreneurship takes him into a range of businesses, backing innovation and advising on growth. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with his wife Nicci and two daughters. First Question I have too much junk in my trunk - what do I really need to carry on a 30-180 minute ride. I don't want to have to hire a sherpa but also don't want to have to call AAA for the most minor issue. What is the right size package for group activities? -TooMuchJunkInTheTrunk Second Question "I've come to an impasse with my bike. It's getting older, 105 10speed and aluminum. I like to ride all kinds of surfaces and I am not a racer by any stretch. As my wife says I am frugal, what are some really good aluminum options on the market. I would prefer to keep my organs on the inside and not sell them. Thanks, (Frugal) Fred"

This week we go full BMX and talk to Joce –pronounced Jah-ss, short for Jocelyn Camarra. We had a blast talking with her about injuries, learning new stuff on a bike and her infamous 360º. We hope you enjoy this one! A Little About Joce Joce is a wild child with a love for burritos and stoke. She’s the first woman to do the open loop on a bmx bike and typically the first one laughing at something inappropriate too. Wrangler of wild Mini Aussie beasts and lover of fun, she’s amped to see what’s next for her adventure on little kids bikes!

ABOUT LIZZI We sat down to talk to Lizzi about her cycling story and how she found the motivation to start NeoPro with her husband Nick. They both love cycling, but wanted more from their kit, and at a better cost. Lizzi is one of us, the common cyclist, she isn't sponsored and understands the needs of cyclists. That is what really appealed to us about her and NeoPro. We hope you enjoy this episode! We had a blast talking to her. ABOUT NEOPRO NeoPro – cycling found me – comes from the time when it all started. We didn’t go hunting for cycling - cycling found us. Now it’s a huge part of our daily lives and drives our purpose. We’ve ridden and raced road and track cycling for 15 years and counting and we want to help others to love it as much as we do. We’re on a mission! We want everyone to be able to have cool kit at a price that doesn’t break the bank. Cool, comfortable, quality kit at amazing prices. Our customers vouch for us that we haven’t compromised those 3 things to achieve what we have! This is why we started NeoPro and achieving our dreams and goals is really the sweetest feeling. What makes it sweeter is the support we have had along the way and the family that has formed around NeoPro - everyone supports, encourages and celebrates each other along the way. HOW THEIR DREAM BEGAN Cycling, bikes and kit. The more involved you get, the more you catch the bug, the more you want, and the more you need. You live it, breathe it, FEEL it. Need it, want it, MUST have it. In 2015 we brought our dream to life. After our own experiences needing new kit and the total cost required for 2 people to get a few new kits nearing the price of a mid range bike, we decided to make designs we love, at a price we also love. To design and create cycling kit, that is high quality, that doesn’t break the bank is a tough ask and it didn't happen quickly! Our goal is to make kit so cool, you want every single style that comes out, at a price that enables it to be a reality. Their kits are designed and tested in their home Brisbane, Australia and ridden all over the world! We are so proud!

You asked them, we answered them! That's right, all of the questions have been asked by you. Without your support this podcast would not be possible. We hope you enjoy this one! It was fun. Thank you for a great first season! Tubealube76 When does a bike become art? Lazyrollz Andrew doesn’t know this but I was tailing him in my car at the waterfront. I noticed that he had an unusually low cadence. I always thought a higher cadence was better. Not sure what his gps was, but he was doing about 27mph. How is that possible?! What the deal? Tyler In your eyes, what area of bicycle development will see the next big technological advancement? Will it be braking systems? Hubs? Shifting? Materials? Something else? Additionally, will these advancements make me faster? Chad Describe your most memorable ride of 2021. Either most enjoyable, or most miserable. Remember: You never remember your best day of television, but never forget your worst night in the woods. StayPuftMarshmallow Love the show, but do I really need the Lycra? -Leonard, San Matteo CA TokenBikerRyder How do I find Night Rides in the Pittsburgh Area moepowah! How do I increase my Watts per kilogram. I currently max out about 2.75 and would like to be able to bike with the big boys. stravacurious how accurate is the calorie burn on Strava. Asking for a friend gottagofast999 I've just got back into biking this year and I realized how much I love going fast on flat and downhills. I'm debating on getting a gravel bike. What's the average max speed for a street bike compared to a gravel bike? handpumpchump I recently acquired a new to me street bike and learned that the tire pressure for the tires I have need to be 90-110 PSI. I've seen people use CO^2 based pumps. Are they better then the hand pumps? Diet Fad Dan Ever since I started biking I've been getting advertisements on Facebook and Instagram about the "Cycling Diet" They're claiming results from cycling for only $14.95 a month. I smell a scam. Is there such thing as a cycling diet? Challenge obsessed Carl I started using Strava in July and I started doing challenges and I'm now obsessed with collecting the virtual trophies. Is there a way to find more challenges to do? Todd Ralphs, Idaho What is the best part about being able to talk to the people you guys talk to?! Keep up the good work! 1Chain2Shifters Question for you both. If you had to choose the perfect bike, what would it be? You ask all of these amazing cyclists what they want and you talk about dream bikes, but you really haven't talked about what bike you like or want. Ohh and your budget is $2300. Good luck!  -Phil from Quebec

Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Lael started commuting by bike in her 20s. Within a year, riding to work became riding across the country and then all over the world. She began ultra distance racing in 2015 and holds the women’s records in the Tour Divide and Trans Am. Lael is motivated to encourage more people, especially women, to ride. In 2022, she'll organize Tucson GRIT, a girls cycling mentorship program and host two women's bike packing challenges in Europe. Follow her at @laelwilcox

This week we talk to Shane Miller. Shane has been at the forefront of Zwift and PowerMeter testing and advice on YouTube. Thanks to Shanes 'Llama Lab Test', his advice to companies in the beta testing periods has been crucial to many companies when it comes to verification of data. Shane has a very accomplished race pedigree, from TT to Road in the Australian scene. He stopped racing in 2016 and focused more on Zwift and his YouTube Channel. Quoted by TACX as “having a huge influence in making indoor training exciting” – Shanes goal is to help people have a better experience training and racing with technology both indoors and out. Follow Shane: YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Strava

We had the chance to sit down and talk to Matt about everything from Andrew and Matt's favorite cyclist, reliving some of the funny videos from Matt's days at GCN and all around cycling. A Little About Matt As a junior rider, Stephens won the Junior Tour of Wales in both 1987 and 1988, one of only two riders to win the race twice. He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 61st in the road race. Stephens finished 8th in the Amateur World Road Race Championships in 1995, forming part of a break on the second lap of the race alongside eventual winner Danny Nelissen and earning Team GB their squad for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 (automatic qualification for the Games was restricted to nations with finishers in the top 15 of the 1995 World Championships). However, he was not selected for the Olympic Road Race team that year, causing some uproar amongst fans of the sport. He became the British National Road Race Champion in 1998. After this he turned professional with the British-based Harrods team in 1998, before riding for the Linda McCartney Racing Team in 1999 until their demise in February 2001. During the 2000 3-week Giro d'Italia race he battled through with injuries from a fall, earning media admiration. He rode for Sigma Sport between 2001 and 2011, acting as rider/manager from 2010 onwards. He combined his racing at Sigma Sport with a career in the police with Cheshire Constabulary, which he joined in 2001. A broken knee in the 2011 Paris-Troyes ended his racing career. Since retiring from racing, he has written for various websites as well as being the 'specialist' on ITV4's Halfords Tour Series and Tour of Britain coverage, and commentating on live races for British Cycling's Premier Calendar and Eurosport. He also worked as a presenter for Global Cycling Network, a YouTube channel backed by Shift Active Media. On 24 April 2018, he announced on the weekly Global Cycling Network (GCN) show that he would leave GCN, shifting his focus to race commentary work and live events.

This week we talk to Mandy Marquardt! A Little About Mandy: Mandy learned to love riding a bicycle at the age of 10 at the Brian Piccolo Velodrome near her home in south Florida. A little less than a year later, Mandy won three medals in cycling, including two gold medals (criterium and time trial) at the 2003 U.S. Junior Women’s 10-12 Road National Championships. Early in high school she moved back to Germany to live with her father, continuing to compete in many endurance road and track cycling events. It was during this time she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After completing her senior year of high school in Florida, she balanced studies and cycling at Penn State Lehigh Valley. It was during college in 2012, at age 21, that she moved her cycling focus to the track and sprint disciplines. Mandy resides in Allentown, PA and is currently a full-time professional cyclist for Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. As part of the USA Cycling National Team, she has raced internationally at the Pan-American Championships, UCI World Cups, and UCI World Championships. A 22-time U.S. National Champion, Mandy currently holds three U.S National Records in the Women’s Standing 500m TT, 1km TT and the Team Sprint. Mandy graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 2014, and is currently pursuing her MBA with Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. She is an active ambassador for many organizations, including TrueSport, The Taylor Hooton Foundation, and the St. Luke’s University Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania . Mandy is passionate about being a role model for children worldwide as well as for everyone affected by diabetes. The Kit Andrew was referring to: CEROTIPOLAR Kit On Amazon

Professional World Tour bike racer turned professional bike rider, Ted King is now an ambassador for the general sport of cycling. He lobbies in support of putting more peoples’ butts on bikes, which takes the form of dabbling in gravel, coaching, hosting a pair of events with Rooted Vermont and King Challenge, operating on the board of organizations like Mountain Bike Afghanistan, and instigating stoke for the sport of cycling.

This week we talk to Lex Albrecht. Lex Albrecht is a Canadian athlete who began racing as a professional road cyclist in 2012.  She has been a member of the Canadian National Team and various professional teams including UCI Women's World Tour teams. She is a 8 time Champion of Québec, 3 time podium finisher at the Canadian National Championships, and has represented Canada on 4 occasions at the World Championships, and other prestigious international events in four continents Raised in Barrie and Oro-Medonte, Canada, Lex moved to the province of Québec at the age of 18.  There, she became proficient in French and studied Medical Biology (Biologie médicale) at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.  Lex worked as a research assistant at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientfique (INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier).  Lex also races gravel, and loves mountain biking and motorcycling.  She's dabbled in track cycling and even picked up a BMX on a few occasions. Lex is based in Montréal, Canada, was coached by Chris Rozdilsky for most of her career and is now coached by Joy McCulloch who she found through TrainingPeaks' coach matching service.  Lex rides and races BMC bikes, and wears Sena Smart Helmets. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon.

We have been following Nick’s instagram page for a while. Once he started doing the Nick and Rick reels, we knew we had to have him on the show. You can follow him on instagram @nickarend. Nick has a very strong passion for cycling, but he has combined that with his love for photography. Our conversation ranges from his struggle with vanity vs comfort on the bike to building his dream bike, and taking time to stare at it everyday, to how he found his way to train indoors. We hope you enjoy listening to the conversation. Follow Nick Arend On Instagram If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon.

This episode, we talk to Graham Foster, sales manager of Trek. Despite being from Greenville, South Carolina, he was not racing bikes as a youngster. Graham was a runner who found bike racing in college. Despite this, we learn about his rise from a category racer to being a domestic pro. Graham shares his experience going through the ranks and has some advice for those looking to start racing. We learn about Graham's memorable experience in the ATHENS TWILIGHT CRITERIUM. Graham also gives us an insider's prospective on the current state of the cycling industry. We talk about the supply chain issues, increased demand, and the future of cycling. We also find out if his dream bike is a Trek or something else. Trek Robinson If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon.

Keith has been cycling for many years and started off biking as a kid, but found his passion for gravel and all things rails to trails. In his spare time he runs a blog called have bike will gravel. Have Bike Will Gravel is a light-hearted blog about gravel biking Rails-To-Trails in Southwestern Pennsylvania and the tri-state region. He has two Jamis Renegades, an Exile and an S-4. He also have a custom-built drop-bar fat bike and a road bike. Cycling not only keeps him healthy mentally and physically, but also gives him the opportunity to experience new places and things. He write a non-regular blog on Medium called Have Bike, Will Gravel which also happens to be his Instagram handle. Follow Keith on: Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/40249460?oq=Keith Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/have_bike_will_gravel/ Medium - https://medium.com/@havebikewillgravel Keith Mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/huotbroscycling/ https://www.instagram.com/jamisbikes/ https://www.instagram.com/jengreenheadbadges/ https://www.instagram.com/redshiftsports/ If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon.

This week we talk to Cam Nicholls, Cam creates cycling videos and cycling vlogs covering inspirational and entertaining local cycling stories, training and racing tips (notably criterium racing tips), and in-depth reviews of road bikes and road cycling products. Cam, along with his business partner Neill also run the road cycling academy. The Road Cycling Academy was created to cater for the needs of the busy road cyclist that wants to take their performance to the next level. Without having to forego the rides that got them into the sport in the first place. Cam's YouTube Channel Road Cycling Academy CamNicholls.com If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon.