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Ep 60: Another Pro Cycling Drugs Bust + You Can Pay ‘Strava Mules’ To Do Rides For You?
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00:00 Comic Sans controversy
02:00 Real news or fake news? (QUIZ)
03:42 Giant’s latest acquisition
06:11 You can only buy this pulley cage if your bike is good enough?
10:45 Halfords range expanding?
13:43 We NEED to talk about transport poverty…
17:44 Help us get more bikes to people who need them most! (link below)
18:47 Halfords needs to fix its bad rep, and fast
24:15 Are ‘Strava Mules’ a real thing?
27:36 Another pro banned for EPO?
31:08 Are cheaper helmets safer than more expensive ones?
32:44 Wout Van Aert’s deal of a lifetime…
34:04 Will Pogacar win the Road Race World Champs?
36:56 The scores…
37:36 We forgot to turn the audio on (FUOTW)
40:10 Overrated/Underrated: Sportives
45:39 Overrated/Underrated: Winter shoes over shoe covers
48:00 Overrated/Underrated: Rocker plates
51:23 Overrated/Underrated: Neck gaiters
52:15 Overrated/Underrated: Biscoff
53:50 ‘A bike crash saved my life’
55:34 Bike mounts for cars, y’all
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