Wheel Suckers Podcast

An interview with the one and only Christina Torres of Cyclista Zine! This episode was recorded in the summer of 2021 - due to circumstances beyond our control (i.e. LIFE) we are releasing it now. Listen along as we discuss chocolate chip cookie activism, the Land Back Movement, performative activism, and zines as tools for freedom.Things we mention: Name the Change Campaign: https://www.change.org/p/dirty-kanza-name-the-change-dkName the Change article: https://www.cxmagazine.com/campaign-petition-launched-to-change-dirty-kanza-gravel-race-dk200Birb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Bird-tiktok?lang=enBrattyXBre tiny zine earrings: https://www.brestinyprintshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/brattyxbre_/Muchachas fanzine: https://www.muchachafanzine.com/No more Patreon, get a subscription via the Cyclista Zine website: https://www.cyclistazine.com/Insta: @cyclista_zineJenni Gwiazdowski: @money_melonAlex Davis: @singyamatokunThis episode was edited by Mathew Jones: mgjprofessional@gmail.com

Do you trust your brakes? The poor, neglected rim brake deserves your full attention - ignore at your peril! Listen to Jenni and Alex for a full "brake" down on how to care for your rim brakes. #savetherimbrakeWanna get motivated for regular maintenance? Join London Bike Kitchen's Hex Club! Hex Club is an online weekly fix-a-long, where we tackle maintenance as a team. Join a small group of students under the care and guidance of Jenni Gwiazdowski as we navigate the wonderful world of home maintenance. Every week we will be building good habits, making maintenance second nature, keeping our bikes in top condition, saving money, and feeling empowered.https://lbk.org.uk/collections/online-fix-a-longsThis episode is brought to you by our 3rd Wheels - wanna support the Wheel Suckers? You too can be a 3rd Wheel and keep us going!Click here for more >> https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/You'll be in good company with these 3rd Wheels:Aurelija Venclovaite!Kerena Fussell!Kirsty Chestnutt!Sally Bremner!Jonathan Rothwell!Aine MacCarthy!Max Maier!Bence Balla!Luc Rocher!Jenny Raphael! Cyclista Zine!Ella Borrie!Kirwan Lyster!Benjamin Irving Fields!

Isabelle Clement is the director of Wheels for Wellbeing, a disability led charity in London challenging people to think "beyond the bicycle".GuestIsabelle ClementTwitter: https://twitter.com/IsabelleClementWheels for Wellbeinghttps://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wheels4WellSupport us and become our 3rd Wheel!Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-usRecorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you! http://wardourstudios.co.uk  Women of Colour Cycling Collective UK https://womenofcolourcycling.org/The London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukIntro TrackEvangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0SoundsWork handlesLondon Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukOur personal handlesAlex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melonFollow usTwitter @WheelSuckersPodInstagram @wheelsuckerspod

In 2018 Vedangi Kulkarni was the youngest woman to attempt circumnavigating the globe by bicycle. We discuss confidence, visas and cycling adventures.GuestVedangi Kulkarni https://www.vedangikulkarni.com/“Wheels and words”https://www.instagram.com/wheelsandwords/https://twitter.com/wheelsandwordsFounder of The Adventure Shed https://www.theadventureshed.com/!Content warning! from 9:48 Vedangi talks about being mugged at knife point Support us and become our 3rd Wheel!Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-usTopicsThe Adventure Shed https://www.theadventureshed.com/The Silk Road mountain race https://www.silkroadmountainrace.cc/VisasIt happens when it happens 1,000km bike ride in the southwest UKSponsorship Marc Randolph “That will never work” https://twitter.com/mbrandolphAdventure Traveller Eva zu Beck https://www.youtube.com/c/EvazuBeckOfficialhttps://www.instagram.com/evazubeck/?hl=enRecorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you! http://wardourstudios.co.uk Women of Colour Cycling Collective UK https://womenofcolourcycling.org/The London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukPhoto of Vedangi by @woodark https://www.instagram.com/woodark/?hl=enIntro TrackEvangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0SoundsWork handlesLondon Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukOur personal handlesAlex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melonFollow usTwitter @WheelSuckersPodInstagram @wheelsuckerspod

We talk to our first three-peat guest, discussing intersectionality and gender in cycling with Tiffany Lam.Guest: Tiffany Lamhttps://tiffanylam.me/https://twitter.com/tiffany_francesListen to previous interviews with Tiffany:The Right to the city: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/podcast/episode/200f89ce/the-right-to-the-city-with-tiffany-lamMind the cycling gender gap:https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/podcast/episode/c1684827/mind-the-cycling-gender-gap-with-tiffany-lamRecorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you! http://wardourstudios.co.uk Support us and become our 3rd Wheel!Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-usWomen of Colour Cycling Collective UK https://womenofcolourcycling.org/The London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukTopics!Kimberle CrenshawThe Study of Gender and Cycling in Bogota, using the Ciclo Alameda de Medio Milenio as a pilot“Currently, only 25% of cyclists in Bogota are female” The CAMM - the new Ciclo Alameda Medio Milenio - CAMM cycle lane. “Women make up 26% of cycling trips in London” Ciclovía https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclov%C3%ADaIndependent workers of Great BritainThe rise of Uber Eats gang masters is tearing the gig economy aparthttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/uber-eats-italyThe forgotten frontline https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/02/britains-other-frontlineLTN! Low traffic networks!Milly we love you!Jun’s kitchen: Stephanie Kelton's Twitter handle: @StephanieKelton Kate Raworth's Twitter handle: @KateRaworthThe Reductress Minute: https://reductress.com/podcasts/ BUY Mind the Cycling Gender Gap Zine!Online via Microcosm Publishing https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/9549In London at Pages of Hackney https://pagesofhackney.co.ukArtwordss Shoreditch + Broadway Market https://www.artwords.co.uk/Broken Spoke Co-op http://bsbcoop.org/Intro TrackEvangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0SoundsWork handlesLondon Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukOur personal handles ~Alex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melonFollow usTwitter @WheelSuckersPodInstagram @wheelsuckerspod

Maintain your bike and your bike will maintain you. Absorb essential bicycle maintenance advice thanks to your Captain Jenni, Director of the London Bike Kitchen.Watch how to take your chain off thanks to the LBK Online Class membership: https://lbk.org.uk/pages/online-class-libraryToday's topic: How to clean your chain!Part of our bike maintenance minisodes, listen to more!Lube https://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/lube-ydube-ydo-maintenanceminisodeHow to pump up your tyres https://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/pumpinguptyres-maintenanceminisodeRecorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you!http://wardourstudios.co.uk ~ Support us and become our 3rd Wheel! ~Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-usYou'll be in good company with these friendsAurelija Venclovaite!Kerena Fussell!Kirsty Chestnutt!Kate Thompson!Sally Bremner!Jonathan Rothwell!Ella Green!Áine MacCarthyMax Maier!"The chain is a sacrificial part. Bless the chain so we may ride again." Clean before you lube!Prolong the life of your bike!What is a chain?Diagram!Rough prices8 speed chain £1311 speed £208 speed cassette £3011 speed cassette £50Chainrings a pound a toothA brief moment with Richard. We welcome to return of our beloved bicycle guru Richard Ballentine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_BallantineThe sock on the hand! We love you!Intro TrackEvangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0SoundsWork handlesLondon Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.ukOur personal handles ~Alex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melonFollow usTwitter @WheelSuckersPodInstagram @wheelsuckerspod

We chat beer bikes, Eurostar hacks and wheel building with Judith Rooze from Stayer Cycles: https://www.stayercycles.comThey’re hiring at the moment: http://www.stayercycles.com/jobs-wwwRecorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you!http://wardourstudios.co.uk ~ Support us and become our 3rd Wheel! ~Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-usYou'll be in good company with these friendsClaire Tayler! Aurelija Venclovaite!Kerena Fussell!Kirsty Chestnutt!Kate Thompson!Sally Bremner!Jonathan Rothwell!Ella Green!Áine MacCarthyMax Maier!~ Notes ~Durney RacingStayer / Track RacingThe Beer Bike!Bespoked - the best frame builders festival imoEurostar Hack BikeBike Boxes are hard to find OKBalance BikesGravel BikesOff the peg bike build options Zwift bikesLeytonstone represent !!Perky Blinders Isembard cycles Art School was never a mistake Clever mikesLBKWheel BuildingLacingPutting the spokes in placeBladed spoke holder Round spoke Dot watching rulesTranscontinental is great for thatGet Custom from Stayer Ayesha McGowan - It’s awkward to talk about race: let’s do it anywayhttps://www.casquette.co.uk/people/its-awkward-to-talk-about-race-lets-do-it-anyway~ Recommendations! ~Round Boys https://www.instagram.com/round.boys/?hl=enHow I build this https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thisThe Wild Podcast https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/thewildThe Mystery Show https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mystery-showDaisy May CooperThis Country ~ Intro Track ~Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds~ The London Bike Kitchen ~www.lbk.org.uk~ Personal handles ~Alex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon~ Follow us ~Twitter @WheelSuckersPodInstagram @wheelsuckerspod

Listen to Captain Alex and Jenni the Stoker catch up after *checks notes* one year *gulp*. It's the Return of the Wheel Suckers: Pandemic Podcast Edition.We'll update you on what we've been up to the and future of the show. Expect interviews with guests and maintenance minisodes. Episodes will launch every 2 weeks!~ Notes ~Jenni is now not so keen on The Ordinary as it is now majority owned by Estee Lauder, who test on animals and their owner Ronald Lauder is a Trump supporter.The Women of Colour Cycling Group is now the Women of Colour Cycling Collective: https://womenofcolourcycling.org/And Hex Education is almost over! But you can sign up to our 'I Like to Watch' class library here: https://membermojo.co.uk/lbkAlex streams on Wednesday nights now (only from 20:00 gmt: https://www.twitch.tv/singyamatokunEdited by Elisha at Wardour Studios: http://wardourstudios.co.uk/Recorded via Cleanfeed: https://cleanfeed.net/~ Like what we do? ~Become a Third Wheel to support the Wheel Suckers Podcast!https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-usYou'll be in good company with these 3rd Wheels: Claire Tayler! Aurelija Venclovaite!Kerena Fussell!Kirsty Chestnutt!Kate Thompson!Sally Bremner!Jonathan Rothwell!Ella Green!Áine MacCarthyThank you for supporting us and making WS happen! X ~ Intro Track ~Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds~ The London Bike Kitchen ~www.lbk.org.uk~ Personal handles ~Alex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon~ Follow us ~Twitter @WheelSuckersPodInstagram @wheelsuckerspod

We’re in the studio *recorded before the lockdown* interviewing gravel nerd, back-packer and off road cyclist Katherine Moore.Recorded at Wardour Studios http://wardourstudios.co.uk/~ Guest ~ Katherine Moorekatherinebikes.comhttps://www.instagram.com/katherinebikesCheck out Katherine's Bags! https://www.instagram.com/katherine_makes_Listen to her new podcast with Tom, the Unpaved Podcast!https://unpavedpodcast.com/https://www.instagram.com/unpavedpodcast/https://twitter.com/unpavedpodcast~ Topics ~Cyclo-cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-crossThe Tour Divide https://tourdivide.org/Alastair Humphrey’s Micro Adventures https://alastairhumphreys.com/microadventures-landing/Bivvying / Bivvy Bags / Bivouac Bag https://alastairhumphreys.com/what-is-a-bivvy-bag-and-why-do-i-need-one-microadventureRead Katherine’s article: “A guide to backpacking on your period" https://bikepacking.com/plan/bikepacking-on-your-period-guide/How do you fart on a bike dear listener???GCN https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/Emma Pooley http://www.emmapooley.net/en/Manon Lloyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manon_LloydEmma Gannon - Ctrl, Alt, Delete podcast https://www.emmagannon.co.uk/category/podcast/The Multi-Hyphen method https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36447027-the-multi-hyphen-methodDirty Kanza https://dirtykanza.com/The Transcontinental https://www.transcontinental.cc/Canyon Sram http://www.wmncycling.com/Italy Divide http://www.italydivide.it/Tom Bonnett https://unpavedpodcast.com https://www.timetapes.com/Transcontinental Podcast https://www.transcontinental.cc/podcastSlow TV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_televisionASMR https://www.vox.com/2015/7/15/8965393/asmr-video-youtube-autonomous-sensory-meridian-responsePannier CC https://www.pannier.cc/15 KPH https://www.pannier.cc/about/Restrap patch - Here to have a good time not a fast time *sold out sadly https://www.bikemonger.co.uk/restrap-here-for-a-good-time-patch-19320-p.aspBudget BikeJames Olson https://advntr.cc/interview-james-olsen/Bicycling Magazine https://www.bicycling.com/Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylin_del_Carmen_AlvaradoAnnemiek van Vleuten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annemiek_van_VleutenMarianne Vos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_VosEmily Chappell http://thatemilychappell.com/City Girl Rides - Christina https://www.instagram.com/citygirlrides/Watermelon saddle bags!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yW5WhlNpK/Bikepacking.com https://bikepacking.com/That Mitchell and Webb Look Sketch  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSCppeFzX4Katherine’s Cat! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H-5IgFNI6/~ Podcasts! ~CTRL, ALT, DELETE https://www.emmagannon.co.uk/category/podcast/We got to hang out https://wegottohangout.com/Bikes or Death https://bikesordeath.com/Gravel Ride Podcast http://thegravelride.bike/UnF*Ck your Brain https://unfuckyourbrain.com/~ Work handles ~Look mum no hands www.lookmumnohands.com/London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk/~ Our personal handles ~Alex Davis twitter.com/SingyamatokunJenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon~ Illustration ~Korinna Mei Veropoulouhttps://korinnamei.myportfolio.com/