The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast

• Ep 78: Best Value Mid-Range Bikes In 2025 + Rapha Screwed Up

  00:00 Jimmi’s bike box issues01:17 What’s a healthy amount of exercise? Here’s what experts say08:27 Rapha forced to apologies over Lachlan Morton documentary12:56 Do ultra-cycling challenges encourage riskier riding?18:44 Canyon launches ‘personalisable’ bike service32:01 The best value mid-range road bike right now?39:48 Tour de Britain!40:58 Unpopular Opinion: Showing off is expensive, cycling isn’t42:47 Unpopular Opinion: Aluminium is best for road bikes46:03 Unpopular Opinion: Don’t confuse ‘value’ with trends and marketing52:57 Send us your Unpopular Opinions and Questions!53:11 What’s an achievement you’re really proud of?You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here:https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videosCheck out Francis’ podcast chat with the content PT here: https://youtu.be/kF9lfnSRqx4?si=Se1KjJBEfyvLkry7Check out our video on the Canyon Endurace here: https://youtu.be/qk6rhYXi36U?si=yeCelue97q5RTH_EIf you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep 77: If I Was Starting My Bike Collection Again, I’d Buy These First + Weirdest Kit Collab Ever

  Have a look at the Spongebob x Castelli kit here: https://www.instagram.com/supcommunity/p/DGLDXpitLhL/?img_index=1You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here:https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos00:00 For fluff’s sake00:55 Spongebob x Castelli05:32 Huge bike race fluff up09:51 Jonas Vingegaard on 150mm cranks14:02 Strava is cracking down on e-bikes22:11 Starting our bike collections from scratch, we’d buy these23:50 Francis’ dream bike collection33:08 Jimmi’s dream bike collection43:07 Emilys’ dream bike collection48:25 Unpopular Opinion: carbon bikes will go out of fashion 52:02 Unpopular Opinion: the slowest rider needs the most expensive bike55:52 Send us your unpopular opinions and questions!56:10 ‘I still wear undies under my bibs’57:50 How does Francis fund his lifestyle?If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep 76: Cycling Stuff We’ve Tested & Would Actually Buy + Self-Charging Electric Shifters

  You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here:https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos00:00 Sore feet05:47 Tour de France documentary canned13:44 Self-charging electronic shifters18:58 Ultra-cyclist killed during world record challenge19:59 Things we’ve tested that we’d actually buy…21:04 1 - These wheels are so good24:25 2 - More nice wheels26:55 3 - Shimano or SRAM?29:54 4 - An underrated groupset32:07 5 - Performance shoes, helmet and glasses for less37:29 6 - Unexpectedly great shoes39:08 7 - Solid saddle choices41:08 8 - Decent tyres43:39 9 - Top tubeless tool45:23 10 - Track pump47:35 Unpopular Opinion: High end bikes should be sold as framesets only52:52 Unpopular Opinion: Gravel bike gearing is too high53:39 Unpopular Opinion: Bib shorts don’t need to be washed after every ride56:02 Send us your Unpopular Opinions!56:25 Fantastically practical cycling solutions we love01:00:18 Please send us your questions!If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep 75: First Ever Smart Handlebar Is Here Thanks To OnlyFans + Lime Bike Crash Fears

  You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here:https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos00:00 Emily’s new hobbies02:41 ‘World’s first smart handlebar’ funded by OnlyFans17:13 Lime bike tyres spark safety concerns24:21 Rim brakes banished from World Tour30:29 She’s riding 3,900 miles in 30 days?!34:12 Unpopular Opinion: bikes are getting faster, not better40:50 Unpopular Opinion: Pinarello make the best looking bikes43:39 Unpopular Opinion: bike fitting will be replaced by AI45:56 Send us your Unpopular Opinions!47:07 Bella’s on the ‘roids (FUOTW)48:18 How do I get into running and not over-do it?55:27 Want to feature on our show? We want to hear from you!If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep 74: Specialized $44,000 Error? + ‘World’s Fastest Bike’ Slammed By Aero Expert

  Check out the video versions of the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZ241fyVfiuPaQU2Cec_MidojrHElaC-Hope you enjoy the episode! Here's some chapters:00:00 Cycling state-side03:05 Is this really the world’s fastest bike?14:46 SRAM has a plan to make 2-by more aero16:50 Specialized accused of lying over $44,000 donation20:47 £30 a month to watch cycling?!21:30 100 fewer people on 20mph roads22:53 Bike brand apologises to Sir Chris Hoy over cancer video26:32 Unpopular Opinion: life’s too short to clean your bike34:24 Unpopular Opinion: driver’s licences for e-bikes39:36 Unpopular Opinion: Claris is good enough41:09 Send us your Unpopular Opinions!41:18 Jimmi got it wrong (FUOTW)42:51 Best destinations for solo bike tripsIf you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time.See the TheFalcon pictures here: https://road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/schema_org/public/2025-toot-engineering-tred-thefalcon-2.jpegCheck out Toot’s testing data here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w-cga6PXiC68Tf7MxuYyxO0A52jAFm9MEneDTy8UZ4E/edit?gid=1330611408#gid=1330611408Read Escape Collective’s article here:https://escapecollective.com/specialized-says-it-donated-44000-to-unpaid-factory-workers-did-it/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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