19th June 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 331: Carmageddon — LTNs, Tokyo and the libertarian case against cars SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Daniel Knowles TOPICS: A 1 hour 10 minute chat with Daniel Knowles, mid-west correspondent for The Economist, and author of “Carmageddon,” a new book about reducing car use. LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://twitter.com/dlknowles https://www.amazon.com/Car...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 12 min
13th June 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 330: Andy Boenau SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Andy Boenau — White Collar Epidemic TOPICS: Andy discusses his urban planning background and his proposed new documentary, White Collar Epidemic. LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://seedandspark.com/fund/white-collar-epidemic#story https://twitter.com/Boenau...
Jun 13, 2023•53 min
5th June 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 329: Hilltrek's revival of a 1950s cycling jacket: the Greenspot SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Dave Shand and Daniel Odermatt TOPICS: Hilltrek's revival of a 1950s cycling jacket: the Greenspot LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://hilltrek.co.uk/clothing/jackets/greenspot-dv-jacket/ https://ventile.co.uk...
Jun 05, 2023•32 min
26th May 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 328: BBC Bike Bureau with Anna Holligan and Kate Vandy (and Jack) SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Anna Holligan and Kate Vandy TOPICS: "Just two journalists building a mobile studio on two wheels" LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://twitter.com/bikebureau https://twitter.com/annaholligan https://twitter.com/kate_vandy https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaholliga...
May 26, 2023•38 min
11th May 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 327: LTN Bollards Have Not Created Jesmond Ghetto: In Conversation With Dr. Tony Waterston SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Dr. Tony Waterston TOPICS: Jesmond's LTNs discussed on the Tour de Jesmond family-friendly bike ride LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://northeastbylines.co.uk/the-benefits-of-low-traffic-neighbourhoods/ https://youtu.be/Wxq3vb0C-lk...
May 11, 2023•34 min
10th April 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 321: I Cycle Therefore I Am — Book Chat With Authors James Hibbard and Max Leonard SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: James Hibbard and Max Leonard TOPICS: From highbrow psychedelia to being defined as a cyclist — discussing "The Art of Cycling: Philosophy, Meaning and a Life on Two Wheels" with author James Hibbard and blurb supplier Max Leonard LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 45 min
6th April 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 325: Benchmarking Bicycling: How Good Is Your City For Cycling? SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Rebecca Davies, Malcom Davies (not related) TOPICS: Drilling down into the cycling ranking system City Ratings from People for Bikes LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org...
Apr 06, 2023•55 min
31st March 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 324: Bike lanes are empty? Prove gibe wrong with this €199 window-mounted traffic counting camera SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Kris Vanherle TOPICS: The Telraam traffic counting system uses a camera and AI to work out exactly what's going by on the road. And it's not just for professionals, you can buy one for your window and start measuring traffic 24/7, perhaps to prove that your road suffers from excessive speeding. Tel...
Mar 31, 2023•53 min
24th March 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 323: Bike Advocacy Woes In Motor-mad Malta SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: James Craig Wightman TOPICS: Flush with EU cash Malta is deepening its car dependency by building wider roads, dystopian flyovers and paying just lip service to sustainable modes of transport. Urbanist bike commuter James Craig Wightman shows Carlton Reid what it's like to live on a tiny island that's being eaten alive by car use. LINKS: https://www.th...
Mar 24, 2023•48 min
21st February 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 322: Seeing Sensors With Philip and Irene McAleese SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Philip and Irene McAleese TOPICS: Talking smart cities, road surface data and more with the cofounders of See Sense. LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://twitter.com/_IreneMc https://twitter.com/_PhilipM https://seesense.cc https://youtu.be/i09-J99Hzi4...
Feb 21, 2023•57 min
5th February 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 321: Sustainability in action: Vaude CEO Antje von Dewitz SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Antje von Dewitz, Managing Director, Vaude, Germany TOPICS: Vaude was on the road to being green long before Antje von Dewitz took over the running of the company but she significantly ramped up its corporate sustainability. LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://www.v...
Feb 05, 2023•43 min
25th January 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 320: Get SUVs Off Our Streets: In Conversation with Critical Mass musician Dan Abrahams SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Dan Abrahams TOPICS: Musician Dan Abrahams has written a couple of jaunty protest songs, one about oversized cars and another about getting around safely by bike. Both are accompanied by great videos, one of which stars a young girl riding her bike, alone, in Edinburgh before being joined by Critical Mass ...
Jan 25, 2023•28 min
8th January 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 319: German word for beer diluted with lemonade is "cyclist" — oh, and Jim was probed by robots SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Jim Moss and Donna Tocci TOPICS: Kidneys and beer. For an hour. Really. LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com Does cycling have a drinking problem? https://www.bicycling.com/health-nutrition/a42259477/cycling-drinking-alcohol-effects/ SHOWNOTES: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://twitter.com/Carl...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min
2nd January 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 318: Chris Boardman explains Active Travel England's Capability Fund SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Chris Boardman TOPICS: Active Travel England's new £32.9m Capability Fund LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com SHOWNOTES: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ HOST: https://twitter.com/CarltonReid GUEST: https://twitter.com/Chris_Boardman ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/active-travel-england CAPABI...
Jan 02, 2023•42 min
22nd December 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 317: Masterplanning Milan: Real Estate Developer Reshaping the City With Active Travel SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Stefano Corbella, Sustainability Officer, COIMA, Milan TOPICS: Parking Minimums, Forests In the Sky and Dutch-style cyclist roundabouts in Milan LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com SHOWNOTES: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ HOST: https://twitter.com/CarltonReid COIMA REAL ESTATE, MILAN: https://www.coima.co...
Dec 22, 2022•33 min
13th December 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 316: Milan to banish cars, Mayor promises manager of Eroica Caffe SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Andrea Benesso TOPICS: Eroica cycling cafe in Milan. LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://eroica.cc/en
Dec 13, 2022•30 min
8th December 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 315: World Champion Transportation Cyclist Beryl Burton — Book Chat With Author Jeremy Wilson SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Jeremy Wilson TOPICS: The amazing LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://twitter.com/JWTelegraph https://profilebooks.com/work/beryl-winner-of-the-william-hill-sports-book-of-the-year-award-2022/...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 42 min
26th November 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 314: Book Talk With Hannah Reynolds and Ned Boulting SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Hannah Reynolds and Ned Boulting TOPICS: Hannah Reynolds talks about her LEJOG book and Ned Boulting discusses the fifth year of The Road Book LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://www.theroadbook.co.uk https://www.lejog1000.cc...
Nov 26, 2022•45 min
17th November 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 313: Tour de Luxe — riding with legends on Ibiza with upscale Leblanq SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: TOPICS: Balcony views, posh food, drafting behind legends — listen up for what guests think of their luxury bike break with LeBlanq in Ibiza. Carlton Reid also interviews Mark Cavendish and Johaan Museeuw while riding with them on the party island, and Leblanq cofounder Justin Clarke reveals why c-suite execs love rolling...
Nov 17, 2022•58 min
4th November 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 312: Good Move: How Bicycles Could End the Occupation of Cars in the EU capital of Brussels SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Elke Van den Brandt, mobility minister for Brussels; Luxembourg councillor and EU Committee of the Regions rapporteur for mobility Linda Gaasch; Alison Abrahams from the Casual Cycling Club; Philip Amaral, policy directer of the European Cyclists’ Federation; Kim Smelter of the European Network Agains...
Oct 30, 2022•53 min
30th October 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 311: You don't have to be horrible to win SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Donna Tocci, Jim Moss TOPICS: Roundtable discussion on Cav's chances of winning a stage of the 2023 Tour de France, Musk's takeover of Twitter, Mario Cipollini's three year prison sentence for domestic abuse, and will Denver's super popular e-bike rebate program reduce car trips? LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ http...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min
27th October 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 310: Cycling legends roundtable with Mark Cavendish, Oscar Freire, Adam Blythe, Johan Museeuw & Matt Stephens SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Mark Cavendish, Oscar Freire, Adam Blythe, Johan Museeuw & Matt Stephens TOPIC: This roundtable discussion was recorded at LeBlanq's Joyride in Ibiza LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.leblanq.com...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 15 min
10th October 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 309: Old crew is back SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: David Bernstein GUESTS: Tim Jackson, Donna Tocci, Jim Moss, Carlton Reid TOPICS: What is everyone up to these days? The Hour Record UCI Gravel Worlds Cycling Tips Reporter Disallowed From Worlds in Australia UCI Changes Rule to Combat Aero Advantages in Time Trials Official at Finishing Line Gets Handsy with Lorena Wiebes National Cycling League Electric Bikes David says: Filippo Ganna’s Ho...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 20 min
6th October 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 308: In conversation with Legion’s Justin Williams SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Justin Williams TOPIC: On today’s show, six days into Black History Month, Carlton talks about the inspirational 19th century black American professional cycle racer Major Taylor with his modern equivalent, Justin Williams. Like Major Taylor, Justin raced in Europe but unlike Major Taylor he’s entreuprenial, using his Los-Angeles-based Legion ...
Oct 06, 2022•51 min
24th September 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 307: Kidical Mass: How, Why, Where, When SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Kat Heath TOPIC: Hundreds of "Kidical Mass" rides are taking place across the UK and Europe this weekend. A more family-friendly version of Critical Mass, these rolling demos show decision makers – with an abundance of cuteness — that children need safe space to cycle and that roads are theirs too. Kat Heath of Reading's ride explains more. LINKS: ht...
Sep 24, 2022•29 min
22nd September 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 306: Eco Adventure on Proposed Sail-powered Bike and Foot Ferry From Dover to Boulogne SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Andrew Simons, Brandt Williamson, Robert Tickner, Tom Treasure, Caroline Tyndall, Wayne Godfrey TOPIC: A pioneering wind-powered cross-channel ferry for cyclists and pedestrians from Dover to Boulogne operated by startup SailLink had a series of test runs earlier in September, and Carlton Reid was on the...
Sep 22, 2022•50 min
29th August 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 305: Sexy Urban Bike: In Conversation with Knog CEO Hugo Davidson SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Hugo Davidson, CEO, Knog TOPICS: Knog, 20 years young this year, started with a scattergun portfolio of bike products, a messy mix of messenger bags, shoes and cycling gloves, tapping into the zeitgeisty fixie-cum-singlespeed scene of the early to mid 2000s. But there was also the Tadpole, a LED handlebar light with front and re...
Aug 29, 2022•34 min
10th August 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 304: In conversation with e-bike guru Ed Benjamin SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Ed Benjamin TOPICS: The growth of electric bikes since the 1990s and their future, with e-bike guru Ed Benjamin. LINKS: https://www.ternbicycles.com/ https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ http://www.ecycleelectric.com/
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr
20th July 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 303: How five US cities built 335 miles of separated cycleway networks in two years SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Sara Studdard and Zoe Kircos TOPICS: Urbanists Sara Studdard and Zoe Kircos of Denver-based nonprofit City Thread discuss how the Final Mile project and People for Bikes enabled five US cities to build 335 miles of separated and often protected cycleway networks in only 24 months, several years ahead of schedule...
Jul 20, 2022•44 min
18th July 2022 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 302: Three ultracyclists explain how and why SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUESTS: Kabir Rachure, Josh Reid, Ruth Sutherland TOPICS: Kabir Rachure was the first Asian to podium at the Race Across America, or RAAM, which finished a couple of weeks back. Ruth Sutherland was a rookie rider at this year's 620 mile All Points North race in northern England. Josh Reid also rode All Points North but in preparation for the Transcontinental...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 11 min
