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-dk Name the Change article: https://www.cxmagazine.com/campaign-pet...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 33 min
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. #savetherimbrake Wanna 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 main...
Oct 13, 2021•44 min
Isabelle Clement is the director of Wheels for Wellbeing, a disability led charity in London challenging people to think "beyond the bicycle". Guest Isabelle Clement Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsabelleClement Wheels for Wellbeing https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wheels4Well Support us and become our 3rd Wheel! Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-us Recorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/ Edited by Wardour Studios Elish...
Sep 19, 2021•53 min
In 2018 Vedangi Kulkarni was the youngest woman to attempt circumnavigating the globe by bicycle. We discuss confidence, visas and cycling adventures. Guest Vedangi Kulkarni https://www.vedangikulkarni.com/ “Wheels and words” https://www.instagram.com/wheelsandwords/ https://twitter.com/wheelsandwords Founder 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 pus...
Jun 06, 2021•44 min
We talk to our first three-peat guest, discussing intersectionality and gender in cycling with Tiffany Lam. Guest: Tiffany Lam https://tiffanylam.me/ https://twitter.com/tiffany_frances Listen to previous interviews with Tiffany: The Right to the city: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/podcast/episode/200f89ce/the-right-to-the-city-with-tiffany-lam Mind the cycling gender gap: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/podcast/episode/c1684827/mind-the-cycling-gender-gap-with-tiffany-lam Recorded via...
May 20, 2021•53 min
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-library Today'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-maintenanceminisode How to pump up your tyres https:...
Apr 29, 2021•30 min
We chat beer bikes, Eurostar hacks and wheel building with Judith Rooze from Stayer Cycles: https://www.stayercycles.com They’re hiring at the moment: http://www.stayercycles.com/jobs-www Recorded 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-us You'll be in good company with these friends Claire Tayler! Aurelija Vencl...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min
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 C...
Mar 31, 2021•55 min
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 Moore katherinebikes.com https://www.instagram.com/katherinebikes Check 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/unpavedpodca...
May 13, 2020•53 min
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. Today's topic: Lubrication! Recorded at Wardour Studios www.wardourstudios.co.uk Listen to our previous Maintenance Minisode: Pumping up Tyres: https://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F658536002 *Please note, this was recorded before the Lockdown* Read London Bike Kitchen’s Covid 19 update here:...
Apr 15, 2020•14 min
Back at it again! We discuss intersectional feminism, the problem with autonomous cars and owning the city with Tiffany Lam. ~ Guest ~ Tiffany Lam https://www.tiffanyflam.com Listen to our previous interview! https://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F445774218 Buy Tiffany’s zines! Mind the Cycling Gender Gap issue 1 and 2: https://www.tiffanyflam.com/zine Recorded at Wardour Studios http://wardourstudios.co.uk/ ~ Topics ~ New Economics Foundation https://n...
Mar 12, 2020•50 min
Jenni interviewed Therese! An inspiring mechanic living the dream, fighting for the future of bicycle education in Santa Cruz. "Empower people. It’s better to learn if you can." ~ Guest ~ Therese Kilpatrick https://twitter.com/wooliff ~ Topics ~ Project Bike Tech https://projectbiketech.org/ Santa Cruz Bikes https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US Mosquito Bikes http://mosquito-bikes.co.uk/ London Field Cycles Hackney City Farm https://hackneycityfarm.co.uk/ Hackney Bike Project Brixton Cycles N...
Feb 19, 2020•30 min
We interviewed our dads! Listen to a short and sweet 2019 review from our pops. Listen to previous Popcasts https://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F382253885 ~ Guests ~ Jenni’s Dad Alex’s Dad ~ Topics ~ Coming soon ~ Work handles ~ Look mum no hands www.lookmumnohands.com/ London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk/ ~ Our personal handles ~ Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon ~ Illustration ~ Korinna Mei Veropoulou http...
Feb 05, 2020•19 min
Former (ish) rower turned Track Racer and Sram ambassador Yewie Adesida rolled into the glorious world of cycling via a very unusual gateway drug...Hint. It's in the title ;) We debate indoors vs outdoor cycling, weight lifting, the Women of Colour Cycling Meetup group and more in our first episode of 2020. Please enjoy! ~ Guest ~ Yewie Adesida Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yewie_a Recorded at Wardour Studios http://wardourstudios.co.uk/ Edited by Ev Sekkides https://www.sekkidesphoto.com/...
Jan 09, 2020•35 min
This is a LIVE RECORDING of the official launch event celebrating the 2020 edition of the Transcontinental Race TCRNo8, recorded at Look mum no hands! 49 Old Street , EC1V 9HX on Saturday 23rd November 2019. Presented and organised by the LOST DOT team. ~ TCRno8 ~ Read more and register now: https://www.transcontinental.cc/ ~ The Launch and Panel ~ Discover the route, learn more about the Controls and what’s in store for TCRNo8 plus an interesting discussion on the spirit of unsupported racing. ...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 4 min
This is a LIVE RECORDING of Emily Chappell 's panel discussion; "Telling new stories about cycling" featuring: Jools Walker - author of Back In The Frame Max Leonard - author of Lanterne Rouge and Higher Calling Kat Jungnickel - author of Bikes And Bloomers Hosted as part of the launch party for new book: Where There's A Will: Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent . Recorded at Look mum no hands! 49 Old Street on Friday 8th December. Watch the panel back thanks to We Do It...
Nov 25, 2019•49 min
Books, bikes, politics, grief, periods and the Chappetite with Emily Chappell. ~ Guest ~ Emily Chappell http://thatemilychappell.com/about Twitter @emilychappell https://twitter.com/emilychappell Instagram @emilyofchappell https://www.instagram.com/emilyofchappell/ ~ Buy Emily’s new book ~ Where There’s a Will: Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent https://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Theres-Will-Endurance-Continent/dp/1788161513/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 10 min
This is a LIVE recording of the #TCRno7 Transcontinental Race Debrief held at Look mum no hands! on 49 Old Street. EC1V 9HX on Saturday 21st September. The Transcontinental Race is the definitive self-supported bicycle race across Europe. Each year riders cover around 4000km to reach the finish line. In collaboration with TCR we presented an evening with a collection of riders from this year's race! https://www.transcontinental.cc/ Live stream and audio recording brought to you by WE DO IT LIVE ...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Cycling journalist Laura Laker lays down the (multiple) problem with cars, the power of ebikes, shorthand and Lindy hopping. Recorded at Wardour Studios wardourstudios.co.uk ~ Guest ~ Laura Laker https://www.lauralaker.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/lakerlikes Read her Guardian articles https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laura-laker ~ Topics ~ Shorthand tweet https://twitter.com/laura_laker/status/1098539500630917120 Unown Pokemon https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unown_(Pok%C3%A9mon) T...
Sep 20, 2019•43 min
This is a LIVE recording of Velociposse's Women’s Racing Intro Night held at Look mum no hands! 49 Old St. EC1V 9HX on Thursday 1st August. Racing is great fun but it can be tricky to get into. Listen to Road, Track and Fixed Crit riders – they share about they got into racing, why they enjoy that particular discipline and how you can get involved. We want more women to race! Absorb some racing knowledge and advice. Velociposse is a women’s cycling club based in London https://www.velociposse.cc...
Aug 02, 2019•47 min
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. Today's topic: Pumping up tyres! Recorded at Wardour Studios www.wardourstudios.co.uk How much you should pump? How often? What does PSI mean? What’s a valve? ~ The Valve Gallery ~ Shrader https://images.app.goo.gl/RYSMQrY11uJDVZH56 Presta https://images.app.goo.gl/ikuoYbDfRWuLP9s79 Ye Olde Woods Valve https://images.app.goo.gl/TLzHzKg...
Jul 30, 2019•10 min
This is a LIVE recording of the Diversity in Cycling panel held at Look mum no hands! 49 Old St. EC1V 9HX on Monday 24th June. More riders from Black And Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds seem to be taking up cycling. Yet most cycling clubs, even in racially diverse London, are still very white. The same appears to be true of how cycling is portrayed at national level, including cycling media and brands. Starting off as a small project within one cycling club in London, DIVERSITY IN CYCLING has...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 53 min
This is a LIVE recording of our Pedal the Planet Panel held at Look mum no hands! 49 Old St. EC1V 9HX on Thursday 27th June. The panel brought together the combined, shared but individual experiences of three teens that have circumnavigated the world by bicycle. ~ The Panel ~ Vedangi Kulkarni https://www.vedangikulkarni.com Instagram: @wheelsandwords Tom Davies https://tomdaviesrtw.com/ Instagram: @tomdaviesrtw Tom's book: Emu Racing and Record Chasing https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emu-Racing-Record-...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 44 min
Please note !! We discuss Sarah's experiences with depression at 19:46 and suicidal thoughts at 20:53. Sarah Strong works in mental health and founded Bikes and Brains, a site showcasing the stories of people’s experience with cycling and mental health. Recorded at Wardour Studios http://wardourstudios.co.uk ~ Guest ~ Sarah Strong Twitter https://twitter.com/opiumia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/opiumia5/ Bikes and Brains website https://bikesandbrains.com/ Contact Sarah https://bikesandbr...
Jun 12, 2019•41 min
OG blogger Jools Walker aka Velo City Girl launches her book this month, she joins us In the studio to discuss getting back into cycling after a 10 year break, depression, Tatty Devine and more... ~ Guest ~ Jools Walker aka Velo City Girl http://velocitygirl.co.uk PRE-ORDER JOOLS’ BOOK: https://www.waterstones.com/book/back-in-the-frame/jools-walker/9780751570786 Lady Velo twitter: https://twitter.com/LadyVelo Lady Velo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladyvelo/ Vélo-City-Girl facebook: http...
May 10, 2019•42 min
This a LIVE RECORDING from the panel we held at Look mum no hands! on Tuesday 7th March. Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling. https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk Think you can't cycle? Think again! Since 2007, WfW have worked with thousands of disabled children and adults who face barriers to taking part in any physical activity. "We’re determined to show that anyone can enjoy cycling, given the righ...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 32 min
This is a LIVE recording of the panel held at Look mum no hands! on Tuesday 26th March. On 15th February we discovered London's Mayor Sadiq Khan underspent London's cycling budget by £142m. Our panel of experts discussed London's cycling demands for the next Mayoral term. Where are we going? What's the future for London cycling? * What needs to be built? * How do we get more people on bikes? * How can roads be made safer? * What else can the next Mayor do? ~ The Panel ~ Simon Munk - London Cycli...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 37 min
This is a LIVE recording of the pro women’s racing panel: How far do you want to go? held at Look mum no hands! on Tuesday 26th February. So where do we go from here? What’s stopping us riding further? Who are the movers and shakers taking things forward? What would a women's Grand Tour actually look like? Cyclist Ella Green brought together a stellar line up: ~ The Panel ~ Emily Chappell - Le Loop Lead Cyclist and author Molly Weaver - Former professional cyclist turned pundit and commentator F...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Alliteration time! We discuss publishing, pockets and penny farthings with cycling sociologist Kat Jungnickel. ~ Guest ~ Kat Jungnickel http://katjungnickel.com/ https://twitter.com/katjungnickel Bikes and Bloomers http://bikesandbloomers.com/ http://katjungnickel.com/portfolio/bikes-bloomers-research/ Buy Kat’s Book! BIKES and BLOOMERS: Victorian Women Inventors & their Extraordinary Cycle Wear: http://katjungnickel.com/portfolio/bikes-bloomers-book/ ~ Topics ~ The launch at Look mum no han...
Mar 08, 2019•42 min
Popcast returns and The Maintenance Tip of the pod is back! We chat to our dads about cycling in their local areas and their bikes. Jenni wants you to look after you chain! Learn how to oil your chain properly, you’re welcome. Sponsored by Casquette https://www.casquette.co.uk Recorded at Wardour Studios http://wardourstudios.co.uk ~ Topics ~ Maintenance Tip of the Pod: WIPE YOUR CHAIN Casquette Article - How to clean your chain: https://www.casquette.co.uk/know-how/2017/6/15/jenni-gwiazdowski?r...
Feb 15, 2019•29 min
