🚨 Industry News! Cycling Community Questions? (Shops & Riders) 🎙️ Plus, Product Reviews!
The Cycling Industry’s Most Engaging Live Podcast: Episode 15
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Latest Cycling News Reviews (Opinion Piece):
🚨 Haro makes cuts to adjust to the market:
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/10/29/haro-adjusting-us-markets-changing-landscape
🚨 Forge+Bond Reincarnates as F+B Sports, a Pickleball Paddle Manufacturer:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/forgebond-reincarnates-as-fb-sports-a-pickleball-paddle-manufacturer.html
🚨 Man sues Specialized over injuries caused by alleged e-MTB motor defect:
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/10/28/man-sues-specialized-over-alleged-e-mtb-motor-defect
🚨 Turbo Levo Lawsuit: The Truth About Overrun & the Alleged Defective Motor:
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0:15 Garage Bike Shop Podcast / Backroom Bike Mechanic Talk
1:42 Bob the Bike Rep Mascot / Cutter Jersey Cycling Movie
2:03 Small Garage Bike Shop Setup Tour / Two Car Garage Bike Shop Organization
3:46 Bike Mechanic Tech Tip: Put Tools Away / Efficient Bike Tool Organization
8:54 Haro Bikes BMX History / Haro Bikes Sale and Rebrand
10:46 Bike Manufacturer Staff Reduction / Haro Bikes Layoffs
11:45 GT Redline Diamond Back Brands Shelved / Pon Holdings Cutting Bike Brands
13:44 Haro BMX SKUs Catalog Size
16:05 Bike Manufacturer Inventory Zeroing Out / Signs a Bike Brand is Failing
18:48 Bike Frames Selling Faster Than Complete Bikes / Used Bike Market Frames vs Full Builds
22:48 Bob Haro Number Plate Inventor / Early BMX Pioneers
32:02 CSS Composites Carbon Rim Manufacturer Closes / Utah Carbon Rim Company Liquidation
32:48 Carbon Paddle/Pickleball Paddles Manufacturing Shift / Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Diversification
38:40 Specialized Offering Relocation Morgan Hill / Specialized Closing Colorado Office
48:26 Man Sues Specialized Over E-MTB Motor Defect / Specialized Levo E-MTB Lawsuit
50:30 E-Bike Motor Spun Out Feature / Specialized E-Bike Motor Flaw Lawsuit
51:56 Common Sense in Bicycling Lawsuits / Lawsuit Against Bike Company No Light Warning
52:24 Lack of Education on D-to-C E-Bikes / E-Bike Owner Education Responsibility
54:39 E-Bike Motor Education for Customers / Motorcycle License Analogy for E-Bikes
58:47 E-Bike Safety for Older Riders / Grandma on E-Bike Spun Out Risk
1:04:21 Thru-Axle Torque Wrench New Bike / Torque Specs on Carbon Bike Parts
1:22:48 E-Bike Missing Front Axle Nut Incident / Brake Pad Missing New Bike
1:30:07 Direct-to-Consumer Bike Assembly Safety
1:45:47 Trek FX Plus E-Bike Review / Trek FX+ Hybrid Internal Cable Routing
1:54:01 Headset Bearing Internal Cable Routing Headache / Why Mechanics Hate Internal Routing
1:55:52 Internal Cable Routing Aerodynamics on Heavy Bike / Overly Complicated Bike Design
2:06:51 Line of Sight Cable Routing Bike / External Cable Routing Pros
2:10:47 Time Value of Money Bike Repair / Bike Shop Testimonial High Cost of DIY
2:18:24 Cycling Saved My Life Story / Bike Mechanic Emotional Connection to Industry
2:30:48 Trek Carbon Frame Manufacturing Taiwan vs US / Trek Outsourcing Carbon Manufacturing