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This week, Tony and Warren have an in-depth conversation with Steven from the Medellín-based kit brand Givelo. We talk about their design process, manufacturing at their factory down the street from their office, and why so much kit out there is so expensive. Plus, we debate the question, is cycling dead (for the hype beasts)? 06:17 - Is cycling dead? 19:25 - Interview with Steven from Givelo 1:29:20 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

Warren and Jake return to catch up on some new releases, collabs, and World Tour kits, talk gravel racing, and throw the Nero Show into the canal.  0:38 - Men’s league hockey and pickle ball are more important to Tony than this podcast 2:10 - Read the CFW column with Escape Collective 3:58 - Apologies to Bobby Bicycles 4:32 - Zara cycling kit in my feed 5:45 - Warren’s gravel race recap 10:08 - News 10:30 - Uno X cosplaying as team 7-11 14:31 - New World Tour Team Kits for 2025 20:00 - MAAP x Quoc Gran Tourer XC Shoes 23:49 - Cafe du Cycliste Emile Sunglasses 29:21 - La Passione reborn as Noove 34:36 - Fizik Helmets 40:03 - Universal Colors Spring/Summer Collection 45:19 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

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This week, we welcome cycling designer and creative Alonso Tal to talk about breaking away from bland kit and discuss all things design, SoCal cycling, and his new OMAC collection. Plus, we finally bring back We Rate Your Bike For Free™. 1:52 - Welcoming back Jake 2:48 - Recap of the Attaquer x CFW group ride 6:32 - The cliché cycling influencer photo angle 8:45 - Introducing Alonso Tal 9:27 - How he got into cycling, fashion, and photography 13:07 - Founding CNCPT Team with Bobby Endo (of Endo Customs) and Justin Williams 16:06 - What he and the team are up to lately 17:37 - Similarities between fixie and CX communities? 21:57 - The inspiration behind the designs of CNCPT’s stand out kits 25:34 - His new OMAC collection with Endo Customs in reaction to the “stifling sameness” of current kit designs 31:45 - Photographing the collection differently from standard cycling marketing 35:17 - Brands and kit he finds interesting right now 37:08 - The L.A. and SoCal cycling scene 40:39 - What’s next 41:38 - Rapid Fire 44:33 - Alonso’s Canal (an extremely hot take) 53:26 - Into The Canal 1:05:56 - DM us to hire Skyler as your Strava Mule 1:06:49 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Alejandro’s CAAD10 Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

After six months, Tony returns to... defend cars? Plus we announce our partnership with our good friends Attaquer for the Time Attack Challenge Toronto group ride and throw the Vuelta into the canal. 0:08 - What is this? 0:45 - This is a minisode? 1:10 - Tony goes on a rant 7:20 - Tony invites you to goad him into a bikes vs. car debate 11:51 - Attaquer Time Attack Challenge x Cycling Fashion Week Group Ride 22:20 - Join us Saturday September 7th for the legendary BOW Wednesday route 31:20 - The Annual Vuelta Canal RSVP for the Attaquer x CFW Group Ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/22528/group_events/1763030  Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

We took a break, but our hot takes didn't. We're back to talk about the 2024 Olympics cycling kits and, more importantly, the greatest (and the worst) country inspired kits of all time. 0:10 - We are so back 2:40 - Olympic Cycling 3:54 - Is Pas Normal trying to get bought by private equity? 5:08 - The Mike Woods kit that inspired this episode 7:26 - Were we silenced by Big Mountain Bike™? 10:46 - The Best & Worst National Team & Champ Cycling Kits of All Time 12:00 - Best: Vincenzo Nibali’s Italian Champ kit with Astana 15:50 - Best: Nigerian cycling team kit 17:52 - Best: Fabian Cancellara’s Swiss National Champ it with Saxo Bank 20:32 - Best: Any national champ on EF in the last few years 23:36 - Best: Alexander Vinokourov’s Kazakhstan champ kit with T-Mobile 27:07 - Best: Dean Downing’s Great Britain crit champ kit 29:02 - Best: Eddy Merckx’s Belgian champ kit with Moltini 30:31 - Belgium’s Olympic cycling team kit in 2024 (Did Remco make it iconic?) 31:06 - Best: Paolo Bettini’s Italian champ kit with Quickstep 34:20 - Best: Afghanistan’s womens team at the 2024 olympics, Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi 37:17 - Best: Evita Muzic, French Champ, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 2022 39:32 - Worst: Tyler Hamilton’s US National Champ Kit with Rock Racing 2009 43:11 - Worst: Freddie Rodriguez US National Champ Kit with Sports Beans (Jelly Belly) 2013 45:30 - Worst: JJ (Jose Joaquin) Rojas Spanish national champ kit with Movistar 46:39 - Worst: Nearly every Canadian national team or national champ kits ever 49:30 - Worst: This year’s US Olympic cycling team kit 51:16 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

We have a very special episode this week, with two new guest hosts joining Warren. Unfortunately, one turns out to be a SRAM apologist and possibly a mole implanted by Trek and Big BOA Dial. Will the takes even be hot? 0:20 - Introducing two new guest hosts, Jake and Nick 3:22 - Our CX team Lantern Rouge (not the podcast!) 4:38 - What is Italian Alex’s FTP? 7:35 - News 7:48 - SRAM brake lever recall 10:58 - What’s up with EF’s POC aero helmets? 16:35 - Assos’ $7,000 Fenoq Skinsuit 20:53 - Do we have to buy new shoes to use with Ekoi’s new pedal system? 27:34 - Into The Canal The AeropodTrucknutsThe EF team photoshootSteve Tilford Foundation CX Team PNS KitDouble Boa Shoes45:07 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: John’s CAAD9 Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

The podcast that only talks about kit is back to... talk about some new releases, new World Tour team kits, and what we want to see next year in cycling fashion. 1:22 - We hope you didn’t do the Festive 500 4:39 - Nero Show shoutout 6:06 - What do we want to see more/less of in cycling for 2024? 6:22 - Less photos and more enjoying the ride 7:54 - Strava making everything premium 11:00 - Can brands use less influencers/ambassadors? Or do they need them? 15:10 - How brands vet influencers’ follower counts? 16:34 - The race/event pricing is too damn high 22:16 - Shoutout to the Vegan Cyclist (aka VC Adventures) 23:42 - The weather in 2023 sucked 25:02 - News 25:58 - MAAP x UNIMATIC Quattro UT4-T-M watch 40:38 - UCI bans angled in brake levers 45:12 - The new Decathlon AG2R kit 50:58 - The new Bora Hansgrohe kit 54:31 - The new Visma Lease A Bike kit 1:05:11 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

This week, we talk about some new extremely expensive bike releases, Black Friday Sales, debate if cycling should become even more elitist, and announce our new Cycling Fashion Masterclass.  0:42 - Apologies for the audio quality this week… and most weeks 3:45 - Sign up for the CFW+ Masterclass, only $99/day 5:50 - Black Friday Sales, Wiggle failing, Rapha losing all the money 14:34 - Let’s make cycling only for the Ultra Rich 17:20 - News 17:38 - J. LAVERACK ASTON MARTIN .1R Bike 27:16 - Brief rant about Shimano crank aesthetics 28:25 - Lotus Type 136 E-Bike 39:31 - Saddlespur saddle 49:47 - Ribble Ultra SL R Spitfire/Poppy Day paint job 56:37 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

We returned to Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal as Big Media™ this year, doing live interviews with brands and pros at the event. Plus, we catch up on cycling news that's happened since our last episode. 0:54 - CX is here 3:28 - Skyler racing in the crit before GP Montreal 6:44 - The end of Warren’s carbon adventure 11:07 - Shimano Recall 16:17 - Pas Normal Studios is releasing running gear 21:15 - Rueing the missed opportunity for American capitalism in the pro peloton 24:45 - Live interviews from the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 25:05 - Bruno Langlois / Velo Cartel 30:12 - Argon 18 36:35 - Specialized 44:15 - Max Davis / Rubber N’ Road 49:45 - Retired pro Antoine Duchesne 52:08 - Live in the race car 54:31 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

We welcome back Ben and Steve from Attaquer to discuss their exciting new collab with Kappa. We talk about radball, the state of the cycling industry, and Italian men that like to water their sidewalks while wearing tracksuits. Plus, the hosts give a completely unbiased review of Warren's new bike.  1:34 - Tony buys bike parts from Amazon 2:56 - The State of the Vibe this summer 10:00 - The return of Ben and Steve from Attaquer 12:49 - Their experience with the Post-Covid cycling dip 21:00 - Introducing the Attaquer x Kappa Collaboration (And how much influence did Tony have on it?) 22:10 - How the collab came about 24:45 - No tracksuits in the collection? 27:13 - Exploring the direction for this collab since 2017 28:36 - Radball, is it real? 30:34 - Why haven’t we seen more cycling and football/soccer brands collab? 34:56 - Designing for cyclists and soccer fans 37:04 - Could cycling brands take design inspo from soccer jerseys? 44:14 - What does it take to get outsider brands interested in cycling? 46:58 - How challenging was it to meld the distinct brands of Kappa and Attaquer? 51:00 - Rapid Fire 57:54 - Canals with Ben and Steve 1:01:57 - Into The Canal 1:17:02 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Warren’s Standert Listen to our first interview with Attaquer. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

We sit down with Zach Lambert of BlackHeart Bike Co. and Mikey Ojeda from Bleach Design Werks to talk about their new collab with MAAP that recently blew up cycling Instagram. Plus, we finally rate a bike again. 0:25 - Italian Alex and Skyler are not fired 2:20 - The new Team Canada kit being worn at Worlds 7:50 - The Nigerian track kit 9:53 - Introducing Mikey Ojeda of Bleach Design Werks and Zach Lambert of BlackHeart Bike Co. 15:10 - Mikey’s history with skateboarding and motorcycles, and how it influences his design 17:38 - How the collaboration between Bleach, BlackHeart and MAAP happened 22:31 - Breaking the fear of getting into cycling  25:14 - How the collab shows the real way some people ride 27:36 - Could bike brands start having “pro models” for non-World Tour type rides? How can bikes better express the rider? 33:06 - Is there overlap between motorcycle club culture and cycling club culture? 36:16 - Creating pieces like the tech tee that are less intimidating to wear  39:52 - Is all the pink in the collab a marketing campaign for the Barbie movie?  41:49 - Making the collab through community connections 46:02 - What’s next for both BlackHeart and Bleach? 50:40 - Into The Canal 1:02:04 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

We're back with an in-depth, enlightening conversation with Standert Bicycles. Max, Maxe, and Bene share their production process, design inspiration, racing heritage, and why they don't have an evil plan to takeover the world with cycling influencer marketing. 2:11 - Throwing Italian Alex and Skyler into the canal 4:42 - Shoutout to Red White Apparel 6:02 - Tony’s Dad Watts 7:53 - How we got to interviewing Standert 9:32 - How Standert got started: a cafe, a bike, and beyond 22:11 - Contrasting the welcoming fixie/skater ethos with the encroachment of elitist influencer culture 25:06 - The organic nature of the welcoming vibes of the Standert group ride 27:30 - Building the bikes they want to ride and marketing their own lifestyle 28:23 - Max shares the design inspiration for an early frame design 30:26 - Why metal bikes? 33:54 - Using the same material that’s in Fillipo Ganna’s hour record bike 34:50 - The brand’s racing pedigree  42:28 - How their “pretty fun” frame geometry can differ from custom geometry 44:42 - Their production process, building in Italy and Taiwan 51:17 - The misconception that metal bikes have to be bespoke or inexpensive and mass-produced  54:54 - Working with Dedacciai custom Scandium tubing 58:05 - Convincing people that aluminum and metal can still perform  59:58 - What’s next for Standert? 1:01:38 - Rapid Fire 1:08:02 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

This week, we sit down with Christian, Marvin, and Daniel from Austrian brand Brilli Brilliant Unicorn (BBUC) for a colorful conversation about cycling, art, design, disco and dancing. (It will make sense when you listen.) Plus, we talk far too long about Standert's marketing department.  0:46 - Shoutout to Skyler’s Factor team bike from The Cyclery 3:00 - That whole Rubber N’ Road thing 5:24 - News 5:43 - Rapha Pro Team Gore-Tex Infinum Jersey 11:58 - Standert Kreissäge RS 24:32 - BBUC Interview 25:07 - How BBUC got started 27:39 - About the Hotel am Brillantengrund and its connection to BBUC 30:12 - Stories behind their design choices, Outdoor Disco and The Sport of Tomorrow 31:52 - Transitioning from partying late to riding early 33:10 - Moving away from boring performance-specific messaging 36:33 - Being an expression rather than a brand 38:51 - Connecting with people through their journal and Discord 41:17 - Design inspiration is everywhere 43:39 - Bringing more than kit for the Fictional Nations concept 47:46 - Using design to communicate ideas vs. stand out 51:48 - Doing things that are hard because you care about them 53:19 - What’s next for BBUC 54:37 - Rapid Fire (The start) 56:52 - Taking a serious side to performance and working with schoeller® fabrics 1:02:13 - Rest of Rapid Fire 1:03:26 - Their Canals and Camilliens 1:05:47 - A special 30% discount on BBUC for CFW listeners: Use the code cfw-unicorns 1:08:24 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.

With summer heating up, we decided it was finally time to dedicate a whole episode to cycling sunglasses. Well, at least a whole segment. Listen to hear some of our favorite brands and listen as we debate if buying fake ones from AliExpress is good enough. 1:23 - Early season riding highlights 3:28 - Initial takes on Netflix’s Tour de France: Unchained (Spoilers?!) 11:09 - Italian Alex reviews his Grin27 kit 14:05 - We are not making merch 15:06 - News 15:32 - Rubber N' Road’s Central Park Cycling Club jersey $$$ 23:43 - Pas Normal Studios Solitude Capsule 32:22 - Café du Cycliste x agnès b. collab 37:17 - Panache Police: All About Cycling Sunglasses 38:16 - AliExpress knockoffs vs. The real thing 40:26 - Gigantic sunglasses (Looking at you, 100% and Bollé) 42:09 - Helmet compatibility 44:33 - Oakleys 46:35 - Italian Alex’s Briko Detectors 51:06 - Skyler’s Smith Bobcats and some other favs: MAAP/100% collab, Koos, Oakley Sutro Sweeps 53:55 - Options for prescription cycling sunglasses 58:10 - Sungods 58:28 - Are budget brands like Van Rysel and Pit Viper as good as the bigger brands that are twice the price?  1:00:36 - Into The Canal Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclingfashionweek Get in touch: [email protected] Hit subscribe, leave a comment and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it helps us share the best in cycling fashion with the world.