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25/10/2025

19/07/2023

Building MAAP

Over the past decade, MAAP has risen to become one of the most successful and highly regarded apparel brands in the market. Born in the age of Instagram brands in 2014, there was an explosion of these micro-brands with a design-led ethos popping up all over the place. Cycling apparel was going through a big change at this time. People were loving untraditional and playful kits and they were beginning to become a fashion statement just as much as they were a technical product. The barrier to entry for apparel was getting fairly low at this time as custom kit were accessible to anyone, and social media was a new way of gaining a following and building a brand. I’ve known the co-founders of MAAP, Jarrad Lawrie and Ollie Cousins since before the inception of the brand. Since their early days we’ve done many kit collaborations together and I’ve had enormous respect and admiration for what they’ve built. While all of us reside in the city of Melbourne, Australia and see each other from time to time and we have many mutual friends, I actually don’t know their founding story in detail until now. I've wanted to do this episode for a long time now and I’m glad I finally got the chance to sit down with Jarrad and Ollie to share their remarkable journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 de jun.

Inner soles, 20 grams, and a new voice

Geek Warning gets a new voice as Escape’s new US tech editor - Jack Duncan - joins the motley crew. Together with Dave Rome and Ronan Mc Laughlin, the geeks cover a broad range of topics from Unbound tech, UCI doing UCI things, Ronan’s custom inner sole journey, and hubs that allow cassettes to fall off. Of course, members of Escape Collective also get Ask a Wrench. This week, Dave is joined by Jack Duncan to answer a number of questions from our members. Also, Dave sends his apologies to members listening to Ask a Wrench as his mic settings had changed without warning. Time stamps: 00:00:00 - An introduction to Jack Duncan 00:04:30 - Unbound tech wrap 00:16:25 - Disqualification over 20 grams 00:28:00 - Cassettes that fall off and Dave’s Public Rambling Rant 00:33:00 - Carbon inner soles are on Ronan’s mind 00:49:30 - Ask a Wrench (members only) 00:51:00 - Running a 12-speed chain on a 11-speed cassette 00:57:45 - battery drain issues in an AXS shifter 1:04:00 - How to add grip to a slippery brake lever
01/12/2025

What's it like buying a bike on AliExpress?

Welcome back to the Rabbit Holes podcast! This episode is an audio version of one of Iain's investigations – a journey into the vast bike industry ecosystem that is AliExpress. What's it like buying a bike from the platform? How do you know if you'll end up with something good? And, is it possible to end up with something you'll actually want to ride at the end of it all? We get our credit card out and go shopping ... and it's fair to say, it's a pretty bumpy ride. This podcast is an Escape Collective production, and is only possible through the support of our members. To become one of those, sign up at EscapeCollective.com/join. Sign up to the Rabbit Holes feed for future episodes - we've got a great one in the works.
7 de mar.

Did Pogačar actually attack at Strade Bianche?

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano are back for 2026 to break down all the action from Strade Bianche. To get access to the full member's only show, sign up over at escapecollective.com/htrww!
12/02/2024

How did the bike industry get into such deep trouble? EP1: The Feast

In this 4 part series, I wanted to explore the events that took place that led the bike industry to the troubling point it’s at now. I spoke to over a dozen industry professionals from all parts of the supply chain. From well run bike shops, forecasting analysts, distributors, the biggest bike brands in the world, and manufacturers. It’s well known that the bicycle industry went through an unprecedented boom during the pandemic from 2020 - 2022. Jump ahead to 2024 and much of the bike industry is in trouble. New demand has come to an abrupt halt. New entrants into the bicycle market have not stayed as the industry had hoped. We’re seeing massive inventory overruns at bike shops. Big bike brands are taking on extra warehousing space. Businesses such as Niner, Orange, Wiggle/CRC, have gone into bankruptcy. Otherwise profitable big brands have taken on debt to keep afloat. There are brands out there who are doing well, but they’re the exception rather than the norm. In general , I don’t think many would disagree that the situation in major cycling markets, aside from China, is pretty dire. The episode is this first of four. We’re going to bring you on a journey through the COVID feast, the storm clouds, the famine, and the lessons learned in hindsight. In this episode, The Feast, we speak to a bike shop owner, a demand forecasting analyst for a distributor, company CEOs, and a manufacturer to hear about what they experienced during the initial stages of the pandemic in early 2020.
16 de mai.

Classics tactics on a Giro summit finish?

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia.
23 de mai.

The well-oiled machine at the Giro d'Italia

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.
8 de jun.

What's up with all that fake cycling news?

Iain investigates a series of Facebook pages pushing fake news about pro cycling – and stumbles on a vast operation producing thousands of stories in multiple languages across numerous niches. Which is pretty weird – and it only gets stranger, and scarier, from there. ------ Escape Collective is a member-funded publication, and produces this content thanks to the support of our membership. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting us: https://escapecollective.com/rabbitholesRead the article here: https://escapecollective.com/fake-cycling-news-real-money-how-content-farms-are-hijacking-cycling-media/
26 de abr.

Liège-Bastogne-Liège, now with 30% more entertainment!

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's race at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
5 de abr.

Did anyone read the previews for the Tour of Flanders?

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the 2026 Tour of Flanders. To get the full show, sign up to become a member here.

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