The Pull

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The Pull is a podcast devoted to one-on-one interviews with artisans about their craft.

  1. 12/20/2023

    Paceline Tandem: Fitting the Pros with Cyclefit’s Julian Wall

    You don’t know Julian Wall. You’ve never heard of him. But if you’ve watched pro racing over the last decade plus, then you’ve seen his work. Not only is he co-director of London’s Cyclefit, one of the premier fit studios in Europe, but he also fits pro cyclists across the spectrum, including the EF/Easy Post […]

    41 min

  2. 02/06/2020

    The Pull: Bryan Hollingsworth, Royal H Cycles

    Of the many builders I’ve met over the years, I don’t think I’ve met any with a more unusual background. Bryan Hollingsworth is a New Englander who cut his teeth working for Seven Cycles. He may be the only builder I’ve ever met who has fabricated frames from carbon fiber, titanium and steel. I’m reasonably […]

    1h 6m

  3. 11/28/2019

    The Pull: Frame Builder Mark Nobilette

    Of the many frame builder who can capably be called masters of the craft, it is distinctly possible that no one has been at the bench longer than Mark Nobilette. His credentials are impeccable. He was trained by Albert Eisentraut in the first frame building class that Eisentraut taught, which was held in Chicago, before […]

    59 min

  4. 10/24/2019

    #53: Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes, Part II

    In this second part of my interview with Toby Stanton, we discuss his team of juniors and what the ingredients are that has made the team so incredibly and consistently successful. Hot Tubes riders and stars and stripes jerseys are kinda like peanut butter and jelly. There are other things you can do with peanut […]

    1h 4m

  5. 10/16/2019

    #52: Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes, Part I

    I first met Toby Stanton at a mountain bike race in 1991. He was coaching a team that included future cyclocross supahstah (this was in Massachusetts, mind you) Jonathan Page and their kits were white with red, yellow and blue dots, signifying their sponsorship by Wonder Bread. A year or two later I sent him […]

    47 min

  6. 09/11/2019

    #51: David Wages of Ellis Cycles

    My guest today is frame builder David Wages of Ellis Cycles. There was a time when the most common career path for a frame builder was to put in solid years building bikes for a brand that sold bikes in production sizing. Only after having put in a couple of decades at the bench was […]

    1h 18m

  7. 09/04/2019

    #50: Steven Kotler, Author and Flow State Expert

    This week my guest is writer and flow state expert Steven Kotler. Kotler is a New York Times-bestselling author known for his work decoding the neurochemistry of flow. What began as a series of articles for Discover Magazine led to his first book of nonfiction, West of Jesus, a tale of surfing, spirituality and a […]

    1h 22m

  8. 08/29/2019

    #49: Austin McInerny (ex) of NICA

    My guest this week is the former executive director of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, the organization that oversees, administers and fosters mountain bike racing for high school kids. McInerny has been involved with the organization almost since its inception and became the executive director in 2012. At the time, McInerny told the board he […]

    1h 11m
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The Pull is a podcast devoted to one-on-one interviews with artisans about their craft.

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  • Creator
    The Cycling Independent
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © The Cycling Independent
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