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-petition-launched-to-change-dirty-kanza-gravel-race-dk200 Birb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover ..read more

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 maintenance. Every week we will be building good habits, making maintenance second nature, keeping our ..read more

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 Elisha! Thank you! http://wardourstudios.co.uk   Women of Colour Cycling Collecti ..read more

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 push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-us Topics The Adventure Shed htt ..read more

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 Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/ Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you! http://ward ..read more

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://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/pumpinguptyres-maintenanceminisode Recorded via Clean Fee ..read more

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 Venclovaite! Kerena Fussell! Kirsty Chestnutt! Kate Thompson! Sally Bremner! Jonathan ..read more

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 Colour Cycling Group is now the Women of Colour Cycling Collective: https://womenofcolourcycling ..read more

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/unpavedpodcast ~ Topics ~ Cyclo-cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-c ..read more

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: https://lbk.org.uk/pages/covid-19-update LBK classes are now ONLINE! Read more ..read more