Podcasts by The Pull Cycling Podcast
A cycling podcast devoted to one-on-one interviews with artisans about their craft.
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#55: Bryan Hollingsworth of Royal H Cycles from 2020-02-06T21:46:04
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...
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#54: Frame Builder Mark Nobilette from 2019-11-28T03:23:14
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 ...
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#53: Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes, Part II from 2019-10-24T18:25:51
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...
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#52: Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes, Part I from 2019-10-17T02:42:12
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 wh...
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#51: David Wages of Ellis Cycles from 2019-09-11T21:57:57
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 bik...
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#50: Steven Kotler, Author and Flow State Expert from 2019-09-04T21:34
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 art...
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#49: Austin McInerny (ex) of NICA from 2019-08-29T21:48:56
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...
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#48: Sports Psychologist Dr. Kristin Keim from 2019-08-21T18:13:20
This week my guest is sports psychologist Dr. Kristin Keim. Keim came to my attention several years ago when I began to see her posts on social media reshared by friends of mine in the bike racing ...
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#47: Sociologist Ben Brewer from 2019-08-17T02:16:24
This week I’m taking a slightly different tack and am interviewing an academic. My guest is sociologist Ben Brewer of James Madison University. Brewer picked up the cycling bug in the 1980s as a te...
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#46: Mike Desalvo of Desalvo Custom Cycles from 2019-07-31T22:32:49
My guest this week is frame builder Mike Desalvo of Desalvo Custom Cycles. Desalvo is part of what I refer to as the second generation of American builders, those craftsmen who got their start as b...
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#45: Rudi Jung of Black Magic Paint from 2019-07-24T21:04:11
My guest this week is painter Rudi Jung of Black Magic Paint. Jung caught my eye in 2017 with a frame he painted for Chris Bishop. It was a mostly black frame and fork, but had a red-orange-yellow ...
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#44: Frank Wadleton, aka Frank the Welder from 2019-07-17T15:23:27
My guest this week is frame builder Frank Wadleton, better known in the industry as Frank the Welder. Wadleton, or FTW as he was often referred to, was a household name to mountain bike action read...
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#43: Ryan Johnson of Galaxy Gearworks from 2019-07-11T18:18:36
My guest this week is someone that you likely haven’t heard of before. His name is Ryan Johnson, but his resume is arguably one of the most interesting I’ve come across in the bike industry. For an...
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#43: Remembering Bruce Gordon from 2019-06-27T22:33:20
This week our show is an appreciation of frame builder Bruce Gordon who passed away June 7th at the age of 71. Gordon was one of the most experienced and talented frame builders ever to pick up a t...
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#41: Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster, Part II from 2019-06-20T00:52:10
First up, thanks for enduring this several-week break due to my travels. I would have loved to get an episode squeezed in there somehow, but today’s show required a fair bit of tending to create; i...
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#40: Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster, Part I from 2019-05-22T23:31:28
My guest this week is Santa Cruz-based builder Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster Cycles. I first encountered Rock Lobsters in the late 1980s when mountain biking was exploding. It was only later that I l...
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#39: Remembering Roland Della Santa from 2019-05-09T16:24:29
This week, I’m devoting the show to frame builder Roland Della Santa who passed away last weekend at the age of 72. Della Santa is most famous for helping to launch Greg LeMond into bike racing; on...
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#38: Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles, Part II from 2019-05-01T22:35:17
In the second part of my interview with Tom Kellogg, we begin with a discussion of geometry for track bikes, and while this subject may not seem super-compelling on its face, it brings in a very in...
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#37: Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles from 2019-04-24T22:44:55
This week my guest is Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles. Kellogg’s career in the bike industry spans more than 40 years and includes relationships with brands like Merlin, American Bicycle Group and T...
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#36: Steve Rex of Rex Cycles from 2019-04-17T21:10:46
This week my guest is frame builder Steve Rex. Back in 1997 I moved to Redondo Beach, Calif., and began doing the local group rides. There was a guy on that ride who wasn’t on a Trek, Specialized o...
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#35: Bryce Gracey of No. 22 Bicycles from 2019-04-03T23:36:47
No. 22 is a newcomer on the custom bike scene. The company was founded in 2012 by Bryce Gracey and Mike Smith on the idea that titanium just rides better. After working with a couple of different c...
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#34: Nick Crumpton from 2019-03-27T22:09:36
This week my guest is frame builder Nick Crumpton. We may be in the golden age of frame building thanks to the fact that some of the finest steel frames ever produced are being built today. That di...
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The Pull: Aaron Barcheck of Mosaic Cycles from 2019-03-06T22:58:38
To hear Aaron Barcheck tell it, he wasn't even planning to be a frame builder when he went to UBI to take their titanium frame building class. He definitely wasn't thinking of starting a brand. But...
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#32: Curtis Inglis of Inglis and Retrotec Cycles from 2019-02-28T02:38:47
In the annals of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show few builders have been as celebrated as Curtis Inglis, the man behind Inglis Cycles and Retrotec. Inglis has taken awards home more than a ...
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#31: Brad Devaney of Litespeed Bicycles from 2019-02-21T02:02:04
My history with Brad Devaney goes back more than 30 years to Memphis, Tennessee, when we were both students at the University of Memphis and working as wrenches for the Peddler Bike Shop. Even then...
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Cory Hibbard and Sarah App of Pearl Izumi from 2019-02-14T17:52:36
This week I’ve got a twofer for you. I’m interviewing two people responsible for creating new clothing for Pearl Izumi. Cory Hibbard is an apparel designer who has worked on a variety of products, ...
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#29: Steve Hampsten, Hampsten Cycles from 2019-02-07T05:52:40
This week, my guest is Steve Hampsten, the man behind Hampsten Cycles. While Hampsten Cycles may draw its fame from Steve’s brother Andy, the only American winner of the Giro d’Italia and Tour de S...
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#28: Brian Vernor, Part II from 2019-01-30T21:58:20
In the second part of my conversation with photographer Brian Vernor, we talk about storytelling through photography as well as photography when it is in service to a written feature. We also discu...
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#27: Brian Vernor, Part I from 2019-01-23T23:09:56
On this week’s show, my guest is photographer, writer and filmmaker Brian Vernor. For many cycling aficionados, Brian Vernor came to prominence as a result of his work with Rapha here in the U.S. H...
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#26: Dave Kirk, Part II from 2019-01-16T23:55:42
In the second part of my interview with veteran framebuilder Dave Kirk, we talk about the last phase of his career with Serotta, and then his move west to Bozeman, Montana, where he opened his own ...
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#25: Dave Kirk, Part I from 2019-01-12T00:44:39
On this week’s show, my guest is Dave Kirk, the man behind Kirk Frameworks. The path to becoming a skilled framebuilder isn't set. I've met masters who apprenticed under legends. I've met geniuses ...
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#24: Jeremy SyCip from 2018-12-14T01:05:46
Jeremy SyCip is a real-life fantasy. He began college with an eye toward industrial design but quickly realized he wanted to be more hands-on. So he took a course in framebuilding at United Bicycle...
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#23: Carl Strong, Part II from 2018-12-05T19:23:48
On this week's episode, I continue my conversation with Carl Strong. Strong is unusual among framebuilders in that he has constructed bikes in every mainstream material being used in high-performan...
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#22: Carl Strong, Part I from 2018-11-29T23:14:01
On this week’s show, my guest is frame builder Carl Strong. The Bozeman, Montana-based builder behind Strong Frames is best known for the titanium road and gravel frames he makes from titanium, som...
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#21: Peter Flax from 2018-10-27T18:05:18
On this week’s show, my guest is writer and editor Peter Flax. Flax was features editor for the Hollywood Reporter. Flax is also a contributor to CyclingTips where he writes on a wide range of cycl...
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#20: Rebecca Rusch from 2018-10-17T20:38:38
Rebecca Rusch has what may be the ultimate nickname not just for a cyclist, but for any endurance athlete. She’s known as the Queen of Pain. And she has more than earned that nickname. She has won ...
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#19: Mike Ferrentino from 2018-09-27T16:13:06
On this week’s show, my guest is Mike Ferrentino. In the early 1990s Ferrentino rose to national prominence with the launch of Bike Magazine and his column the Grimy Handshake. Since then, Ferrenti...
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#18: Erik Noren of Peacock Groove, Part II from 2018-09-13T01:17:23
On this week’s show, we continue our conversation with Erik Noren of Peacock Groove. Last week we talked about some of Noren’s signature creations like his Evil Dead bike and his Appetite for Destr...
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#17: Erik Noren of Peacock Groove, Part I from 2018-09-06T05:01:53
Among the many builders I’ve interviewed in my career, I can say that Erik Noren is truly unique. In a room full of unusual cats, he still manages to stand alone. This episode, and the next, becaus...
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#16: Dario Pegoretti Remembered from 2018-08-30T17:16:26
On this week’s show we remember frame builder Dario Pegoretti who died last week at the age of 62. Pegoretti rose to prominence in the 1990s as a contract builder who provided custom frames for pro...
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#15: Sam Pickman, Allied Cycle Works from 2018-08-22T22:11:35
The emergence of Allied Cycle Works, is notable as much for the quality of the carbon fiber bicycles they make as where they make them. At a time when all of the major bike makers produce their car...
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#14: Gary Fisher from 2018-08-15T22:51:42
Few people can claim to be as inextricably linked with the birth of mountain biking as Gary Fisher. His company MountainBikes produced what were arguably the very first production mountain bikes, b...
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#13: Mark DiNucci, Part II from 2018-08-10T02:40:45
In Part II of my conversation with Mark DiNucci, we discuss some of the work he has done as an engineer working on contract for other manufacturers, like SAPA and Evil. We go into greater depth abo...
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#12: Mark DiNucci, Part I from 2018-08-03T07:01:02
If you wanted to find the American who made the most profound impact on the ride of steel road bikes in the last 30 years, it would be hard to find a person more influential than Mark DiNucci. As a...
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#11: Nick Legan from 2018-07-25T21:34:30
On this week’s show, my guest is Nick Legan, the author of Gravel Cycling, from VeloPress. Legan has one of the more varied backgrounds I’ve encountered in cycling. He began his career as a race me...
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#10: James Winchester from 2018-07-18T22:07:42
On this week’s show, my guest is James Winchester, the product manager for Masi Bicycles. The role of a product manager at a bike company is, perhaps, one of the most visible expressions of what it...
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#8: Lennard Zinn from 2018-07-11T22:28:32
On this week’s show, my guest is Lennard Zinn, whose book, Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, has just been released in its sixth edition by VeloPress. Zinn is best known for his work a...
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#8: Daniel de Visé from 2018-07-06T00:54:51
For as much as American cyclists idolized Greg LeMond in the 1980s and early 1990s, for a great many years there was really only one book on the three-time Tour de France Winner, "Greg LeMond's Com...
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#7: Todd Ingermanson, Black Cat Bicycles from 2018-06-30T01:06:53
On this week’s show, my guest is framebuilder Todd Ingermanson who is part of a relatively rare set of artisans known for crafting nearly any sort of bike. While many builders base their business o...
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#6: Kristen Ulmer from 2018-06-20T17:55:32
On this week’s show, my guest is teacher, author and creator Kristen Ulmer. In the early 1990s Ulmer rose to international prominence as the world’s foremost female big mountain extreme skier. It’s...
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#5: Brad Bingham from 2018-06-13T19:21:05
On this week’s show, my guest is framebuilder Brad Bingham. He's been called the finest TIG-welder in the world. Bingham rose to international prominence as a result of his work as a welder for Ken...
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#4: Damon Rinard from 2018-06-07T17:50:13
On this week’s show, my guest is Damon Rinard, the engineering manager for road bikes for Cycling Sports Group. Rinard has more than 30 years’ experience in the bike industry. He came to prominence...
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#3: Allen Lim from 2018-05-30T22:33:23
Allen Lim has spent his career guiding athletes to their best possible performance. From the UC Davis Cycling Team to grand tour riders, Lim's career as an exercise physiologist was focused on help...
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#2: Gabriel Lang of Altruiste Bikes from 2018-05-24T20:34:23
This week I interview NAHBS Best in Show winner Gabriel Lang of Altruiste Bikes from New Brunswick, Canada. Lang won with a long-travel 29er that was truly unique among the bikes shown at the show....
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#1: Richard Sachs from 2018-05-17T23:16:09
The Pull is a new podcast from Red Kite Prayer. My many interviews with framebuilders over the years have all lost something in translation from the conversation to the printed page (or pixels). I ...
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