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/Bird-tiktok?lang=en

BrattyXBre tiny zine earrings: https://www.brestinyprintshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/brattyxbre_/

Muchachas fanzine: https://www.muchachafanzine.com/

No more Patreon, get a subscription via the Cyclista Zine website: https://www.cyclistazine.com/

Insta: @cyclista_zine

Jenni Gwiazdowski: @money_melon

Alex Davis: @singyamatokun

This episode was edited by Mathew Jones: [email protected]

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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 bikes in top condition, saving money, and feeling empowered.

https://lbk.org.uk/collections/online-fix-a-longs

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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!

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Recorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/

Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you! http://wardourstudios.co.uk  

Women of Colour Cycling Collective UK https://womenofcolourcycling.org/

The London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Intro Track

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

Work handles

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Our personal handles

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

Follow us

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Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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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 https://www.theadventureshed.com/

The Silk Road mountain race https://www.silkroadmountainrace.cc/

Visas

It happens when it happens 

1,000km bike ride in the southwest UK

Sponsorship 

Marc Randolph “That will never work” https://twitter.com/mbrandolph

Adventure Traveller Eva zu Beck https://www.youtube.com/c/EvazuBeckOfficial

https://www.instagram.com/evazubeck/?hl=en

Recorded via Clean Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/

Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you! http://wardourstudios.co.uk 

Women of Colour Cycling Collective UK https://womenofcolourcycling.org/

The London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Photo of Vedangi by @woodark

https://www.instagram.com/woodark/?hl=en

Intro Track

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

Work handles

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Our personal handles

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

Follow us

Twitter @WheelSuckersPod

Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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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://wardourstudios.co.uk 

Support us and become our 3rd Wheel!

Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-us

Women of Colour Cycling Collective UK https://womenofcolourcycling.org/

The London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Topics!

Kimberle Crenshaw

The Study of Gender and Cycling in Bogota, using the Ciclo Alameda de Medio Milenio as a pilot

“Currently, only 25% of cyclists in Bogota are female” 

The CAMM - the new Ciclo Alameda Medio Milenio - CAMM cycle lane. 

“Women make up 26% of cycling trips in London” 

Ciclovía https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclov%C3%ADa

Independent workers of Great Britain

The rise of Uber Eats gang masters is tearing the gig economy apart

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uber-eats-italy

The forgotten frontline 

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/02/britains-other-frontline

LTN! Low traffic networks!

Milly we love you!

Jun’s kitchen: 

Stephanie Kelton's Twitter handle: @StephanieKelton 

Kate Raworth's Twitter handle: @KateRaworth

The Reductress Minute: https://reductress.com/podcasts/ 

BUY Mind the Cycling Gender Gap Zine!

Online via Microcosm Publishing https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/9549

In London at Pages of Hackney https://pagesofhackney.co.uk

Artwordss Shoreditch + Broadway Market https://www.artwords.co.uk/

Broken Spoke Co-op http://bsbcoop.org/

Intro Track

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

Work handles

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Our personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

Follow us

Twitter @WheelSuckersPod

Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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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 Feed: https://cleanfeed.net/

Edited by Wardour Studios Elisha! Thank you!

http://wardourstudios.co.uk 

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Give us a little push today: https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-us

You'll be in good company with these friends

Aurelija Venclovaite!

Kerena Fussell!

Kirsty Chestnutt!

Kate Thompson!

Sally Bremner!

Jonathan Rothwell!

Ella Green!

Áine MacCarthy

Max Maier!

"The chain is a sacrificial part. Bless the chain so we may ride again." 

Clean before you lube!

Prolong the life of your bike!

What is a chain?

Diagram!

Rough prices

8 speed chain £13

11 speed £20

8 speed cassette £30

11 speed cassette £50

Chainrings a pound a tooth

A brief moment with Richard. We welcome to return of our beloved bicycle guru Richard Ballentine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ballantine

The sock on the hand! We love you!

Intro Track

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

Work handles

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

Our personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

Follow us

Twitter @WheelSuckersPod

Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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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 Rothwell!

Ella Green!

Áine MacCarthy

Max Maier!

~ Notes ~

Durney Racing

Stayer / Track Racing

The Beer Bike!

Bespoked - the best frame builders festival imo

Eurostar Hack Bike

Bike Boxes are hard to find OK

Balance Bikes

Gravel Bikes

Off the peg bike build options 

Zwift bikes

Leytonstone represent !!

Perky Blinders 

Isembard cycles 

Art School was never a mistake 

Clever mikes

LBK

Wheel Building

Lacing

Putting the spokes in place

Bladed spoke holder 

Round spoke 

Dot watching rules

Transcontinental is great for that

Get Custom from Stayer 

Ayesha McGowan - It’s awkward to talk about race: let’s do it anyway

https://www.casquette.co.uk/people/its-awkward-to-talk-about-race-lets-do-it-anyway

~ Recommendations! ~

Round Boys https://www.instagram.com/round.boys/?hl=en

How I build this https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this

The Wild Podcast https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/thewild

The Mystery Show https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mystery-show

Daisy May Cooper

This Country 

~ Intro Track ~

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

~ The London Bike Kitchen ~

www.lbk.org.uk

~ Personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

~ Follow us ~

Twitter @WheelSuckersPod

Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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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.org/

And Hex Education is almost over! But you can sign up to our 'I Like to Watch' class library here: https://membermojo.co.uk/lbk

Alex streams on Wednesday nights now (only from 20:00 gmt: https://www.twitch.tv/singyamatokun

Edited by Elisha at Wardour Studios: http://wardourstudios.co.uk/

Recorded via Cleanfeed: https://cleanfeed.net/

~ Like what we do? ~

Become a Third Wheel to support the Wheel Suckers Podcast!

https://www.wheelsuckerspodcast.com/support-us

You'll be in good company with these 3rd Wheels: 

Claire Tayler! 

Aurelija Venclovaite!

Kerena Fussell!

Kirsty Chestnutt!

Kate Thompson!

Sally Bremner!

Jonathan Rothwell!

Ella Green!

Áine MacCarthy

Thank you for supporting us and making WS happen! X

 ~ Intro Track ~

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

~ The London Bike Kitchen ~

www.lbk.org.uk

~ Personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

~ Follow us ~

Twitter @WheelSuckersPod

Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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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-cross

The Tour Divide https://tourdivide.org/

Alastair Humphrey’s Micro Adventures https://alastairhumphreys.com/microadventures-landing/

Bivvying / Bivvy Bags / Bivouac Bag https://alastairhumphreys.com/what-is-a-bivvy-bag-and-why-do-i-need-one-microadventure

Read Katherine’s article: “A guide to backpacking on your period" https://bikepacking.com/plan/bikepacking-on-your-period-guide/

How do you fart on a bike dear listener???

GCN https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/

Emma Pooley http://www.emmapooley.net/en/

Manon Lloyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manon_Lloyd

Emma Gannon - Ctrl, Alt, Delete podcast https://www.emmagannon.co.uk/category/podcast/

The Multi-Hyphen method https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36447027-the-multi-hyphen-method

Dirty Kanza https://dirtykanza.com/

The Transcontinental https://www.transcontinental.cc/

Canyon Sram http://www.wmncycling.com/

Italy Divide http://www.italydivide.it/

Tom Bonnett https://unpavedpodcast.com https://www.timetapes.com/

Transcontinental Podcast https://www.transcontinental.cc/podcast

Slow TV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_television

ASMR https://www.vox.com/2015/7/15/8965393/asmr-video-youtube-autonomous-sensory-meridian-response

Pannier CC https://www.pannier.cc/

15 KPH https://www.pannier.cc/about/

Restrap patch - Here to have a good time not a fast time *sold out sadly https://www.bikemonger.co.uk/restrap-here-for-a-good-time-patch-19320-p.asp

Budget Bike

James Olson https://advntr.cc/interview-james-olsen/

Bicycling Magazine https://www.bicycling.com/

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylin_del_Carmen_Alvarado

Annemiek van Vleuten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annemiek_van_Vleuten

Marianne Vos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Vos

Emily Chappell http://thatemilychappell.com/

City Girl Rides - Christina https://www.instagram.com/citygirlrides/

Watermelon saddle bags!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yW5WhlNpK/

Bikepacking.com https://bikepacking.com/

That Mitchell and Webb Look Sketch  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSCppeFzX4

Katherine’s Cat! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H-5IgFNI6/

~ Podcasts! ~

CTRL, ALT, DELETE https://www.emmagannon.co.uk/category/podcast/

We got to hang out https://wegottohangout.com/

Bikes or Death https://bikesordeath.com/

Gravel Ride Podcast http://thegravelride.bike/

UnF*Ck your Brain https://unfuckyourbrain.com/

~ Work handles ~

Look mum no hands www.lookmumnohands.com/

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk/

~ Our personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

~ Illustration ~

Korinna Mei Veropoulou

https://korinnamei.myportfolio.com/

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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 here: https://lbk.org.uk/collections/online-classes

The Look mum not hands! cafe and online shop is currently closed until further notice. 

 ~ Topics ~ 

Rozone Enzymatic parts washer: https://www.rozone.co.uk/industry-sector/bike-workshops.html 

It’s not good to plug LOADS of lube onto your chain! The optimum amount is next to nothing.

Three types of oil: Dry, All Season, Wet

~ A moment with Richard ~

We welcome to return of our beloved bicycle guru Richard Ballentine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ballantine

 ~ Intro Track ~

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis: Bike Horn Cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0Sounds

~ Work handles ~

Look mum no hands! www.lookmumnohands.com

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk

~ Our personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

~ Follow us ~

Twitter @WheelSuckersPod

Instagram @wheelsuckerspod

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Back at it again! We discuss intersectional feminism, the problem with autonomous cars and owning the city with Tiffany Lam. 

~ Guest ~ 

Tiffany Lam https://www.tiffanyflam.com

Listen to our previous interview! https://play.acast.com/s/wheel-suckers-podcast/tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F445774218

Buy Tiffany’s zines!

Mind the Cycling Gender Gap issue 1 and 2: https://www.tiffanyflam.com/zine

Recorded at Wardour Studios http://wardourstudios.co.uk/

~ Topics ~ 

New Economics Foundation https://neweconomics.org/

Tiffany’s academic piece Chapter 7 - Cycling in London, an intersective gendered perspective 

New academic anthology - "Gendering smart mobilities”

The women of colour cycling meetup https://www.instagram.com/woccldn/

Audrey Lord - “Your silence will not protect you” 

Sustrans Healthy Streets https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/2019/august/sustrans-to-provide-support-for-new-tfl-programme/

The right to the city 

"You have every right to be on the road as everyone else, take the lane and exert yourself" 

Biking While Female — ‘Slut,’ ‘Bitch,’ and ‘Dumb Broad’, https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/07/17/biking-while-female-slut-bitch-and-dumb-broad/

Why are female cyclists targeted by aggressive drivers for abuse?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2019/oct/04/why-are-female-cyclists-targeted-by-aggressive-drivers-for-abuse

Hollaback! Together We Have the Power to End Harassment https://www.ihollaback.org/

Near Miss Project - looks down atm boo.

~ Podcasts! ~

Call your girlfriend https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/

New economics podcast https://neweconomics.org/2019/07/weekly-economics-podcast

Talking headways https://usa.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/podcast/

~ Work handles ~

Look mum no hands www.lookmumnohands.com/

London Bike Kitchen www.lbk.org.uk/

~ Our personal handles ~

Alex Davis twitter.com/Singyamatokun

Jenni Gwiazdowski twitter.com/money_melon

~ Illustration ~

Korinna Mei Veropoulou

https://korinnamei.myportfolio.com/

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