Allen talks about his own background growing up in Los Angeles obsessed with bikes. Then he takes us through his journey in science, food and pro cycling, which lands him in Boulder, Colorado as the founder of Skratch Labs. This is a great episode.

Peter and Mark are joined by Life Time's President, Events & Media Kimo Seymour to find out how the Life Time Grand Prix is changing or staying the same in 2026. We also talk about the longterm success of the Sea Otter Classic and how Life Time plans to level the race up this Spring.

Liam Donoghue Senior Research Manager at People For Bikes talks us through the actual data that he, in his role as Senior Research Manager at People For Bikes, is gathering to help the industry make sense of the feelings that we're all having (which generally are not great!)

Brompton’s Juliet Scott-Croxford joins the show to unpack how a bike invented in a London apartment became an iconic global brand built around “urban freedom for happier lives.” We dig into what truly differentiates Brompton in a sea of sameness—product design, London-based manufacturing, and a creative, inclusive community that feels more like a movement than a market segment—plus how the brand thinks about customer profiles across regions. Juliet also shares a candid view of the e-bike landscape, Brompton’s retail strategy and “activate the city” approach, and what’s coming over the next decade.

In this episode of Speaking of Bikes, we dig into the 2025 Bicycle Trends Report that Peter and Mark published this week. We go over everything important in the world of bicycles with one of the sharpest minds in cycling journalism, James Huang, author of the n-1 Substack and longtime industry insider.

James helps us make sense of a bike industry in flux — from tariffs, inventory gluts, and fragile business models to what’s actually changing on the product and culture side. We talk e-bikes, AI, aero everything, emerging tech like 3D printing and 32” wheels, and why community and belonging may matter more than marginal gains right now.

It’s an honest, occasionally irreverent conversation about where cycling has been, where it’s headed, and what brands, riders, and cities should be paying attention to next.

If you care about bikes and the industry that makes them, this one’s for you.

If you'd like to download a copy of the report, you can find it here.