{"id":2188225,"date":"2026-10-09T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2188225"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:00:46","slug":"cycling-is-cheap-6500-wheels-and-the-mistakes-we-remember-making-velo-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2188225","title":{"rendered":"Cycling is Cheap, $6,500 Wheels, and the Mistakes We Remember Making | Velo Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-Velo.jpg”]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
Published October 9, 2026 09:00AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Table of Contents<\/h4>\n
    \u2022<\/span>Get right to the audio episode!<\/span><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    The Velo Podcast wouldn\u2019t happen without subscribers. We\u2019re offering listeners of the show a special 25% discount on an Outside+ membership. <\/i>Enter the code velopod at checkout<\/i> to score these savings, and thank you for your support!<\/i><\/p>\n

    This week, Lisa Charlebois, our host Mike Levy, and I (Josh Ross) will be riding in Death Valley when you hear this. With that in mind, we had a discussion\u2014including Logan Jones-Wilkins who will only be on the ride in spirit\u2014all about the mistakes we\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n

    It starts with Logan giving me a bit of a hard time. The problem is that I\u2019m so risk-averse I don\u2019t actually have a ton of examples. If left to my own devices, I tend to move slowly and plan things carefully to avoid disaster. Mistakes do happen though, and I have a few. Lisa has a few more, and Logan has a few more too. Pretty soon though, this just devolves into the Levy show. Mike is far from risk-averse, and the number of things he\u2019s done with his body moving faster than his ability to contemplate the results is pretty extensive.<\/p>\n

    \n
    ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    We do have some other things to chat about this week before we get into all the Mike Levy disasters, though. Did you know that laces are more aerodynamic than BOA dials? Logan noticed a lot of riders at Worlds seemed to be into laces, so he jumped into why and has some interesting details to share. I also get a chance to share why I suggest that anyone looking for budget-focused shoes might want to think twice about BOA dials.<\/p>\n

    Then we take some time to answer some listener questions, including a dive into why Mike is adamant that cycling isn\u2019t an expensive sport. That discussion is right around when we also talk about the $6,500 Partington wheels that Pidcock was riding at Worlds. Clearly, the two things are not related. Same story with the 12-speed Dura-Ace Di2 rim brake groupset that apparently still exists for sale.<\/p>\n

    As you listen, make sure you let us know your thoughts in the comments. We read them all and might discuss your thoughts on the next podcast.<\/p>\n


    \n What do you think about Rapha in 2026?” src=”https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/N0TWg9eK?lazyImages=false&staticHeight=true” width=”100%” height=”700″ frameborder=”0″]<\/div>\n
    \n\n

    Subscribe to the Velo Podcast<\/h3>\n

    \"Listen<\/p>\n

    \"Listen<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
    Published October 9, 2026 09:00AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-gear\/podcast-cycling-mistakes-laces-vs-boa-dials\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-Velo.jpg”] Published October 9, 2026 09:00AM Table of Contents \u2022Get right to the audio episode! The Velo Podcast wouldn\u2019t happen without subscribers. We\u2019re offering listeners of the show a special 25% discount on an Outside+ membership. Enter the code velopod at checkout to score these savings, and thank you for your support! This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,71],"class_list":["post-2188225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-velo-outsideonline-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2188225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2188225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2188225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2188225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}