Cycle Systems Academy

Matt covers tyre liners, grips, bars and fork offset in this show all about mountain bikes. The seemingly small changes to rider contact points, trail and offset can make a major impact on your riding experience.

One source of inspiration here at CSA has been the superb, ‘Bikes or Death’ podcast. This week, we are joined by host and creator, Patrick Farnsworth to talk about his life with bikes, bike-packing, adventure racing and the meaning behind it all. It's a super personal and inspirational account of one man's recovery and how bikes helped him do that.

Sean is joined again by Matt Letch, self confessed facial hair trend setter and North West England’s #1 deep fried whole turkey chef. Expect the lowdown on all things MTB for 2020 from one of the UK's great insiders.

John and Sean reunite with Scott Dedenbach of the Bike Shop Show to discuss the lowdown of the importance of bicycle maintenance during the Covid-19 crisis.

Meet Dave from Sinewave Cycles. Sinewave are at the vanguard of a whole new generation of hub dynamo systems that will light your way in a dark forest, charge your GPS and phone and even look cool in the process.

Every now and again we see a graduate through our academy with the most amazing story. Kevin Stacey is one of those - and in this podcast Sean and John get to understand a little bit more about his life. And what inspired him to recover from the battlefield and to get into bikes.

To finish our wheel building series we bring you an ultra geeky and in depth look at wheel tech and aerodynamics from a world leading expert. After 14 years designing F1 cars, Jean Paul Ballard decided to get into manufacturing carbon fibre wheels after a rather unfortunate experience with a top end brand on his own bike. Be prepared to go down the most delightful wheel building rabbit-hole.

It's been a while since we've talked wheel building on the pod, and in this one Sean and John wanted to give you the absolute lowdown on why you should build your own wheels and how to do it. Part one of three.

It's been a while since we've talked wheel building on the pod, and in this one Sean and John wanted to give you the absolute lowdown on why you should build your own wheels and how to do it. Part one of three.

In this episode Sean and John give their full, unadulterated opinion into the latest 2019 MTB groupset technology. It's a place to learn more about how the tech has changed this year and what to expect.

Matt Letch has had an illustrious career in mountain biking and now co-owns the London Bike Show. COme hear what he has to say about MTB for this year and why he sold his beloved wheels.

Sean lally from CSA and John Galloway from Velocast have a candid and entertaining chat about the latest cycle tech to enter the market for 2019. They aren't shy on opinions as ever! So you can listen up, and then stop moaning about all the constant changing and start bragging to your mates about your comprehensive cutting edge cycle tech knowledge ;)And because he's nice, Sean has also designed a handy downloadable guide to the tech in a nutshell - which you can print out to enjoy if you visit the blog at https://www.cycle-systems.co.uk/2019-cycle-tech-overview/

Sean and John are joined again by Dimitris Katsanis. Frame design guru and much, much more. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean and John are joined again by Dimitris Katsanis. Frame design guru and much, much more. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean and John are joined again by Dimitris Katsanis. Frame design guru and much, much more. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean is joined by Dimitris Katsanis. Frame design guru and much, much more. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean and John are joined by Dave Atkinson of ebiketips. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean and John chat cables with Mike Stead of road.cc and brawbikes. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean gets a bit starstruck as he's joined by MTB legend Charlie Kelly who's web presence you can find at Charlie Kelly's Homepage. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website

Sean and John are joined by Graeme Freestone King of Velotech Cycling Ltd. Be sure to visit the CycleSystems Academy website