# Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (March, 2026) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994/reviewing-the-news-w-mike-ferrentino-simon-stewart-march-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994/reviewing-the-news-w-mike-ferrentino-simon-stewart-march-2026.md Podcast: [Bikes & Big Ideas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994) Published: 2026-03-12T16:27:03+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/bikes-big-ideas/episodes/reviewing-the-news-w-mike-ferrentino-simon-stewart-march-202 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5cc11830a54f4a082908bc15/e/69b25184bba705d7aa5800ef/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas-863994/episodes/reviewing-the-news-w-mike-ferrentino-simon-stewart-march-2026 Duration seconds: 4059 ## Resource Today, Mike and Simon discuss what's happening, and not happening, with the investigations into the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and Kristi Noem’s complete lack of accountability.  On the bike news side, there’s an ongoing power war taking place among eBike drive system manufacturers; bike companies suing to get much-needed tariff money back; Tadej Pogacar dominating the Strade Bianche again; new bikes from Pivot, Specialized, and Kona; plus a whole lot more.  Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Mike’s The Grimy Handshake Substack TOPICS & TIMES: Accountability for the Deaths of Alex Pretti & Renee Good (3:42) Will Bike Companies Get Money Back From Tariffs? (9:32) Hans Rey’s Letter to the Bike Industry (16:26) Emil Johansson Rampage Injury Update (33:35) Tadej Pogacar’s Strade Bianche Dominance (38:09) A Drop Bar Kona Mountain Bike (44:07) Turbo Levo R (50:04) New Pivot Mach 4 SL (57:35) What We’re Reading & Watching (1:02:05) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas-863994/episodes/reviewing-the-news-w-mike-ferrentino-simon-stewart-march-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994/reviewing-the-news-w-mike-ferrentino-simon-stewart-march-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.