{"podcast":{"title":"Cycle World Podcast","slug":"cycle-world-podcast-6850183","podcast_index_feed_id":6850183,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f21971c8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.cycleworld.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40517538/40517538-1708031741773-291ca4fee196.jpg","author":"Cycle World","episode_count":122,"summary":"Join Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer for the weekly Cycle World podcast for lively conversations about motorcycles and the people who build and ride them. Cameron’s legendary knowledge and ability to describe highly technical subjects in ways that are easy to understand allies with Hoyer’s massive testing background and hands-on work in the CW garage.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycle-world-podcast-6850183"},"episode":{"title":"Piston Rings! The Tiny Parts that Make Piston Engines Possible!","slug":"piston-rings-the-tiny-parts-that-make-piston-engines-possible","published_at":"2026-01-14T17:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycle-world-podcast-6850183/piston-rings-the-tiny-parts-that-make-piston-engines-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycle-world-podcast-6850183","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cycle-world/episodes/Piston-Rings--The-Tiny-Parts-that-Make-Piston-Engines-Possible-e3dl6me","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f21971c8/podcast/play/113989774/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-14%2F416109920-44100-2-94a4f91948504.mp3","summary":"Early attempts at sealing pistons in cylinders included hemp and other natural fibers. Today's piston rings are made of amazing metallic materials that allow motorcycle engines to last longer than ever. Kevin and Mark dive into piston rings from the early days to now and talk about cylinder finish, ring gap, "flutter," and so much more. Join them on the Cycle World podcast!","meta_description":"Early attempts at sealing pistons in cylinders included hemp and other natural fibers. Today's piston rings are made of amazing metallic materials that al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4025,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cycle-world-podcast-6850183/episodes/piston-rings-the-tiny-parts-that-make-piston-engines-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycle-world-podcast-6850183/piston-rings-the-tiny-parts-that-make-piston-engines-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}