{"podcast":{"title":"Cyclist Magazine Podcast","slug":"cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315","podcast_index_feed_id":471315,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/618e52740da782001471efbe","website_url":"http://cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/618e52740da782001471efbe/1684337702630-ac8af394c8716478d338973b27d37343.jpeg","author":"Cyclist Holdings Limited","episode_count":162,"summary":"From the team behind Cyclist Magazine, this is a podcast for lovers of all things cycling, whether you’re a sucker for a sportive, a carbon fibre connoisseur or just Bernard Hinault’s biggest fan. Host James Spender brings you in-depth conversations from within the world of cycling by the people that know it best, with new episodes every other Thursday. Guests have included the likes of Greg LeMond, Tyler Hamilton, Sean Kelly, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and more. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to listen first! Join us for the ride on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook . Check out our website at cyclist.co.uk and be sure to subscribe to Cyclist Magazine here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:19:23.545529+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315"},"episode":{"title":"153. Aero mutinies and secret shorts with Castelli's Steve Smith","slug":"153-aero-mutinies-and-secret-shorts-with-castelli-s-steve-smith","published_at":"2026-03-19T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315/153-aero-mutinies-and-secret-shorts-with-castelli-s-steve-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315","url":"https://shows.acast.com/cyclist-magazine-podcast/episodes/153-the-truth-behind-the-kit-we-were-with-castellis-steve-sm","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/618e52740da782001471efbe/e/69ba881cefe096304cbe961e/media.mp3","summary":"This week Will and James are joined by Castelli and Sportful’s global brand manager, Steve Smith. Steve grew up in Portland, USA, where he – like most of the city he says – worked for Nike for 10 years. But in 2000 he decided to make a bold move to Italy, to live the bella vita with a job at Sportful. Four years later parent company Manifattura Valcismon bought Castelli, and in the years since Steve and his team have been responsible for some of the biggest game-changers in cycling, from creating some of the earliest, wind-tunnel designed aero kit to the now infamous Castelli Gabba, which revolutionised foul weather cycling gear and spawned a whole new genre of clothing along the way. In this chat, Steve explains how those early aero jerseys sparked a mutiny within Castelli’s sponsored pros; the day Castelli blew everyone’s minds – including the race commissaires – with turquoise shorts; what the fastest kit would really look like if riders could only put it on properly; what changes in the law around PFC chemicals have really meant for cycling clothing; and how waterproof kit actually works – and why some jackets lose it, while others will be waterproof forever. Our chat with Steve begins at 10.34 ------------------ This episode is brought to you by the Hammerhead Karoo GPS bike computer. Visit hammerhead.io and use the code CYCLIST to get a free HR strap with every purchase (just be sure to add the strap to your cart then apply the code at checkout) ------------------ Did you know  Cyclist  is also stunning monthly print magazine? Subscribe now at  store.cyclist.co.uk/cycpod and get every issue for less than in the shops, delivered straight to your door And it's also a rather lovely website about everything road cycling and gravel. Check us out at cycl…","meta_description":"This week Will and James are joined by Castelli and Sportful’s global brand manager, Steve Smith. Steve grew up in Portland, USA, where he – like most of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4558,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315/episodes/153-aero-mutinies-and-secret-shorts-with-castelli-s-steve-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315/153-aero-mutinies-and-secret-shorts-with-castelli-s-steve-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}