Ep 46: Shimano Crank Snaps AFTER Passing Inspection & Meet 'Britain's Most Hated Cyclist' Who Catches Dangerous Drivers

The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast

Thanks to Mike for coming on the show, you can check out his channel here

Here's a breakdown of the episode - sorry if the time stamps aren't quite right, sometimes the adverts screw up the timings and we can't fix it :( but hopefully you get the gist

00:00 Meet Britain’s ‘most hated cyclist’ who’s reported 1700+ drivers

07:55 ‘More hated than Hitler’

10:08 Why does Mikey upset people so much?

13:23 Should we be snitching on bad drivers?

16:53 Is reporting drivers safer or more dangerous for cyclists?

19:48 Shimano crank snaps 5 months after passing inspection

29:27 Shimano working on a fully wireless groupset?

35:18 How did Mikey get started?

36:43 Why does he do it?

38:18 How does he deal with hate & abuse?

40:57 Mikey’s WILDEST encounters

45:23 Is Mikey too confrontational?

46:16 Violence and online threats

47:25 Mikey’s camera setup

49:26 ‘The fame is horrible, I don’t want it’

50:19 Does Mikey give cyclists a bad name?

55:32 What do the police think of Mikey’s antics?

58:50 What it will take for Mikey to STOP reporting

01:01:36 Why doesn’t Mikey report bad cyclists?

01:03:30 Do people he catches change their attitudes?

01:04:32 What can help ease tension between drivers and cyclists?

01:06:19 What has improved since Mikey began filming

01:09:13 Recording and submitting close passes

01:11:40 The biggest problem in cycling right now

01:13:34 Does Mikey ‘go about things the wrong way’?

01:18:25 Are the trolls here yet?

01:18:45 The elephant in the room (FUOTW)

01:19:41 Send us your questions for EF nutritionist Will

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