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

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 If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices