I'm considering starting a live-streamed cycling podcast. Would you listen?

[DarrenV]

Yes, do it for yourself and in the process you may help, influence and inspire someone, even if it's 1 person you're making more of a difference everyone else who doesn't try.

 

Don't care what anyone else thinks. It's real hard in the beginning but you'll get the hang of it eventually.

 

If you never try, you'll never know and if you fail then at least you have closure, right?

 

You have nothing to lose.

Thanks for the encouragement.  Dig your content 

[PhilipV]

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Sorry if that's not what you want to hear. I was in the Alps 2 weeks ago and the amount of clowns talking into a Gopro was mind bending.

Yis I don't get this at all.

The amount of times I've Marshalled at enduro stages and been subjected to the following:

 

Piet Snot standing with a selfie stick or holding his helmet with the gopro attached while his free arm is flailing around throwing gang signs or Shakas at the end of every sentence saying: "what's up guys! This is Piet Snot at the start of the stage 4 of the EWC race at Berm Alley! The weather is all time! The trails are mint! We can smell the loam! Life is good as my dog didn't bite me again this morning! We have a lekker crew and the vibe is lit!" And then in the background you'll see me at the start wishing gopro guy would shut up so that I can answer the rider's questions.

 

The Wild Air guys are fine, they are discreet and move far enough away that they don't become a nuisance, and they have great content and footage that is well shot and not just POV.

[Mamil]

If i look at my feed of youtube channels and podcasts to donwith cycling and a few other topic areas I subscribe because the presenter has both credibility and personality. Phil Gaimon for example, the trainer road podcast, norcal cycling ...

 

The presenter would need to add something very special if I couldn't identify him as a subject area specialist in some way or other.

[PhilipV]

If your podcast has lekker content and the production quality is good, then I'm in.

 

Don't record it in a coffee shop with your iPhone, it needs to sound professional, even if that means you recorded it in your cupboard.

[Pure Savage]

I would listen at work.

 

We also have one in the pipeline

[Danger Dassie]

So much to discuss. But speaking from some experience at least. 
You need to have a plan on how to sell it and at the very least for it to be able to pay for itself. Passion is great, but if your project is unable to be self sustaining then it is a vanity project. 
Be open to approaching and partnering with existing media platforms.

[NickGM]

Piet Snot standing with a selfie stick or holding his helmet with the gopro attached while his free arm is flailing around throwing gang signs or Shakas at the end of every sentence saying: "what's up guys! This is Piet Snot at the start of the stage 4 of the EWC race at Berm Alley! The weather is all time! The trails are mint! We can smell the loam! Life is good as my dog didn't bite me again this morning! We have a lekker crew and the vibe is lit!" And then in the background you'll see me at the start wishing gopro guy would shut up so that I can answer the rider's questions.

 

 

I just got sick a bit in my mouth. 

[Gambithunt]

I think it's not a bad idea but it's all going to rest on how you produce it and what you talk about.

 

I'd say, talk about

Trails

Local cycling news but it keep it to a min

Gear

Latest  specials

 

Dont talk about

Personal whoha

Dont make the intro long and talk about the weather, your drive, the traffic, internal jokes and so on.

 

Keep it focued.

 

Looking forward to the first one.

[popcorn_skollie]

I'll give anyone local a chance. And it really should be a cornerstone of the content you'll put out there if you ask me. Like others here have said the internet is saturated with cycling related content. But there's not much about that content which we can relate to us as South Africans. 

And now that I think about it. There really is no shortage of things we have to talk about

But it would hinge on you getting the ball rolling and building an audience to reach that point.

 

Have guests interact on your show. A local distributor, a local bike shop owner and a local who trades exclusively in cycling related goods online. Lets talk about how they operate. Their relationships. The difference between them. The challenges they face. And how that impacts us as consumers.

 

Lets talk to trail builders and committee representatives from various local riding locations. Lets talk to land owners about trails built on privately owned land. Lets talk to custodians of public land used for trail building. Hell lets talk to rogue builders too. Lets talk about the relationships they have with each other. Lets talk about the cost of building and maintenance. The time and work required. Lets have the audience gain a better understanding of the spots they ride, how they operate and what makes them different.

 

Lets talk to victims of cycling related crime. Lets talk to the police, trail marshals and security officials from different spots. Lets talk about hot spots and the frequency of crime in various locations and why certain spots are safer than others. 

 

Lets talk to insurance companies, brand representatives and shop owners with regards to warranties. Lets talk about replacement versus repairs. Which companies have which policies. How are those policies implemented and what can we as consumers expect from whom when dealing with such issues. 

 

Lets talk to brands, shops and cycling associations about sponsorship. Rider sponsorship.

Trail build funding sponsorship. Event sponsorship. Existing relationships and how they work. Why they work. Lets talk about the various things which encourage various companies to engage in sponsorship at all. Their various differences in incentives and so on.

 

Lets talk about injuries.Various injury types. Rider experiences. How did they get injured? What happened? What was the recovery process like? Lets talk to paramedics who have experience tending to rider injuries. Doctors, surgeons and medical personal and their experience with cyclists and the recovery process. Lets hear from folk who had to deal with medical aid refusing cover. What type of cover can we expect between different medical aid plans?

 

Lets talk about the underprivileged. Various outreach organizations. Success stories.

Generating an interest in local cycling in poorer communities. Fostering potential talent.

 

Lets talk to our various city representatives about bike lanes and why we have some over here but none over there. What considerations go into implementing bike lanes in various locations to begin with. Rider experiences using them in various locations.

 

Lets talk to motorists and cyclists who have been involved in collisions on the road. Their experiences dealing with such catastrophes. The consequences. Advice.

Lets talk about the tensions on both sides of the fence and why people have the perceptions they do. Lets talk to them about their experiences and what they've learned. 

 

I think if you have a couple guests representing various sides on any of these issues you'll have an audience listening. And probably an engaging one at that. 

Also if your show is weekly. Make sure its on a friday...

[The Ouzo]

I thought about doing a vlog type thing once, but after jotting down maybe one or two ideas I'm not creative enough to come up with content on a weekly/monthly basis.

 

Hats off to those that can and can make it interesting.

[Patchelicious]

I would listen at work.

 

We also have one in the pipeline

Is listening to podcasts working how ‘those audits’ got passed?

[Pure Savage]

Is listening to podcasts working how ‘those audits’ got passed?

Yes, thats how the audits I had nothing to do with got passed. 

 

Think there would be bigger issues if someone could not do their job and listen to a podcast at the same time...

Edited August 5, 2019 by Pure Savage

[Stevief]

Nu did you manage to get it going?

[Shebeen]

Nu did you manage to get it going?

guessing not, otherwise his marketing was not great

 

Full sus is sort of still going, although this excellent one with Meurant and oli is the latest and about a 6 weeks old

 

https://audioboom.com/posts/7392850-meurant-botha-oli-munnik-talk-spur-school-s-mtb-league