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Cyclist Magazine Podcast episode 107: Factor Bikes owner Rob Gitelis

Rob Gitelis joins the podcast to talk everything bikes, tech, history, the industry plus the fastest bike ever

Cyclist's James Spender talking to Factor owner Rob Gitelis in the factory
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Published: June 13, 2024 | Last updated: June 13, 2024

This week James and Will are joined on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast by the founder and owner of Factor Bikes, Rob Gitelis.

Rob is originally from Miami but moved to Taiwan more than twenty years ago to start building bikes. Originally he ran a factory that built bikes for brands such as Cervélo, Scott and Canyon, but in 2015 he decided to go it alone with the purchase of Factor Bikes.

In this episode, Rob discusses how the bike industry really works, why things are so expensive, what progress lies in store, and what he believes is one of the fastest bikes ever made – and it came out several decades ago.

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Interview begins at 10:42.

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James Spender is Cyclist magazine's deputy editor, which is odd given he barely knows what a verb is, let alone how to conjugate one. But he does really, really love bikes, particularly taking them apart and putting them back together again and wondering whether that leftover piece is really that important.  The riding and tinkering with bicycles started aged 5 when he took the stabilisers off his little red Raleigh, and over the years James has gone from racing mountain bikes at the Mountain of Hell and Mega Avalanche to riding gran fondos and sportives over much more civilised terrain. James is also one half of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast, and if he had to pick a guest to go for a drink with, he'd take Greg LeMond. Or Jens Voigt. Or Phil Liggett. Hang on... that's a harder choice than it sounds. Instagram: @james_spender Height: 179cm Weight: 79kg Saddle height: 76cm

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