Velokicks: All About Cycling Shoes (& Feet)

Cycling Fashion Week

We're joined by Nick Squillari, founder of cycling shoe brand Velokicks and curator of the Instagram account of the same name showcasing custom painted shoes. He's also a podiatrist, so we bring Warren's deepest fantasies to life by talking extensively about feet and how to make a comfortable, stylish shoe for cycling.
6:35 - Ukraine x Alpha Velo Vyshyvanka Jersey
11:26 - Panache Police: Does anyone actually like riding gravel?
25:00 - Velokicks / Nick Squillari Intro (And the Canal story)
28:16 - Getting into cycling through rehab
29:48 - Being a fitter at Baum Cycles, his podiatry background, creating an Instagram page for the latest in cycling shoes
34:40 - What makes a good cycling shoe? According to a podiatrist.
37:47 - Do cyclists expect shoes to be painful?
40:55 - Should you suffer for fashion? At what point do you have the fit dialed do you move to design?
43:14 - Making a decision to price Velokicks more accessibly
46:01 - Is Boa the “Kleenex” of shoe dial producers?
47:55 - Why are certain shoe brands so expensive?
49:59 - Nick’s PSA about keeping your shoes clean
52:32 - The benefits of being an Australian brand
53:10 - Building awareness of the Velokicks shoe brand
54:35 - Alex loves Warren’s wide toe box
58:44 - Rapid Fire
1:07:45 - Into The Canal

Check out Velokicks at velokicks.cc
The gravel event Warren kept talking about: www.reggieramble.com/
Cycling Fashion Week is presented by Le Club.

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