High standerts w/ Standert Bicycles

We're back with an in-depth, enlightening conversation with Standert Bicycles (https://standert.de/) . Max, Maxe, and Bene share their production process, design inspiration, racing heritage, and why they don't have an evil plan to takeover the world with cycling influencer marketing.

2:11 - Throwing Italian Alex and Skyler into the canal
4:42 - Shoutout to Red White Apparel (https://www.redwhite.cc/)
6:02 - Tony’s Dad Watts
7:53 - How we got to interviewing Standert (  / standertbicycles  )
9:32 - How Standert got started: a cafe, a bike, and beyond
22:11 - Contrasting the welcoming fixie/skater ethos with the encroachment of elitist influencer culture
25:06 - The organic nature of the welcoming vibes of the Standert group ride
27:30 - Building the bikes they want to ride and marketing their own lifestyle
28:23 - Max shares the design inspiration for an early frame design
30:26 - Why metal bikes?
33:54 - Using the same material that’s in Fillipo Ganna’s hour record bike
34:50 - The brand’s racing pedigree 
42:28 - How their “pretty fun” frame geometry can differ from custom geometry
44:42 - Their production process, building in Italy and Taiwan
51:17 - The misconception that metal bikes have to be bespoke or inexpensive and mass-produced 
54:54 - Working with Dedacciai custom Scandium tubing
58:05 - Convincing people that aluminum and metal can still perform 
59:58 - What’s next for Standert?
1:01:38 - Rapid Fire
1:08:02 - Into The Canal


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