Dousing Stifling Sameness w/ Alonso Tal
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Cycling Fashion Week
Dousing Stifling Sameness w/ Alonso Tal
Sep 24, 2024 Season 1 Episode 57
Cycling Fashion Week

This week, we welcome cycling designer and creative Alonso Tal to talk about breaking away from bland kit and discuss all things design, SoCal cycling, and his new OMAC collection. Plus, we finally bring back We Rate Your Bike For Free™.

1:52 - Welcoming back Jake
2:48 - Recap of the Attaquer x CFW group ride
6:32 - The cliché cycling influencer photo angle
8:45 - Introducing Alonso Tal
9:27 - How he got into cycling, fashion, and photography
13:07 - Founding CNCPT Team with Bobby Endo (of Endo Customs) and Justin Williams
16:06 - What he and the team are up to lately
17:37 - Similarities between fixie and CX communities?
21:57 - The inspiration behind the designs of CNCPT’s stand out kits
25:34 - His new OMAC collection with Endo Customs in reaction to the “stifling sameness” of current kit designs
31:45 - Photographing the collection differently from standard cycling marketing
35:17 - Brands and kit he finds interesting right now
37:08 - The L.A. and SoCal cycling scene
40:39 - What’s next
41:38 - Rapid Fire
44:33 - Alonso’s Canal (an extremely hot take)
53:26 - Into The Canal
1:05:56 - DM us to hire Skyler as your Strava Mule
1:06:49 - We Rate Your Bike For Free™: Alejandro’s CAAD10

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