Inner soles, 20 grams, and a new voice
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215 Episodes
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Inner soles, 20 grams, and a new voice
49:38
The Crux is now a DirtMac
50:55
Going further on gravel
49:01
Will beep boop suspension come to gravel?
44:59
Aero gravel bikes are not always the fastest choice
01:01:14
Campagnolo is oh so back
01:02:30
No questions asked warranties aren’t all upside
01:02:04
Roubaix Tech and classic Colnagos
01:17:49
Is electronic shifting soulless?
50:08
Mixing and matching integrated components
47:39
The continual compromise of 1x shifting
01:07:20
It’s all marketing
01:01:40
Is the new CAAD rider the old CAAD rider?
50:37
Is aero the new all-rounder?
54:30
Can we stop talking in absolutes?
50:45
Bonus: Speaking spokes
31:06
Performance bikes are like phones
55:24
Bonus: Talking torque
22:29
Geek Warning: Chains that rust too easily
44:52
Apartment-dwelling bike washing
53:56
Geek Warning: Tech that doesn’t sense make
43:11
In the pits of the Tour Down Under
45:17
Wear items don’t just suddenly become worn
43:41
A life of bikes with Calvin Jones
55:01
The 2025 GWAs
56:19
Do we ever get tired of bikes?
40:35
Introducing Escape tyre testing: Get ready to rethink accepted wisdom
23:44
It’s the little things that matter most
51:18
One more cut to rim brakes
34:47
The value of trade shows and new off-road things
55:43
Top-end frames on mid-level bikes
45:48
Special ep: Design decisions behind the new Giant Anthem
01:13:20
A big factory tour and Gravel Burn tech
51:43
Campagnolo goes top-tier on gravel, now where’s Shimano?
48:36
WorldTour rumours and a split in aero bikes
44:21
Saddle positioning and Campagnolo goes Ultra
45:58
Special ep: In for review, October 2025
38:14
Emergency Ep: SRAM's win and what it means for the UCI
38:02
Fancy bottom brackets and adjustable crank lengths
43:52
Back to basics with chain lubes
48:00
Workshop wishes and crooked hoods
52:18
Geek Warning Bonus: Trek on testing gravel suspension and bike design
28:39
There is no best bike
52:19
The barriers to entry-level road race bikes
42:53
Riding a 32in and Ronan is now a mountain biker
01:13:34
'There are no new ideas left in cycling'
55:57
The spares we carry
37:45
Progress creates opportunity in the backfill
42:25
The UCI approval sticker is overrated
44:11
Brakes, brakes, and brakes on big wheels
43:37
Finished with unfinished products in the market
48:09
Big wheels, TT saddles, and Five Stars
53:36
Tour Tech
47:00
Hookless to hooked and pondering spoke colours
01:23:36
Special ep: Bikepacking aero nerd
27:14
Shimano Di2, Classified, and Eurobike week
59:00
The week of wireless trickle
53:38
Special ep: A chat with SRAM about new Rival and Force and trickling down tech
16:00
Factory tours and fresh tech
54:56
A Week of Wireless
01:05:27
Special ep: Shimano’s MTB Product Manager on the new XTR Di2
21:43
Mountain bikers on gravel tyres. What in the upside-down world?
58:54
Modern chain wins and questionable pressure sensors
49:41
Special ep: Why is kit so expensive?
44:55
Tech so smart it’s dumb
51:33
Is every flagship drivetrain bound to go 13-speed?
50:48
Special ep: In For Review, May 2025
59:51
Wheel size history is repeating
59:57
Electric inflators and a narrower UDH from Factor
45:42
Wrapping Roubaix and Sea Otter tech
01:15:31
A lot of new tech and pricing fears
57:22
What’s the widest tyre we’ll see at Roubaix?
52:04
Tyre pressure apps and unexpected counterfeits
50:56
Special ep: Deep dive with SRAM on mechanical Transmission and new brakes
01:19:48
Unique features that make endurance bikes less desirable
47:57
Matching fit between bikes and cordless air tools
01:00:49
The first ’In for Review’ special episode
01:05:11
Gravel things go road and fixing easy rattles
58:39
Special ep: Gear that survives the 1,300 km Atlas Mountain Race
20:25
The challenges in making quantitative testing useful
41:53
Tyre sealants, gearboxes, and wide kicks
29:10
Special ep: Clearing up PFAs
24:46
Forever chemicals and another product leak
47:37
Big tubular is Cross
48:15
Explaining Shimano’s new entry-level dropbar range
01:04:29
Special ep: TDU pit walk with aero expert John Pitman
45:55
Winners and Losers of the 2025 WorldTour bikes
01:23:16
When AI simply isn’t AI and new bikes galore
01:23:31
Are pro-only road bikes the future?
01:29:28
Members Only: How bike fit trends might change frame geometry with Rob English
23:01
Not your typical annual tech awards show
01:24:52
Dedicated aero bikes are coming back in a big way
01:07:43
Just why? The thinking behind Colnago’s new Y1Rs
41:05
All for longer-lasting products
01:11:36
A future of simpler integrated bikes
01:16:30
Strava changing the app map
01:23:17
Tyre security, fitting, and setting pressures
01:11:52
Mysterious creaks and snapped chains
01:06:38
Fingers crossed for Campagnolo giving us a thumbs up
01:09:13
Fork me, it's the ring of death
01:01:28
The bikes we’ll never let go
01:07:46
Members only: Gerard Vroomen Opens Up on why most gravel bikes are moving to 700C-only
34:35
Gravel Worlds and the Mount Rushmore of cranks
01:11:06
Performance Process: How to ride gravel faster, with Dylan Johnson
48:41
How to build a great wheel
01:29:40
Newer ways to sell a new bike
01:04:28
Members Only: Lauf Cycles on mountain bikes, wide tyres, and low prices
28:02
Flying with integrated bikes
41:23
The Matrix is a system, Neo
01:09:41
Tyre talk and lots of it
01:03:00
Member's Only: Stunning bikes and interesting accessories at Made
32:55
Recyclable thermoset carbon fibre is here
01:03:47
Tyre trends outpacing the industry
01:14:29
What's that chirping?
01:16:22
A bonus episode with World Bicycle Relief
48:50
Rim brakes, split bearings, and Ask a Wrench returns
01:06:02
How wide is too wide?
01:05:09
Reviewing bikes can get expensive
52:40
The (lack of) spares we carry
01:08:06
Flat mount should be flat!
01:13:14
Eurobike week and a two-chain bike for a great cause
01:20:28
Bonus ep: Speaking from Spoken
34:07
Lateral thinking, a new way to consider chain wear
01:18:59
Chisel in the Dogma
01:00:03
Flat bottom chains don’t make the wheels go round
01:06:21
Bonus ep: Why experience is still key in the modern bike design world of CFD & CAD
01:04:02
Not peaked, gravel is still growing
01:14:23
Bonus: Picking Unbound Gravel tires with the pro who can pick any tire
54:51
A new voice
01:18:43
Bonus ep: Kids might need nicer bikes more than we do
32:27
Is new Shimano GRX enough?
01:15:41
Your bikes have secretly been getting longer, and no one told you
59:26
Bonus ep: A deep-dive with SRAM on new Red AXS
01:15:15
Bonus ep: Ask a Wrench is back!
30:29
Wireless 13-speed Di2?
01:09:54
Cervelo redesigned its Aspero gravel bike, and thankfully didn’t screw it up
01:10:38
Chasing noises and the better way to apply chain lube
01:09:09
Rear Radars need to work 100% of the time
59:18
Bonus ep: A deep dive on the new DT Swiss Ratchet DEG
01:21:06
Everyone loves a magnetic personality
49:37
When they go high, we go low (with a $160 drivetrain)
56:39
Bonus ep: A carbon fork nearly broke Bridge Bike Works before it even got started
40:26
A pointless trend in what people carry
01:04:47
Bonus ep: Question time with Zipp on the how and why of Thomas De Gendt's crash
01:19:38
Bikes aren't actually more expensive than they used to be
01:01:17
Why are modern bikes so expensive?
01:17:44
To be, or not to be
01:05:29
Bonus ep: Precision, process, press-fits, and pandemics with Framework Bicycles
42:49
The future of bike servicing is already here
58:59
Getting our hooks into hookless road
51:40
Chain waxing for all at last?
01:06:27
Bonus ep: Colnago is sharpening its focus, and it’s probably not thinking of you
22:27
The return of a loved rim brake bike
01:02:31
Common themed tech rants
01:03:29
Not everyone can be in the cool kids club, and that’s OK
01:10:28
Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Disc brake fears
20:52
The goldilocks of cycle clothing
48:49
A pit walk critiquing 2024 WorldTour setups with JP Ballard of SwissSide
21:50
Why so many teams are on last year’s bikes
53:33
Function-over-form, our favorite gravel shoes, and we’re off to TDU!
44:38
Our favorite handlebar tapes, and what we look for in them
50:00
No angled levers for you!
01:10:53
Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Preparing for winter
31:13
It’s time for our annual awards!
01:03:31
Has the bike industry reached peak gravel?
54:14
Bonus ep: How to build out your home workshop
26:38
Our favorite road helmets, mega-pricey chain lubes, and cheap Pinarellos
49:56
Plummeting bike prices and our favourite dropper posts
01:16:24
Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Wax, grease, and degreasing
15:55
Shedding mud and our favourite eyewear
01:02:35
Ask a Wrench Bonus Episode
09:59
A car collaboration we like
58:21
Our favourite road pedals and Lotus’ new road bike
01:08:34
Tire pressures are trending lower, but road racing frames are getting … stiffer?
01:08:28
The road drivetrain market is starting to get very crowded
01:04:47
We're listening, too
01:11:38
Hookless rim designs are coming after your aluminum wheels now, too
01:09:40
Snap, crackle, pop: Shimano finally deals with its broken crank problem
01:08:55
Recalls, weird brand choices, and more recalls
01:02:12
Specialized and Giant have very different takes on what makes the ideal endurance road bike
01:16:49
Trek’s new Domane AL goes all-road, Bontrager goes thermoplastic, and a deep dive into Columbus Trittico
01:03:55
A wrap on MADE with Rob English
01:14:37
A deep dive on new Shimano GRX and 105 12-speed mechanical
40:52
750D wheels and questionable cockpits
47:28
Ask a handful of Wrenches
01:01:15
Speed Sniffers, Classified things, and too much choice
01:15:10
More MTB-like gravel bikes, a sharper Microshift, and hookless blow-offs
58:42
Is Mavic coming back to the United States?
01:15:55
Dissecting the Tour TT and aero advancements with Marc Graveline
01:09:28
A climbing bike too light for the pros, but carbon inspection for everyone
01:10:03
Racing, schmacing: Let’s talk about tech at the Tour
01:19:25
The Eurobike show!
01:13:40
The next frontier of XC race tech
01:12:42
SRAM Apex goes wireless, Commencal gets into gravel, a big BB blowout, and Ronan’s big bike ride
01:12:33
Shimano GRX going 12, and a flurry of new bikes
01:15:14
Dropped chains, dropped thumbs, and how to buy your first handmade bike
01:11:00
Good entry-level aluminum bikes are rad
01:12:07
Introducing Ask a Wrench
01:12:38
The golden era of high-performance endurance road tires
01:10:08
XC MTB is so hot, even die-hard road brands are getting into it
01:08:59
How hardtail mountain bikes are like cats
01:11:54
A new Tarmac and the worst bike James has ever ridden
01:11:49
The Roubaix Tech Special
56:07
Two thumbs up for Campagnolo's upcoming new wireless groupsets
01:21:11
New bikes, head scratchers, and Dave’s Ultimate birthday present
01:03:15
Ronan's least favourite assignment
01:11:35
The Trojan horse of derailleur hangers and way too much stock
01:10:11
Deep Geek Dive: How SRAM is killing the rear derailleur hanger
53:18
Geek Warning: Is Campag killing the thumb shifter?
01:08:00
Inner tubes, no tubes, and our first live audience!
52:29
New SRAM, new Shimano, and a new old voice
01:05:27
Victor's 62-tooth classics chainring
01:04:36
The terrible heart rate strap toaster effect
57:12
Steering in the right direction
52:36
Geek Warning, the Pilot
12:54
