Podcast Episodes

'There are no new ideas left in cycling'

Episode 168

The Portland-based Made show has wrapped up for another year, and our website has been buzzing with coverage from the handmade bike event.

This week’s Geek Warning is a bit different from the usual fo…

Published on 3 days, 11 hours ago

The spares we carry

Episode 167

It’s a shorter episode this week as Escape’s Suvi Loponen and Dave Rome catch up to discuss the spares they carry and how to ensure they work when you need them most.

On the news front, they discuss t…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Progress creates opportunity in the backfill

Episode 166

It’s time to geek out. This week, Ronan Mc Laughlin and Dave Rome discuss how as bikes progress, market opportunity is often created in what those bikes previously provided. Through this conversation…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

The UCI approval sticker is overrated

Episode 165

A mix of rumours circling and the recently reviewed FiftyOne Sika road bike have Ronan and Dave pondering whether the UCI frame sticker is relevant to many of us. Spoiler, it’s not.

The episode was re…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Brakes, brakes, and brakes on big wheels

Episode 164

What in the upside-down world is this? Ronan Mc Laughlin has been investigating rumours around the UCI getting involved with the new 32 in wheelsize, and in this episode of Geek Warning, you’ll hear …

Published on 1 month ago

Finished with unfinished products in the market

Episode 163

Recorded just after watching Tadej and Jonas summit Ventoux on aero bikes, this episode sees Ronan McLaughlin, Dave Rome, and Suvi Loponen discuss whether the latest and lightest road bikes are now d…

Published on 1 month ago

Big wheels, TT saddles, and Five Stars

Episode 162

We’re in thick of race season and there’s plenty to discuss on the tech front. The mountain bike world is rubbing their eyes at the sight of a 32-inch-wheeled full suspension. Meanwhile, on the road,…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tour Tech

Episode 161

It’s Tour time and tech editor Ronan McLaughlin has been on the ground capturing all the latest little tricks and tidbits. In this week’s Geek Warning, Dave Rome, and Ronan get together to talk throu…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hookless to hooked and pondering spoke colours

Episode 160

The drowsiness of Eurobike has barely faded just as the Tour is about to kick off. This week, Escape’s tech team members Suvi Loponen, Ronan Mc Laughlin, and Dave Rome are on Geek Warning to discuss …

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Special ep: Bikepacking aero nerd

Episode 159

In this special Performance Process x Geek Warning crossover, Dave Rome grills Ronan Mc Laughlin about every technical detail from his 3,000 km unsupported lap of Ireland. From aero bag hacks and dri…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago