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More MTB-like gravel bikes, a sharper Microshift, and hookless blow-offs
Episode 26
Santa Cruz has revamped its popular Stigmata gravel bike with a new MTB-inspired personality, Allied modernizes its Alfa road bike, Microshift’s new …
2 years, 11 months ago
Is Mavic coming back to the United States?
Episode 25
Legendary French wheel brand Mavic is rumored to be gearing up to come back to the US market – but is the US market ready for them to come back?
The G…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dissecting the Tour TT and aero advancements with Marc Graveline
Episode 24
As Dave and James recover from illness and injury, Ronan sits down with EscapeCollective member Marc Graveline to make sense of Jonas Vingagaard's st…
2 years, 11 months ago
A climbing bike too light for the pros, but carbon inspection for everyone
Episode 23
Factor’s new O2 VAM sounds like quite the climbing bike: light, stiff, comfy, and newly aero. But is it too light for the pros? Maybe. There doesn’t …
2 years, 11 months ago
Racing, schmacing: Let’s talk about tech at the Tour
Episode 22
The Tour de France can’t be that big of a deal. After all, they couldn’t even sign up 200 participants! But despite the low turnout, there’s quite th…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Eurobike show!
Episode 21
James and Ronan attended the Eurobike trade show last week, and oh boy, did they come back with a lot to talk about. E-bikes were definitely a major …
3 years ago
The next frontier of XC race tech
Episode 20
For this week’s Geek Warning, James and Ronan were en-route to Eurobike, and so Dave was left talking to himself. After he submitted a three-hour ram…
3 years ago
SRAM Apex goes wireless, Commencal gets into gravel, a big BB blowout, and Ronan’s big bike ride
Episode 19
SRAM’s new Apex redesign brings AXS wireless electronic shifting to the masses, but there’s also a new mechanical version, and it’s all 1x12 – and we…
3 years ago
Shimano GRX going 12, and a flurry of new bikes
Episode 18
There is so much new stuff to talk about this week! Unbound Gravel was a smorgasbord of fresh gravel good, including new bikes from Canyon and Santa …
3 years ago
Dropped chains, dropped thumbs, and how to buy your first handmade bike
Episode 17
Our trio of diehard in-house tech geeks – James, Dave, and Ronan – are on hand this week to talk about the dropped chain that nearly derailed Primož …
3 years, 1 month ago