Spin Cycle

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 theme at this year’s show – again – but there was also a bunch of high-performance goodies, tons of electronic doodads, and as always, cargo bikes galore.
Also: Dave secretly wants to become a firefighter.
7:18 – A convenient way to measure saddle position9:10 – Ronan likes the looks of the new Look12:09 – 3T goes fully internal13:08 – An unlikely new line of bikes from Marcel Kittel and Tony Martin19:26 – So many amazing kid bikes22:58 – Who said electronic shifting has to be expensive?30:10 – Shimano’s 105 mechanical road groupset goes 12-speed33:53 – There’s a revolution in tires coming, courtesy of Schwalbe37:20 – Look, ma, no valve stems!42:15 – A truly promising rethink of the rear derailleur46:30 – Gearboxes and motors go together like peanut butter and jelly54:01 – Cargo bikes galore1:01:30 – NFCs are not the same as NFTs1:03:15 – Cheap e-bike batteries can be very, very sketchy

Show Notes

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 theme at this year’s show – again – but there was also a bunch of high-performance goodies, tons of electronic doodads, and as always, cargo bikes galore.

Also: Dave secretly wants to become a firefighter.

7:18 – A convenient way to measure saddle position
9:10 – Ronan likes the looks of the new Look
12:09 – 3T goes fully internal
13:08 – An unlikely new line of bikes from Marcel Kittel and Tony Martin
19:26 – So many amazing kid bikes
22:58 – Who said electronic shifting has to be expensive?
30:10 – Shimano’s 105 mechanical road groupset goes 12-speed
33:53 – There’s a revolution in tires coming, courtesy of Schwalbe
37:20 – Look, ma, no valve stems!
42:15 – A truly promising rethink of the rear derailleur
46:30 – Gearboxes and motors go together like peanut butter and jelly
54:01 – Cargo bikes galore
1:01:30 – NFCs are not the same as NFTs
1:03:15 – Cheap e-bike batteries can be very, very sketchy

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