Geek Warning

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Geek Warning?

Welcome to Geek Warning, a podcast focused on deciphering the world of cycling tech, explaining how bikes work, and how to make them better. Hosted by Dave Rome, Ronan Mc Laughlin and Brad Copeland, this weekly show is your fix for tech geekitude, covering the latest tech news, industry trends, answering mechanical questions, and whatever else is on our minds.

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