Geek Warning

This week on Geek Warning, Dave is joined by Escape’s Suvi Loponen and Alex Hunt to talk about the latest in cycling tech. 

Alex was on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes and came away pondering why 1x hadn’t hit the women’s field like it has the men. 

Meanwhile, Suvi has spent the past couple of months riding the new Trek Domane endurance road bike. Dave and Suvi discuss why this bike is likely to be a big win for Trek. 

Then, as usual, those on our member-only podcast feeds get access to Ask a Wrench. This week Dave is joined by Colin Williams to answer questions related to replicating fit dimensions between bikes, headset changes, and why high-engagement hubs aren’t more popular in road racing.

Time stamps:

00:01:20 - Accell group likely to be split up 
00:08:15 - Tech trends at TDFF
00:17:09 - Tyres are growing, slowly 
00:22:00 - Trek’s new Domane 
00:33:45 - Bike prices coming down? 
00:39:30 - The case for semi-integrated cable routing
00:43:00 - We’re all having a meet-up 
00:48:15 - Ask a Wrench with Colin Williams (Members Only) 
00:50:00 - How to match fit dimensions between bikes 
01:01:30 - Is it ok to mismatch the headset? 
01:06:15 - Replacing a proprietary headset
01:14:00 - High engagement hubs Crit racing? 

Show Notes

This week on Geek Warning, Dave is joined by Escape’s Suvi Loponen and Alex Hunt to talk about the latest in cycling tech. 

Alex was on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes and came away pondering why 1x hadn’t hit the women’s field like it has the men. 

Meanwhile, Suvi has spent the past couple of months riding the new Trek Domane endurance road bike. Dave and Suvi discuss why this bike is likely to be a big win for Trek. 

Then, as usual, those on our member-only podcast feeds get access to Ask a Wrench. This week Dave is joined by Colin Williams to answer questions related to replicating fit dimensions between bikes, headset changes, and why high-engagement hubs aren’t more popular in road racing.


Time stamps:

  • 00:01:20 - Accell group likely to be split up 
  • 00:08:15 - Tech trends at TDFF
  • 00:17:09 - Tyres are growing, slowly 
  • 00:22:00 - Trek’s new Domane 
  • 00:33:45 - Bike prices coming down? 
  • 00:39:30 - The case for semi-integrated cable routing
  • 00:43:00 - We’re all having a meet-up 
  • 00:48:15 - Ask a Wrench with Colin Williams (Members Only) 
  • 00:50:00 - How to match fit dimensions between bikes 
  • 01:01:30 - Is it ok to mismatch the headset? 
  • 01:06:15 - Replacing a proprietary headset
  • 01:14:00 - High engagement hubs Crit racing? 

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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