Geek Warning

Specialized announced its latest Roubaix and Giant launched its fifth-generation Defy Advanced this week, but while they’re both “endurance road bikes”, they could hardly be more different.We’ve also got a new aero all-rounder from Ridley, fancy 3D-printed titanium derailleur hangers, new indoor developments from Wahoo and Zwift, a whole day of hour records, thoughts on the UCI’s minimum weight limit, and a word of caution to maybe not trust that little map on your GPS computer *too* much.Timestamps:6:55 - A Specialized Roubaix, but no Cable Cobbler (yet)21:45 - More endurance road bikes and Giant’s new Defy fills a gap.32:20 – Silca has derailleur hangers with holes in them38:45 - News from Wahoo with special guest, GPLama (https://gplama.com/)!52:22 - A quick mention of Zwift things54:50 - Ridley replaces the Helium SLX1:01:30 - A new testing facility at MIPS1:03:43 - There’s a day of Hour Records and Ronan is very excited1:05:50 - The UCI weight limit is on Ronan’s mind1:11:14 - A PSA that James and Dave hadn’t considered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Notes

Specialized announced its latest Roubaix and Giant launched its fifth-generation Defy Advanced this week, but while they’re both “endurance road bikes”, they could hardly be more different.


We’ve also got a new aero all-rounder from Ridley, fancy 3D-printed titanium derailleur hangers, new indoor developments from Wahoo and Zwift, a whole day of hour records, thoughts on the UCI’s minimum weight limit, and a word of caution to maybe not trust that little map on your GPS computer *too* much.


Timestamps:


6:55 - A Specialized Roubaix, but no Cable Cobbler (yet)

21:45 - More endurance road bikes and Giant’s new Defy fills a gap.

32:20 – Silca has derailleur hangers with holes in them

38:45 - News from Wahoo with special guest, GPLama (https://gplama.com/)!

52:22 - A quick mention of Zwift things

54:50 - Ridley replaces the Helium SLX

1:01:30 - A new testing facility at MIPS

1:03:43 - There’s a day of Hour Records and Ronan is very excited

1:05:50 - The UCI weight limit is on Ronan’s mind

1:11:14 - A PSA that James and Dave hadn’t considered.


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

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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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