Best Bike Material According to Bike Designer (Elijah Grundel)

He designs bikes for Ritte, and he’s got some strong opinions about metal vs carbon bikes. This episode’s expert guest is Elijah Grundel. GUEST LINKS Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elijahgrundel/ Ritte Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rittecycles/ Ritte Website https://ritte.cc DISCLAIMER: Mitch is sponsored by Ritte, but this podcast episode was not sponsored by Ritte. No money was exchanged, and no promises were made about the content. Got a question? Follow the podcast’s Instagram stories to call in: https://www.instagram.com/howtodropyourfriends/ 00:00 Intro 00:34 Listener Call: “Y” Handlebars on the new Colnalgo? 06:58 Choosing a bike as a very tall person 16:31 Cycling on a Formula 1 track 20:29 Elijah’s earliest memory on the bike 22:43 Modern mountain bikes vs 90s and early 2000s 28:46 Elijah’s journey from MTB to road 34:09 Joining Ritte 38:18 Understanding bike geometry as a beginner 40:49 Why bike geometry is always complicated 46:32 Listener Call: How to find a good used bike 54:20 Listener Call: Aluminum vs Steel vs Titanium vs Carbon 1:12:55 Cycling Court 1:13:55 The Cool Down