Ep 53: The Bikes We ACTUALLY Ride At Home + More Underrated Bike Stuff

This week we're throwing it over to you, the listeners, to answer your burning questions in our latest Listeners' Takeover Special. Here’s the episode breakdown (FYI, sometime the adverts throw off the timings, but hopefully you get the gist) 00:00 Francis’ rim brake Scott road bike 03:29  Francis’ Triban gravel commuter 04:52 Francis Scott Addict gravel bike 06:04  Francis ‘ornamental’ baby blue Willier 06:46  Francis e-cargo bike 07:30 Emily's Canyon Ultimate 09:37 Emily’s Cannondale Topstone 11:45 Jimmi’s bright pink Time Alp D’Huez 12:11 Jimmi’s hand illustrated one-of-a-kind road bike 12:49 Jimmi’s custom steel off-roader 13:38 Jimmi’s custom steel race bike 14:17 Jimmi’s ‘flame paint’ Time ADHX  14:55 How do you keep sweat out of your eyes? 16:57 How different is Tiagra and 105 really? 20:43 Is it a good idea changing forks to get more tire clearance? 26:00 Tips for riding in a group 31:11 Is SRAM & Shimano cross compatible? 33:43 Are expensive cycling shoes really better? 36:25 Bike crash - who was in the wrong? 39:38 Overrated/Underrated: tan wall tires 41:11 Overrated/Underrated: building a bike from parts 43:49 Overrated/Underrated: hybrid bikes 46:13 Overrated/Underrated: cargo bib shorts  48:09 Overrated/Underrated: latex tubes 48:21 Overrated/Underrated: deep section rims 49:45 Overrated/Underrated: Bromptons 51:30 Overrated/Underrated: big graphics on frames and wheels 52:25 Overrated/Underrated: renovating your house If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices