🚨 Freak-Out Friday: 2026 Bike Industry Update: What to Expect This Winter 🚲 🎙️ Full Podcast 11 episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 1H 10M

🚨 Freak-Out Friday: 2026 Bike Industry Update: What to Expect This Winter 🚲 🎙️ Full Podcast 11

from 🎙️ Shop Talk with the "Guy" at I Know a Guy Bicycles · host I Know A Guy Bicycles

What Bike Shops Look Like in 2026 (It’s Changing!) 🚨 #BikeShop Full Podcast 11As we enter the heart of winter 2026, the bike industry is navigating a "Great Reset." The seasonal slowdown has been complicated by the 100% trade tariffs on e-bike imports, which have officially ended the era of the $1,000 "Amazon e-bike" and pushed riders toward local shop services. However, it's not all crisis; winter 2026 is seeing a massive surge in TPU tube adoption as riders abandon messy tubeless setups for the cold months, and the "32-inch wheel" debate is finally moving from prototypes to production, with brands like Scott and Specialized teasing monster-cross and XC rigs for the coming season. For the local shop, this winter is about high-tech survival: servicing the new wave of AI-integrated drivetrains and managing the "Proprietary Battery Wars" as certification laws like UL 2849 become the strict standard for indoor storage.🛠 Trusted Partners Visit Here, ⬇⬇⬇ Start HERE ⬇⬇⬇ (Affiliate)✅ https://iknowaguybicycles.com/partners/

What Bike Shops Look Like in 2026 (It’s Changing!) 🚨 #BikeShop Full Podcast 11As we enter the heart of winter 2026, the bike industry is navigating a "Great Reset." The seasonal slowdown has been complicated by the 100% trade tariffs on e-bike imports, which have officially ended the era of the $1,000 "Amazon e-bike" and pushed riders toward local shop services. However, it's not all crisis; winter 2026 is seeing a massive surge in TPU tube adoption as riders abandon messy tubeless setups for the cold months, and the "32-inch wheel" debate is finally moving from prototypes to production, with brands like Scott and Specialized teasing monster-cross and XC rigs for the coming season. For the local shop, this winter is about high-tech survival: servicing the new wave of AI-integrated drivetrains and managing the "Proprietary Battery Wars" as certification laws like UL 2849 become the strict standard for indoor storage.🛠 Trusted Partners Visit Here, ⬇⬇⬇ Start HERE ⬇⬇⬇ (Affiliate)✅ https://iknowaguybicycles.com/partners/

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What Bike Shops Look Like in 2026 (It’s Changing!) 🚨 #BikeShop Full Podcast 11As we enter the heart of winter 2026, the bike industry is navigating a "Great Reset." The seasonal slowdown has been complicated by the 100% trade tariffs on e-bike...

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