Geek Warning: No angled levers for you!

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Following a break for our inaugural Awards episode, Dave and Ronan return with an episode of a familiar format. There’s plenty on the minds of the geeks, plus a sprinkling of new tech to know in this final Geek Warning episode for 2023 ...The biggest news is that the UCI wants to control just how weird racers can get with the angles of brake hoods. Dave and Ronan discuss the claimed safety concerns, and what are arguably the far larger concerns, too. For a detailed report, check out our coverage of the latest tech rulings.The geeks discuss whether the term “endurance” may be holding people back from buying the best bike for them. Ronan dreams of adjustable crank length being more mainstream. Then, the conversation turns to road tyres for the Pick One segment.In other news, it looks like a new SPD-compatible powermeter pedal is on the way from Favero, although for now the Assioma Pro MX is only available in Italy. Tacx recently released a new flagship trainer, the Neo 3M, a now motion-based trainer comparable to the Wahoo KickR Move – a comparison that DCRainmaker has already made. Meanwhile, Classified now has an app for its Powershift hub, although its limited usefulness may be a better tease of what’s possibly to come.In mountain bike news, Niner is being moved out of Colorado and to the not-so-cycling-destination of Ohio. We're also seeing further examples of integrated cable routing on mountain bikes, with the Bike Ahead Composites Wonderbar being an example.Timestamps:2:05 – Biggest tech trend7:59 – Biggest surprise12:13 – The “It’s about time” award16:42 – The “most wanted” award20:00 – Our favorite bike-related purchases of the year25:46 – The “What the hell were they thinking?” award32:10 – The “problem solver” award36:20 – The “more of this, please, bike industry” award38:49 – The “meh” award43:36 – The “I am so here for this” award45:59 – The “Oops, I put my foot in my mouth” award48:04 – The most exciting new tool of the year53:57 – What products are we anticipating most in 2024?

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Following a break for our inaugural Awards episode, Dave and Ronan return with an episode of a familiar format. There’s plenty on the minds of the geeks, plus a sprinkling of new tech to know in this final Geek Warning episode for 2023 ... The biggest news is that the UCI wants to control just how weird racers can get with the angles of brake hoods. Dave and Ronan discuss the claimed safety concerns, and what are arguably the far larger concerns, too. For a detailed report, check out our coverage of the latest tech rulings. The geeks discuss whether the term “endurance” may be holding people back from buying the best bike for them. Ronan dreams of adjustable crank length being more mainstream. Then, the conversation turns to road tyres for the Pick One segment. In other news, it looks like a new SPD-compatible powermeter pedal is on the way from Favero, although for now the Assioma Pro MX is only available in Italy. Tacx recently released a new flagship trainer, the Neo 3M, a now motion-based trainer comparable to the Wahoo KickR Move – a comparison that DCRainmaker has already made. Meanwhile, Classified now has an app for its Powershift hub, although its limited usefulness may be a better tease of what’s possibly to come. In mountain bike news, Niner is being moved out of Colorado and to the not-so-cycling-destination of Ohio. We're also seeing further examples of integrated cable routing on mountain bikes, with the Bike Ahead Composites Wonderbar being an example. Timestamps: 2:05 – Biggest tech trend 7:59 – Biggest surprise 12:13 – The “It’s about time” award 16:42 – The “most wanted” award 20:00 – Our favorite bike-related purchases of the year 25:46 – The “What the hell were they thinking?” award 32:10 – The “problem solver” award 36:20 – The “more of this, please, bike industry” award 38:49 – The “meh” award 43:36 – The “I am so here for this” award 45:59 – The “Oops, I put my foot in my mouth” award 48:04 – The most exciting new tool of the year 53:57 – What products are we anticipating most in 2024?

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