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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2025 · 42 MIN

Progress creates opportunity in the backfill

from Geek Warning · host Escape Collective

It’s time to geek out. This week, Ronan Mc Laughlin and Dave Rome discuss how as bikes progress, market opportunity is often created in what those bikes previously provided. Through this conversation, Ronan and Dave come to an agreement on a specific style of bike that’s obviously missing today.You’ll hear a PSA relevant to any modern bike, along with a few quick updates that provide a couple of brief tangents.The episode wraps with Ronan and Dave discussing a fancy type of hex key (the topic of Dave’s Threaded article this week). We love our members, and so those on the member-only feed of the podcast get a little extra bonus chat before the regular 'Ask a Wrench' segment kicks in.Happy geeking!Time Stamps:4:45 - There is always an opportunity to backfill23:00 - PSA: Don’t ignore worn bearings27:30 - No.6’s new gravel suspension corrected rigid fork30:15 - Fara’s new GR4 gravel bike and a tangent on claimed frame weights38:00 - Dave has sliding T-handle hex keys on his mind (again)42:15 - The best sliding T-handle hex key (Member’s only)49:30 - Ask a Wrench (Member’s only)50:00 - Can a chain wear out even when it doesn’t measure as worn?57:15 - The best spoke wrench to avoid nipple damage1:02:00 - How should you clean a disc brake? How often?

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