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Nerd Alert Podcast — 118 episodes

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A new lease on life for clothing and bags

2

Advancing metal bikes with No.22

3

Suspension on gravel bikes

4

Dan Bigham explains how hour records are broken

5

3D printing a stem with Dimitris Katsanis

6

Dropper posts for gravel bikes – yay or nay?

7

On the ground at Road World’s

8

You can 3D print that

9

An extravaganza of new bikes

10

How to beat a World Record with Dan Bigham

11

The Superstrata doesn’t need your silly seat tube

12

What’s up with this new Giant Propel?

13

Looking under the hood of Shimano Di2

14

Should more people consider a custom bike instead of a production one?

15

Does it matter where your bike is built?

16

The future of aero wheel development might be a bit rocky

17

Tech from the Tour paddock

18

Rim brakes aren't dead yet

19

Flat tires and sketchy brakes — it’s Field Test time again!

20

Only a crazy person would think we need yet another bike brand, right?

21

So. Many. New. Bikes.

22

Things that shouldn’t break

23

Free the feet!

24

A little honesty goes a long way

25

The future of helmet safety

26

To lug or not to lug? That is the question

27

Recycling carbon fiber is no longer a pipe dream

28

Tubeless domination at Paris-Roubaix, and a look at the state of retail

29

More fun new stuff from Sea Otter, and the future of traveling with your bike

30

What were the coolest things we saw at Sea Otter today?

31

Inside the mind of mad scientist custom builder Rob English

32

High-end aluminum bikes and dropper posts for everyone?

33

Confused about tubeless and tire pressures? You’re not alone.

34

Finding the best chain lube for your needs

35

LeMond is back in the road business, but is it for real?

36

Custom options are great, but only if you’ve got the parts on hand

37

OldGrumpyH8ters gonna hate

38

Maybe slower is better when it comes to cycling clothing?

39

Will all bikes eventually be sold consumer-direct?

40

How do you know you’re not buying a used bike lemon?

41

Lights, camera… action?

42

Gravel tech Q&A with Geoff Kabush

43

The 2021 CyclingTippies tech awards!

44

The CEO of SRAM gives us the lowdown on the supply chain

45

Is adjustable geometry a genuine feature or just another gimmick?

46

The ins and outs of 3D-printed saddles

47

Designing a cyclocross race bike that isn’t a gravel bike

48

Loved products that didn’t make our top 10s

49

Turns out some bikes are more sustainable than others

50

Are we finally getting turtle shells for indoor cycling?

51

Aero gravel wheels are coming

52

All of our bikes and parts should be repairable

53

If we ran the bike industry…

54

Risks vs. rewards of internal cable routing

55

It turns out even pro teams can’t get bikes or parts, either

56

3T’s homegrown Italian robots and the future of carbon fiber

57

Clearing up the confusion about road tubeless wheels and tires

58

Inside the mind of Dangerholm

59

Separating chain lube testing fact from fiction

60

Desperate times call for desperate measures

61

Thermoplastic carbon composites are back!

62

Just because you can 3D-print it doesn’t mean you should

63

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something red, white, and blue

64

Oversized derailleur pulleys for everybody!

65

So you say you want to build your own carbon frame…

66

On the roadification of gravel bikes and the return of molded carbon wheels

67

The scoop on that crazy single-sided Cervelo, and digging for details on Cannondale’s new TT bike

68

Wireless 12-speed Shimano Dura-Ace is real!

69

Preventing mechanicals with pro wrench Brad Copeland

70

Digging through the tech at Unbound Gravel

71

Tubulars aren’t dead yet

72

Expensive vs. budget carbon wheels, and why Wahoo should look down, not up

73

How much mountain bike is too much when it comes to gravel bike geometry?

74

How 3-D printing is revolutionizing the Australian custom bike industry

75

Summer is coming, but don't put your trainer away yet...

76

High fashion meets high tech: the science of cycling clothing

77

Electronic shifting is supposedly what people want — but is it what they should want?

78

The science of Everesting

79

Can computers make us faster cyclists?

80

What worked — and what didn’t — on Ronan’s crazy-light Everesting bike

81

Designing bikes when there’s no stock

82

MIPS, new Speedplay, and our sketchiest repairs

83

Clinchers and inner tubes at Paris-Roubaix?

84

Broken handlebars, flexy seatposts, and power meter pedals to the (Shimano) people

85

Can cycling apparel brands cut back on plastic bag use?

86

Making sense of the latest tech chaos

87

Nerding out on custom wheels

88

Wireless for everybody!

89

Is it possible to have too many tools? No, it is not.

90

Outlandish safety claims, a better way to Zwift, and the merits of chain waxing

91

It’s time for the 2020 CyclingTippy awards!

92

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round

93

The fifth element - magnesium stages a comeback

94

Disposable bike economy with Erik Bronsvoort

95

12-speed for everyone!

96

Your next road bike might look like an airplane

97

Tech of the Tour de France

98

Bike tech that makes us go… no thanks.

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Are two-speed internal hubs the new front derailleur?

100

Garmin's hack, Mavic's future and a banker's take on the bike boom

101

Inside the company that sells carbon to bike brands

102

Should you tip your mechanic? And other important questions

103

Pretty paint and SRAM's wild front derailleur patent

104

The future of road wheels

105

How to spot a good mechanic

106

Fixing broken carbon fiber

107

The golden age of helmets

108

Tires for Roubaix

109

Does bike weight really matter?

110

Peek behind the carbon manufacturing curtain

111

What's next for gravel bike geometry?

112

The nature of sponsorship and rim brakes with fat tires

113

How to make the perfect disc brake

114

Walking the pits at TDU and talking bike fit with Adam Hansen

115

The tech of the decade and predicting the future

116

It's a gravel bike. It's a mountain bike. It's a grountain bike?

117

An unhealthy obsession with chains

118

Coming soon: Nerd Alert Podcast