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The 1x vs. 2x Road Bike Debate and 13-Speed Shimano

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Confessing Our Toxic Cycling Traits and Defending the Cannondale CAAD14

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220 Miles on an Aero Race Bike, Seven Straight Centuries, and the 14-Pound Trek Domane 5

4

The Aero Math Behind "Bra Maxxing" and the Reality of 32-Inch Wheels

5

Marketing vs. Engineering and the 32-Inch Bike Debate

6

The Tarmac SL9 "Win Fin," a Shrinking Eurobike, and Tour de France Hype

7

The "GRXTR" Mashup: Why 12 Speeds Might Be All You Need

8

Team Tactics, Peeing on Chains, and 32-Inch Wheels: The Unbound 2026 Debrief

9

The Great Gravel Debate, 32-Inch Wheels, and Ride Audio Confessions

10

When is Course Cutting Cheating? + Giro Water Bottle Fines and Strava Feuds

11

Radical TT Designs, the UCI's Tech Controversy, and Chris Froome

12

Dueling Over 32-Inch Wheels and Testing Two Polar-Opposite Gravel Bikes

13

The 32-Inch Wheel Debate, $6,500 Wheels, and the Wildest Tech at Sea Otter

14

Free Speed for 3,000 Miles: Joe Nation's Extreme Bikepacking Aero Hack

15

Stop Under-Tiring Your Gravel Bike (and Other Hot Takes)

16

A $31,000 Titanium Bike, 32-Inch Wheels, and Breaking the Factor One

17

Why a Former Tour de France Pro Recommends Gaining Weight

18

The Truth About One-Sided Gravel Pedals: Brilliant Upgrade vs Industry Scam

19

How to Steal Giant’s 18 Free Watts, the CAAD14 Apology, and Pro Peloton Road Rage

20

Pogačar Deep Dive with Andy McGrath, the Man Who Literally Wrote the Book on Pogi

21

MVDP and Vollering Dominate at Opening Weekend

22

The Garmin Trap, Garbage Geometry, and Hookless "Marketing BS"

23

The $10,000 SuperSix EVO Reality Check (and the $3,000 Sleeper Hit)

24

Bigfoot, Hi-Viz Victim Blaming, and the Garmin Drafting Hack

25

The 2026 Drivetrain Shootout & Trek Check-Out First Impressions

26

30% More Efficient? The Math Behind Aero vs. Steel

27

Gravel Suspension Fork Shootout (Cane Creek vs. Fox vs. RockShox) + The Leadville Drop-Bar Ban

28

Testing Litespeed's $16,500 Titanium Dream Machine & the Best Winter Jackets

29

Dangerholm: The Mad Genius Behind the World's Most Boundary Pushing Bikes

30

Factor's Wild Geometry Gamble and What It Says About the Future of Road Bikes

31

Can Rider Airbags and Licenses Make Pro Cycling Safer?

32

Meaghan Hackinen on Winning the Silk Road Mountain Race, Moroccan Adventures, & Sketchy River Crossings

33

Finding Speed for Less Money & the 150 km Wheelie World Record Explained

34

Why Mike Levy Switched Gravel Bikes After 20,000 km and the Meta AI Glasses in Review

35

Predicting 2026 Gravel & Road Trends & How Prepared Are You for a Mid-Ride Disaster?

36

What We've Learned After 32,000 Miles on Indoor Trainers, Campy's Gravel Drivetrain, and the New Rivian E-Bike

37

Is UCI Gravel Worlds Harder Racing Than Life Time Grand Prix? Santa Cruz Stigmata Review, and More

38

Virtual Roads, Real Sweat: Rouvy’s Vision for the Future of Indoor Cycling

39

UCI Gravel Worlds Tech, Debating Your Strava Data, & 3T’s Racemax 2 Italia

40

The Sury Straggler Reviewed, The Argon18 Nitrogen, Pre-Ride Rituals and Why They Matter | Velo Podcast

41

Trek’s Full-Suspension Gravel Bike Explained & Getting to Know Will Tracy

42

Riding the New 13lb Specialized Aethos & the Limit of Lightness

43

SRAM VS the UCI & Why Illegal Drivetrains Might Affect You

44

Riding the 13-Pound Cervelo R5 & Specialized's New Diverge Goes All In on Suspension

45

Getting to Know Velo Tech Editors Alvin Holbrook and Josh Ross

46

Shimano's $480 Gravel Shoes, Zwift Partners On Headphones, & MADE Bike Show Highlights

47

Lessons from Riding 610 km in Three Days & Real-World Aero Testing

48

Hookless Rims: Lighter, Faster, & More Dangerous?

49

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's Madeleine Masterclass – Tour de France Femmes Wrap-Up

50

How to Race the Tour Divide in Under 12 Days & Look After Your Bum While Doing it, with Robin Gemperle

51

Wout's Greatest Win & The Fastest Tour de France Ever

52

Arensman's Big-Brain Attacks Deliver Another Mountain Win, & the Perfect Finish Line Shoulder Check

53

The Colnago Y1RS vs Cervelo S5 - Aero Hyper Bikes Ridden & Compared

54

Remco Withdraws, Jonas Attacks, & a French Win on Ventoux

55

Did They Extend the Cutoff Times Because of Pogi? Tour de France Stages 11, 12, and 13 Recap

56

Van der Poel’s Heartbreak, Healy’s Yellow—Stages 8, 9 and 10 Tour de France Recap

57

Is Pogi Working Too Hard & How Vingegaard Can Still Win the Tour de France

58

$52,000 TdF Bikes, Two New Cervelos, & Mathieu van der Poel's Private Jet Deal Explained

59

The Chaotic First 3 Stages of the Tour de France Explained

60

The Tour de France Preview

61

Shimano's First Wireless 1X Gravel Drivetrain Ridden & BMC's Revamped Teammachine SLR Goes Even Lighter

62

TRP's New Vistar Drivetrain Tested, the UCI's Weird Tech Clampdown Explained, & Fresh 13-Speed SRAM Groups

63

Unbound 200 Winner Cam Jones on 200g of Carbs per Hour & His Unusual Tire Choices

64

Chaos in the Unbound Pits, All of the Prototype Road Bikes, and New Gravel Suspension Tested

65

Rob Britton on Winning Unbound XL, Chasing Lachlan, and Being Reborn with a Sunrise

66

Prototype Bikes, Monster Gearing, and all the Unreleased Tech from Unbound Gravel

67

Why Is Zwift Tracking Outdoor Rides?

68

What It Takes to Organize a Major Gravel Race (with Amy Charity of SBT GRVL)

69

$16K Cannondales, Thoughts From The Traka, and DT Swiss’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

70

How We'd Design Our Anything-Goes Dream Bikes

71

The Liège-Bastogne-Liège Preview, Pogačar's Revenge, & Factor's Less-Expensive Aero Bike

72

Pogi's New Colnago Race Rig, the Most Aero Road Bike, & Tons of Sea Otter Tech

73

Paris-Roubaix Primer: Cobbles, Chaos, & How To Beat Pogačar

74

The Taipei Cycle Show Is Ready for Showtime

75

Can a $600 Pair of Cycling Shoes Really Be Worth the Price?

76

Should Your Next Bike Play to Your Strengths or Fix Weaknesses?

77

The Spring Classics Are Here: Pogačar’s Magic, Vollering vs. Van der Breggen, and Milano-Sanremo Predictions

78

What the Heck is an All-Road Bike, Anyway?

79

Our Biggest Tech Pet Peeves (and What Bike Companies Should Do About Them)

80

Group Rides Explained, $500 Flat Tires, & Banned Visors | Velo Podcast

81

Debate: Aero Bikes Are Dumb, Right?

82

How to Own a Bike Shop: Booking Orders, Margins, Covid Sales, and Ebike Fires

83

Sleeping with a Scorpion: An Interview with 2024 Tour Divide Winner Meaghan Hackinen

84

Braving Winter: How We Stay Warm Outside & How to Make Indoor Riding Suck Less

85

Has Will Seen a Kangaroo Yet (and Other Tour Down Under Updates)

86

Our Worst Rides Of 2024... And What We (Hopefully) Learned

87

Cobble Crushing, Night Riding, and Heavenly Climbing: Our Favorite Rides of the Last Year

88

What Is Mike Levy Doing Talking About Gravel Bikes?

89

Colnago’s Radical New Aero Bike Is the Fastest Ever — But Can People Get Past Its Looks?

90

The Best Heavy Handed UCI Moments of the Year and Other 2024 Road Racing Awards

91

Pirelli Wants to Make Your Tubeless Tires Foolproof, and the Future of Road Tubeless

92

Keegan Swenson Wants a Marathon XC World Championship | Velo Podcast

93

Everyone Loves to Hate the UCI Gravel Worlds

94

Is Gravel Racing as We Know It Over?

95

SBT GRVL Co-Founder Amy Charity Talks the Future of Gravel Events

96

La Vuelta Wrap Up

97

La Vuelta and the 2024 Made Show

98

Tour de France Femmes Recap and Vuelta Catch Up

99

USA Cycling's Golden Paris Olympics, Plus Tour de France Femmes Preview

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2024 Olympics