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Podcast #061 – How Radial Compliance works in bicycle wheels (and how to tune it)

Ever wondered what “radial compliance” is in a bicycle wheel? On this episode, I’m kicking off a mini-series around technologies, products, and designs that are either misunderstood or often tossed into product launch stories without good explanations. My first topic is radial compliance, which is when a bicycle wheel is able to deform in the

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Podcast #060 – Inside the Pro Cycling Manager video game

I’m a bit of a video game fan, and obviously a cycling fan, and always a tech fan. So when all three are combined, I get really curious, and Pro Cycling Manager caught my eye. It’s been around for years, updated each year with that season’s teams and riders, plus a Tour de France edition

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Podcast #059 – Why Carl Strong quit titanium to focus on carbon fiber bikes

Over the years, custom framebuilder Carl Strong has built quite a name and reputation making some of the best handmade bicycles out there while also setting an example for new builders on how to run an actual business. We covered his “retirement” announcement, but wanted to touch base and hear the full story from him

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Podcast #058 – How Decathlon is making World Cup-ready Rockrider MTBs affordable

Decathlon is a massive sporting goods retailer, equivalent (or larger) than Dick’s Sporting Goods here in the States. Packed with very affordable house brand equipment, it raised a few eyebrows when their Rockrider mountain bikes debuted on the UCI World Cup XC race scene. So we wondered, how are they putting top riders into the

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Podcast #057 – Lauf explains the new Seigla gravel race bike

We head to Iceland to ride the all-new Lauf Seigla, an aggressive reinterpretation of what a race gravel bike can be. With massive 700×57 (29×2.25″) tire clearance, more rear compliance, and a stiffer leaf spring suspension fork, it’s a monster that’s also quite fast. In this interview, we talk with founder and president Benedikt Skulason

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