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Nerd Alert Podcast: The future of road wheels

New wheels from Zipp and Roval have just hit the market, and both bring with them as many questions as answers. Roval is ditching tubeless and Zipp is requiring that riders run tubeless tires. What’s going on? Who has it right? Then, we Ask a Mechanic about BB90, chain cleaning, and disc brakes that won’t line …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: ‘Ask a mechanic’ returns, Zwift cheating, and MTBs

In our latest episode of Nerd Alert, we kick things off with a discussion of Strava’s recent announcement and what it means for the company and its many, many users. We then talk about the new Cannondale Scalpel, a bike that blends some old concepts into an extremely modern bike. The conversation then moves to …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: Flavel bikes, cheap MTB parts, and broken carbon frames

This week’s Nerd Alert episode starts with a lighthearted discussion about two big recent product releases: the new Specialized Diverge gravel bike and Shimano’s new low-cost Deore mountain bike groupset. In particular, we debated the merits of the flat-bar version of the new Diverge, which Caley and Dave are totally into, and James is … …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: The golden age of helmets (and chain lube)

This week’s episode opens with the latest tech news, from new POC helmets to fast lube from Silca, and then dives into helmet safety with Kali Protective’s Brad Waldron. To make sure you never miss an episode of Nerd Alert, subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Nerd Alert Podcast: Tubeless tires for Roubaix

This week’s episode opens with the latest news from Pond Beaver 2020, CyclingTips’ virtual trade show. We have new wheels from Fulcrum and Enve, new cranks from Rotor, and much more.  Then, James calls up an engineer at Continental, who lets us in on what the company and some pro teams had planned for Paris-Roubaix. …

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