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Nerd Alert Podcast: Peek behind the carbon curtain

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This is a coronavirus-free podcast. Just a bunch of nerds sitting around talking bikes.  This week’s episode kicks off with a look into the somewhat shadowy world of carbon manufacturing. We speak with someone who has built bikes for big brands and small, and who provides insight into the way the whole system works.  Then, …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: What’s next for gravel bike geometry?

This week’s episode comes to you from our Gravel Bike Field Test, and, unsurprisingly, we’ve got gravel bikes on the mind. After a brief tech news roundup, James and Dave dig into gravel geometry, and specifically on the ways that gravel bikes are borrowing from mountain bikes. Sometimes that borrowing is a good thing, sometimes …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: The nature of sponsorship and rim brakes with fat tires

Elite amateur bike racers deserve free stuff, right?  Well, not so fast. This episode, James digs into the world of sponsorship, including dos and don’ts of requesting it.  Then, we ask Zach some mechanic questions, and try to figure out which rim brake road bike can fit 32mm tires. 

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Nerd Alert Podcast: How to make the perfect disc brake

This week, James chats with brake engineer John Thomas about the difficulties in perfecting disc brakes, and how the very nature of the way we put bikes together these days makes it almost impossible to make them completely silent.  Then, we pepper pro mechanic Zach with audience questions, and help Jakob pick a new bike …

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

This week your favorite Nerds are in Adelaide, Australia for the Tour Down Under, and the episode opens with a walk through the mechanic’s pits. What’s new in 2020 pro equipment?  Then, we sit down with pro, and known geek, Adam Hansen to discuss his scientific and real-world exploration of bike fit.  To make sure …

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