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I think the better question is why is the UCI certifying race bikes that snap? I think the UCI should be removing their certs from Lapierres not punishing a team acting in desperation to continue racing.

Hi Guys. Great work as always. One question: i wanted to listen to the podcast on Spotify since i was traveling and don;t have youtube premium to download for offline listening, however is see the latest upload there is from September. Did you stop using spotify? Thanks!

This takes TIME!

So a big company that makes bike for others and also has a giant share of the market for their own brand of bike still isnt making their own bikes as best they can!

7.7kg too heavy? Pogi smashed everyone on 7.3kg. 400g doesn't lose you 43 minutes.

I think unless you are inclined to tinker with your bike then your choice will probably e purely aesthetic. I build all my own bikes and have for about 10’years. I have a mix of rando, Road and gravel bike, rim, disc and hydro disc. Love them all. External routing and mechanical drivetrains make for an easy life (especially if you actually read and follow the instructions! Love a Shimano Workshop manual) make it easy and cost effective to tinker with abs work on - which for me is a big part if the appeal. Also growing up the skinny tubes race and very early MTVs are a look that I still live (albeit the gearing and some of the standards were not ideal back then!) so Whilst the (some ) latest carbon bikes look great and perform well it’s just not an aesthetic that particularly appeals to me (although I have to say the Time ADH-X all road one does look rather good!. And the extra tools and expertise needed to upkeep the new integrated bikes make it less accessible.

Entertaining as always great complimentary format to the main channel 👍. Good luck with the bike categorisation as it will inevitably change again …….before the words are out of your mouths. Race and non race road ? ……..surely the elephant in the room is the persistence of a manufacturing industry pushing products onto its ‘customers’ where for 98% of us it’s of no practical consequence (other than ego massaging) and actively withholding and withdrawing proven simple reliable tech from the vast majority ? I ceased to be held to ransom a long time ago……….. good luck to those who race. My vitriol is for a manufacturing industry actively working against the vast majority of its customers while simultaneously stuffing prices up and blaming every 3rd pty they can think of……….. to them good luck with the commercial suicide mission ……..still be plenty of bikes to service after they’ve gone. Had to laugh at the close out…..if most riders thought like bike mechanics the vast majority of ‘latest wonders’ including total integration and proprietary ransom products would have never left the shelves IMO.

I have a 170mm e bike. Ive just built myself a 170mm non ebike because I love how it feels in the air.

Gravel is stupid. it's just xc that isn't fun, on a worse bike.

Fit is a huge problem with average riders and race bikes, as well as material. They're often too long and low and almost anyone of average size and build will be uncomfortable. It seems this is also why steel is an enduring material, because of its longevity and customizability. As a bike fitter on youtube says: most bikes bought by consumers are not fit for purpose. I'm not confident the industry really realizes the percentage of people (like me) who ride bikes who have zero interest in racing their bikes. Almost seem like the trickle-down effect of the highest groupsets filtering into the consumer level of yesteryear no longer really happens. The industry almost seems like it needs the average consumer to buy the highest category groupsets, even though the consumers will derive no benefits from them.

Re: race bikes and race bike parts and reliability and servicing. It’s like the old days in F1 engines before engine allocations and full parc ferme. The ideal engine reliability/performance tradeoff was such that it your engine would last the entire race at full clip and then blow up on the victory lap! 😂

I like the UCI sticker on my BMC because I know the commissars won’t come at me when I enter events

That infinite categories of bikes becomes really stupid, and makes people confused. For example, I have Look blade RS, previous model. I'm not sure how Look managed to make this full on aero race bike so comfortable, but with it's a bit higher and taller geometry, for me, it is great comfy endurance bike (with 28c tires).

You forgot TT bikes, not that I am remotely interested in one or is TT race only? Doesn't matter how many times to slice the cake you still can't get (cake) framsets!!!! and there are tonnes of bike still sitting in bike shops even though we are told the glut is over and we will have to start paying full price for our bikes!

My ears picked up when you mentioned St Piran, they are based at my local bike shop just a few miles from where I live.Hopefully they can sort it out as I would hate to see the shop go under, they have been there for many years. As for gravel bikes I personally feel they are an excellent compromise if all out speed isn't your main objective. Mines a little slower than my road bike but far more comfortable and can go pretty much anywhere.

The MTB thing is nonsense...WTF is "down country"

I loathe "progressive" gravel geometry...noodly 69 degree head angle, 3 metre long top tube, 20mm stem

BIKEPACKING IS TOURING!!!

The equivalent of a Le Mans car doesn't really exist in cycling, because all bikes are road suitable, except track bikes. But I want a "racey" bike, not some noodly endurance horror with handlebars round my ears (Spesh Roubaix, that's you). But...I don't want integration. So...a lower end road bike. Or keep my Tarmac SL6...😅

How do we get one of these Chris King made headsets for a Time bike? Or is it just the “Aeroset” which is rather a pricey aftermarket option? Would be good on the other channel to see a video about headsets and preparing for winter

I want my race bikes to have easy maintenance, especially off road.

I break the projected mould then because I have a XC 120mm travel bike with remote lockout, integrated headset, PF BB, and do all my own maintenance. It is not difficult and would not have it any other way, makes my bike easy to clean off all the mud , not think about battery recharging...and it looks fantastic 😀(Scott SparK RC).

I love to service my own bikes, love to tinker and I have paid for maintenance days to learn to do all this. I don’t know everything, so will still use the LBS when needed. Simple tasks like headset bearings on my winter warrior which needs changing every year due to conditions is easy, but my SL5 looks great but conscious when the bearings go it’ll be a costly job at my LBS which I’d have been happier with cables showing. It wouldn’t have looked that bad as used to that look and so much more satisfying when I’d finish changing the bearings for £20 all in😁👍

I still don't understand why that team didn't buy UCI certified bikes. They knew they needed them and there are cheap chinese frames that are UCI certified and I'd even consider them good enough quality, like Ican. I think they'd even be able to get them on as a sponsor if they tried.

I think your pricing for Chorus 12 speed sounds a bit high from my experience. Yeah it is more expensive but i bought in Austria the disc brake groupset with everything included for €1100 which although isn't cheap. I dont find obscenely expensive when comparing to the price of ultegea di2 as a standalone groupset. Great video as always!

2:40 When you hear the riders talking about the ‘sensations’, this is what they mean. You have to become so intuitively knowledgable about your own physiology to be doing these superhuman things

Paul more about Campagnolo ? …..Great to see Graemefk active in the comments here, his knowledge extensive and very much appreciated 👍. Would love to see Campagnolo flourishing. The more the industry moves towards non-mechanical the greater the opportunity and demand for a classic Campagnolo polished 10 or 11 speed group set………. Record 10 re-issue with adjusted chainrings and longer universal RD cage to accommodate modern gearing options (sub, full, semi compact, common BCD and cassette down to 34T and below). Ring-fenced market nobody else can play in this space.

Yes I wouldve loved my new Pinarello do come with a campag EPS.

Still waiting! 🤦‍♂️

zone 2 goes from quite easy (2.1) to quite high (2.9) ... and that is not similar at all ...

I bought centaur components for a bike build during COVID when there was less Shimano and SRAM in offers. It works really well and was cheaper than 105 at the time

I’ve mentioned before that being able to rebuild Campagnolo components and keep them running is a huge plus for me. I also prefer the look of alloy components, and I think there’s still a large demand for shiny alloy cranksets, and the classic metal aesthetic. My Chorus hoods fit my hands the best compared to Shimano and SRAM, and I feel like the ergonomics of both Shimano and SRAM hoods and levers have gotten worse over the years. Also, Campagnolo cassettes don’t require different freehub bodies for 10-13 speed drivetrains

New TIME Scylon in 45 days? It's about time! th-cam.com/video/44ithiPG5cc/w-d-xo.html

Maybe Campag manufacture in a more sustainable way? Should we be incorporating more and more batteries/or still have a mid to high level mechanical option?

Great discussion.. I loved using Campag Mechanical, but frame design and cost prompted a move to Shimano di2 in either 105 or Ultegra If Campag were able to bring a group to compete with Ultegra, I would be interested. (My wife finds the reach adjust on Shimano Di2 is not enough to suit small hands)

Not sure how but you guys strike the right balance, you also manage to not share any controversial opinions setting viewers off, great informative content from a bike mechanic and LBS point of view

@4:05…I am a graduate-degreed metallurgist, and have 25 years doing laboratory failure analysis. Without the right inspection tools, I can tell you you have no hope of reliably identifying compromised cranksets.

There is a major problem with e-bikes, illegal and overpowered e-bikes are sold, imported and distributed in the UK, and mostly used by criminals, and thugs who are much fasterexceleration than average motorcyclists, or police car in the crowded streets. Speeding, red lights, breaking any rules, and putting road users and pedestrians in danger. In Europe, it is strictly controlled by the authorities, Police, and import restrictions. As far as Campagnolo is concerned I'm going to replace my 11 speed Ultegra with mechanical Campagnolo Chorus, which offers unmatched shifting quality, soeed, ergonomic hood, breaking power and perfect look. We need mechanical grouset of ghis quality. Whoever own Campagnolo never complains about it. The idea of electronic groupset is far from pleasure of pure cycling, it is like manual gearbox vs automatic. It is simple, reliable, and gives freedom. By the mechanical Shimano has horrible hoods, and ergonomy. Each action should have separate lever, but one lever for two action brake+shift is sick.

30:25 It's Wheeltop that acquired major stake in Rotor, not LTwoo. Official statement from Rotor: ROTOR looks towards Asia with Wheeltop This week, ROTOR Bike Components, the Spanish manufacturer of transmission components for competition bicycles, has reached an agreement with the Chinese company Lanxi Wheeltop Cycling for taking on a minority stake of the Spanish company aiming to join forces in a Spanish-Chinese consortium that allows both companies to compete on a global scale and be more competitive thanks to the multiple synergies that exist between both companies. Furthermore, with this agreement, Wheeltop becomes a ROTOR Official Distributor for the Asian continent, as Rotor will do, with some of Wheeltop's products through its Spanish subsidiary Bikemotiv. ROTOR has, not without difficulty alike the rest of the sector, overcome the weakness of a market that has lasted more than two years and is now beginning to stabilize. In the meanwhile, company ownership alongside the management team has strived in search for an industrial partner that will allow it to gain competitiveness in a market controlled by chiefly two companies and look to the Asian continent where greater growth occurs. From right to left: Jose Luis Garcia-Alegre and Song Fujiang “…It has not been an easy path, but the agreement with Wheeltop represents a combination of business and industrial integration, which will allow us to gain efficiencies and market share, which owing to our current size, was more difficult for us to achieve alone, even worst in the current context…”, declares Jose Luis García-Alegre, CEO of ROTOR Song Fujiang, President of Wheeltop, has stated “…Excitement to be part of the Spanish company and continue building a leading and innovative brand with thousands of fans around the world, which has been achieving success for 30 years in highest demanding competitions…” Bikebiz: Chinese OEM WheelTop acquires majority stake in Rotor

The Campag thing (Cam-pan-yolo) is all about product. I had a Veloce bike, it was fine, but even in 2011 it was out of date. No problem with them abandoning the low end, but 105 up, they need competitor products.

It's a bit rich of eBay regarding e-bikes. They sell NEW dodgy ebikes, ones tgat aren't legal.

Not being funny, but when looking for somewhere to live, I considered Cumbria because "ooh, I could go to Mapdec"

There is also the "not a 🍆" factor. I just had a bike fit, and was chatting to Jon the bikefitter (Pedalling Perfection), about how some well known TH-cam bikefitters and mechanics ate absolute helmets.

Giving people an education sounds very condescending and optimistic. At the same time I doubt people will care, so informing people is probably best you can hope for. Not sure I get what the new law is meant to improve in terms of safety as the petrol in people's cars is flammable just like the lithium batteries in people's phones. The deals will just go to less regulated venues.

Campagnolo should stick with making beautiful mechanical drivetrains with multi release rear shifting and non indexed front.

I had to go back and rewatch the review of the Ekar group made by Mapdec after watching this video and the little rant here. I think the major concerns there was: 1. the cassette ratios with a big jump from having a tight cassette at higher speeds and then the three bigger sprockets for slower speeds. If this is good or bad depends on the rider and what type of ridning you do. I use my bike for all type of riding but most of the time its a mix of road and gravel. The tight part of the cassette works perfectly for riding on the road just like a road bike (which I also use it for with different tires) and also on smother gravel which I have a lot of where I live. Then for steeper climbs or slow trails the three easy sprockets works very well. I have a FTP at 4,5-5w/kg and maybe the cassette suits me better because of it? So the cassette might be personal preference rather than something bad? 2. That the cassette was noisy in the middle because it was worn out. I have done 6000km with the Ekar group set now on road, gravel, bike packing, ultra distance racing and CX racing. The cassette and the chain looks as new and is quieter then my friends drivetrains (Shimano DI2). The reason why it's still in perfect condition and silent might be because I am obsessive when it comes to my bike cleaning. But I wonder if Mapdec received an already worn cassette? Because the experience is so different from what I've had. What I did have was a creaking noise from the cassette, but I did tighten the cassette a little bit and had no issues after that. 3. The ergonomics of the shifters. That the thumb rubs agains the shifter. I don't get this at all. My thumb is not even close to the shifter when I'm not shifting. The issue I have with it is that it looks ugly, but it works well. The top of the hoods on the other hand has a bad transition from the hood to the bar. I think I have managed that as well as possible with the bar tape and with a straight position of the leaver. If the leaver is turned inward it's much worse, Campagnolo also says you should not do that in the instruction manual. For normal riding it's OK now, not great, but OK. For long distance (150km+) and ultra I use padded gloves. Campagnolo says that they have improved the ergonomics for the Ekar GT. It would be interesting to watch a video about that and if the new leavers are compatible with the old Ekar. I haven not found any information about that on TH-cam. 4. Lose break pads that made the bike feel like the head set was lose. I agree on this when I stand still and pull the front break at the same time as I pull the bike backward. When riding (forward) I have to say that these are the best breaks I have ever used. Much better then the once I had on my Shimano Ultegra DI2 group set. Sorry for the essay! But one more thing also. I think the Ekar group set should be viewed as an all road group set and there by an entry level 1x road group set, because it works really well for that too. I use it on a Crux as an do it all bike. What I would really like to see is for Mapdec to make "how to" videos and maintenance on modern Campagnolo group sets like the Ekar group sets and the wire less road group sets. I think you would be the go to channel for all Campagnolo users because there is very little information available on TH-cam. So maybe a way to increase views? Eventhough ranting about Campagnolo lits the comment section on fire to it seems. Does that trigger the algorithm?

I have some old Campy on some old bikes, and I was lucky enough years ago to get hold of Super Record Mechanical, do I need Super Record, no of course not, then again does someone really need a Ferrari, probably not…..? But to me it makes my bike that little bit more special, as for the thumb shifter, guess as I’ve ridden it for so long it just seems to make more sense and it works. But if we are honest the 3 main producers of bicycle components on the whole make beautiful equipment, they don’t always get it right, that’s called being human, so which do you choose, well for me it’s the one that when you hold it, or look at it makes you smile and want to ride your bike…..👍 as for you and your channel keep up the great work and keep doing what you are doing, and when it comes to MAPDEC v Shimano in regards to the little on going discussion, you definitely get my vote for doing the right thing 👍👍👍

E-bike fires, e-bike ban in New York in multi multifamily: Mandatory containment spaces should solve this problem. A concrete sarcophagus that is big enough to put the battery in it, and if it fails it does not set the house on fire. Allowing some batteries to be charged unsupervised is still a fire risk even if it's a Bosch.

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How many cranksets has Shimano replaced? When you consider bikes that have been trashed, sitting unused in the shed or cellar and riders who don’t know or care about the recall, I’ll bet it’s a somewhat small percentage.