A new lease on life for clothing and bags
Much of the attention on the Right to Repair movement in cycling has been concentrated on hard goods, like bikes, wheels, components, and so...
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The CyclingTips Nerd Alert Podcast dives deep into the bikes and tech we all love. Road, gravel, mountain bikes, we cover it all. Hosted by James Huang, Dave Rome, and Caley Fretz.
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Advancing metal bikes with No.22
The Nerd Alert podcast had an unplanned week off, but rest assured we’re now back on schedule. In this episode, Senior tech editor Dave Rome...
Suspension on gravel bikes
One fun fact came out during our discussions with Specialized engineering mastermind Chris D’Aluisio: much of his testing of the company’s n...
Dan Bigham explains how hour records are broken
This week's episode is all about aerodynamics, efficiency, Filippo Ganna, and how Dan Bigham engineered two hour records.
3D printing a stem with Dimitris Katsanis
With the news that Pinarello's new Bolide F HR 3D track bike is the first UCI-approved 3D printed bike, Ronan visited Metron Dimitris Katsan...
Dropper posts for gravel bikes – yay or nay?
We’re back in the studio for a group show after a whirlwind of activity at the recent UCI world championships, and we’re wasting no time wit...
On the ground at Road World’s
Welcome back to the Nerd Alert podcast! This week sees Dave Rome and Caley Fretz together in Wollongong, Australia for the 2022 Road World C...
You can 3D print that
Welcome back to the CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast! This week senior tech editor, Dave Rome, gets to cover something that has become a perso...
An extravaganza of new bikes
Do bike companies conspire to release a whole bunch of new bikes at once? It sure felt like it this week, as we saw the announcement of the...
How to beat a World Record with Dan Bigham
This week’s episode of the Nerd Alert podcast is certainly a special one. Dave Rome and Ronan Mc Laughlin chat with the newly crowned Hour W...
The Superstrata doesn’t need your silly seat tube
Remember the Superstrata? That wacky looking 3D-printed custom carbon fiber bike that blew up Indiegogo a couple of years ago? Well, it turn...
What’s up with this new Giant Propel?
The Nerds are back with another group episode, this time with Ronan doing his best Aussie impersonation since Dave is away on holiday. On ta...
Looking under the hood of Shimano Di2
Welcome back to the CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast! This week tech editor Dave Rome chats about the things to know with Shimano’s new Di2 12...
Should more people consider a custom bike instead of a production one?
We finally have our full crew of Nerds back on this week’s episode, and boy, was there a lot to discuss. There’s a new custom bike show in t...
Does it matter where your bike is built?
The Nerds are back with a long overdue group show, and they’ve got a lot to talk about! James recaps some of the highlights from the recent...
The future of aero wheel development might be a bit rocky
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnels have long been the primary tools used by wheel engineers and aerodynamicists. However us...
Tech from the Tour paddock
We’re a little late with this week’s Nerd Alert episode and for good reason – the Wi-Fi at the Tour de France is terrible. That’s right, Cal...
Rim brakes aren't dead yet
The bike industry may have shifted entirely to disc brakes, but there are millions of happy rim-brake users out there with bikes that still...
Flat tires and sketchy brakes — it’s Field Test time again!
This week’s episode comes to you live from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where we’ve assembled four testers and a video team to evaluate ten...
Only a crazy person would think we need yet another bike brand, right?
If you’ve got a decent chunk of change and are looking for a higher-end carbon drop-bar bike, there’s certainly no shortage of good options...