Taking a break from guests, Sean and John have a catch up about some of the latest tech out there in the bike world. Also, with the increasingly sparse supply of bikes and parts we delve into the shadowy world of counterfeiting in the bike trade.
Here is the link to ‘Faking it’ by recent guest, Carlton Reid
dropbox.com/s/qixhqqtfij25gw3/FAKING%20IT%20pdf.pdf?dl=0
Factor mechanics epic fails.
cyclingtips.com/2021/03/factor-finally-sheds-light-on-that-broken-ostro-vam-steerer-tube/
Canyon’s broken bikes
road.cc/content/tech-news/canyon-promises-solution-aeroad-seat-post-issue-281003
cyclingnews.com/news/canyon-issues-stop-ride-for-aeroad-after-van-der-poel-handlebar-failure/
General carbon failure nastiness
outsideonline.com/2311816/carbon-fiber-bike-accidents-lawsuits
bikerumor.com/2021/04/01/bombtracks-new-bsa-47-threaded-bottom-bracket-standard-is-the-best-of-both-worlds/ April fools
bikerumor.com/2021/04/02/vittoria-air-liner-road-doubles-as-bead-lock-and-run-flat-foam-liner-if-you-get-a-flat/ not so much. Gonna try this.
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