Specialized announced its latest Roubaix and Giant launched its fifth-generation Defy Advanced this week, but while they’re both “endurance road bikes”, they could hardly be more different.
We’ve also got a new aero all-rounder from Ridley, fancy 3D-printed titanium derailleur hangers, new indoor developments from Wahoo and Zwift, a whole day of hour records, thoughts on the UCI’s minimum weight limit, and a word of caution to maybe not trust that little map on your GPS computer *too* much.
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Timestamps:
6:55 – A Specialized Roubaix, but no Cable Cobbler (yet)
21:45 – More endurance road bikes and Giant’s new Defy fills a gap.
32:20 – Silca has derailleur hangers with holes in them
38:45 – News from Wahoo with special guest, GPLama!
52:22 – A quick mention of Zwift things
54:50 – Ridley replaces the Helium SLX
1:01:30 – A new testing facility at MIPS
1:03:43 – There’s a day of Hour Records and Ronan is very excited
1:05:50 – The UCI weight limit is on Ronan’s mind
1:11:14 – A PSA that James and Dave hadn’t considered.
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