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00:38 Our brand new studio! ✨
00:53 2025 bike tech: What we want to happen
06:47 2025 bike tech: What will actually happen?
11:46 Hot & Spicy Tech
11:52 New Wahoo Elemnt ACE head unit
14:47 Campagnolo returns to World Tour 2025
15:32 New Met Gravel Helmets
16:09 Mark Cavendish Vision wheel testing 🛞
17:05 World’s lightest pedals? (Aerolite pedals)
19:31 Comments of the Week
23:17 Bike Vault
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50 Comments
What are your 2025 bike tech predictions?
Lots of echo going on.
Headunits are one of the few bits of kit on a bike that typically get heavier and less aero the more you spend..
Big deal? Really? It is true that the Ace is a porky brick, but otherwise, what is the big deal? You guys did parrot Wahoo''s claims, but actual reviewers have found many of those claims fall short.
I have seen many times in the northern hemisphere where water drains down a drain in a counter clockwise motion. I have also see it in a clockwise motion.
Didn't know Noel Edmunds presented GCN Tech…😅😂
This might work better in a video-podcast format. As it is now, it’s a bit awkward and the sound is sub par.
I would like to see steel bikes come back at the lower end of price
This is hilarious. Only about 3-5 years ago you were talking about bike anxiety knowing which bike to get lightweight or aero or gravel etc and consumers having too much choice. Now we have one great all round bike choice, we’re going back to more SKUs which will just keep prices increasing.
1 bike model, different specs, different materials to get price down, MORE sizes will help keep costs and waste down. More customisation at point of sale suck as crank length and cockpit sizes will also help reduce waste and cost.
Some ideas for whoever gets Ollie in the Secret Santa:
A mirror
A hairbrush
Scissors
Straight to the comments to read the comments about the audio . ..
Echo, Echo, Echo !
I had aero light pedals back in 1986 when I first started racing. Granted, those were just steel axels and plastic covering. Problem with them: 1)terrible to walk around in the “bridge” cleat. 2) Not as easy to clip into fast during a Crit starting line. 3) Not floating or adjustability 4) Need cleat adapter for 3 hole cleat shoes unless you want to nail into your shoe.
Surely we will see just one bottom bracket system adopted by all.
Hi Ollie, I think those Aero Lite pedals have been around for over 30 years. I think I can recall ads in Winning Magazine in the 90's. Can we get some ideas for gravel racing over bad corrugations. Thanks Danny
Alex is Wrong
Guys, please get some microphones. Your audio is horrible.
Quality of sound is absolutely awful.
I reckon that cable actuated Chinese groupsets (either L-Twoo, Wheeltop or Sensah) will be sold on entry level bikes from at least one major brand by 2030. It might take a couple of more years after that to see any of the brands' flagship components on more premium models.
Lads do we really need a wind sensor to tell us that the wind is effecting our ride, I know it’s effecting it when I’m bloody cycling into it
See you’ve decided to bin the nice ‘90’s Pinarello…
You can’t be the lightest and most aero bike at the same time but you can optimize the two to make the fastest bike for general use that isn’t for niche events like hill climbs or TTs.
22:06 I'm shocked that you actually think anyone cares Ollie?
I have a pair. They are awful!!
Want vs need sure comes into play. Racers want top of the line and may be able to justify spending crazy money, others just need a bike that is appropriate for THEIR riding style. Used bikes can usually fit any price point.
You want to know why you won’t see exciting entry level bikes? The market rejects them, the only people shopping on a budget care about is groupset, weight and price, when trek made the domane alr3 many years ago people pooped themselves at the idea of a sora equipped bike when you get 105 for that money, at budget bike prices you have to pick where you invest and where you save money and people put way too much priority into the rear derailleur that comes on their new bike and not enough into the ride quality the bike delivers…
Fix yer bloody sound, mate! Do ya listen to yourselves???
New studio is super cool.. all you need is to cover the unseen walls with cloth so you don’t sound like you’re in a tin can 🥫😉
Love you guys and the show but it seems you have moved from a light airy studio to one corner of a shipping container.You look very squashed. Why is it black? Did someone die?
Did the entire GCN mega base move or just moved studios. Some sound dampening would be nice. Love the Zwift squirrel
Entry level aluminum frame with mechanical CUES/105/Ultegra groupset! We can keep hydraulic disc brakes.
Looks like I’m going to become a Cofidis fan….🤔
I would love to see more adorable bikes out there. It’s the way to make cycling attractive for newcomers and more people on bikes is a good thing
I absolutely adore the factory tour videos
Talking of weight savings – how many grams is Ollie's hair increased the bikes overall weight.
Aerolite pedals were introduced probably back in the 80s. They aren't new. Just like waxing your chain isn't new despite today's bandwagon.
Calling for economies of scale and cheaper bikes is probably not compatible with quality bearings and replaceability.
I’d like to see more affordable entry level roadbikes (steel or aluminum). This hobby has become too expensive in recent years.
Last year I built my own gravel bike to my specs for $2000USD… I bought the frame from China and sourced a combination of high level and lower level parts to finish the build.
And I love it because it is made for my size and comfort.
DAMPEN THE SOUND in that new room!!!
Can we have an “entry” premium option?
I’ve love an aluminum endurance bike with Di2.
Scotty?
"Chiner" bikes are the next thing. Every "enthusiast" will want/have one. The industry has made this happen. We knew what going to China meant. We knew they would not respect patents or copywrite. We exploited their fledgling society, and some made a ton of money. We also showed them how to make sweet carbon everything…they were happy to let us do all the RnD while they watched. So now we are here. NA and EU prices are bs and we all know it. And China now makes some of the best carbon made parts in the world.
Ollie, re: the big screen, could your eyes are getting older?
New studio is a touch dark and it seems like acoustics are less good
“I messaged Isaac and we sorted it out” … Ollie messaged Sir Isaac Newton!!?!??
So Alex is jealous of Ollie going to the Pirelli factory in Italy. But didn't Alex just come back from Colnago and drove a Ferrari?
You have forgotten about military bikes for the army. In 2025 we will have worldwide conflict, and British army would need thousands of bikes, and e-bikes, since no mechanized forces are insufficient : ) Let's try. Something new and realistic
22:20 Ollie don't make coming down here a priority for that. (toilet emoji) The Coriolis effect doesn't come into play until much larger distances.. 😉 That being said, it is summer down here.
Great to see Campag back in the World Tour…pity the front mech battery looks like a piece of Lego still!