From aero tech to make you faster on the bike to all road bikes galore it’s been a busy year in the world of cycling so here’s a a round up of what we learnt from making 101 videos in 2024.
Road cycling has seen Tadej Pogacar dominate in 2024 but it’s also been a busy year for cycling tech, here’s some of our favourite cycling products that we’ve used.
https://road.cc/content/feature/10-things-i-learnt-2024-311895
Let us know what cycling tech you’re looking forwards to in 2025 in the comments below…
⚫️ In this video
0:38 Cycling aero tech is coming
2:08 Van Rysel means business
3:18 The difference between top-end road bikes is miniscule
5:08 Custom 3D printed bike parts
5:58 1x is great on the road too
7:17 Hydration has been overlooked
8:40 Aero bikes and climbing bikes are back
9:39 All-road bikes are king in 2025
11:16 Slamming your stem won’t make you faster
12:24 Chinese bike parts are big business
15:00 Outro
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29 Comments
…so you haven't ridden the Scott RC or the X-Lab…..ok.
If you're not racing, and you slam your stem 'cos the pros do, then you're a bit of a fashion idiot.
Question: 1X. What about chain wear?
Van Rysel? More like Van Rizz-el, am I right?
Wheeltop replaced a defective rear derailleur and it took about 2 weeks between when they agreed to replace it and the unit arrived.
I didnt flip my stem to go faster, flipped my stem because the bike was a Boat to handle in stock configuration.
538mm stack height and a +17 degree stem. The handlebars were far too high up. I flipped that stem over and it changed the bike from handling like a boat to handling like a Go Kart
There is no way the pros are consuming 120g of carbs per hour. That would mean they would be downing a 20g gel every 10 minutes and if you watch any of the big races live, they just obviously are not. You see them taking a bottle from the side of the road and they often discatd the attached gel.
It’s Van Rysal. Not Van Reesal. 😂
Shimano DI gravel groupsets ???
All china can do is copy atm…no innovation. Thats not just cycling its everything and a lot of it is rubbish. Australia is becoming a dumping ground for their EVs …
China is here CRAFT WHEELSET SIMPLY THE BEST I EVER RIDDEN but im nobody regardless best💪💪
says slamming stem wont make you faster – immediately shows Astana bike with slammed stem
Nice £300 jacket.
48/36 would be hideous for many of my local climbs in the South Downs. Front derailleurs work better now than they ever have.
I really appreciate your honest opinion. It feels very fresh and even touching compared to other sponsored contents.
What I find interesting is that Fizik has figured out how to improve your fit with a totally custom saddle, but most bike brands can’t figure out how to sell you a bike with a stem or handlebar that fit.
Great video!😊
UDH and SRAM XPLR Red 13 speed def makes 1X very do-able. 10-46 cassette and any chain ring you want.
All-Road bikes are the best bikes for 90% of the riding public. True road bikes are fairweather, good condition rigs at best while All-Road bikes are more real world bikes.
Honestly, a road bike designed to go fast and nothing else (not a touring bike) is just a domesticated race bike for all intents and purposes. An All-Road bike is really the one that will expand a rider's range and protect them more from getting flats and provide with more comfort to ride longer and under more weather conditions safely.
Chinese bike is there all the time. Because european is too lazy to do anything apart from having long holidays and bbq party
I hit "subscribe" right when you said that the difference between the top bikes is miniscule. I just bought a "top" bike (Factor Ostro Vam still almost brand new as I peer out at the Chicagoland weather) for it's performance, good reviews, and great ordering options. I didn't get caught up in abstract single digit performance differences among the other options.
@4:54 I haven't done the maths either, but having a dump should be just as effective!!
However, once a week🤔
I bought an aero disc bike nearly ten years ago direct from China. I was the first in our group ride on disc and one of the first in my city on a road disc. I was given both positive and negative comments from many. To be fair the guys in my group were and are good blokes and Never were negative about my unknown branded frame. Well not to my face haha. I still have that bike as my backup and apart from a non full Integrated brake hoses it's as modern as anything today.
6:53 But I use my 34 34 a lot…
48/36 makes no sense. Either go with 50/34 or 48/31. Why is it necessary to narrow the gearing even more on 2by?
Honestly I like concept of One bike to rule them all as a consumer. I understand why for racer that is not great approach, but I love that my SL7 is aero and light so I am not tempted to buy two bikes, but I just have one.
I like when bike media go honest. All the things well said.
I would lioke to see more reasonable price bikes to be review in 2025. The price range may be 2000-3000usd, possible? In the post Covid up til now, I think major bike brands are lacking low-end bike updates to convince more people to ride a bike. Hope to see more in 2025.
Small marginal gain R&D could be postponed for a little while, I think.
"Chinese bikes are coming" lol ya'll been living under a rock then 🤦
Been rocking my "chinese bike" for more than half a decade now, still going strong.