9 Things You Need If You Cycle In Winter In 2025 | GCN Tech Show Ep. 369

What would you add in your winter cycling essentials? ❄🚴

I don't understand why Alex doesn't use tubeless in winter. Wet conditions increase the likelihood of getting a puncture, and increase the misery of dealing with a roadside puncture, particularly then your hands are numb from the cold! If you are not using hookless rims, you can always bring a tube with you if all else fails. There's got to be some other reason why Alex is so resistant to this. Perhaps he has an older rain bike with clincher wheels he feels compelled to use still. By the way, I am still upset you don't know the significance of Blue Colored Gios Bikes!

The Flite handlebar is problematic for all of the reasons Ollie pointed out. Let's wait for head's up display glasses to be perfected!

So, what you're telling me is it's okay to wear fishnet stockings under my cycling bibs?

So you poors don't have an Edge 1050 for every bike? I'm joking, Ollie makes excellent points

You absolutely forgot the easiest thing you can do for winter cycling without changing a thing on your bike, gear or kit. Buy a plane ticket to someplace warm! I've been wintering on the Big Island of Hawaii for 25 years.

Toastie Toes are my go to; don’t need shoe covers anymore.

Bet Cannings would like to get his sticky fingers on that bike!

Looks cool but I rather have a headUp Display in my glasses 🙂

Bravo to you two… I understand you've just discovered the usefulness of HAND, thanks to its rotation/movement functionality…

I NEVER ride with anyone else. I ride outdoors on my own and I ride on Zwift alone. I have no problem getting through winter without friends to ride with.

The winter gear you need for REAL winter, like the one we have here in Canada, are winter cycling shoes and merino socks. They are a game changer. You don’t ruin your regular pair of shoes and you stay warm for longer. Plus you don’t’ need football sock length overshoes. It’s a already long getting dressed for rinding in the winter. I like that just have to put my winter does on and don’t overheat whilst I’m putting overshoes. Finally, barmitts are awesome in REAL winter conditions.

that clip showing ollie clean hi bike 🤣🤣 bike vault kills anyone who rests against a wall …. his bike litteraly keeps hitting/rubbing the wall

fantastic Rolling Stones references there

Totally disagree with using a wash mitt the wash method shown will introduce grit and dirt to the wash bucket thus when you dip your mitt you could pickup the grit and dirt you've just washed off your bike. Better to use 4-5 microfiber clothes in your wash bucket and when a section of your bike is cleaned put the cloth to one side and use a fresh clean one thus never putting a dirty grit filled cloth in your cleaning water

I just watched Ollie wash his bike while the bars and lever are scraping against the wall. What were you thinking?? I cringed

What is Alan taking about! "I just sometimes want the easier option of having an inner tube." In what cockamamie alternative reality is standing by the side of a wet road with your bike stood on its handlebars and saddle(!!!) while you disassemble the back wheel an easier option than putting a plug into a tubeless tyre? And btw, yes, I did have to look up the spelling of 'cockamamie'.

I've finally cracked riding comfortably at 3deg: wearing 32 individual items including 6 on each foot and 3 on each hand

re: the tech aerobars…I am not spending thousands on a pair of bars that could get bashed

Hello GCN friends. Since we’re actively involved in improving the Bike Vault segment for the viewers, here’s my submission to the Suggestion Box: when we lean our precious bikes against something while out on a ride during a cafe stop or to take a photo; no reasonable person does damage to their brake lever, saddle or paint job when doing so. We’re not rubbing it back and forth to get it to stick! Please stop penalizing folks for not carrying a shadow stand with them on a ride. A small point, yes, but it gets mentioned a lot. Thanks and peace y’all

Eric Clapton also had a Condor, back in the 70's

Regarding the Flitedeck handlebar: it has just been covered in German-based Roadbike magazine and its online outlet BikeX:
According to their article, it weighs starting from 800 g and will cost in the pre-order phase under 2000 EUR.
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I wonder – no, I doubt whether there is a market for this.

I feel sorry for the brake lever on that Orbea thats getting washed

Good lights!

You guys are really selling living in the UK with this one.🤣 Living in Oklahoma, USA I have never owned a base layer, I only use an asssaver style mud guard when it either has rained for a few days or is actively raining otherwise I just adjust my route to avoid the messer areas, and I run a waxed chain all year around without any issues, including for cyclocross.