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CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast: Just because you can 3D-print it

3D-printing is an undeniably cool way to make things, but that doesn’t mean it’s always the best way.

Is a printed titanium hammer better than a welded one? Do $2,000 printed cycling shoes move the bar enough to justify their existence? What’s the point of printing sunglass frames? And was that handlebar that failed so dramatically at the Olympics even 3D-printed at all? 

What is definitely very neat, however, is a new trend whereby companies like Muc-Off are starting to ship products in powder form whereby you add the water at home, instead of the company burning resources to ship mostly water around the globe.

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Freewheeling Podcast: An Olympic road race to remember

Gracie, Amy, Loren and Abby chat about the women’s road race and time trial in Tokyo.

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CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast: Something old, something new, something borrowed...

Track events at the Tokyo Olympics are set to kick off next week with a full week of exciting racing around the 250-meter Izu velodrome.

Felt is once again the official bike sponsor of the US team, and the company has supplied a brand-new bike — the TK FRD — for mass-start events that features a new aero shape and a new take on the frame geometry. But for the individual events, the American riders are on the same bike as they used in Rio five years ago.

In an event where fractions of a second can have major impacts, and when several other federations have brought radically cutting-edge machines to Tokyo, how is it that the Americans are using bikes that are half a decade old? Then again, maybe all isn’t as it seems

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CyclingTips Podcast: All in for the Olympic road race

The CyclingTips Podcast gathers to discuss the women’s and men’s road races at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Nerd Alert podcast: Oversized derailleur pulleys for everybody!

Oversized rear derailleur pulleys might be good for some marginal gains, but even the terrible watts-per-dollar ratio hasn’t stopped a growing number of brands from launching their own versions — and AbsoluteBlack’s HollowCage is now one of the most expensive ones out there (but also one of the blingiest).

Speaking of looks, is a clean front end enough to justify all high-end road bikes going to fully internal routing in spite of the adjustability and serviceability headaches? And how much bigger are road tires going to get? We discuss all that and more in this week’s episode.

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Tour Daily Podcast Finale: From Paris to Toyko!

Dane and James join the podcast once more for a quick recap of the Tour de France and a preview of the men’s and women’s Olympic road races. For a deeper discussion of the women’s race check out the Freewheeling Podcast.

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Freewheeling Podcast: Final countdown to Tokyo

Gracie Elvin joins the podcast to chat about the upcoming Olympic road race.

Abby called Coryn Rivera ahead of the Giro Donne to talk about her dad, and what going to Toyko means for her.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 21: Until next year...

The Tour de France wraps up in Paris, and Caley and Ronan chat some final thoughts as they flag down riders on their way to Tokyo.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 20: Au Paris

The 20th stage of the Tour de France has concluded and the general classification battle is over. The final time trial was as eventful as a typical time trial is, and Ronan and Caley wondered around the start to check out whatever new tech was on display.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 19: Far from a sprint finish

Caley and Ronan chat stage 19 of the Tour de France, especially a questionable victory salute.

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Nerd Alert podcast: So you say you want to build your own carbon frame…

It’s not uncommon for custom frame builders to change direction from time to time: from lugged to TIG, steel to titanium, maybe different bike styles. But it’s far more unusual for an established builder who specializes in metal to make the wholesale switch to carbon fiber — and not just tube-to-tube construction, but molded frames like the major brands.

Yet that’s just what Carl Strong has done with his new venture, Pursuit Cycles. What’s involved in starting something from scratch? Why embark on something so challenging? And what would those frames offer to people that you couldn’t get already, anyway? Strap in for this deep-dive episode.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 18: Pau doing Pau things

Caley and Ronan discuss the final mountain stage of the 2021 Tour de France and the news of the Bahrain Victorious hotel raid.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 17: On the Col du Portet

Caley and Ronan report from the side of the road at the Col du Portet.

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Freewheeling Podcast: Giro Donne and dusted

Loren, Abby, and Amy break down the final three stages of the Giro Donne and chat about who impressed. Plus, why did SD Worx sweep the general classification?

Hear from Heidi Franz, Hannah Barnes, and Ruth Winder.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 16: Riding in the Pyrenees

Peter Cossins joins the podcast to analyse stage 16 of the Tour de France and chat about riding a bike in the Pyrenees.

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Tour Daily Podcast, second rest day: The mountain competition is hotting up

Ronan, Caley, and Abby infiltrate Jimmy Whelan’s balcony to chat about the Mountains competition at the Tour de France and the upcoming stages.

Caley called up Sepp Kuss for some behind the scenes information on his stage 15 win.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 15: Emotions all around

A mountainous stage in the Pyrenees ended with a wonderful victory, while elsewhere in Italy tears fell after the final stage of the Giro Donne.

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 14: Aggressive or Defensive

Stage 14 of the Tour de France started aggressively and continued to fly until a strong breakaway went clear.

Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes check-in from the Queen stage of the Giro Donne. 

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Tour Daily Podcast, stage 13: The man of the moment

Stage 13 of the Tour de France was wild and nasty but finished as expected, and with style.

Ruth Winder checks in from the Giro Donne on her birthday to talk about some big news.

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Nerd Alert Podcast: On the roadification of gravel bikes

Gravel bikes were once the rebels of the drop-bar bike world, but now that they’ve gone increasingly mainstream, it’s perhaps inevitable that they’d adopt features from road racing: aero shapes, hidden cabling, similar claims about weight and stiffness, and so on.

Is this a good thing? Also making a possible comeback are solid molded carbon fiber wheels — and they’re not just for fixies, kids. And what do we think you should bring with you on an unsupported 4,700 km ride? You’ll get all that and more in this week’s round of Ask a Mechanic.

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