Ep 53: The Bikes We ACTUALLY Ride At Home + More Underrated Bike Stuff

This week we're throwing it over to you, the listeners, to answer your burning questions in our latest Listeners' Takeover Special.Here’s the episode breakdown (FYI, sometime the adverts throw off the timings, but hopefully you get the gist)00:00 Francis’ rim brake Scott road bike03:29  Francis’ Triban gravel commuter04:52 Francis Scott Addict gravel bike06:04  Francis ‘ornamental’ baby blue Willier06:46  Francis e-cargo bike07:30 Emily's Canyon Ultimate09:37 Emily’s Cannondale Topstone11:45 Jimmi’s bright pink Time Alp D’Huez12:11 Jimmi’s hand illustrated one-of-a-kind road bike12:49 Jimmi’s custom steel off-roader13:38 Jimmi’s custom steel race bike14:17 Jimmi’s ‘flame paint’ Time ADHX 14:55 How do you keep sweat out of your eyes?16:57 How different is Tiagra and 105 really?20:43 Is it a good idea changing forks to get more tire clearance?26:00 Tips for riding in a group31:11 Is SRAM & Shimano cross compatible?33:43 Are expensive cycling shoes really better?36:25 Bike crash - who was in the wrong?39:38 Overrated/Underrated: tan wall tires41:11 Overrated/Underrated: building a bike from parts43:49 Overrated/Underrated: hybrid bikes46:13 Overrated/Underrated: cargo bib shorts 48:09 Overrated/Underrated: latex tubes48:21 Overrated/Underrated: deep section rims49:45 Overrated/Underrated: Bromptons51:30 Overrated/Underrated: big graphics on frames and wheels52:25 Overrated/Underrated: renovating your houseIf you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] and see you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.