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Nerd Alert Podcast
The CyclingTips Nerd Alert Podcast dives deep into the bikes and tech we all love. Road, gravel, mountain bikes, we cover it all. Hosted by James Huang, Dave Rome, and Caley Fretz.
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118 EpisodenA new lease on life for clothing and bags
Much of the attention on the Right to Repair movement in cycling has been concentrated on hard goods, like bikes, wheels, components, and so on. But i...
Advancing metal bikes with No.22
The Nerd Alert podcast had an unplanned week off, but rest assured we’re now back on schedule. In this episode, Senior tech editor Dave Rome chats wit...
Suspension on gravel bikes
One fun fact came out during our discussions with Specialized engineering mastermind Chris D’Aluisio: much of his testing of the company’s new Diverge...
Dan Bigham explains how hour records are broken
This week's episode is all about aerodynamics, efficiency, Filippo Ganna, and how Dan Bigham engineered two hour records.
3D printing a stem with Dimitris Katsanis
With the news that Pinarello's new Bolide F HR 3D track bike is the first UCI-approved 3D printed bike, Ronan visited Metron Dimitris Katsanis and fin...
Dropper posts for gravel bikes – yay or nay?
We’re back in the studio for a group show after a whirlwind of activity at the recent UCI world championships, and we’re wasting no time with the heat...
On the ground at Road World’s
Welcome back to the Nerd Alert podcast! This week sees Dave Rome and Caley Fretz together in Wollongong, Australia for the 2022 Road World Championshi...
You can 3D print that
Welcome back to the CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast! This week senior tech editor, Dave Rome, gets to cover something that has become a personal hobby...
An extravaganza of new bikes
Do bike companies conspire to release a whole bunch of new bikes at once? It sure felt like it this week, as we saw the announcement of the new Trek D...
How to beat a World Record with Dan Bigham
This week’s episode of the Nerd Alert podcast is certainly a special one. Dave Rome and Ronan Mc Laughlin chat with the newly crowned Hour World Recor...
The Superstrata doesn’t need your silly seat tube
Remember the Superstrata? That wacky looking 3D-printed custom carbon fiber bike that blew up Indiegogo a couple of years ago? Well, it turns out that...
What’s up with this new Giant Propel?
The Nerds are back with another group episode, this time with Ronan doing his best Aussie impersonation since Dave is away on holiday.
On tap th...
Looking under the hood of Shimano Di2
Welcome back to the CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast! This week tech editor Dave Rome chats about the things to know with Shimano’s new Di2 12-speed shi...
Should more people consider a custom bike instead of a production one?
We finally have our full crew of Nerds back on this week’s episode, and boy, was there a lot to discuss.
There’s a new custom bike show in the w...
Does it matter where your bike is built?
The Nerds are back with a long overdue group show, and they’ve got a lot to talk about! James recaps some of the highlights from the recent Eurobike s...
The future of aero wheel development might be a bit rocky
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnels have long been the primary tools used by wheel engineers and aerodynamicists. However useful they...
Tech from the Tour paddock
We’re a little late with this week’s Nerd Alert episode and for good reason – the Wi-Fi at the Tour de France is terrible. That’s right, Caley Fretz a...
Rim brakes aren't dead yet
The bike industry may have shifted entirely to disc brakes, but there are millions of happy rim-brake users out there with bikes that still have years...
Flat tires and sketchy brakes — it’s Field Test time again!
This week’s episode comes to you live from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where we’ve assembled four testers and a video team to evaluate ten different...
Only a crazy person would think we need yet another bike brand, right?
If you’ve got a decent chunk of change and are looking for a higher-end carbon drop-bar bike, there’s certainly no shortage of good options -- and pro...
So. Many. New. Bikes.
June is turning out to be an exceptionally hot month in terms of new bike releases, and Ronan joins James and Dave as a special guest to help us talk...
Things that shouldn’t break
Modern bikes are marvellous creations that continually push engineering boundaries with a continued focus on lighter, faster, and sleeker. However, th...
Free the feet!
Riders commonly complain that they can’t find cycling shoes that are wide enough, but when was the last time you heard someone say their shoes are too...
A little honesty goes a long way
Roval has finally cleared the air on why its earlier Rapide CLX and Alpinist CLX wheels weren’t tubeless-compatible when they launched in 2020, and wh...
The future of helmet safety
Welcome back to the Nerd Alert podcast! This week we have a deep dive episode about something that’ll likely bring positive change to the helmets we a...
To lug or not to lug? That is the question
So much to talk about this week! Colnago's new C68 is more modern-looking than any C-model that came before it, but it's also lost much of what made i...
Recycling carbon fiber is no longer a pipe dream
The topic of sustainability and carbon fiber has long been a black eye on the bike industry, but one company in Tennessee — called Carbon Fiber Recycl...
Tubeless domination at Paris-Roubaix, and a look at the state of retail
This year’s Paris-Roubaix was all about tubeless tires and foam inserts — so much so that it’s easier to talk about who wasn’t on them than who was. B...
More fun new stuff from Sea Otter, and the future of traveling with your bike
Caley promised to be more prepared for our second Sea Otter episode, but his list of neat new stuff that he found at the show was a little… questionab...
What were the coolest things we saw at Sea Otter today?
The Sea Otter Classic trade show is back for 2022, and the Nerds are on site with a special episode, recorded right on the expo floor!
James, Da...
Inside the mind of mad scientist custom builder Rob English
Rob English is one of the most highly coveted builders of high-performance steel bikes these days, and he’s also an elite athlete in his own right. Hi...
High-end aluminum bikes and dropper posts for everyone?
Things have been a little wacky in the road bike world lately, with Specialized launching a new Allez Sprint high-end aluminum race bike that’s both h...
Confused about tubeless and tire pressures? You’re not alone.
This week’s Nerd Alert episode came about after consumer-direct wheel company Hunt released a 1,213 g ultralight disc brake road wheel with a hookless...
Finding the best chain lube for your needs
This week we’ve got a deep dive episode on a topic that’s applicable to everyone that rides a bike. Chain lube. As we’ve covered plenty before, the di...
LeMond is back in the road business, but is it for real?
We’re back with another group show this week, and taking a hard look at the new LeMond 8 carbon aero road bike that was announced last week.
It...
Custom options are great, but only if you’ve got the parts on hand
Lots of things have been hard to come by over the last year or two, and while it’s definitely been a big inconvenience for a lot of us, it’s potential...
OldGrumpyH8ters gonna hate
Roval and Specialized appear to be returning to road tubeless after last year’s curious non-tubeless tubeless wheel launch, we question the merits of...
Maybe slower is better when it comes to cycling clothing?
Apparel — apparel in general, not just cycling-specific stuff — is predominantly manufactured in bulk, with orders placed through contract factories w...
Will all bikes eventually be sold consumer-direct?
Specialized rocked the industry last week with the announcement of its Rider Direct program, which allows buyers in select markets to have complete bi...
How do you know you’re not buying a used bike lemon?
Former MTB pro Nick Martin started The Pro’s Closet out of the back of his old VW van 16 years ago, and now it’s a multi-million dollar operation with...