6 Cycling Tech Innovations We Love To Hate | GCN Tech Show Ep. 229

Clock00:00, Thursday 12th May 2022

Here on GCN Tech, we love everything bike tech related. Well, almost everything. There are some cycling tech innovations that just grind our gears (metaphorically speaking!) On this week's show, we discuss the things that we love to hate, as well as bringing you some hot and spicy tech from the Giro d’Italia, as well as your favourite weekly segments!

00:00 Intro
00:32 Last Week’s Poll
00:58 Tech We Love To Hate
07:09 Hot Tech
13:03 Best Bike Shop In The World (*This Week)
15:23 Bike Vault

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