Fast Vs Practical Bike Tech - Can You Have It Both Ways? | GCN Tech Show Ep. 272
Published on March 9th 2023
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Rim brakes vs disc brakes, dropper posts, groupsets… when you want to go fast on the bike, there are lots of things to consider. However, going faster comes at the cost of practicality. But is it worth it? Conor and Manon discuss on this week’s show, as well as bringing you some tech news from Classified, new Most Desirable Bike in the World polls, and, of course, the Bike Vault! 00:00 Intro 00:30 Most Desirable Bike in the World 03:32 Speed vs Practicality 07:52 Snacks of the Week 09:32 Orbea Gain competition 10:06 Hot Tech 17:48 Comments of the Week 19:23 Bike Vault Useful Links: GCN+ | Every. Unmissable. Moment. 👉 https://gcn.eu/8xy Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 https://gcn.eu/GBF2023 Download the GCN App for free 👉 https://gcn.eu/app Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/shop-spring-race Join the GCN Club 👉 https://gcnclub.com GCN Training Plans 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcntp What do you consider more important when buying bike tech: speed or practicality? 🤔 Let us know in the comments below! 💬 Most Desirable Bike in the World: Cannondale SystemSix vs Scott Foil RC 👉 https://gcntech.co/EP Bianchi Oltre RC vs Pinarello Dogma F 👉 https://gcntech.co/EO Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 vs Canyon Aeroad CFR vs Colnago C68 👉 https://gcntech.co/EN Most Superniced Bike of the Week: Ribble Endurance SL Disc 👉 https://gcntech.co/EI This Week’s Bike Vault: Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8 Di2 👉 https://gcntech.co/EJ Ridley Fenix SLiC 👉 https://gcntech.co/EK Cervélo P5X 👉 https://gcntech.co/EL Marin Headlands 👉 https://gcntech.co/EM Enter your own bike and vote on other Bike Vault submissions on the GCN App! 📲 If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! Watch more on GCN Tech... 📹 Hot Tech From The 2023 UAE Tour 👉 https://youtu.be/VG2WSz25irM 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 when i hop - baegel Solid Centre - Dusty Decks Soft Glare - Mar Vei Smokeshow - Jobii Small Trains - The Big Let Down Milk - Cushy Just for Show - Martin Landstrom Into My Head (Instrumental Version) - Eden Maze Cristaux - Andre Aguado Afternoon Fireworks - Duke Herrington A Nifty Piece of Work - The New Fools #gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future. Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology. We’ve also got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show. We also take a deeper look into the future of cycling, apps, smart tech and virtual riding. Join us on the channel and the GCN App to submit your content, vote on the latest tech and keep abreast of exciting new trends. Thanks to our sponsors: Castelli Clothing: https://gcn.eu/Castelli Giro Helmets: https://gcn.eu/Giro Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Zipp Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Zipp Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Elite Bottles: https://gcn.eu/EliteBottles Whoop Fitness: https://gcn.eu/Whoop Komoot: https://gcn.eu/komoot Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia SIS: https://gcn.eu/ScienceInSport Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Shimano Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Shimano Shadow Stand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand DMT Shoes: https://gcn.eu/DMT Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/gcn GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenfrancais GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/gcnjapan GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/gmbn GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/embn