What is the best way to lock your bike up? Should you use different types of tyres on your road bike depending on the wheel? How often should you service the bicycle you use for commuting? Can you use a direct drive turbo trainer without re-indexing the gears? Ollie is back in the tech clinic to answer all of your cycling related questions.
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00:00 Start
00:43 Bike Locks
03:30 Types Of Tyres
05:35 Turbo Trainer Gear Indexing
06:54 Servicing Commuting Bikes
09:15 Cadence
11:59 Cheap Power Meters
14:10 Servicing Worn Wheels
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