How To Buy The Best Used Bike | GCN Tech Clinic #AskGCNTech

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What should you look for when buying a second hand bike? Is your cadence sensor ruining your ride data and how can you fix it? Are carbon spokes really worth the extra cost on your new wheels? Ollie answers all these questions and more in this week’s GCN Tech Clinic.
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