Should You Set Up Your Handlebars Like The Pros? | GCN Tech Show Ep. 219

Clock00:00, Thursday 3rd March 2022

Recently, we’ve seen a number of pro cyclists including Victor Campenaerts and Remco Evenepoel adopting super aggressive handlebar set-ups, with their hoods and shifters turned inwards to make themselves as aerodynamic as possible on the road. It made us think, is this something we should all be doing? We talk about this and more on this week’s GCN Tech Show!

00:00 Intro
00:33 Last Week’s Poll
01:02 Handlebar Set-Up Talking Point
05:41 This Week’s Poll
06:00 Hot Tech
12:16 Best Bike Shop In The World (*This Week)
14:09 Bike Vault

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How have you got your handlebars set up and why? Let us know in the comments below! đź’¬

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