The Best Retro Bike Tech From The 1980's? | GCN Tech Show Ep.161

This week on the GCN Tech Show: no more yellow Mavic cars at the Tour de France; e bikes powered by the sun, a crazy light powermeter, and our main talking point: the best 80s tech! Join Ollie and Alex as they breakdown a critical decade for cycling innovation!

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0:00 Intro
0:35 Last Week's Poll Results
1:09 Hot Topic - Best 80s Tech
9:22 This Week's Poll
9:26 Tech Of The Week
16:38 Snacks Of The Week
18:16 Screw Riding Upgrades, Buy Upgrades!
22:05 The Bike Vault

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Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound:
ES_Acid Waves - Cospe.mp3
ES_Afterglow (Sting Version) - Joachim Nilsson.mp3
ES_Defragmentation - Awlee.mp3
ES_Final Phaze - Jerry Lacey.mp3
ES_Fugent - Lupus Nocte.mp3
ES_Missed U - Cospe.mp3
ES_Mouthpiece Vocal 1 - SFX Producer.mp3
ES_Mouthpiece Vocal 2 - SFX Producer.mp3
ES_Spero - Lupus Nocte.mp3
ES_Twitching Lights - Alec Slayne.mp3
ES_Voice Clip Male 293 - SFX Producer.mp3
ES_Voice Clip Male 360 - SFX Producer.mp3

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