Why Do We Care About The UCI Rules? | The GCN Tech Show Ep. 12

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It's time for the GCN Tech Show! This week Jon is asking why normal riders and bike companies actually care about the UCI rules. After all most of us are not going to be racing a professional race any time soon.

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We've also got a first look at the brand new Specialized Tarmac SL6 Disc, a parent for disc brake covers, and are inducting the freehub, or cassette driver, onto our wall of fame.

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