Geek Warning Bonus ep: A deep dive on the new DT Swiss Ratchet DEG

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🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

It’s time for another bonus episode of the Geek Warning podcast. Typically only Escape Collective members have access to the full versions of these, but this week we’re feeling generous.

This episode coincides with the release of DT Swiss’ Ratchet DEG system (link to review), effectively an oversized 90T version of the famous Star Ratchet design. Here, tech editor Dave Rome interviews Friso Lorscheider and Brandon Wold from DT Swiss about this new mountain bike rear hub and how it fits into the company’s modern line-up.

The discussion then turns to new spokes, how to choose spokes, and an explainer on understanding DT Swiss’ wheel range names. Geek Warning, indeed.

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0:13.0	D.T Swiss is a name that needs little introduction and if you've never purposely bought one of their products there's a high chance you own something
0:16.6	from the Swiss manufacturer. For years D.T. Swiss was synonymous for its
0:21.2	spokes and star-rochet hubs but recent years have seen the company truly
0:25.0	ramp up in terms of creating alternative hub options, a massive complete wheel sets, and new
0:30.6	takes on the humble spoke.
0:32.2	With yet another new hub to discuss,
0:34.0	I figured it's time for a deep dive with the company.
0:36.0	In this episode, we'll get official answers to understanding
0:39.0	DT Swiss's naming conventions in its wheel sets.
0:42.0	We'll chat about the new DEG
0:43.8	mountain bike hubs and how they compare to DC Swiss's pre-existing Star Ratchet
0:48.2	and E-X-P hubs and we'll cover selecting spokes for your wheels.
0:53.4	So with that, let me introduce who we have on this podcast.
0:57.3	Brandon Weld.
0:58.6	I'll start with you.
0:59.6	What do you do at DT Swiss?
1:01.3	So my title is Marketing Manager Americas. I oversee marketing
1:05.1	operations and activity for the American markets and then interface with my
1:09.4	colleagues in Switzerland including Frizo who we have up next.
1:13.8	All right, Frizo, welcome and yeah, what's your role at D.T. Swiss?
1:18.4	Yeah, thank you first of all for the invitation.
1:21.3	My role at D.Cz Swiss is I'm responsible if it comes to the mountain bike part of Dietz Swiss for everything which is related to public relations worldwide as well as sports marketing.
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