Geek Warning: Your bikes have secretly been getting longer, and no one told you
Spin Cycle
Escape Collective
4.9 • 960 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Not surprisingly given the big product launch this week, Dave and James have a lot to dive into with SRAM’s new Red AXS wireless road groupset: what’s different about it, what’s not so different, what’s been improved, and what’s stayed the same – and the thing everyone will invariably ask us, whether we’d choose that or the latest Shimano Dura-Ace. We also chat about the neat features embedded into the new Hammerhead Karoo GPS computer, and the significance of the new tire partnership between Zipp and Goodyear, Dave gets his thoughts about road bike cockpit reach off his chest, we choose our favorite tubeless plug kits, and we’re still worried about loose headsets.
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Timestamps:
2:05 – A neat detail about Chris King’s new hubs we overlooked
3:51 – A clarification on our position regarding road hookless tubeless wheels and tires
6:04 – The lowdown on SRAM’s new Red AXS road groupset
12:22 – Do we like it?
16:19 – SRAM Red AXS or Shimano Dura-Ace Di2?
21:15 – Don’t call it the Hammerhead Karoo 3
25:45 – Goodyear’s new tires are Zipp-specific, but we’re not entirely sure why
30:02 – Effective reach is an overlooked fit dimension
36:50 – Pick One! Our favorite tubeless plug kits
47:20 – We’re still worried about loose headsets
53:08 – Ratio Technology has a neat cage option for SRAM Transmission rear derailleurs
55:53 – Pirelli has gotten even more Italian
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| 0:29.3 | Support what we do. Hello everyone welcome back to another episode of the Geek Warning |
| 0:45.6 | Podcast from the Escape Collective you're a one-stop shop for everything you want to |
| 0:49.7 | know this week in the world of bicycle tech. Almost everything anyway. Well we got a |
| 0:55.6 | actually a pretty big show on tap this week although I feel like we said that a |
| 0:58.8 | lot but this week it's largely because SRAM has finally officially announced its latest red access |
| 1:05.1 | wireless road group set. |
| 1:06.8 | Obviously a lot of talk about there. |
| 1:09.1 | Probably not a big surprise that that was coming, everyone seemed to know. |
| 1:12.2 | We also have an update... They told pretty much |
| 1:15.1 | everyone about it seemingly. We have also have an updated computer from Hammerhead and some new |
| 1:20.3 | Goodyear road tires that might have us launching into a bit of uncharted waters in terms |
| 1:25.1 | of matched wheel and tire fitments. We've also got some things on our minds as usual. |
| 1:29.7 | A fun pick one segment and yet another helpful PSA. I'm James |
| 1:33.8 | Swong and once again joining me today is Escape Collective senior |
| 1:37.0 | tech editor Dave Rome. Dave you have been |
| 1:40.6 | hello James very very very busy lately lately it's been a few long late nights. |
| 1:45.8 | Yeah how so are your fingertips after all that typing? |
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