Ep 31: Pro Mechanic’s Most Hated And Love Products + Winter Bike Hacks

This week pro mechanic Nic reveals what he really thinks about popular bike products as we play ‘Love, Tolerate, Kill’, plus he reveals what makes a great winter bike and when you should replace an alloy frame.

Here’s the full rundown:

00:00 Bikepacking in freezing Scotland

00:54 Wiggle owed Harribo £20,000?!

02:31 Nic’s ultimate ‘winter bike’ recommendations

06:31 What frame material is best for winter?

09:41 Choosing the right frame

12:01 Groupsets for winter riding

14:42 Our winter wheel choices

16:25 Our winter tyre choices

19:54 Do mudguards destroy your components?

25:03 The problem with tubeless

27:27 How to maintain your bike over winter

28:48 SRAM, Shimano or Campagnolo?

33:59 Di2, Etap or mechanical shifting?

36:35 Titanium, carbon or alloy?

39:25 Gravel, road or time trial?

40:52 Cannondale, Trek or Specialized?

42:02 Sarto, Tommasini or Time?

43:41 Hunt, Enve or DT Swiss?

44:23 1x gearing, 2x gearing or fixed gear?

45:53 Shimano SPD-SL, Look Keo, Speedplay

47:27 Schwalbe Marathon Plus, Panaracer Gravel King or Continental Gatorskins?

48:39 Overrated or Underrated: Rollers

51:07 Overrated or Underrated: Dropper posts on gravel bikes

52:49 Overrated or Underrated: Bike bells

54:16 Emily ruined our best podcast intro yet… (FUOTW)

55:53 Listener’s takeover: Bike muggings

56:45 How long do alloy bike frames last?

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