• Mysterious creaks and snapped chains

  • Nov 8 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
  • Podcast

Mysterious creaks and snapped chains

  • Summary

  • Welcome back to Geek Warning. It’s a big cast with Suvi Loponen, Ronan Mc Laughlin, Brad Copeland, and Dave Rome chatting through the latest new tech and answering some mechanic-related questions.Ronan is quizzed over the “too long didn’t read” for the newly Spotted Ridley Noah Fast, plus what Pirelli is up to with its FSC-certified tyres.

    SRAM chains have been back in the media this week after some comments from cyclocross legend Sven Nys, the geeks speculate what could be happening here and why it’s not a widespread issue. Of course there's more tech talk including a PSA and answering a few Ask a Wrench questions from Escape Collective members.

    Finally the episode wraps with a bunch of new product releases worth sharing.

    Enjoy!

    Time stamps:

    2:00 - Ridley’s new and unreleased Noah Fast
    7:15 - Pirelli and rubber trees
    12:20 - Coros’ new Pace Pro sports watch
    18:30 - Hammerhead Karoo updates battery life through firmware
    20:50 - Sven Nys complains of SRAM chains
    27:10 - PSA to not ignore creaks
    36:00 - Ask a Wrench: When pull your waxed chain
    41:20 - Ask a Wrench: Feeling a brake track
    45:15 - Ask a Wrench: Putting a longer fork on an XC bike
    49:50 - OneUp’s new dropbar dropper lever
    52:20 - Stan’s No Tubes and Daysaver collab
    55:20 - Canecreek’s GXC stem fills a gap
    57:40 - Aerocoach Blitz track handlebars
    1:00-40 - Lapierre’s new Pulsium endurance road bike
    1:02:15 - Yamaha stops e-bike sales in the USA
    1:03:30 - The Pro’s Closet returns

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