About this episode
The episode discusses recent bike technology releases including Campagnolo's Record 13 and new mountain bikes.
It’s an episode of three parts this week and there’s been lots of big tech releases to chat through. Things kick off with Ronan Mc Laughlin and Dave Rome chatting about Campagnolo’s new Record 13 release and why it may prove to be the move to put Campagnolo back in the minds of many. There’s chat of where Zipp may be gone wrong with its latest 202 wheel release, and Ronan shares some thoughts of BMC’s new gravel racer, the Kaius. Then Dave gets tech reporter Alex Hunt on the phone to talk about two new cross-country bike releases - the Specialized Epic 9 and Canyon Lux World Cup. Finally, and as per every episode, members of Escape Collective get Ask a Wrench. Zach Edwards and Dave offer their insights to three member-submitted questions. Happy geeking! Time stamps: 00:00:00 Introduction, Ronan’s knackered, he’s been testing. 00:02:40 Campagnolo release Record 13, cheaper than Super Record, still more expensive than most other things. 00:14:17 Zipp 202 wheels for going up hills. 00:25:29 BMC Kaius 01 Gravel Racing Bicycle 00:37:53 Alex is here to talk about new MTBs 00:40:54 The new 2026 Canyon Lux Word Cup 00:48:30 The 2026 Specialized Epic 9 has arrived with a big price tag and…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ronan Mc Laughlin, Dave Rome
Guest: Alex Hunt
Topics covered
- Campagnolo
- bike technology
- gravel racing
- mountain bikes
- Ask a Wrench
Keywords
- Campagnolo
- Zipp
- BMC
- Specialized
- Canyon
- gravel bike
- mountain bike
- Ask a Wrench
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Escape Collective
Products: Campagnolo Record 13, Zipp 202, BMC Kaius, Specialized Epic 9, Canyon Lux World Cup
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