About this episode
The episode discusses the new Specialized Crux and various gravel bike technologies ahead of the Unbound race.
Howdy geeks! It’s Unbound race week, and with that, we’ve seen an expected amount of fresh new tech in the gravel space. This week, Escape’s senior tech editors Dave Rome and Ronan Mc Laughlin discuss Specalized’s long-awaited update to the Crux. There’s, of course, a bit of big wheel chatter. A fun new project product from Wheels Manufacturing. And plenty more. As a reminder, members of Escape Collective also get access to Ask a Wrench, where member questions are answered by Dave Rome and a quest mechanic (this week, Colorado-based Colin Williams returns). If you liked this episode, please leave us a review. It helps like-minded cyclists discover us. Time stamps: 00:00:30 - Ronan went racing 00:07:15 - Ronan rides the new Specialized Crux 00:14:50 - But is it actually aero? 00:23:47 - Are pure aero gravel bikes what we need? 00:30:05 - Scott’s 32in gravel bike for Unbound 00:36:50 - Wheels Manufacturing’s better mud stick 00:42:29 - Paragon Machine Works has been acquired 00:43:56 - Good thing: Mechanics you can trust 00:51:00 - Ask a Wrench (Members-Only feed) 00:52:30 - Weird pulley wheel wear 1:03:00 - When is it time to replace a wheel? 1:12:00 - A Dangerholm-inspired…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave Rome, Ronan Mc Laughlin
Guest: Colin Williams
Topics covered
- gravel bikes
- tech updates
- cycling events
- bike mechanics
- aero bikes
Keywords
- gravel bike
- Specialized Crux
- Unbound race
- bike tech
- Wheels Manufacturing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Specialized, Wheels Manufacturing, Paragon Machine Works
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