Shimano Has Played It Safe For Too Long
About this episode
The episode discusses the underwhelming features of Shimano's latest Dura-Ace model and reveals the Bike of the Year.
Thanks to Feedback Sports for sponsoring this video https://feedbacksports.com/ Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9300 is being raced at La Vuelta, but I’m not at all impressed by what we’ve seen so far. In this week’s episode of the BikeRadar podcast we’re going to discuss why this latest leak has left me – maybe us – so underwhelmed. We’re then going to discuss this year’s best drop bar bike, yes, that’s right - our Bike of the Year has been crowned, and Warren here is going to tell you what it is and why it’s better than everything else. Then, lastly we will of course have our news in brief, where we’ve got news of Specialized’s new ‘cheaper’ Tarmac SL9 range, Garmin’s new flagship smartwatch and Insta360’s latest action camera. Before we crack on, a massive thanks to Feedback Sports for sponsoring this podcast and helping us keep it going. We’ll have more to tell you about them later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Topics covered
- Shimano Dura-Ace
- Bike of the Year
- drop bar bike
- cycling news
- product reviews
Keywords
- Shimano
- Dura-Ace
- Bike of the Year
- Tarmac SL9
- Garmin smartwatch
- Insta360 camera
Sponsors
Feedback Sports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Specialized, Garmin, Insta360
Products: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9300, Tarmac SL9, smartwatch, action camera
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