About this episode

The episode discusses the ideal characteristics of a park bike along with racing discussions and a comparison between Dario's Optic and Tallboy bikes.

Plus more racing chat, reader questions, and Dario's Optic vs Tallboy match-up.

Topics covered

• park bike
• racing
• reader questions
• bike comparison

Keywords

• park bike
• racing
• Optic
• Tallboy
• bike comparison
• reader questions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Optic, Tallboy

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