Are Drop Bar Mountain Bikes The Future Of Gravel? | GCN Tech Show Ep. 422
Welcome to the GCN Tech Show, coming to you live from Benidorm where Alex and Ollie dive into the heated debate surrounding drop-bar bikes with suspension and the new Pinarello Grevil MX. We check out the latest "Hot Tech," featuring Van Rysel’s mind-bending FTP² concept bike and a new high-speed chain waxing system from Cyclowax. Plus, we showcase some incredible builds in the Bike Vault and announce your chance to win a Vision Metron 5D handlebar! Win a @Vision_Tech_Usa Metron 5D Handlebar! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNVisionCompetitionJan 💥 Chapters: ⏱️ 00:00 - Welcome to Benidorm! 00:40 - Drop Bars & Suspension: The Great Debate 11:15 - Hot Tech: Van Rysel Concept Bike & Shoes 15:19 - Cyclowax: The Fastest Chain Waxing? 17:05 - Orbea’s Raw Carbon Team Bikes 18:04 - CamelBak x Team Visma partnership 19:25 - Training with Conor Dunne on Rouvy 20:25 - Comment of the Week 25:29 - Bike Vault: Titanium & Carbon Builds Join Conor on Rouvy: 👇 26th January 6pm CET - Sea Otter Gravel Easy - https://riders.rouvy.com/route/252031 https://riders.rouvy.com/events/5a945... 29th January 5pm CET - Big Sugar - https://riders.rouvy.com/route/251810 https://riders.rouvy.com/events/7df94... 2nd February 6pm CET - Crusher in the Tushar - https://riders.rouvy.com/route/97078 https://riders.rouvy.com/events/a4a4f... Useful Links: GCN Tech Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/techuploader Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing 👉 https://gcntech.co/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides Drop bars and full suspension: Is this the ultimate adventure setup or just a solution looking for a problem? Let us know if you think "Grmountain" bikes are the future or a step too far! 👇 Watch more on GCN Tech... 📹 • Custom Aliexpress Bike For Under £2000 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Cassettes - Phello Changing Seasons - Mizlo Club Soda - Martin Baekkevold Feelin' Good - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist I'm Sweet (Instrumental Version) - Adelyn Paik Luckily and Happily - baegel Lucky 7s - Guustavv Old School Soul - Rebecca Mardal Pick Up Your Phone Please - baegel Seasons Change - Ryan James Carr Sponge Dance - Giants' Nest Straight from the Source - Matt Large Sunset Serenade - dvine teque - shamgang Vocabalism - Jobii #gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #biketech 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future. Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology. We’ve got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show! Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels CeramicSpeed: https://gcn.eu/GCNCeramicSpeed HJC Sports: https://gcn.eu/hjcsports Shimano: https://gcn.eu/shimano Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - / @gcn GCN Racing - / @gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - / @gtn GCN Italia - / @gcnitalia GCN en Español - / @gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - / @gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - / @gcnenfrancais GCN Training - / @gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - / @gmbn GMBN Racing - / @gmbnracing GMBN Tech - / @gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - / @embn

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