UCI changes its tune and invites industry experts in

Are tech-based safety partnerships doomed? How is the UCI handling pressure from the industry for involvement in tech regulations? Is Enve’s tubeless tape gun gimmick or great? What’s Van Rysel doing to sell its bikes in the USA? Why has Zipp suddenly allowed gravel tyres on its road wheels? Is there a better way to remove a stubborn handled thru-axle? Is there a tool-based advent calender worth buying? 

Wow, you ask so many questions! The geeks answer these and plenty more in this week’s episode.

Plus, members of Escape Collective (on our member-only podcast feeds) get Ask a Wrench, where you actually get to ask the questions. 

Time stamps: 

• 00:01:00 - UCI’s plans for involving industry experts in technical regulations 
• 00:15:00 - A tech tip related to stubborn handled thru-axles 
• 00:19:15 - Garmin and Waze partnership 
• 00:26:30 - Questioning Zipp’s reasons for wider tyre compatibility 
• 00:33:45 - Enve made a tape gun 
• 00:39:00 - Ronan asks what tool-based advent calendar to buy 
• 00:43:00 - Swapping a Ronan for a Jack Duncan 
• 00:44:00 - Van Rysel’s latest road bike - the RCR-R2 
• 00:56:00 - Van Rysel’s difficult USA strategy 
• 1:07:00 - Ask a Wrench with Zach Edwards (member-only) 
• 1:08:00 - A quick clarification regarding inflators 
• 1:09:00 - Bike maintenance after driving a bike through the rain? 
• 1:14:00 - Fitting aftermarket cranks on a BB30A frame 
• 1:18:00 - Spontaneous spoke breakage 
• 1:24:00 - Brake woes on extended steep descents