Best Mountain Bike Technology
(dramatic music) – Welcome to the GCN Tech Show. – Coming up this week we tackle the age-old question, what should your next upgrade be? – We take a look at an unreleased bike currently being raced on the World Tour. – Yeah, and one that isn’t being raced at the World Tour, because it’s […]
(explosion) – You know what? Last night, I went to bed early and I was really excited about getting out on my bike. I set my alarm and I was ready for it. But, when I woke up this morning, I’m just not feeling it anymore. – Yeah, a lot of people have that. You […]
– The ability to bunny hop is not exactly crucial for us, as road cyclists, but there is no doubt, that on occasion, that skill can get you out of some serious trouble. And there’s also the fact that if you need to negotiate a curb on the way to a cafe stop, it gives […]
– Do you constantly find yourself at the carpark waiting for your mates to turn up? Do you ever wonder what to do with all that spare time? Well, here are some completely nonessential but equally fun skills for you to practice whilst waiting for your mates. Riding backwards. This is a good test of […]
– I used to think that higher tire pressure is always faster, in fact, when I started cycling, the only limits for me on my tire pressure were how much weight I could bring to bear on a track pump, and the safe limit printed on the tire wall. Then I crashed a few times […]
– From Dartmoor in Devon. Welcome to the. – GCN Show. – Welcome to the GCN Show, brought to you by the good folks over at Wiggle. This week we’re talking weird and wonderful cycling records. We’ve got replaceable tire treads, Mercedes Benz bikes, and the benefits of sleeping low. – We have. We’re also […]
– Riding uphill is hard enough as it is, so don’t make it any more difficult than it needs to be. (upbeat music) No matter how long or short a climb may be, the most efficient and comfortable way of getting to the top is to pace yourself. So avoid, at all costs, going flat […]
– [Matt] Christmas is over. It’s the new year, so no doubt many of you will be thinking about how to lose some excess weight ahead of the summer cycling season. – [Simon] The good new is, though, that you are in the right sport if you want to lose weight. Cycling is a fantastic […]
– Getting it wrong going up hill is bad enough, but make a mistake when descending and it could have far more serious circumstances. So here’s what to avoid when the road goes down. My first time. (intense bass digital beats and music) For the vast majority of the time that you’re plummeting down hill […]
Continuing our series of magnificent ways to do thing to do with cycling, is this, seven magnificent ways to place your bicycle helmet. The classic stem drape. This technique has been adopted ever since the advent of the cycling helmet. The beauty of this style lies in it’s shear uncluttered simplicity. The bolts of the […]