welcome to cycling plus fighter of the year 2016 now this year we've been very
busy well-worn Rossiter senior tech editor he and his team Matthew Allen and
Robin will certainly can't join us today have been incredibly busy they tested 55
voice by writing that many bugs that gives them a really good idea of what's
hot what's not pretty much the trains in rhode sighting at the moment and looking
forward so I'm just gonna catch everyone find out what's called what's not so
called and was gonna be cold
so one of the things that are so interested me most i think has certainly
probably at the lower price points that we've tested aluminium is making a bit
of a comeback people think carbon is best carbon is I guess panamanians back
in this country sneaking in there over the last couple years that issue not
only more than a decade of we've seen so many really really good and I mean like
all price levels from you know guys like rose maybe especially if they're smart
they'll take checks I had alarm under an open source e-commerce moving into even
higher grade 10 sure about that cuts while they often are preceded by spec
blacking it comes with things like India where ya your own opinions Harsha in any
beat me up and it's it's not as lie and you know i i wanna climb and
misconceptions about material is in my opinion I don't think I mean you've
really got a fair crack of the whip you know people talk about a wonderful
qualities to steal ya that we had still bucks for a hundred years with little
ways and means came along I just as alimony always starts much earlier than
most I see flashes of just how good it could be you know from a likely
candidate for the gang key card came along and just swept all away so you
know I don't think I ever got to be developed to the point it should have
been identified now it seems that that's happening again as as aluminium change
that we talked about greater and greater still aluminium has numbers in front of
and behind it so easy aluminium better now than it's the same you know it's the
same base base materials is just the way they manipulated this way
innovation in that indices
take a look at what can democrats well yeah pretty well she kinda stuff so last
year I think was the first year with the year that we saw a real road bikes with
this budget and we are big fans we like you know the kind of people that
probably made this price in particular note if you could just send get scared
weddings where all those kinda iffy but this year we embraced by done incredibly
well in in our overall I think making a comeback or display slowdown in this
price have made huge inroads into the place you like across a gravel pit
you know it's where their motive find to be but I still think that the inevitable
progress of technology is going to see this breaks take over here and you see
flashes of just how good this press can be with something like these I come out
following programs but not compromise at all or any other penalties by having
heard realities of really good several breaks offers equal power is really good
said this breaks this place have the advantage when the weather turns
if you still find a real break they were either gonna be around for a long time
is that thing at the high end they're still going to be a need for bikes
likes to make sure they're still that way we market I think there's a little
bit of an ownership of a truly great bike maintenance easy to replace the
cable people just don't know how to play this air brakes change the fluid and
even a political operation is just a learning curve
so we did last year as well we we had quite a few I like doing this gravel
bikes in in the year was that same going i mean it easy as seen in the UK you
know we don't have miles and miles of gravel roads but we we we as a group
site and plus we quite like WellPoint says probably cuz we break the law by
over 200 people you just get obsessed with this program you can get driver
gets baby baby and training and so much trying to change because of a lot about
the whole thing is it's just kind of Western envoys which is why we will stay
right about my kids get back to that there are a few events coming in the UK
not scared of what s happening and it's quite good to see you on homegrown
market that's almost running the risk of becoming a subdivision so do everything
has its own nation so you've got the kind of the device is capable of gravel
and good at it
gonna be great to see a fine example civilized new CSeries bikes taken handle
careful with their great on the road to but then at the other end of the
spectrum your game bikes like OpenCV this plus size drape 650 wheels can take
3.5 inch tires a row by row from suspension bike I really like
toys actually something you've seen this year alone people talking about it is
it's no wonder drug test what I'm looking for but what we're not talking
about when I say graphene tires this innovative of graphene which is this new
kind of wonder material which is perfect since 2002 influence and other materials
to make them perform as you'd expect what we've seen in tires is that enables
targeted reform much more even going around in a straight line its firmest to
get really no room systems get really good space for the corner the way the
graphic material affects the river is it allows its spread so it's almost too
hard you caller tune or group you gonna get right back to the last history so on
the cheapest tire when you get a puncture the graphing in the material
help seal it much more trusted Springs answers 2 percent on the road this year
since the years of age there are many many more good times I used to be sure
to come a long way there are a lot wider range of really good quality was
available but didn't really make a difference to riding and make a
difference that pushes you have to stop for a jury still out
actual performance but if you're somebody is always already used to buy
cheap ass off right here you probably already thinking about it we do know
online retail still seems to be a growing trend is it the detriment of the
local bike shop it's been interesting things yet there's that the traditional
fake online guys like Canyon Road but then wait we go any action or coming out
with much more expensive brands and ranges it is difficult for those brands
that support your traditional pork chops but for this year and you know what to
say we're seeing some really really good competitive fight back from them if you
looked it takes a lot of 1,400 pounds would follow a similar isn't it yeah I
guess I mean that's taking the fight rated the online guys that aspect this
is good at any of the guys like focus always been good at that sort of thing
really good Tech University brand value used to be the enemy of all the other
big brands available in your local post show now they're kind of champion in
this taking the fight to both direct marketeers I think they both have
distanced both online you can get stunning vote from an incredible by
paying money but victory on that has you really need to know where to go to your
local by Thierry figured you know if they're the standard deliciously you'll
get really good consultation you get really good 59 your walk away with it
like that just fish you better is that worth more than you might get a few
books less
they got it that's our take on the trends in roadside 2060 do you agree
with US or were we talking nonsense I'm sure you'll let us know in the comments
below
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