This week, we have tech editors Ronan Mc Laughlin and Josh Weinberg coming in from opposite ends of the world, both in dimly lit hotel rooms, and without their usual podcast recording equipment. It’s only up from here!

In the first section, Dave Rome chats to Ronan about his previous day touring Pirelli. Then Dave reminds us of the real-world compromises that 1x shifting continues to battle. Also, you’ll hear a rant, and Ronan has a Good Thing that many probably already own.

Next stop is Dave catching up with our US tech editor Josh Weinberg, who finds himself in Taiwan for the Taipei Cycle Show.

And finally, members of Escape Collective (who get access to everything we do at Escape Collective), can tune in for our popular Ask a Wrench segment, where Dave and pro mechanic Zach Edwards answer technical questions from members.

Finally, the day has come for Geek Warning to be a motion picture. You’ll now find episodes on YouTube, too.

Happy Geeking!


Time stamps:

• 4:40 - Touring Pirelli HQ
• 12:00 - Pirelli’s new flagship race tyre
• 18:00 - Wolf Tooth’s new flagship Mark Zero range
• 21:40 - The real world compromises of 1x shifting
• 34:00 - Content creation that has Dave ranting
• 40:20 - Ronan’s Good Thing that you may already own -
• 44:45 - Taipei Cycle Show with Josh
• 52:00 - 32er manufacturing is brewing, 3D printing, and other trends
• 1:07:00 - Ask a Wrench (members only)
• 1:08:00 - Shimano brakes gone bad if not used
• 1:17:30 - Stuck tyre bead on rim. Solutions?
• 1:26:00 - Re-using old brake hoses during re-routing