Geek Warning: Specialized and Giant have very different takes on what makes the ideal endurance road bike

Specialized announced its latest Roubaix and Giant launched its fifth-generation Defy Advanced this week, but while they’re both “endurance road bikes”, they could hardly be more different.

We’ve also got a new aero all-rounder from Ridley, fancy 3D-printed titanium derailleur hangers, new indoor developments from Wahoo and Zwift, a whole day of hour records, thoughts on the UCI’s minimum weight limit, and a word of caution to maybe not trust that little map on your GPS computer *too* much.

Timestamps:

6:55 - A Specialized Roubaix, but no Cable Cobbler (yet)
21:45 - More endurance road bikes and Giant’s new Defy fills a gap.
32:20 – Silca has derailleur hangers with holes in them
38:45 - News from Wahoo with special guest, GPLama (https://gplama.com/)!
52:22 - A quick mention of Zwift things
54:50 - Ridley replaces the Helium SLX
1:01:30 - A new testing facility at MIPS
1:03:43 - There’s a day of Hour Records and Ronan is very excited
1:05:50 - The UCI weight limit is on Ronan’s mind
1:11:14 - A PSA that James and Dave hadn’t considered.

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