(bassy explosions)
- Welcome to the GCN Tech Show.
- This week, we've got loads of new tech.
New bikes, custom shades, the bike vault,
your upgrade, plus our main talking point,
is suspension on road
bikes just a gimmick?
Can of worms, that jon.
- It is a can of worms.
- Can of worms.
- How many times can we say can of worms?
(Ollie laughs)
(upbeat music)
- Hot tech now.
And we're gonna begin
with a brand new bike.
Check this out.
This is the Parlee RZ7 aero bike.
You ready for this?
- Wow!
- [John] Take a look at That!
What do you reckon of it?
- [Ollie] I like it.
I think it's really tidy.
I used to own a Parlee, actually.
The previous aero bike model to this one,
which was called the ESX.
You can't buy it anymore,
but you can get it in Zwift.
- [John] All right.
So, you have to buy it
with your sweat droppers?
- You do, yeah.
(both laugh)
But I mean, I think it's a
really nice looking bike.
It looks really cool.
But I have to say,
if you took off the Parlee logo
and replaced it with an S-Works logo.
- Oh, dear.
- These aero bikes are all
starting to look very similar.
- Morphing into one sort
of shape aren't they?
I quite like the aerodynamic
disc calliper fairings on it as well.
- Yeah, they're very cool.
- [John] Were they the first people to,
I think they were, weren't they?
- [Ollie] They did it on
their TTiR time trial bike.
The one we saw at Eurobike
a couple of years ago.
The fairings on that.
- [John] It does look good.
And it's all about integration
on that bike, innit?
You can't really see one cable.
All I could see on it
was just one DI2 cable
was just popping out the rear end.
- Yeah, the stem looks
pretty cool as well.
- Nice looking bike, that.
- But, we got some other new bikes.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, take a look at these!
These are two new bikes from Look!
(Ollie laughs)
- You had to do it, didn't you?
- Yeah, sorry.
- [John] The 765 Gravel RS,
which is Look's first gravel bike.
And then, we've got the E-765 Gravel,
which is Look's first E-gravel bike.
And they're gonna sit along side
the 765 Optimum E-road bike.
That's quite a mouthful, innit?
- Yeah, there's a lot of
E numbers going on there.
Reads like the back of a
packet of Sunny Delight.
But they are bikes.
They're both carbon fibre frame bikes.
And the E-bike version has
the 250 watt Fazua motor.
The same one that was in
the Pinarello Nytro E-bike
that Lloydy rode in a previous video.
But for more details, stay tuned.
Cuz we are gonna be doing
a first look video on both those bikes.
Pretty cool.
- I look forward to that.
More new bike news at Walmart.
Yeah, that's right, Walmart.
They've launched a new
bike brand, haven't they?
Viathon.
Now, despite that rather
robotic sounding name,
I have to say.
They are going to be releasing bikes
within three different genres.
So, we're going to have road,
gravel, and mountain bike.
And the finishing kit
is going to be coming
from brands such as Fizik, FSA, and Zipp.
So, expect some pretty
good things from them.
- [Ollie] Yeah, they're going all out.
I mean, the bikes are set to retail
between $2,300 and $6,000.
So, these are premium bikes.
And the other thing is the frames
are not open mould from China or Taiwan.
They actually own and
design their own moulds
for these bikes as well.
So, they're a pretty premium product.
- [John] And, of course, Walmart,
they know a thing or two
about cycling, don't they?
Because they invested in Rapha previously.
I'm looking forward to seeing things.
- Yeah, I think they look cool.
- Right, more tech later.
(bassy booms)
- Onto our main talking point now,
which is is suspension
on road bikes a gimmick?
Now, Paris-Roubaix has just finished.
The dust has settled on the cobbles.
An amazing race, it never disappoints.
Not just from a racing
perspective, though,
but also from a tech perspective,
bike brands often use
the Hell of the North
to showcase the latest and greatest
endurance bike models with built-in
comfort features such
as, well, suspension.
- And we can look back in
time, because road bikes
with suspension have actually been around
for quite some time.
Many of you, though, will
just remember when Team Sky
used the Pinarello K8S, I
think it was, back in 2015.
And while your jaws probably dropped
at the mere thought of it,
the first mountain bikes,
well, they didn't have suspension.
And they were literally bone shakers.
But once those forks had been developed,
some road teams though to themselves,
"Maybe these would be quite good
to use in the cobble classics.
Paris-Roubaix in particular."
- They did.
Well, Rock Shox made a
limited number of road forks.
Maybe it would catch on.
And, in fact, two time winner,
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle,
was given permission to use
the forks by his manager,
Roger Legeay, on the
condition that Greg LeMond
was allowed a pair as well.
- I love that.
A marketeer knowing
that LeMond would bring
all of the publicity to the team.
Yeah, that's right.
So, Duclos-Lassalle, he used them
way back in 1992 to victory.
A year later, at the race,
and I remember reading
an article in Road Bike
Action in 1993 all about this,
Paul Turner of Rock Shox
was literally harassed
by half the pe-li-ton to use the forks.
So, he had a couple of mechanics there
who would go around
all of these old school
cycling teams fitting these
futuristic forks onto bikes,
running into all sorts
of different problems.
But hey, his job was done.
- Yeah, well, they were lighter
than the mountain bike forks.
And they also had a cool
lock-out mechanism on the back.
And there was also quite
a trick titanium steer
on them as well.
But, Cannondale and Bianchi
also tried to latch onto this
and experiment with their
own suspension designs.
But it didn't really catch on.
- Should we have a look at a minute?
I've got a couple of pictures here.
- Yeah.
- So, let's have a quick,
cheeky little look through.
- [Ollie] Right, there's the Bianchi.
- [John] There's the
Bianchi full suspension.
Look at that rear shock.
There's those Rock Shox.
Nice, aren't they?
Again, that full suspension
from a different angle.
- This must have looked
so futuristic in 1994.
The interesting thing for
me on these bikes, though,
is that it's that thing.
Do you know the anecdote
about the NASA spending
millions and millions of
pounds developing a pen
that can write in zero gravity?
- Yeah, I've got one.
It didn't work.
Well, I tried it under water.
- And then, the Russians
just took a pencil.
It's a bit like that.
You look at these bikes and
they do all this engineering
on the frame with the suspension.
But then, they're riding
21 millimetre tyres?
- [Ollie] Look at that Cannondale
with that head shock.
Do you remember those old head shocks?
- [John] I just can't imagine
there's much travel there.
I mean, let's not forget as well,
Trek, they released a
bike with a rear shock,
which George Hincapie used
back in 2005, I think.
- [Ollie] Yeah, it
didn't end well, did it?
- [John] Nope.
And also, suspension stems, too,
that we saw over the
years in various guises.
Well, they didn't really
stick around much either.
- [Ollie] No, and it was
quite interesting to see,
especially for the most
part of the last 20 years,
that the pros just abandoned
suspension completely,
and bike brands did too.
And they just sort of returned to, well,
double wrapped bar tape.
(John laughs)
- [John] A few years back,
we saw the afore mentioned
K8S being used by Team Sky
with those Pinarello bikes.
And well, it didn't really catch on.
And we also had the Future Shock
on Specialised Roubaix models.
And, again, it didn't
really catch on that well.
And in fact, I have heard
rumours that even some riders
were using it, but completely locked out.
So, they weren't that big fans of it.
- Yeah, but this year, we did
see a modified new version
of the Specialised Roubaix with an updated
Future Shock system that,
crucially, now has a lock out.
And also, we saw the
new Pinarello Dogma FS,
which has suspension front and rear.
And it's a smart suspension.
But, for more detail on
that, we have a video
on the channel the Lloydy did.
So, check that out.
- [John] Yeah, it makes you wonder
if these bikes will be more popular
with those traditional
cyclists who want a bike
with a little bit more comfort,
but still look the part,
if you see what I mean.
They don't look over
the top like those bikes
which we just showed on
the screen moments ago.
Which, quite frankly, looked
like a big barrel of springs
likely to explode or something.
- Yeah, but the other thing to point out
with the new Roubaix is that
three out of the top five
riders at Roubaix this
year, including the winner,
used that bike.
However, if you fancy something different
for drop bar rough
riding, there's been a lot
of tech advancements and
new products come out
in recent years.
So, Lauf Forks spring to mind.
- Oh, I see what you did there.
(John laughs)
- Sy took took them too Iceland last year.
And they have these glass
fibre springs in there
that give 30 millimetres of travel.
Very unique looking.
- [John] Certainly nothing else
that looks like that, is there?
- [Ollie] No, no.
- [John] Also, if this
year's Sea Otter Show,
which has literally just
happened, is anything to go by,
then well, some of you may
actually remember last year,
back on The Tech Show,
I think episode #17.
- [Ollie] Before my time.
- [John] Yeah, good memory.
Yeah, it was, actually!
God, you've been here ages!
We actually took a look at
Niner's Magic Carpet Ride bike,
which was a 3-D printed plastic model.
This year, though, it's
really turning into reality.
It's a rideable bike with
40 mil travel at the front
and 50 at the rear.
It's kind of like an old school
full suspension mountain
bike with drop bars.
Basically, that's what it
is I'm describing, I guess.
- I really like the
versatility of suspension.
And it's great to see that these systems
are being continually improved,
especially with lock outs.
But ultimately, does
anything beat the sensation
of riding a really light, stiff bike
on a perfectly smooth road?
- No.
But we rarely actually
experience that ourselves, do we?
- Fair.
Especially on our roads.
- However, let's face it, mate.
History has shown, although,
that back in '92 and '93,
two major races were won using suspension.
It didn't catch on.
You know, the K8S that was used,
sadly, that didn't catch on.
Is this the moment that
we turn a new leaf?
- I don't know.
I'm not convinced.
I think, ultimately, if I could own all
the top end bikes I wanted, then yes,
I would definitely have one
that had suspensions fitted to it.
But, realistically speaking, most people
are only gonna have one top end bike.
At which point are you gonna go for one
that is slightly heaver,
slightly more expensive
because it has suspension built in to it?
- [John] I don't want to start seeing
Roubaix being won just
because someone has got
this ultimate bike just to go across it.
I still want it to be that challenge.
The physical side of it,
rather than the tech
side that wins the race.
- That's a good point, actually.
Roubaix isn't supposed to be easy, is it?
- No.
- That's the whole point.
The reason why we love it
is because the cobbles hurt,
and it's really hard.
And I think any time
they get a bike where if,
in the future, we have these amazing bikes
that just allow the riders to glide
with impunity over the cobbles.
- An armchair ride.
- It's just gonna be rubbish!
- Yeah, it'll take away
the spectacle, in my eyes.
So, let's home they don't go
putting 150 mil shocks on bikes and stuff.
Just my thoughts.
- Well, we want to know
what you think as well.
So, let us know in the
comments section down below.
- Is suspension on road
bikes just a gimmick?
Get involved.
(bassy explosions)
- More tech of the week now.
And first up is the news that SRAM
has acquired PowerTap,
the PowerMeter brand.
Does that mean we're going to see
some PowerPedals from SRAM?
Who knows.
- Yeah, it'll be interesting, actually,
what they're gonna do with this.
Because SRAM have never
made a pedal, have they?
- No, but you'd assume that PowerTap
has a lot of pedal patents.
- That's not easy to say, is it?
- Like a tongue twist.
(both laugh)
- Anyway, back to Paris-Roubaix now.
And Ollie can testify this,
because you went out there, didn't you?
Or, in the lead up to it last week.
- Off to Roubaix.
I've got a date with Sags?
- Bit weird sounding, that.
The Sag?
- (imitating accent) For
me, it's gonna be great.
- Don't do that, please.
You didn't tell me how the
date went with Mr. Sagan.
But I'm sure you will at some point.
- A gentleman never tells.
- There were go.
Anyway, there's not many hacks and botches
used on bikes these days, is there?
- No, there isn't, actually.
Less than I've seen in previous years
when I've been there for sure.
- But I've been scouring
around the pictures.
And well, let's talk
about some of the things
which we've spotted.
Firstly, White Van Aert,
the cyclo-cross superstar,
he's not bad on the road either, really?
- He's all right, yeah.
- He had a pretty good race.
Bit of bad luck, but he
still did extremely well.
Well, get this.
He was using a single one of
those cross top break levers.
Now, it's surprising he's opted for that
because he's so used to
riding on terrible surfaces.
- [Ollie] The other interesting thing was
there was confusion that that
actually wasn't his bike,
and it was a teammate's bike.
Which you may have read in the commentary.
That was wrong.
That is his bike.
The numbering on the bikes
was wrong, apparently.
That's what we've heard.
- Oh, right, okay.
- There ya go.
- Well, there we are.
- And also, we discussed last week
how Mads Pedersen from
Trek was using Wom-bye
on his SRAM AXS Groupset
at the Tour of Flanders.
And in Roubaix, he was also
seen using Wom-bye again.
- [John] Yeah, in fact,
not just that, Ollie.
He's whole team were using Wom-bye there.
This is gonna create a bit of a storm
with the people out
there who love Wom-bye.
But, the benefit I see of
using a double chain set
in something like Roubaix
is that if you're chain
was to dislodge, you've got
another chain ring there,
or your front rail to bring
it back on to the chain ring
without having to stop or anything.
But they were using chain catches.
And while I didn't hear any reports
of their chains coming off either.
So, that is great to see, innit?
Especially in the roughest
roads of northern France.
- The squad of Deceuninck-Quick-Step
weren't taking any chances
with punctures in Roubaix.
And to put what I'm about
to say into context,
there's a video we did on
Pete Sagan's bike for Roubaix.
If you've not watched it,
watch it after this one.
And in that video, I
explained how the bike
has no levers on the thru axles.
To remove the thru axle from the bike
and do a wheel change, the mechanics
have a drill with a six
mil allen key built in,
and the *frzzz* like a sort
of Formula One pit gun.
- [John] With sound effects.
- [Ollie] Yeah, and people
commented on that video saying,
"Well, if I buy the bike,
how can I change my wheels?
I don't have that thing."
Or what happens if Sagan gets a puncture?
He can't take a wheel off a teammate.
Well, he can.
You just need a six
mil Allen key with you,
and that's all you need.
But, thinking of that,
the Deceuninck mechanics,
they strapped six mil
Allen keys to the seat post
of all the rider's bikes
so they could do just that.
- Yeah, but get this.
So, all of that was done,
all this forward thinking.
Great bit of forward thinking, really.
Sadly, none of them
actually got to show off
their mechanic skills.
Because get this, none
of the riders from either
Bora-Hansgrohe or Deceuninck Quick-Step
had a puncture in Roubaix, which
is quite incredible, innit?
- Yeah, that's interesting.
Says a lot.
They were using Special 30
millimetre S-Works tyres.
- [John] Hell of the North.
Right, remember those
pretty cool ROKA Sunglasses
last week with Niki Terpstra's
Cobble Classic Specials?
- The dipped ones.
- Well, get this.
A mate of mine, he's treated
himself to a couple of pairs
of these Oakley's Flight
Jackets from Optique Van Gorp
over there in Belgium.
And check out these Flight Jackets.
Alistair, apologies in
advance if he scratches them.
But thank you so much
for loaning them to me.
But, yeah, they are exactly the same.
So, you've got Tour of Flanders
special edition ones here.
- [Ollie] I like these.
- Well, you're not having them.
And also we've got some
Paris-Roubaix cobbles too.
They look cool, don't they?
- [Ollie] Nice.
- I don't know what I look like in them.
Do you know I've got a
Lion of Flanders tattoo?
Seriously, I have.
I used to get some really weird looks
in changing rooms in Belgium,
thinking maybe I'd won it.
But, I've never won it.
Anyway, more tech next week
(power drill)
(cash register ding)
- It's now time Screw Riding
Upgrades, Buy Upgrades
where you submit before and after media.
- Yeah, good use of words.
- Of your upgrades with a chance
to win the ultimate prize,
the GCN apron/cape, caperon.
Is it a cape?
Is it an apron?
- One of the two.
- We just don't know.
- Well, we got some news,
actually now, don't we?
- Yeah, but it's some good news, I reckon.
- Yeah.
- Go on, tell 'em.
- Right.
So, this is the last time a
caperon is being given away.
- Yep, it's true.
- Because we got a new prize.
It's now gonna be a GCN ass saver.
- Yeah, enough gettin' soaked
on the way into work this morning.
I wish I had one on the back of myself.
- Yeah, the end of an era, though.
But you can still buy the
caperon in the GCN shop.
- That's shop.globalcyclingnetwork.com.
Anyway, we need to announce
the last ever winner of the caperon.
- We do, yeah.
Who was it?
- It was between Jeff's
mercs and Dave's shed.
Winning with 52% of the
vote, a very, very close one.
- It's gotta be the mercs, innit?
- No, it was Dave's shed.
- Dave's shed?
- Dave's shed.
- Dave's shed.
- Yep, Dave's shed.
- Who voted for that?
- Well, 52% of the viewers.
The viewers don't lie.
- Well, Dave, in your shed,
I hope you make use of your caperon.
Also, BBQ season is coming soon.
- Oh, that is true, actually.
I do like a BBQ.
- Have a barbie.
- All right, so get in touch on Facebook
to arrange delivery of the last ever
one to be won on the show.
Anyway, right, we need to go on
to this week's contenders, don't we?
- I hope Dave can catch.
- Hit Dave.
First up this week is Bastian
from Dijon in Burgundy in France.
Bastian's neighbour gave him
this Bianchi frame for free,
with a carbon fork, carbon handlebars,
and a carbon seat post.
Bastian started looking for
a groupset and wheel set,
and wanted to keep the bike fully Italian.
So, Campagnolo was chosen.
Some Super Records, some Chorus,
and a Campagnolo Scirocco wheel set.
Bastian built everything by himself,
finished it off with elite
Bianchi bottles and cages.
Total cost €1,000, and
turned a cheap alloy bike
into an 8.3 kilogramme cool bike.
There's the frame before.
- So, that's the starting point.
- Yep, it's a 2006 Bianchi
SL3 Reparto Course,
or something like that.
And that's the afterwards.
- It's nice, that.
- It's nice, but that bar tape.
- That bar tape.
- Okay, it's not Bike
Vault, so we'll go easy.
- It's a hell of a transformation.
- Yeah, isn't it?
Nice touch.
Nice work.
- And for the money that's gone into that,
that's an incredible piece of work.
- Right, go on, then.
- Well, next up, we've got Craig
who's from Doncaster in the UK,
which means we may be related, Craig.
(John laughs)
Anyway, Craig has just
finished his conversion
of his old TT bike to an aero road bike
- Oh, fast!
- On the lowest budget possible.
Lots of late nights on eBay.
- I can relate to that.
- A couple of bits from Wiggle
and a few from Planet X, just
down the road in Rotherham.
All in, including the
cost of the original bike,
just 392 of the Queen's English Pounds.
- Bargain hunt!
- Craig says, "It's not cutting edge,
but for the money, it rides
amazingly well and fast."
- That's before, that old Ribble TT bike.
- Look at this.
- Boom!
- Bit of paint as well.
Lick of paint.
- Hang on, 392?
What wheels were on it before?
The same wheels?
Let's go back.
No, how did get all that for £392?
- Well, he's from Donny.
Probably stolen.
Anyway, I can say that
cuz I am from Doncaster.
- But, that's bangin'.
That looks really good.
- That is, isn't it.
- I'm gonna try and get
back up at some point.
So, hope to see you
on the Hatfield 10 mile TT course, Craig.
You'll probably beat me.
(Ollie laughs)
- Right, whose it gonna
be then, Bastian or Craig?
You decide.
Vote up there, top right hand corner.
I know who he's gonna vote for.
- Well, obviously Craig.
- Yeah, I'm gonna vote for Bastian.
It's that Bianchi, it's nice!
And it's not in that colour.
(bassy explosions)
Right, Bike of the Week time now.
The moment of the show
where you get to vote
for your favourite bikes
that we pick, head to head.
So, first up, we need to actually announce
last week's winner, don't we?
It was between the BH of Burgos BH Team.
And also, the Gios of
team Manzano Postabon
- (imitating accent) Manzna Postobon.
- The colour me outfit.
One of my favourite
squads, actually, that.
And winning with 52% of the votes
was the Gios of Manzana Postabon.
- 52%.
- Yeah, again 52%.
- That sounds familiar.
- Yeah, yeah.
Anyway, this week, we've got
the new Specialised Roubaix
with it's updated Future Shock.
And vs. the new Pinarello Dogma FS.
So, two suspension road bikes.
Sticking with our main
talking point theme.
Which one, though, do
you think is the nicest?
- One full suspension,
and one front suspension.
Big difference, is there?
You decide up there.
(bassy explosions)
Bike Vault time now.
The moment of the show where we
rate your submissions of your
bicycles, your prides and joy,
either nice or super nice.
So, if you've got a bike you wanna submit,
make sure you use the
uploader tool down below.
And who knows, maybe, just
maybe, it'll go into the show.
We get literally thousands
each and every week.
And it's a pretty hard job, actually,
for us to pick 'em out.
- It is.
And what happens, Ollie, if
they get rated super nice?
- That's the bell, innit?
- Yeah, do you wanna ring it this week?
- No.
- Okay, not a problem.
Right, start us off, then, Ollie,
- [Ollie] (imitating accent)
First up, we have got this,
which is from Ryan in Liverpool.
Ryan has got a single speed, fixie Ribble.
Look at that.
- [John] What are you doing?
(Ollie laughs)
- [Ollie] That's my Ringo voice.
What do you reckon of that, John?
- [John] Well, that's a
nice lookin' fixie, there.
So, it's a road bike that's obviously
been converted into a fixie.
Importantly, it's got
breaks, so it's legal.
Do you know, those bikes were
so popular early-mid '90s.
Everyone had one.
And it's outside the Liver Building.
- [Ollie] Right, he's gone
all out there, hasn't he?
- [John] Yeah, he's
pulled my heart strings.
He knows I'm a big Liverpool fan.
- Have you got a ticket for
the quarter-final, Ryan?
- Dunno, but something he is gonna get
is a ring of the bell!
(bell rings)
Ryan, get in, one, nil.
Next up is Millard from
San Diego in California.
Millard has got a Viner Maxima 3.0.
Oh, that's a nice
lookin' bike then, innit?
- [Ollie] FSA bars, yeah.
- [John] Looks like one
of those SMP saddles
with a slight nose dip on it.
- [Ollie] I think that's
an old team bike, isn't it?
- [John] Yeah, it is, yeah.
- [Ollie] That's an old
Christina Watches team bike.
- [John] Was that a Danish outfit?
- [Ollie] Yeah.
- [John] Yeah, it's done
well, innit, that bike?
Everything is lined up.
- [Ollie] It's tidy, that.
I like it.
I like his handlebars as well.
- [John] Yeah, I like the red
and the dyed bits and pieces too.
(bell rings)
Who have we got next?
- Next up, we've got William
somewhere on Vancouver
Island, British Columbia.
I hope he's not lost.
- Yeah, William!
The search party's come out.
- He's got his track bike
which he's converted over
to a single speed winter
and hill climbing bike.
- [John] Another very tidy
looking mercs, isn't it?
And look, he's got a GCN water bottle.
Do you know what, they
always know, don't they?
- [Ollie] They know,
the e-mailers always do.
- [John] William knows.
Even if he's lost, he knows.
He knows he's lost.
He's got two rear lights as well.
Safety first.
I'll tell you what, it's not
that remote, though, is it?
Because he's got some sort
of table in the background.
- [Ollie] I like it.
I like it.
- [John] I like it.
- [Ollie] I'm a bit annoyed
by the crank arm position.
But we're gonna forgive
that because he's lost.
- [John] Single speed.
- [Ollie] Yeah, we could do, yeah.
- [John] It's impossible
to get your tyre logos
lined up and all that with a single speed.
Unless you basically join
the chain at a certain point.
- [Ollie] I like the bar
tape as well, actually.
I think it works with the frame colour.
- [John] Contrast well, doesn't it?
- [Ollie] Yeah, I like that.
- Shall we?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, let's do it
(bell rings)
William, skin of your teeth.
Okay, next up is Wyota in his backyard
in the Haag in the
Netherlands, or the Haag.
It depends where you come from
how you wanna say that, innit?
- The Haag.
- We've got a Koga Miyata Road Winner '84,
and a Koga FullPro from 2009.
Wyota says, "What do
you think of my Kogas?"
Well, I'll tell you
what, that one from '84
is in good condition, innit?
- [Ollie] I prefer the '84.
- [John] I was gonna say that.
But look at his bar tape.
He's got that light blue.
It looks like electrical
tape or something.
Around the top bend, toward the stem.
Do you see that?
- [Ollie] I'm trying to see, yeah.
- [John] It's hard, innit?
Too many options.
- [Ollie] On the older one, super nice.
- [John] Yeah, because
of the gum side walls,
tan side walls.
- [Ollie] Yeah, on the
newer one, how nice.
So then, what do we do?
- [John] I don't know.
- We've never had this before.
- Wyota, why have you done this to us?
- You've just broken the matrix.
The system no longer works.
What should we do?
- Should we ring it or not?
No, your hesitation.
Wyota, nice bikes, my friend.
Try and maybe resubmit the
Road Winner 84 and who knows?
Right, final one this week.
Ollie, honours, please, my friend.
- Oh, we've Chi
in the Rapidon Wildlife
Management Area in Virginia.
Now, Chi has got his Cervelo
R5, and it's very nice.
R5, a rim break.
Very nice lookin' bike.
I mean, he's got it fully
tricked out as well.
Look at, he's got his Zip 202s.
- [John] Nice wheels.
- [Ollie] Yep.
- [John] Supercast bar tape to
match the green and black theme.
- [Ollie] That's a subtle
touch, I like that.
He's got his name sticker on there.
He's got the cable outer that's
running for the rear break
as well is colour coordinated.
He's got a fancy lookin' chain on there.
Is that green on there?
- Yeah, I think that's that Wend Wax.
Wax you rub on.
Bit like a roll-on deodorant, that stuff.
- [Ollie] Yeah, he's got an
oversized pully wheel on there.
- [John] Rotor key rings, is it?
- [Ollie] Silk bag that
is controlled with a dial.
- [John] Yeah, the bow
dial, they are really cool.
- [Ollie] And he's got
his matching bottles on.
- [John] Do you know what I don't like?
Is that shut up leg
sticker on the head tube.
I'm really sorry, Yens.
I just don't like that.
But, do you know what?
I think the bike is still
really, really nice.
- [Ollie] I mean, I
think that all these bits
he's got on there are cool.
Cuz he's got his Bontrager
front and rear lights,
which you can connect to
your computer as well.
I think they're really cool in the back.
I just think it's an amazing looking bike,
but I would have taken
those cool bits off.
And I would have, also, this
is the biggest one for me,
I wouldn't have had the
wheel at a jaunty angle.
I would have had the wheel straight!
- He's a hard man to
please, this Mr. Bridgewood.
- Yeah, I think we're going for nice.
Gee, I'm really sorry, mate.
Resubmit it, take off everything.
- You're so close!
- And maybe bring the spirit level in.
Like a line of string
or something like that.
A taut line of string that you can
line the bike up perfectly.
And maybe, just maybe, you'll
get him to ring the bell.
I don't know.
- If you resubmit that with
the changes we've suggested,
I will ring the bell.
- That would be a first, I think.
Right, there we are, the
end of the bike vault.
But as ever, you know what to do.
Get involved, use the uploader tool
found there in the description beneath
and submit pictures of your bikes.
And include where you're from.
(bassy explosions)
Right, there we are.
Nearly time for the end of the show.
But don't worry, loads more great content
coming up this week.
Because on Saturday, we get to take a look
at the bike of Vincenzo
Nibali, his time trial bike.
And he's a guy who
absolutely loves his tech.
And believe me, there's
some special bits on that.
Sunday is Anthony Joshua the boxer.
Look how good I am at boxing.
- It's like he's in the room.
- Exactly, like I'm in
the ring, more like.
We take a look at his
FiftyOne Bikes custom machine.
And that is an absolute beauty, innit?
- Yeah, I'm really
intrigued to see that one
to be honest.
- Then, on Monday, I tell you all about
free hubs and how they work.
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- Again?
Why do you always tell them to do that?
