In October’s Tech of the Month, we have a lot of news! The Pros Closet has annouced it’s now winding down operations with a full closure planned for the end of October 2024. UK retailer, Halfords, is making a push into the premium market. Garmin has released new software updates to improve their Coach functionality as well as introduce new tools like live hazard reporting. Pogačar took delivery of a new £17,000 bike to race (and win) the UCI road world championships on. LOOK, Giant and BMC have all released new bikes so Sam Gupta and Joe Baker take the time to talk through all the new models and explore what really has come out. Let us know, which new bike would you want to take home?
00:00 – Intro
00:17 – Remembering Muriel Furrer
01:21 – The Pros Closet closes
03:09 – Halfords goes premium?
07:20 – Garmin Updates
11:19 – Pogačar’s new Colnago
15:48 – Look E-765
18:58 – Giant Defy Advenaced E+ Elite
22:12 – BMC Teammachine R MPc
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19 Comments
Sorry to hear about Muriel , My Condolences to her Family
Garmin coach is super conservative because of potential lawsuits. liability
The BMC looks good but a little portly. Any weight number You can throw around for us ? I'd be embarrassed to be seen on an E – road bike ! Is that still a thing ?
Would loved to hear more of the new gravel bikes especially the new look gravel
Uci failed you muriel you deserved better rip😢🙏
That BMC is junk they want a prize for claiming to make a quality bike? Who are they trying to fool. The only tangible thing to test the frame is weight and possibly stiffness/ compliance. Most bike don't even pass their own tolerance specs but when they do it's some huge marketing gimmick
In the U.S., I have yet to observe any real eBikes as stated herein, such as the BMC. People are interested in ebikes that are cheap, heavy, powerful, low quality mass made in Asia where the rider does not have to pedal. Sad.
Pinarello Dogma ….. nothing on this planet better !!!
E-bike = motor vehicle, most people here in the states get E-bikes don't pedal most of the time, remindes me of the old moped days.
You didnt mention muriel lay dying on her own for over an hour and a half…uci should be explaing that eh?
that MPC 🤤
Hazards are already annoying and useless, I got plenty of warnings during my rides, from other roads (gravel, trails etc.) which are 200-250m next to my road/route.
Didn't the pros closet go bankrupt? Aren't they closing
You know how those e-bikes are gonna feel? It's gonna feel like cheating..😂😅
Garmin potholes is bollocks. My edge 840 frequently tells me "pothole nearby" with a distance of (e.g.) 200m. I pass about 20 really bad potholes over the next 200m and then it asks me "is the pothole still there and I say "yes". Its pointless.
That v4rs will make a great investment for anyone wealthy enough for the initial lay out…. Think of how successful Tadej will be in his career and it’s still very early days… in 20 years that bike will be a collectors piece for sure.
Garmin makes a lot of devices and adds a lot of features. Maybe you guys could do a survey of actually what features of Garmin people actually use on their Garmin.
That warning system looks fantastic and yes, there are some hazards so bad that any concerned cyclist would be willing to pull over and hit the button. I do that with physical hazards in the roadway, get safely out of the way and quickly remove the hunk of metal or glass or whatever could cause harm.
Cross compatibility / integration functionality with the most popular watch on the market, the Apple Watch, would be nice.