This week, Alex and GTN’s Mark dive into the mind-blowing power and tech highlights from the British Hill Climb World Championships, where even holding an off-the-charts 600 watts for 3 mins wasn’t enough to win! It also wasn’t a victory for disc brakes as the men’s British National Hill Climb championships crown was taken by Harry Macfarlane on an epic ultra-light, rim-brake bike. 👀

    Plus, they cover an insane bike design, how Zwift are potentially putting an end to discs on indoor trainers, the hottest tech from Ironman Kona, comments of the week and bike vault!

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    00:38 British Hill Climb Championships reaction
    06:39 Hot and spicy tech
    06:45 Zwift’s Cog (& Click) replaces your cassette! #AD
    07:43 LittleBig convertible balance bike
    09:13 On-bike aero sensors (Body Rocket)
    11:41 Ironman World Championships 2024 hot tech
    14:14 Vision wheels (Metron TTW & Metron 91 SL)
    16:16 Comments of the Week
    18:33 Bike Vault

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    How do you feel about this return of rim brakes 🚴‍♂️ and the insane power at the Hill Climb World Championships? 💥🤯

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    33 Comments

    1. I don't get the love for Hillclimbing – there's very little skill, and there appears to be no rules/ regs…….Can't take it seriously.

    2. YOU PLONKERS! That LITESPEED was beautiful with a goofy background. BUT, BIGGIE SMALLS! VALVES ALIGNED! NO GUBBINS! Conversely, you tossed a SUPERNICE for an 18yr old LeMond leaning against a craggy wall of rocks at a dodgy angle. You wallies need to get your SUPERNICE RECALIBRATED.

    3. Rim brakes are still awesome nothing wrong with them.. I have a Zwift cog and click brilliant bit of kit and I can easily switch between bikes with different group sets ❤ love it.. Pete

    4. Titanium bike not quite presented well enough and you supernice 3 bikes at the wrong angle! This is when we shout at the TV…….and then another Ti back just a nice…….. This is titaniumist, shame on you both, I'm never watching another GCN video ever!! until tomorrow 😊

    5. I like the Zwift Cog, but you can only use it with Zwift. That needs to change. I like the gamification of Zwift but the occasional virtual real-world ride on Rouvy would be nice when the weather turns sour.

    6. Lights being required might be seen as weird for the final where roads are closed, but 99% of races throughout the season are in open roads, so there's that.

    7. The bike vault is complete BS. Jaunty angle breaking all rules, supernice. Supernice titanium bike presented perfect… "awww it's fine". Complete BS

    8. I dont think you can really compare rim brakes to disc brakes when you can just stop pedaling to stop in a hill CLIMB. Lets see a down hill comparison between rim and disc.

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