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Ep3: RIP Rim Brakes + Why SRAM is Beating Shimano
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Ep3: RIP Rim Brakes + Why SRAM is Beating Shimano

Why is SRAM winning the battle of the groupsets? Are rim brakes dead? Is titanium overrated? Francis and Jimmi get into all this and more in our latest instalment

The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast

June 22, 20231h 4mExplicit

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Show Notes

It's time for the third instalment of The Wild Ones Podcast. And boy is it a good one. This week the lads chat about groupsets and why they're backing SRAM, debate whether rim brakes are dead, call out some marketing BS in the world of 'gravel' and 'indoor' specific products and debate chain wax, shaved legs, Lance Armstrong and more in another round of Overrated or Underrated.


Here’s a full breakdown of the episode:

00:00 Intro

00:32 Attacus Is Back + Top Secret Jerseys

01:18 Gino Mader Tribute

01:51 Why SRAM is Beating Shimano

06:15 SRAM Red Review 10,000 Miles Later

09:12 Gravel-Specific Helmets Are Now a Thing?!

13:10 Why ‘Indoor’ Specific Kit is Ridiculous

15:32 Is ‘Gravel’ Just a BS Marketing Term?

19:17 Are Rim Brakes Dead?

24:40 Marco Pantani Involved With The Mafia?

28:18 Jimmi Got Stung

34:17 Chain Wax: Overrated or Underrated?

36:11 Steel Bikes: Overrated or Underrated?

38:56 Shaved Legs: Overrated or Underrated?

42:12 Titanium Bikes: Overrated or Underrated?

45:44 Lance Armstrong: Overrated or Underrated?

49:01 Campagnolo: Overrated or Underrated?

52:22 Upgrading Tourney STI shifters: Listener’s Takeover

53:57 The Best & Worst Things About Being YouTubers

58:20 The Problem With Buying Second Hand Bikes

01:01:10 Jimmi’s Pizza Anthem






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