Rear—wheel drive - Issue 3

Where to listen to 'Rear Drive'

Gravel World Championships and bike rides

We start the third «Rear Drive» with the World Gravel Championship and Ivan Selezkov's finish. We discuss the fight to the last meter, amateur categories and how the result is perceived by the participant and the spectator. Later we return to the women's podium and compare races.

From international starts, we move to flights: packing the bike, baggage fees, and surprises at the airport. The presenters analyze a specific story from the trip and recall their experience. The mentioned amounts relate to these cases — baggage rules depend on the airline and ticket.

From Lombardy to Rampage

In one part of the conversation, Lombardy, MTB, and a completely different scale of risk at Rampage are mentioned. The discussion of jumps quickly turns into a talk about fear, choosing a trajectory, and the boundary between spectacle and what one is ready to decide on a bicycle.

Among the news of the week — the CyclingRace mascot Wattson and the 32-inch Van Rysel. We look at unusual wheels and argue what is practically interesting in the new solutions, and what primarily attracts attention. Ratings of convenience and technical prospects in this conversation are the opinions of the leaders.

Krylatskoye, carbon fiber breakdowns and repairs

News about the closure of the rings in Krylatskoe gives reason to talk about the usual places for training and the end of the season. Then we remember breakdowns and discuss the repair of carbon frames: how important the nature of the damage, the quality of restoration and trust in the craftsman are.

Leaders share their own attitude towards restored parts and repair costs. The debate about carbon continues with personal stories: what broke on trips and what decisions had to be made on the spot.

Cycling uniform, autumn equipment and tandem

We discuss the culture of cycling uniforms: team kits, the appearance of amateurs and the attitude to clothes on joint trips. Then we move on to a practical autumn issue — how to dress when it's cold at the start and hot after warming up.

Conversations about equipment are interspersed with stories from the tandem. This is the part of the issue where news gives way to riding experience, short answers and cycling humour.

Colnago, Shimano and amateur racing news

In the second half of the episode, we discuss velo-esports, the Colnago G5-X, a review of Van Rysel, and the team points of 'Kamona'. We remember Palych at Serbia Epic, after which we move on to the new Shimano SPD-SLR, foot position, power, and pedaling technique.

The full video version with inserts and the audio version are available above. Below are the timestamps for all 22 topics: you can go straight to the fragment of interest on YouTube. Closer to the end, we talk about where to listen to the podcast and how to follow the next releases.

Timestamps

1. 00:00Start
2. 00:14Gravel World Cup
3. 02:32Bike on the plane
4. 09:22Lombardy and MTB
5. 11:05CyclingRace Mascot
6. 12:5732-inch Van Rysel
7. 15:02Rampage and fear of jumping
8. 20:39Krylatskoye and ring closure
9. 26:38Carbon fiber breakdowns and repairs
10. 33:51Cycling clothing culture
11. 35:36Gravel: Women's catwalk
12. 36:55Cycling Cybersport
13. 37:36Colnago G5-X
14. 39:11Van Rysel review
15. 39:53Kamon: Team points
16. 40:41How to dress in autumn
17. 44:40Stories from tandem
18. 47:29Palych on Serbia Epic
19. 48:27Shimano SPD-SLR Pedals
20. 49:59Power and technology
21. 53:23Where to listen to a podcast
22. 55:02The final