Taking a break from guests, Sean and John have a catch up about some of the latest tech out there in the bike world. Also, with the increasingly sparse supply of bikes and parts we delve into the shadowy world of counterfeiting in the bike trade.Here is the link to ‘Faking it’ by recent guest, Carlton Reidhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/qixhqqtfij25gw3/FAKING%20IT%20pdf.pdf?dl=0Factor mechanics epic fails. https://cyclingtips.com/2021/03/factor-finally-sheds-light-on-that-broken-ostro-vam-steerer-tube/Canyon’s broken bikeshttps://road.cc/content/tech-news/canyon-promises-solution-aeroad-seat-post-issue-281003https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/canyon-issues-stop-ride-for-aeroad-after-van-der-poel-handlebar-failure/General carbon failure nastinesshttps://www.outsideonline.com/2311816/carbon-fiber-bike-accidents-lawsuitshttps://bikerumor.com/2021/04/01/bombtracks-new-bsa-47-threaded-bottom-bracket-standard-is-the-best-of-both-worlds/ April fools https://bikerumor.com/2021/04/02/vittoria-air-liner-road-doubles-as-bead-lock-and-run-flat-foam-liner-if-you-get-a-flat/ not so much. Gonna try this.

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