Our favorite handlebar tapes, and what we look for in them

Geek Warning is back for the new year! In this week’s episode, Dave and James chat about some mysterious Boa dial failures and how some pros are using gravel bikes this cyclocross season, how 3D-printing is becoming just as much a marketing tool as a manufacturing one, and what we look for in our favorite handlebar tapes. You might also just want to head out to the shed and check your disc brake rotor thicknesses, and the story of a lost bike in Colorado may help restore your faith in humanity. Timestamps: 5:01 – What’s going on with Boa dial failures this cyclocross season?

11:54 – Even the pros don’t think gravel bikes are all that different from cyclocross bikes

16:35 – Everything that can be 3D-printed is being 3D-printed

20:40 – Pick One! Our favorite handlebar tapes, and what we look for in them

35:45 – PSA: Disc brake rotors don’t last forever

40:04 – A lost bike, and restoring your faith in humanity

44:30 – Rotor’s got a new dual-sided power meter for Shimano crankarms

45:45 – Look, ma, no ears! Kask has a mysterious new aero road helmet

46:30 – Bora-Hansgrohe has officially confirmed they’re on SRAM and Hammerhead this year

46:40 – Chris King has added a new Microspline freehub body option for its R45 hubs