Modern cross-country mountain bike racing is absolutely on fire these days. The riders are faster, more skilled, and more interesting than ever; the courses are technical and physically demanding; and the bikes are so capable they'd put the "trail bikes" of yesteryear to shame. But one has to look no further than some dyed-in-the-wool road brands to see how hot the segment is right now, because even they're getting into the game.

Also, in this week's show: (some) bikes are getting cheaper, there are prototype cross-country suspension forks everywhere, and the UCI dropped a logistical bomb on teams just weeks ahead of the Tour.

Episode time stamps (oh, that’s new for us!):

2:35 - BMC’s TT bike and company news.

13:30 - Pinarello is returning to mountain bikes.

16:35 - What are P1 Race Tech mountain bike wheels?

19:29 - Cervelo getting deeper into XC.

21:23 - A flurry of forks and the boom of XC.

30:35 - Lauf drops Seigla prices in the USA. Plus other price drops.

35:30 - Will we see new UCI technical controls at the TDF?

49:45 - The growth of tyre inserts.

60:00 - On our minds and debating cup and cone bearing hubs

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