
Debate: Narrow vs Wide Tyres & Aero vs Climbing Bikes in 2026
About this episode
A guest debate with Joe from China Cycling. We discuss his recent expense riding the new Specilaized SL9, how it compares to the Chinese bikes he normally rides and why does Joe still ride and advocate from tyres as narrow as 25mm?
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00:00 intro
00:45 What Bikes Has He Been Riding?
05:15 Chinese Size vs Western Size Frames
07:00 High Stack Opinion
09:49 Sl9 vs Evolve Cima
13:50 Public Opinion Of Specialized
18:25 Why Does Joe Ride 25's
34:18 Narrow Tyres At TDF
50:12 What Is The Optimum Wheel Spec
56:16 Tubeless vs TPU
1:13:10 UCI Weight Limit
1:20:45 Next Big Chinese Brand?
1:25:15 Chinese Groupsets
1:30:26 Beginner Bike
1:43:10 Money No Object Bike
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Jesse on Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/jessecoyle/)
Jesse’s Coaching: (https://www.nero.club/coaching)
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