A combination of road, gravel and MTB components were used by the top riders at the recent UCI Gravel World Championships in Italy. This made us wonder, is there actually any point in manufacturers making gravel-specific bike parts if road and MTB stuff will do? Alex and Manon discuss this, plus the new Canyon Grail, Zwift Hub One and BMC Teammachine R.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Are Gravel Components Pointless?
09:28 Hot Tech
10:07 New Canyon Grail (paid promo @CanyonBicycles)
12:44 New Zwift Hub One (paid promo @Zwift)
13:37 New BMC Teammachine R (paid promo @ride_bmc)
15:51 Comments of the Week
20:58 Bike Vault
Useful Links:
Everything Cycling. All In One Place 👉 https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com
GCN+ | Every. Unmissable. Moment. 👉 https://gcn.eu/9Jo
Download the GCN App for free 👉 https://gcn.eu/app
Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/retro-climbs
Join the GCN Club 👉 https://gcnclub.com
GCN Training Plans 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcntp
Do you use gravel-specific components for riding gravel? Let us know in the comments below! 💬
Enter your own bike and vote on other Bike Vault submissions on the GCN App! 📲
If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends!
Watch more on GCN Tech...
📹 Canyon Grail | First Look 👉 https://youtu.be/d8UlZmvbT-E
📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice
📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow
🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵
#gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #biketech #gravel #gravelcycling #gravelbike
📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency
Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future.
Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology.
We’ve also got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show. We also take a deeper look into the future of cycling, apps, smart tech and virtual riding.
Join us on the channel and the GCN App to submit your content, vote on the latest tech and keep abreast of exciting new trends.
Thanks to our sponsors:
Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello
Zipp Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Zipp
Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak
Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon
Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli
Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea
Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision
Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness
Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool
Elite Bottles: https://gcn.eu/EliteBottles
Whoop Fitness: https://gcn.eu/Whoop
Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia
SiS: https://gcn.eu/ScienceInSport
Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift
Shimano Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Shimano
DMT Shoes: https://gcn.eu/DMT
Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca
MET Helmets: https://gcn.eu/methelmets
Strava: https://gcn.eu/strava
ShadowStand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand
Watch our sister channels:
Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gcn
GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing
Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn
GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia
GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol
GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch
GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais
GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnjapan
GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntraining
Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn
GMBN Racing - https://youtube.com/@gmbnracing
GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech
Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn