Is The Bike Industry Still In Crisis? | GCN Show Ep. 608

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Is the bike industry still in crisis? Last year, we spoke to an industry expert. One year on, have things gotten better or worse? Is the industry back on an upward trend, about to make a reversal, or is it still in free fall? Dan and Si find out. Plus, they discuss electronic cycling shoes, Ford e-bikes, cross-country mountain biking, and broken climbing records!

00:00 Welcome to the GCN Show!
00:43 New KOM on the world’s most popular Strava segment!
01:49 World’s most expensive saddle bag on sale
02:05 Update on Lael Wilcox's round-the-world ride
02:47 Is the bike industry still in trouble?
03:42 Is the state of things getting worse?
05:37 What’s enough to get brands through?
07:51 "Self-inflicted pain" by the industry?
11:23 What do we make of that?
13:12 Cycling Shorts
13:19 Ford’s new e-bikes
14:06 Killian Jornet’s Alpine climb
14:42 Mt. Washington Hill Climb
15:20 People in England are cycling less...
16:49 Shimano Experience Center has had 6 bikes stolen
18:08 Cycling News
20:08 Shimano’s self-adjusting cycling shoes
21:04 CHPT3 Transit Shoe
22:10 Check out our new limited edition AGU cycling jerseys! 🎉
24:17 Hack/Bodge Of the Week
32:09 Caption Competition
34:28 Comment Of The Week
39:51 This Week On GCN

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