2025 - depending on who doesn't fall off in spring: My vote goes for Pogi. Innovations: even wider rims and tires. Bigger front brake rotors. 13 speed rear cassette on the road - not in attempt to fine a wider range of gears but to provide even more reduced jump when between the 19 and 25 sprockets. Deep rims used as rider speeds in the mountains continue to increase. Anything less than 50mm deep will be saved for mythically steep climbs like Alto de L'Angliru. More emphasis on rider comfort with 3d printed rider/event specific saddle becoming the norm. Embedded elastomer "suspension" tech used by Trek and Look may become more common. Automated shifting based upon terrain/gps data and power output.

The darkest days of cycling was really the 90's and the rocket fuelled era of blood doping. When Pantani crashed and broke his femur in 95 and was admitted to hospital, his HCT was a tad over 60%, leaps and bounds over the 50% rule that was in place when Lance won. I'm not saying that this makes Lance any "cleaner" it doesn't - but the worst and darkest period of doping was the Indurain, Ultrich, Riis and Pantani era. The 1 2 3 win of Mapei at Roubaix was probably the most ridiculous race of this era.

The black TVT bike shown then talking about Greg's 1986 win was actually a 1987 spec LaVie Claire bike. When Gret started the 87 season on this bike, it would be the only time he raced on Shimano. The 7 speed Dura Ace with SIS was something he actively fought for the team to get. He would crash on this bike in Tirrano Adriatico at the start of the year and whilst home recovering he was mistaken for a turkey and shot. The light grey/silver bikes LeMond and Hinault road in 86 were a similar frame with Campagnolo C-Record cobalto equipped. The name coming from those super cool "jewels" on the center nut of the sidepull caliper. The Look bikes were really just rebadged TVT bikes, not Look built with TVT tubes. In 1989 LeMond was using Mavic components not Shimano. He rode a Bottechia frame for most of the Tour with the TVT saved for the high mountains. In 1990 Greg was back on Campagnolo and when he lost the Tour in 91 he was on a Calfee.

Why does the frame on Giant Trance 29 2 outdated? Like whats wrong with it? I bought it two years ago and so far loving it.

Good job, nice presentation. 😀

I ride a 2017 Stumpjumper FSR Comp Carbon. It is a great bike!

I think Tadej Pogacar is going to win the 2024 TdF 😂

Alex rims on a bmx like xc bike. These are things that make you go to hell. What a joke. Why do bike manufacturers put garbage wheels on bikes ?

My bike has an 8 cm bigger frame (62 cm) and is 4 oz heavier w/ mechanical shifting. And my bike cost about $10k less....

To quote Lance “it’s not about the bike” but the doper riding it among all the other dopers

I think that the new DJI bike with 1000 watts with the same weight of this bike is the future and all the current big manufactures will have to come up to that in the near future.

What a great video! I know a little about past eras and you managed to cover a lot of ground in a short time whilst also going into some smaller details. The YT algorithm kept on suggesting this vid for weeks... and sure enough 158k views! Well done!!

Eddy rode Eddy Merckx-labeled bikes from Masi (1969), then Giuseppe Pela (1970), then Colnago, Kessels, and De Rosa. His own bike company started after he retired, in 1980.

im getting anorco storm 1 se + a dropper post

I think bikes with hidden electric engine should be covered some way too . They are getting more and more popular in pro scene.

I enjoyed your presentation very much, thank you. I'd like to add something which I hope will be of interest. When we talk about top quality steel frames used for racing, they are actually steel alloys. In 1897, Alfred Milward Reynolds found that increasing the thickness of light gauge steel tubing at stress points overcame the problem of buckling at these points. This is the famous butting process, in which the thickness of the tubing is increased where needed but without increasing the overall tube diameter. In 1935, the famous Reynolds 531 tubing, an alloy of manganese, molybdenum and steel was introduced. Combined with the butting process, this was a highly significant development for lightweight frames. The alloy improves properties of the metal such retention of its properties after brazing. The later Reynolds 753 is also a manganese-molybdenum alloy steel, but with enhanced properties such as strength and torsional rigidity. Many Tour de France winning bike frames have been built using Reynolds 531. It has also been used in aircraft and Jaguar's famous E-type sports car. For those wishing to know more, there's plenty on the internet about Reynolds tubing.

It dose not matter about the bike it’s the rider

What hub is on it

You forgot to mention the motor

12:08 Darkest eras of cycling? Are you having a laugh. It was the best and most exciting era of cycling.

Great review, and even better web page (I have spent far too much time on there). When comparing the Endurace SL (XS) to the Domane SL6 Gen 4 in 52/54 the stack/reach ratio is higher on the Trek, yet the "rider feel/position" graph always puts the endurace more relaxed. How is this calculated as everything i read is the endurace is a more raceier endurance geometry than some especially the Domane.

I would be more logical to work with up to 3 points per round

$10k for a Stumpjumper? Bargain!!

You can get a used car or bike for 2 grand💀

Interesting, but despite the 50 invitations to subscribe, I declined.

The best bit of the TDF was the mountain biker jumping the road gap in front of the peloton.

I ride giant reign 2

I just want a dialed, highly capable, full-suspension e-MTB that can also serve as a daily commuter. Something capable of at least 30 mph, with a throttle, and decent range for long-distance commuting. Something sub $6000.

The next revolution in bikes for the TDF will be the 1x drivetrain, going with just one gear in the front will reduce weight, which means they can put that weight someplace where it's needed, and it could improve aerodynamics a tad. After the 1x is introduced, shortly after, an automatic rear derailleur will emerge, promising to be faster than electric derailleurs, and responding automatically to the rider's chosen cadence range.

And all for the low low cost of 12,000$! lmao

At 2:05, are the cyclists smoking ?

All bikes are the same, it's the riders that make them go.

Small tip for the camera work: either focus manually (by dedicated camera operator or setting focus on the lens to a fixed distance whilst not opening the aperture too much), or set the autofocus ("AF") in such a mode that it doesnt lock on wrong parts of the screen and prioritizes faces/the left area of the frame. It should lock on your/the narrator's face, not on the sticker on the laptop in front, which it does after 10:53. No amount of video postproduction can fix technically out of focus shots 🚴‍♂

Didn't Nibali win the 2014 tour on a specialized tarmac?

So only half twist throttle? No thumb option?

Trek marlin 5

Same problem as all the other overpriced bikes of this era. Still sweet machine!

man literally like 2 weeks ago I bought a (new) 2022 status... now I want to get the 2024

Bought a jeffsy Core 2 in April $2750. It's amazing

Well, I go back to toe straps and leather helmets in the early to middle 1970s. I would like to add, NO ONE wore a helmet during training. MASI, was the premier bike. It cost a whopping $750.00 USD. Man, what a bike. Then there was a black frame bike that was suppose to be super light, but very brittle. They had one hanging on the wall of the bike shop here in Corpus Christi. It was called "space age" material. Still riding, but now on a hard tail because it is safer for me, to keep me from falling. Age is 76. When I had my hip replaced even the doctor could not believe how fast I recovered. Biking has more benefits than you might know. The morning of my surgery I was out doing an easy 4 miles just to loosen up. Took about a week to get back on.

I’m missing a canyon spectral between the Marin and the yt

Dont forget the wonderful got full carbon specced Felt VR Advanced Ultegra Di2

Haaa no pina at all. LOL.

Friend, could you recommend a bicycle manufacturer that offers free shipping, in my country the markup on most bicycles is very high? Maybe you can also recommend a good Chinese manufacturer?

That tooth.

Dutch bikes! They're by far the best bikes for simple commuting. Nice, upright riding position, front and rear lights, fenders, low maintenance, can survive an atomic blast, and they have a rack on the back that can hold a ton of stuff with the right accessoires.

Lol it's new tech called a mountain bike. Thank you gravel bikes for inventing a the new sport of mountain biking

another suss KZbinr completely ignoring Arkea"s stage winning Bianchi Outré RC. What's with you people? Yep you people

Too bad there is very little dealers in SoCal....

Can’t remove battery for winter charging- not everyone wants to bring bc a drippy dirty bike into their house to charge it when temperatures stay below freezing (I ride all winter too). Odd that a Canadian bike would not bc allow for that