Amazing New 2023 Bike Tech That Will Blow Your Mind!

[@gcntech]

Do you prefer a loud freehub or a silent one? 🐝 Let us know in the comments below! 👇

[@XavierBergeron]

I don't want to be _that_ obnoxious guy when riding casually but if it's completely quiet it feels weird. Somewhere in the middle!

[@PrzemyslawSliwinski]

Silent! 24/7!! PS I hope they'll finally clutch the market.

[@LOZUPONEJ]

Silent

[@gopewalker6371]

Silent please. It turns out other riders don't like (a) hearing my freehub behind them when they are killing themselves on the front (b) chatting to them on climbs.

[@stormadgg2899]

A silent one please thank you!

[@secretbrad9259]

Silent free hub all day long! Then my mates don’t know I’m sitting on the wheel whilst they pedal like hell through the wind!

[@Soraviel]

Lmao, I'm with you on that one

[@jonburnell532]

Love it 😆

[@Chooona]

I’m the opposite, I enjoy sitting about 2 bikes behind my mate watching him peddle like hell thinking I’m chasing them 😂

[@SGTTEMPEST]

Silent freehub gang 🤘🏼

[@gcntech]

Sneaky sneaky 😉

[@Alan_Hans__]

That freehub sound of the Lavelle wheel

[@2.old4this]

Ollie makes these shows come alive. No mention of 12 speed mechanical 105? I may have missed it. Still, love these ‘tech bike candy’ reveals. You really should do a three-hour walk around for those of us who can’t get enough.

[@leangrypoulet7523]

Love the little tool kit in the down tube on that Argon 18. Very clever use of what is usually dead space.

[@rogerweber8194]

Silent hubs are awesome. Onyx in the US has a great product line.

[@rmcauley]

I spent way too much money importing an Onyx to Germany. I can't stand noisy hubs, and the softer engagement of the clutch mechanism is super nice.

[@kidShibuya]

Finally a freehub that doesn't slow you down to produce pointless noise pollution. When can I buy these?

[@ianfurqueron5850]

Onyx hubs have been available for years. Dead silent. They are a bit portly, tho.

[@ericpmoss]

Didn’t Shimano try this with Scylence or however it’s spelled? OTOH I don’t think it survived.

[@peterwillson1355]

A normal, well-maintained shimano freehub is very quiet.

[@cablemodem]

I fill my freehubs with grease (Park Tool HPG, because it's what I have on hand) to get them as silent as possible. I get to enjoy the sounds of nature while coasting, but I have to use my bell a lot more.

[@gcntech]

They are good bell replacements, that's for sure!

[@jonburnell532]

I like the look of that Krypton Pro. The gold details and easily changable parts are really up my street

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

Nice look at Argon 18 track bikes. 🇨🇦 Kelsey Mitchell won gold in Tokyo on one in the women's sprint. Still pretty stoked about that. Canadian on a Canadian bike. 😊

[@ZenEndurance]

Besides a bright color, the #1 thing for a kids bike is to keep them lightweight. Imagine how little you want to ride something that weighs as much as you do. Modern Walmart kid's bikes are far too heavy because they use cheap steel with "aero" flattened tubing to look cool. That adds a TON of weight. My kid started out on a PVC push bike and then we always put him on round tubes for his first few kids bikes and it is the reason he loves bikes today - he could actually get somewhere.

[@gcntech]

Great point! Often kids bikes can be very flashy and fun looking but not all that good for learning to ride on!

[@ZenEndurance]

@@gcntech Yep. That and keeping the tires aired up for them is what it takes for them to love bikes. Love the coverage! Keep it up!

[@redpandamaniacal]

I didn't know loud freehubs were desirable. When I hear sound from my bike I assume something is either going wrong or is sub optimal as presumably the sound being produced is a form of waste energy that isn't being used for movement. That said, the look of carbon spokes themselves feel kind of concerning to me someone that rides my bike casually in the city. I have actually snapped some metal spokes before and had them replaced, then had to have a wheel replaced on my non-road bike before.

[@alanfreeman7932]

No mention of the 12 speed 105 mechanical group set

[@demand61]

Absolutely love these bike show tech videos. One thing about the Argon track bike… what about that huge gap from rear wheel to seat tube. That must be by design, but what is the thought behind it?

[@GilbertTang]

I occasionally ride my friend’s fixie and I’m always blown away by how nice and quiet it is. I’d absolutely love to see (and hear) silent free hubs adopted on a wide scale provided they’re just as good and reasonably easy to service.

[@gcntech]

Fixed bikes can be silent, really helps with feeling the connection to the road! Had you tried a bike with a clutch mech? They can really help reduce chain slap and noise!

[@GoodFellasBpong]

That’s also because nothing is freewheeling on a fixed bike😂

[@PoulHansenDK]

To any mechanical minded person, a sound in a mechanical systems indicates a fault, need of lubrication, excessive wear or a developing fault, so no sound is of course preferable, including freehubs.

[@nikmatthews7246]

Silent is the way forward. Noise is friction when you all go on about is small gains. Always wondered why everyone went crazy over really loud rear hubs.

[@janwillemkuilenburg7561]

#askGCNtech - I am still puzzled about the benefits of hookless rims with all risks involved. Can you please explain?

[@janeblogs324]

Cheaper to make, more expensive to buy

[@ShawnIsBatman]

No benefit at all to the customer

[@gcntech]

Great question Jan! Si actually did a video on this very subject a while back 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ3ToHt-jpKNgqM

[@griffithd05]

[does sound check of free hub] [Editor plays music over it] You blew it!

[@matthewrepucci3564]

I equate loud freehub noise with friction. Wouldn't quieter = less friction??

[@ericpmoss]

Yes, if the mechanism pulls the pawls away from the teeth they engage. No, if the mechanism relies on thick grease. I’m not sure about the sprag clutches. I hardly care, as silence is very important to me.

[@janeblogs324]

Only friction when coasting. Just spin your wheel in the bike stand, you'll see the freehub doesn't really drag at all

[@WarHammerWH]

Used to have a silent free hub on old Dura Ace wheels. I liked the stealth but always had to vocalize to let people know I was going to pass. Upgraded to Zipp Firecrest 303 and now thoroughly enjoy the people rushing to move aside when they hear the hub’s demonic wail. I used to be a quiet, humble fellow. I have since tasted the power.

[@gcntech]

Loud hubs certainly can have their place, instead of a bell! 😂

[@janetw9016]

Thanks Ollie for reporting on the child's bike Li:on! Love that retired pro cyclist are promoting it for future pros.

[@jayhoughton4174]

Silent free hubs all the time

[@WillPower46]

Nice to see such trick bikes with nice paint. If I never saw another matte black bike again it would be to be to soon. Don't care if a bike with cool paint comes with a loud or silent free hub, you don't notice it when you ride either way.

[@Frostbiker]

Other people do notice the noise you make, though. I would rather be considerate.

[@gcntech]

There are some stunning bikes out there! You should check out our 'Framebuilders' doc on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/mep3

[@jemichaellim]

@@Frostbiker If they are bothered by a buzz for 2 seconds then they have more serious problems in their head.

[@WillPower46]

@@Frostbiker Does that mean if your free-hub is loud you are inconsiderate?

[@billcodey1430]

I liked The Sound of Silence.

[@gcntech]

The tyres on the road and the wind past your face!

[@Fatsanta92]

Campagnolo's Levante uses a similar mini-hook technology called "The 2-Way Fit rim profile, with its specially designed mini-hook, also guarantees optimal compatibility with tubeless tyres, with tyre grip guaranteed at a variety of pressures"

[@ricf9592]

Silent free hub for me. Function over noise.

[@devdroid9606]

T47 will be the the new BSA. It can accommodate any spindle with the bearings inside the BB shell, and it is threaded. I guess they have figured out how to minimize the difference in thermal expansion between the metal and the frame. Perhaps they have some special adhesives. What do think Dr.Bruckenholz?

[@jhoff80]

I just wish that T47i (86.5) had wider contact points for tool engagement, it's so narrow it slips like crazy.

[@robmagee100]

Silent for sure! I can taste the extra speed I get while coasting down hills while my buddies are pedaling frantically trying to not get dropped because of their loud, inefficient freehubs!

[@gcntech]

You prefer the sound of tyres and the wind then?

[@robmagee100]

@@gcntech tyres, sure, wind, no! I suspect the tinnitus I suffer from is largely from the hours and years of wind noise roaring in my ears! No wind noise is one of the reasons why I prefer Zwift to riding outdoors now.

[@HolisticHealthEducation]

Silent hubs please.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Tony Martin/Marcel Kittel collaboration. A panzerwagen with great hair.

[@secretagent86]

SILENT !!!!!!

[@chrisridesbicycles]

The cranks on the track bike looked very retro. Are they still a current model? Don‘t worry, Ollie, it was a Strava sausage, it has to be in segments.

[@kenevans691]

Couldn’t figure out why those cranks were on that track bike, definitely did not look right.

[@gcntech]

We think Ollie might have the KOM on a couple of those segments 😂

[@Acguy55]

Ollie's sausage the real mvp of the show.

[@lastskywalker2481]

Silent free hub for the win ... where to buy? =D

[@JasonInMelbourne]

Silence is golden

[@emil5459]

2:13 "let's give a listen to those freehubs" [cranks up music] eitherway, silent hubs are the way to go

[@gerryl8310]

Silent free hub all the way.

[@cb6866]

Thanks Otto and crew...how was the Schnitzel ? Vorsichtig !

[@mrmagoo.3678]

if you filled the frame with helium would that make it lighter?.. same for tyres?.. whaddya reckon?

[@DennisVeilleux-ll8im]

Great road bike for beginners!

[@notpablo8369]

Brooks on Selle San Marco saddle: finally a worthy opponent

[@oliveremmerson-fish7486]

What's the deal with the classic Dura Ace chainset on the Argon18 track bike? Surely it's not aero!

[@danieldusentrieb9336]

More silent hubs please!

[@gcntech]

What don't you like about a loud hub? 👀

[@08rally]

What about the garmin anything about there head units

[@guspachio4977]

Love a silent free hub!

[@ianfurqueron5850]

The integrated brake calipers on the TT bike are interesting. I've figured these were only a matter of time as frame designers searched for more aerodynamic solutions.

[@gcntech]

Will this be the TT game changer that teams have been looking for? 👀

[@G60syncro]

Not only that, but the integrated air intakes for brake cooling... nuts!!!

[@DanoffRoad]

Great channel guys. I have had lots of useful advice from you since I started watching your videos and it’s helped me since I’ve restarted cycling again. Keep it up 👍

[@gcntech]

Thanks Dan! Great to hear our videos are helping you out 👌What parts of cycling are you still struggling to get your head around, we would love to help!

[@DanoffRoad]

@@gcntech Well you’ve already helped me a lot with the advice you give, like bicycle maintenance, chain maintenance, the only thing real thing I’m struggling with I suppose is climbing, but I’m getting there little by little. Thanks for the reply.

[@SirMrSinclair]

Yeah. You are right. Just looking out the window I see thousands of yellow Quadvelos rolling around. Looks like I'm the only German left driving on 2 wheels to the office 🤣

[@RicQuintanilla]

really? 2:10 free hub sound check and you guys edit in loud music over it and drop the free hub sound? nice.... great job! and then when it's a noiseless hub, 4:40 no music.... excellent!!! Ollie, love your coverage! the editing, not so much.

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

Love the start of the video, Ollie getting trapped in an "unlock" bike car thingie from Germany.

[@slowturn5664]

So when can we customize colors on printed saddles?

[@Wrayzze]

Didn’t know that I use this thing to get to work 🤔

[@Chooona]

Can’t be the only one that thought he’d picked up a front wheel for a second 😅

[@robertwaldren6206]

Silent free hubs and massive sausages for the win!

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Awesome videos as always,magnificent tech.Sorry about the sausage been chopped up.😏😃

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@gcntech]

Glad you liked it! We have loads of other tech videos on GCN+ that you might enjoy, like our 'Framebuilders' series 👉 gcn.eu/mep3

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

@@gcntech I'll check them for sure 😊 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

Absolutely on team Silent Hub. Dream wheels would have Onyx hubs.

[@TroggyPK]

Why did you play music over the hub sound check?

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

Jaycar Electronics used to have an event called the solar challenge in Australia which saw renewable energy powered transport showcased .

[@DennisVeilleux-ll8im]

Quiet you can whisper and the noise level will not interfered in you sleeping or conversation.

[@hoenborg]

Ollie doing freehub sound check. Cue loud background music

[@stephencurry8552]

Lets see one of these supposed superstars beat the Mexico Hour record on the same sort of bike. Never thought I would outgrow tech. One of my fav things to do is to call out "On your left." Whilst I go by someone on my Columbus SL tubed. all Campy 9 speed bike.

[@StanEby1]

Yay! Quiet hubs!

[@slowturn5664]

In silence the hunter moves, not heard suddenly pounces, the prey is caught unprepared and falls to the victor! Silence is cool.

[@siriustraining1774]

Another MASSIVE SAUSAGE for Ollie!! Pound down that massive sausage!!!!!

[@terrymcmaster2787]

To brake better, and more safely, particularly in the wet

[@jeskli11]

I really like the integrated storage of the Argon 18 Krypton - can't wait for more manufactures to adpot that even for their racing bikes and not reserve it just for gravel bikes and enduro MTB.

[@alexandermutz3503]

Old stuff 😉 ...Trek bikes have it already. Check out the Trek Domane. And those are decent road racing bikes in my eyes.

[@johnfarmer2264]

The Silent clutch style hub is awesome. I can't wait for this to trickle down to common folk prices.

[@BRMCaptChaos]

Good to see some kids stuff. When my 56cm Canyon weighs less than the lightest proper kids bikes, there's something wrong.

[@gcntech]

I guess kids aren't looking at racing many hill climbs straight away 😂

[@moguls914]

Love a silent freehub - then all I can hear is the wind, and tires going over pebbles

[@ArdGeal-h6c]

Noisy freehubs when you don't like them keep your legs spinning all ride long...if you slack off it's an alarm system!

[@gcntech]

Hahahah great point! Are loud hubs a ride ruiner for you? 👀

[@ChrisLoew]

Silent free hub is best

[@RMooreTBD]

I really love it when someone screaming down a descent does so completely silently into climbing traffic. Seriously, in the handful of climbs without cars I have ever enjoyed, descending riders have appeared unexpectedly. Were it not for freewheel buzz, climbers would have no forewarning. A little forewarning isn't great, but way better than none.

[@dtdcampbell]

Surprised you didn't cover the leaked Shimano 105 12 speed mechanical from Corratec

[@alanreymercado2665]

why do you have to play music when demoing the hub sound? crazy

[@MarioDeFeliceNetworkEngineer]

Are the zip ties on the lion bike of Si's liking ? ❤🎉😂

[@peterwillson1355]

Nothing you showed blew my mind.

[@ferdinandw8342]

Team silent!

[@alexanderscott2567]

A free hub that clatters is the perfect match for the fart can muffler I put on my Lada.

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

Silent rear hubs came out in 1998 .

[@billhemingway5558]

why play music over the sound check on wheel spin?

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

The San Marco saddle rails don't look strong as the specimen flexed with minimal pressure . Not for heavy riders , beware .

[@jameslee-pevenhull5087]

If the Argon 18 'Road' bike is an All Road bike, where are the mudguard fixings?

[@alexside_]

The frame is fender ready and a custom bracket/bridge is delivered with the bike to be installed between the seatstays, as well as a fork crown fender fixing adaptor. Really well made!

[@darrin2382]

I hate loud freehubs. Its for kids who tied lollipop stick with an elastic band and made it flap on the spokes...

[@fwin13]

at 4:30 the guy in background is picking his nose and eating his booger HAHA

[@Southerncyclist]

Silent free hubs. If it's loud the hub needs grease .

[@savagepro9060]

13:08 'bespoke for this bike' . . . quite an uncanny expression

[@event4216]

As a kids we crashed our bikes and that heavy steel was easy to bend back. Thanks to that I kept my passion for cycling. Would I if my only bike would snap in two and wouldn't be replaceable? Oh, right - meticulously engineered Lion bike is for kids who don't have to work at summer to buy his first bike, daddy will do it.

[@treimar]

It's a well known fact that plastic is recyclable while aluminium and steel are not 😂

[@overcookit1433]

There is a simple solution for those that hate loud freehubs: simply keep on pedaling, install a proper chainring in front in case your transmission rate is to short.😁

[@joffb2000]

I’d say track cycling is more like NASCAR than formula 1

[@slowturn5664]

Thought #3 Bluetooth speaker in the stim.

[@quixoticgeeks]

Silent freehub please. Loud freehubs sound like you're being chased by a can full of beas

[@williamcrampton394]

Great video and great bikes. But. Very disappointed to see you let the lady chop the big sausage up, before we saw it.

[@SuppleKingdom]

Silent freehub all day! I want to hear my surroundings.

[@salzhaltigersalzhaufen586]

OMG I would love to have a totaly silent free hub

[@peterwillson1355]

Pretty much any "normal" shimano hub is silent. Even stuff from the 80s. Progress.

[@salzhaltigersalzhaufen586]

@@peterwillson1355 fair the difference between standard hubs and that special one is pretty minor

[@gcntech]

Loud Or Quiet Freehubs? 🔊

[@emilvaradi9393]

Silent freehub? Well a noisy freehub is a serious road safety issue for me. It warns in the most gentle way the pedestrians and riders in front of me to be careful. And it flawlessly works. Using a bell often shocks people, they tend to jump and do unexpected moves that can can be dangerous. So no silent freehub for me.

[@Frostbiker]

Have you tried ringing your bell earlier? Another thing that works well is shifting down: the mechanical sound held you get noticed and you need to slow down around pedestrians anyway.

[@gcntech]

You make a good point! It's a bit more natural sounding than a bell

[@emilvaradi9393]

@@Frostbiker there is a lot of noise in an urban environment and I'm afraid shifting down is not loud enough. Of course you do mostly slow down. I am talking here of what works well for me after having several near accidents due to pedestrians moving in sudden random directions after hearing the bell. The difference between freehub and bell is that people take the noise of the freehub as a warning but calmly continue in the same direction, but if they hear the bell, they tend to panick and often move in unexpected ways.

[@Frostbiker]

@@emilvaradi9393 Near accidents due to pedestrians moving suddenly can be easily avoided by ringing the bell earlier, every couple of seconds until they react. I had that same problem until I started ringing the bell earlier.

[@emilvaradi9393]

@@Frostbiker at my town? which is a calm place, it would be considered too agressive to keep ringing and therefore it is avoided. Bike traffic mixed with pedestrian traffic is anyway too dense here for that to be effective. Most probably we have very different conditions.

[@Digitall3]

Silent free hub owners club

[@colinwilliams9290]

Who the hell loves a loud freehub

[@Frostbiker]

The same sort of people who like loud engines, I presume. I personally hate noise pollution.

[@gcntech]

Ollie