Why Budget Bikes Are The BEST Option! | GCN Tech Show Ep. 338

Top end bikes may look cool and may perform exceptionally well in many aspects, but that doesn’t mean you should always eye them! Alex and Manon discuss how budget bikes in the £1000 range can sometimes trump those top end bikes. Additionally, helmet safety also makes it into the mix in this week’s GCN Tech Show. More talking points include hot and spicy tech, comments of the week, and did your bike get into the Bike Vault?


00:00 What’s on today’s show?
00:32 What’s so special about budget bikes?
04:43 Mandatory bike helmets or not?
08:46 Hot and spicy tech
16:47 Comments of the week
19:36 Bike Vault


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