00:00Breaking news, the French have done something cool.
00:03I have absolutely no idea why no one has thought of this sooner,
00:07to be fair, they might have,
00:08but Look are the first of the mainstream brands to make pedals
00:11with lights in them a reality.
00:14Now, the great thing about having light here
00:17is that they use your biomotion to make you more visible.
00:21According to Look, five and a half times more visible
00:24compared to a standard fixed light attached to a seat post.
00:27As for stats, they weigh 20 grams, have IPX7 water resistance,
00:3160 lumens output,
00:32and you can either buy them pre-installed onto the pedals,
00:35or you can purchase a kit to fit them
00:38to your existing KeoBlade pedals for this much.
00:41Are they legal though?
00:43Well, I'm gonna leave you to debate that one
00:45in the comments below,
00:47because in the UK, we have an article in the Highway Code
00:50that says pedals must have reflectors fitted.
00:54Are these reflectors?
00:55I'm unsure on that one,
00:57but as most of us know, it's rarely listened to.
00:59I don't think it's ever been enforced,
01:01and I think we can all agree
01:02that these genuinely could help to make cyclists safer.
01:05So let me know in the comments below,
01:07A, would you use a set of these,
01:09and B, do you think they're legal?
01:11As for other bike news,
01:13let's head to the studio and find out.
01:15Right, first of all, the road season is over,
01:18but that doesn't mean that there's no news from the World Tour,
01:21and potentially the biggest news from the last few weeks
01:24is that it's official.
01:26Q36.5 will be riding Pinarello bikes next year.
01:29But not only that,
01:30Pinarello will also be in their name.
01:33Yep, Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling.
01:36They'll be hoping to be the next Italian powerhouse.
01:39So what does that mean for Ineos?
01:42Well, they'll also be on Pinarello bikes,
01:44at least for a few more years.
01:46But at the moment,
01:47it looks as though, Scott,
01:48they don't have a place in the World Tour Peloton.
01:51Speaking of other teams,
01:53Intermarche and Lotto are set to merge resources,
01:56but no news yet on whether that team
01:58will be on either Cube or Orbea bikes,
02:00or maybe someone else.
02:02We do know that green jersey winner Binyam Gamay
02:04will be off though.
02:06He's heading to Israel Premier Tech,
02:08or whatever they choose to call themselves,
02:10as that too is changing.
02:12In total, 20 men's teams have applied
02:14for World Tour status next year,
02:16but only 18 spots are going begging.
02:18With Intermarche not applying though,
02:21it looks as though Uno X will be the final team
02:24to get the call up.
02:27From World Tour to some more down-to-earth tech now,
02:31and you'll all remember Schwalbe's click valve system
02:34that promised to kill off Presta once and for all.
02:37Well, it finally looks like there's been some progress
02:40on that front,
02:41as Lezyne, or Lezyne, however I meant to say it,
02:43has launched a whole host of pumps using click valves.
02:47Now, you might be asking, why is this newsworthy?
02:50And well, because I think that this will affect
02:53all of us road cyclists in the near future.
02:56The Presta valve is just no longer fit for purpose.
02:59Tire volumes are much bigger.
03:01Lots of people are using tubeless,
03:02which bungs them up.
03:04They can get damaged.
03:05They get seized.
03:06I could go on,
03:07but in my opinion,
03:07they're overdue a replacement.
03:10Now, don't get me wrong.
03:11There are some positives.
03:12For example,
03:13it's just about the only standard
03:14on a modern road bike
03:15that is actually a standard.
03:17I have used some click valves
03:19and I reckon they are better.
03:21They're more reliable,
03:22they're easier to use,
03:23and they allow a higher volume of air
03:25to pass through them.
03:27Now, Lezyne adopting this tech,
03:29I think,
03:30could be the catalyst
03:31for a much wider uptake in the industry.
03:33So don't be surprised
03:34if you see a lot more of these
03:36on your group rides soon.
03:37Right.
03:40Other recent new tech releases.
03:42It's been quieter.
03:43There was that Van Riesel trainer though.
03:46Or Van Riesel.
03:47God,
03:47there was all of them.
03:48Names today.
03:49But only one of those new trainers
03:51was actually new.
03:53The RCR with Zwift's cog and click system.
03:55It's got an RRP of $749.99
03:58or just under €800,
04:01max resistance of 2,800 watts,
04:04a plus or minus 1% power accuracy,
04:06and an under 56 decibels of noise claim.
04:10Is that good?
04:11That sounds quite loud.
04:12Well, on here it says
04:13zero is the threshold of human hearing.
04:16Breathing is about 10.
04:18A quiet room is about 20.
04:2050, so about the new turbo,
04:23is a conversation.
04:24Although 60 is then alarm clock,
04:26so it gets violent quite quickly.
04:30Anyway, we've got one on its way in,
04:33and if those claims are found to be true,
04:35then it certainly looks like
04:36it could be a strong contender.
04:38I just hope that the power
04:39doesn't go haywire when it gets hot,
04:41like on the last Van Riesel trainer I used.
04:44And also,
04:44why do they put a Zwift cog and click system on it?
04:48It's a great system, for sure,
04:50but it seems better suited
04:51to maybe the D100 and D500,
04:53but is anyone who's spending £750 on a turbo
04:57really thinking,
04:58great, I don't need to choose a cassette
05:00at the checkout?
05:01Maybe I'm just being harsh.
05:02Let me know in the comments below.
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06:05Also this month,
06:06we've had a new bike from Villier,
06:08which came with an accompanying trailer,
06:11which might just be the strangest thing
06:13we've seen in the last few years.
06:15The video department weren't the only ones
06:17getting creative though,
06:19so were whoever came up
06:20with these performance claims.
06:22So, this is the new Filante SLR ID2,
06:25the brand's aero bike,
06:27and, well, apparently they've succeeded
06:29with great success.
06:31It's apparently 13.6% less draggy
06:34than its predecessor.
06:35Yep, yep, that is a lot.
06:38How slow was the old bike?
06:40But that's not all.
06:41Villier also reckons that in direct comparisons
06:44with five competitor bikes,
06:45the Filante SLR ID2
06:47is said to have an average
06:48aerodynamic resistance coefficient
06:50that was 2.42% better
06:53than the five nearest,
06:55and I quote,
06:56top of the range world tour competitors.
06:58Why don't you tell us which ones it is then
07:01that you compared it against?
07:02If it's that good,
07:03then why don't you tell us?
07:04And then, hopefully,
07:05we can go to a wind tunnel
07:06and either prove you right or wrong.
07:09So, as we don't have a wind tunnel handy,
07:11please do let us know
07:12if you believe Villier's claims
07:14down in the comments below.
07:16Maybe I'll make this a poll.
07:20Right, whatever news have we had?
07:22Oh yeah, Rafa and EF,
07:23they've had a divorce,
07:25and now it's...
07:26Well, Rafa's now in bed with Team USA.
07:29They're trying to target 10 golds at LA Olympics.
07:32It also posted a loss
07:33for its eighth year in a row,
07:35so no surprises there.
07:37Oh yeah, Specialized released the Athos.
07:40I know that's a few weeks ago,
07:41but let's discuss that
07:42because I've heard mixed reviews
07:44on local group rides
07:46whether the big S has gone in the right direction.
07:48Right, so firstly,
07:49what are we looking at?
07:50Well, very similar to the last one.
07:52Some integrated cabling,
07:54and more importantly,
07:55some slightly more relaxed geometry.
07:57Personally, I think that's a really sensible move.
07:59It's not a World Tour race bike,
08:01and so it seems sensible to create a bit more separation
08:05between this and the SL8.
08:07It also means that your average Joe rider
08:10can ride it around in a more comfortable position
08:12without having so many spaces under the stem,
08:15thanks to that taller head tube,
08:17which I think that's a good thing too.
08:19Now, we sent Cycling Weekly Tech Editor Andy
08:22off to the launch
08:23to see if it ticked all the right boxes,
08:25and he did come back very impressed
08:27with its 35mm tyre clearance
08:29and increased comfort.
08:31But we will be getting one in
08:32for a full review very soon,
08:34so make sure you're subscribed
08:35to the channel for that.
08:37So, what do you reckon?
08:39Is there still a place
08:40for nice riding lightweight bikes,
08:42or would you just go for the SL8
08:44and have some aero benefit as well?
08:47Let me know below.
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