Where does the gravel bike stand at the moment? Gravel bike vs. MTB vs. road bike? RAM has launched a gravel group & suspension seat post, suspension fork for gravel bikes. But how many options still make sense for a gravel bike today? And for whom and for what purposes? With the Sram XPLR eTap AXS, Force/Red rear derailleur, 12-speed 10-44 cassette, RockShox Rudy & Reverb AXS, there is now even more choice and configuration options for the gravel bike. Plus a lot of small talk from vacation with a few reports and things we tested. Everve Ezero saddle that you ride without a seat pad - the new Speedplay Zero, or Nano, maltodextrin experience, Wahoo without speed sensor problems in the mountains, Zipp 404 in the Alps, and much more. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:16 Small talk hell from Q Special, Orbit Festival, cancellation in Allgäu 00:07:26 Olympics: COROS sponsored: Steven Müller, Amanal Petros 00:11:28 Watching the Olympics abroad - outsmarting media libraries with a VPN! 00:18:52 Should the Olympics even take place? 00:22:51 Simon Geschke in quarantine 00:25:01 Olympic MTB races super tough! 00:30:10 Long-distance swimming 00:31:22 Track cycling 00:38:42 Beach volleyball clothing 00:41:07 Torn cruciate ligament & breathing training after Corona & Germany 8-man 00:45:00 German cycling coach at the time trial 00:53:43 Modern pentathlon Horses getting hit? 01:08:51 Dan's trip to Denmark & ​​Orbit in the Harz Mountains 01:18:06 Ingo's vacation with the OPEN UPPER 01:22:38 Grossglockner with too much traffic 01:29:32 Zipp 404 too high for the Alps 01:32:32 Speedplay improvements since Wahoo takeover 01:38:24 Maltodextrin experience 01:48:40 Everve ezero saddle and pants without padding 01:56:06 2 Wahoos on the handlebars & Wahoo accuracy in the mountains 02:03:28 Zipp 404 hookless conclusion 02:04:40 Mont Ventoux? 02:09:14 Main topic SRAM XPLR: springs, more gear ratio, and much more 02:26:20 Chains cannot be mixed!!! 02:31:21 Eagle or XPLR? 02:37:13 XPLR suspension fork - does it make sense? 02:43:10 Dropper post - Reverb AXS XPLR 03:04:33 Gravel bike vs. MTB vs. road bike? Who needs what and how? 03:23:19 Our conclusion on the gravel bike and the new options 03:28:04 AB question game :-) 03:39:51 Picks link collection Steven Müller Coros Pace 2 Sponsoring https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_... • 200m men - athletics Round ... Amanal Petros Coros Coros Pace 2 https://www.amanal-petros.de/ Nerd Alert Podcast with Felt about track cycling: https://cyclingtips.com/2021/07/cycli... Holger's Youtube channel / saddlesbars Ingo's video about his UPPER on vacation (3 years old, but still almost up to date) • Open UPPER on the Stilfser Joch: my... Wahoo Speedplay https://www.enjoyyourbike.com/Klickpe... Everve saddle and pants without padding: https://www.everve.cc/produkt/ezero-b... Source for 3D printed mount solutions https://www.shapeways.com/ Carbon mini pump for 23 euros: https://www.enjoyyourbike.com/Luftpum... ———————— PICKS ———————— Ingo: Navigation with the WAZE app: https://www.waze.com/de/ Dan: Nord VPN for watching the Olympics abroad: https://nordvpn.com/de/ _________________________________________________________ You can find our podcast to download everywhere here! _________________________________________________________ 1. iTunes Here is the direct link to our podcast on the iPad, iPhone, Mac (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast... 2. Spotify You can find the podcast on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5LXBbG8... 3. Google You can find the podcast in the Google Podcast app here: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... 4. Deezer You can find the podcast on Deezer here: https://www.deezer.com/de/show/364362 5. Direct links: Here is the link to our podcast page on Podigee. Here you can download MP3 directly, for example: https://enjoyyourbike.podigee.io/ 6. Our podcast on YouTube with video! (complete playlist): • ENJOYYOURBIKE Podcast - Cycling ... _________________________________________________________ ???? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/enjoyyourbike... ???? Visit our shop: https://www.enjoyyourbike.com/ ????‍♂️????‍♀️ ???? This is how you can reach us: [email protected] or 0511 20029090 ???? Instagram: / enjoyyourbike _________________________________________________________ #enjoyyourbikepodcast #podcast #bikepodcast Music licensed via Artlist.io: Abstract Emotion by Stefano Mastronardi