You’d be right in thinking that, as professional cycling tech journalists, we have access to the best equipment money can buy. I’ve tested more of the best road bikes than I care to mention, as well as wearing the latest clothing, cycling shoes, aero helmets, and the freshest shades on the market. It may also surprise you to know that, despite all this, cycling tech journalists aren’t all actually using the best tech themselves.
Take my colleague Tom for instance. He could have enough sealant to fill a bathtub, and we have a pile of tubeless tyres in the office as high as a car, and yet he chooses to use inner tubes on his road bikes. I don’t agree with him, but I can see his reasoning. For my part, despite having the best power meters available to me, either on test bikes that come with them fitted as stock, or as aftermarket parts I have never used them, and unless someone can convince me otherwise I probably never will.
