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AJA 26: Sunglasses, Nitrogen, Tire Temperature, and Cyclocross

Marginal Gains Cycling Podcast, Presented by Silca

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The Impact of Chain Friction in BMX

I was shocked at how little marginal gains kind of thinking and tech focus was in the sport, you know? Like Johnny put me in touch with one of the most famous top people in all of BMX. He was like, wow, you know, never really thought about chain friction. You know, like the races are so short, how much can it matter? We had looked at tightening up the clothing for the team a couple of years back. And I think that was a really big advantage for them. But yeah, if that's helping them that 1% or it's helping push the odds in their favor. The real answer here is that the riders aren't demanding it and the

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