Hot Tech From Sea Otter 2024: New Wheels, Radical Road Bikes And Much More | Episode 2

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We are back at the Sea Otter Classic in California to show you the latest and greatest hottest bike tech! Don't forget to watch episode 1 if you haven't seen it already.
00:00 Welcome to Sea Otter 2024
00:20 Elite Wheels Helix 43mm 46mm 42mm 57mm Depths
01:06 New Elite Wheels Freehub (Double-Sided Ratchet)
01:28 Enve Fray All Road Bike!
02:07 Classified Hub Gearing
02:48 Van Rysel RCR Pro Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team Bike
03:56 Coffee Break
04:02 Benno RemiDemi XL E-Cargo Bike
04:39 NEW Cane Creek Invert Gravel Suspension Forks
05:26 NEW BMC RoadMachine
05:53 igus Recycled Plastic Bike
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@gcntech Месяц назад

What is your favourite tech in this video? Let us know 👇 UPDATE: 25 April 2024. Since publishing this video there have been some questions and comments regarding the Elitewheels hub. There has since been a statement from Elitewheels regarding this product > www.elite-wheels.com/company-news/investigation-into-patent-issues-regarding-the-drive-helixs-helical-dual-ratchet-system/

@mattmatthews5414 Месяц назад

I had to rewatch a few times because I couldn’t believe it: the recycled fishnet bike was the only one I cared about.

@SomeGuyOnHisDreamBike Месяц назад

It would have been the Qvist freehub, sadly I just have seen a chinese ripoff of their idea. Lewis brakes steal most design from Trickstuff, now this company is stealing from Qvist.... This is why there's 0 chinese part on my bike. I prefer people who create to people who steal

@grvl307 Месяц назад

The design of the qvist freehub, copied by your wheel sponsor definitely attracted my attention... 😬

@dfishdesign531185 Месяц назад

Lol, definitely the random Chinese brand (elite wheels) buying space on your video and ripping of QVIST was my favorite "tech"

@michaellynch1132 Месяц назад

Not sure how it would work in the UK or EU, but I am pretty sure that in the US that plastic bike while it is using recycled plastic would require paying to get rid of it unfortunately. I am not certain that the powers that be would buy into the recycling of something so large. Just like you have to pay to recycle a computer or a bottle, I can see having to pay to recycle that. If it takes off, I can even see having to pay to purchase it like what we call CRV.

@danielghirtoi3883 Месяц назад

That hub with double side ratchet definitely it’s not a patented product. That a QVIST idea and they have a patented in pending on it. Will be nice if you guys check that information and come back with an explanation.

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

patent pending does not mean patent granted. No one ever hear of qvist and no one cares

@br_obert Месяц назад

@@kubackjeeewhy do you care?

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

@@br_obert i dont care especially about the germans so stop crying. Germans destroyed and robbed half the world in 20th century so it is funny they are getting robbed in 21st. Guess this is what karma is

@FOTB407 Месяц назад

@@kubackjeeeQVIST came out with the design years before them. And theirs looks better so

@foxjam Месяц назад

It appears that Elite is blatantly copying Qvist. I hope GCN will provide a follow up to give due credit to those who actually came up with the idea.

@gcntech Месяц назад

Please see the attached pinned comment to read the statement from Elite

@fotmheki Месяц назад

I love Igus products (linear rails, bearings, etc) as they are very top quality, but didn't know they have also doing a bike!

@cb6866 Месяц назад

Thanks Si and crew. enjoy !

@gcntech Месяц назад

We had the best time 🙌

@cb6866 Месяц назад

@@gcntech Good , have many more , eh !

@DavidMartin-tk4fs Месяц назад

The Igus bike reminds massively of the old Volvo Itera Cambridge yummy mummies used to ride when I was a kid before Raleigh invented the gravel bike with the Pioneer which didn't fade and go all strange. Cool to see Igus doing something market visible. They have always done interesting and high quality stuff on the proprietary engineering supply side. Used lots of their bits at TVR for hinges, linear actuators and sliders in things like electric window mechs and throttle linkages. The bike's driveline and wheel hub parts probably came straight out of their own catalogue! Great stuff. 👍

@gcntech Месяц назад

Check out the Itera here > ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LVUHJtVqHAo.htmlsi=nPL7tC40L5wz776T&t=52 a step back in time! Cheers

@br_obert Месяц назад

Isn’t that bicycle hub under (edit: Pending )patent by a German brand? Edit: I looked it up. The brand is called Qvist and they showed it two years before. That copy doesn’t even run as smooth.

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

no it is not patented by them. you gotta check your info before spreading miss info

@br_obert Месяц назад

@@kubackjeeeit’s not. But it’s pending. And the date is prior to the elite knock off. So…

@joergen5487 Месяц назад

@@kubackjeee Miss Info, Ms. Frizzle's colleague as I recall.

@swinkeyl Месяц назад

Can confirm, Captain and Stoker at the Canyon booth is the best coffee at Sea Otter.

@gcntech Месяц назад

Was pretty good wasn't it ☕

@GerhardDIETRICH Месяц назад

Congratulations 4 this reports continue in the future pls 👍👍👍🇦🇹🇦🇹✌️✌️

@gcntech Месяц назад

Watch this space 👀

@moobaz8675 Месяц назад

Like the IGUS. great commuter and camping bike. Really keen on the Cane Creek forks and the Van Rysel looks awesome. I'm sure Trek, Specialized etc will be getting a bit squeaky.....

@plhdpk Месяц назад

No joke, I saw Simon in the line buy a burrito 😂

@gcntech Месяц назад

what filling did he get?

@altec1442 Месяц назад

Gotta love that Remi Demi XL from Benno

@gcntech Месяц назад

Ultimate family wagon 🛒

@BreakawayB Месяц назад

Lemme get that fishing net bike, I dig it! 🎣

@gcntech Месяц назад

It's cool right! A real catch 🎣😉

@petersouthernboy6327 Месяц назад

Love Sea Otter 🦦

@gcntech Месяц назад

We do too 🙌Best bike show out there?

@exothermal.sprocket Месяц назад

8 burritos in 1 day. That's gotta be some kind of record.

@saysthetedd Месяц назад

Looked early in the day too. Could have been throwing back even more in the evening. Who knows?

@gcntech Месяц назад

we will submit it to the The Guinness Book of Records and see!

@Frostbiker Месяц назад

That igus recycled plastic bike sounds interesting in a utilitarian sense. I do wonder how it compares in terms of recyclability compared to a steel frame, though.

@gcntech Месяц назад

We've been told it's a recyclable frame made from mainly recycled fishing lines 🎣 It's great to hear company trying an different approach

@SomeGuyOnHisDreamBike Месяц назад

Chinese company stealing patented ideas ?!? Not cool to promote their products Will definitively support Qvist on this

@gcntech Месяц назад

Please see the pinned comment for more information from Elite themselves

@bigwave_dave8468 Месяц назад

Just like on motocross motorcycles, those inverted Cane Creek forks will need gravel guards to prevent the tubes from damage on trail

@romanelsnerio Месяц назад

I deleted this comment. I followed a bad impulse when I wrote this on the Monday after the video came out.

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

What a shame. You Germans stole so much thru 20th century that it's funny you are the one being robbed in 21st. Welcome to reality.

@thermaljunkie Месяц назад

I hope you will find solution for that.

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

No one ever heard about your company. You just trying to farm engagement here.

@FOTB407 Месяц назад

@@kubackjeeeplenty of ppl have heard of it. It was featured on Pinkbike months ago. U keep posting these bitter comments for what?

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

@@FOTB407 because it's fun seeing Germans cry. They destroyed and robbed half of Europe in 20th century so cool to see them taste their own shit in 21st

@KillersFromTheWest Месяц назад

lol we take our burritos for granted. I can’t imagine trying a British burrito 🤮

@Timtimzi Месяц назад

I was there for the first time today. Wow . I can’t believe I missed the Elite booth

@gcntech Месяц назад

Cool, hope you enjoyed the show?

@yonglingng5640 Месяц назад

If you mean Elite Wheels, you're better off checking out QVIST, THEY are the ones that invented the Double Ratchet System.

@kalijasin Месяц назад

How do I clean and maintain the front derailleur? My bike got LTWoo A3 groupset. Thank you #AskGCNTech

@gcntech Месяц назад

hi! thanks for the comment! We have loads of great cleaning videos on the channel, have a browse, or this video will certainly help> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AncXRMRxWJM.htmlsi=by6ZHQuP0QzsBg2E Cheers 👍

@janwillemkuilenburg7561 Месяц назад

With plastic bikes you must keep in mind the material decomposes quite quickly (within a couple of years) because of evaporation of the plastisizer and the impact of UV light that both make the material brittle. Perhaps professor Ollie can spend some time on this in a video.

@gcntech Месяц назад

That's an interesting point! We wonder if we can get one in his hands 🤔

@robsarahs1 Месяц назад

The future of gravel is a 90s hard tail, all it needs is a company to offer narrow straight bar with stumpy bar ends. Wonder if Pace will come back with gravel fork

@gcntech Месяц назад

90s MTBs and gravel bikes do share a lot of features but that's no bad thing! How fun where those bikes? With mountain bikes getting more and more extreme. Gravel bikes have filled that middle market 🙌

@munrowheels Месяц назад

That double sided ratchet system is a patent by Qvist hubs from Dresden, Germany! Complete rip off

@romanelsnerio Месяц назад

*Patent-pending

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

patent pending does not mean patent granted.

@ismaelzifiglr Месяц назад

are those elite wheels the same as the elite wheels found on Aliexpress

@elforty Месяц назад

Elitewheels= qvist hubs, hunt graphics & princeton/zipp rim profile

@carbonconstruct Месяц назад

Problem with rentals often isn't that they get rusty, but rather parts wear out and stop working. The locks love to get stuck.

@jaylumbago559 Месяц назад

I hoped we would finally see the new Sram Red.

@DISCOhooch Месяц назад

1:22 so where is freehub test??

@korysovec Месяц назад

We need one soon!

@gcntech Месяц назад

very good point!

@manumercado1127 Месяц назад

1:22 come on guys, that double sided free hub is a ripoff from QVIST, they invented that years ago, support small companies that are creating fresh stuff, chinese ripoff never workout good...

@TheLimatus Месяц назад

I suggest that you test the patented original from Qvist - Germany! ;)

@seanhornchek6440 Месяц назад

Promote qvist not elite who infringe on patents

@seanhornchek6440 Месяц назад

Blatant copy of the revolutionary Qvist hub double ratchet.

@luisrosano3510 Месяц назад

Love that another brand achieve the "Inverter" technolgy on it suspensions.

@alethearobinson8132 Месяц назад

Wren inverted suspension forks have been around for years. They come on the Priority 600x

@chrishayes121 Месяц назад

Morning

@grennhuddle Месяц назад

morning !

@gcntech Месяц назад

Afternoon 👋

@izi941 Месяц назад

1:15 actually standard weight for good carbon wheels, with added complicity for more service costs.

@romanluu Месяц назад

Was that a kid's version of the Van Rysel bike that I spotted?!

@seascape Месяц назад

If you buy a Team Edition, they'll give you the kid's version for free! Maybe a Sea Otter special only though, so if you're in the area, today (Sunday) is the last day.

@FL-ym6hm Месяц назад

I really want a bike with a Classified rear wheel, but I still have to pay for two more years of college for my daughter. 😢

@gcntech Месяц назад

As cool as the Classified is, it sounds like your child's education is more important... 🤞 there is no masters 😉

@iansteward4708 Месяц назад

Community College + Part time job = Wheels for you

@yilmanbabilonia Месяц назад

Qvis hubs for the win! Wait what? It isn’t Qvis? I saw them two years ago. I’m sure Simon mispoke or that company is stealing intellectual property from Qvis

@adamweb Месяц назад

I have yet to see a sea otter at Sea Otter...

@gcntech Месяц назад

We've been hunting high and low too!

@nothingleft2lose- Месяц назад

qvist is getting the shaft from elite

@gcntech Месяц назад

There is a link to a statement from Elite in our pinned comment, please see this to learn more

@LCNismo Месяц назад

Enve bike looks like Cervelo

@gcntech Месяц назад

Is that a good thing? We think it looks great 👌

@stephensmith2820 Месяц назад

Cool?

@yoyo510 Месяц назад

Where the heck did all this hub specialists come from and why do they keep mentioning a company I've never seen on a bike ever?

@benjaminplant3734 Месяц назад

Does anyone want integrated storage really?

@ynie1 Месяц назад

I do. Keeps the spares out of the elements. Plus, the added weight is lower on the bike compared to a saddle bag. Have it in my mountain bike and absolutely love it.

@meinAliasfuer2024 Месяц назад

No. Mostly things like this are causing trouble…

@gcntech Месяц назад

For some it's a great feature! No need to a saddle bag or bulky pockets 🙌

@theantichrome9842 Месяц назад

Wasn't that ratchet design used on fly fishing reels back in the 90's? Nothing new.

@treyquattro Месяц назад

is "Fray" a good name for a bike made out of carbon fibre...?

@iansteward4708 Месяц назад

Ha ha, good call!

@Xayok Месяц назад

Hi GCN Tech Team. Unfortunately it's nearly impossibly to always be aware, if a design is patented, or who invented it. But after a lot of comments and personal messages it would be fair and square to give QVIST the audience they are deserving and pointing out, that you felt for a copycat. The Team from Dresden invented something new and put a lot of work in it. Get in contact with them, they are great.

@kubackjeee Месяц назад

Lol this is the worst marketing campaign I've seen xd

@gcntech Месяц назад

Hi, Thanks for commenting. We have a pinned comment with a statement from Elite in it. Please see this to find out more

@oxymon100 Месяц назад

The hub you showed is just a cheap copy of the qvist hub. Sad to see shameless copycats like that flooding the market and even sadder that GCN puts so little effort in researching the topic when they say that this is supposedly a world's first 🤦‍♂️

@br_obert Месяц назад

It’s not even close to how smooth the original is moving. 🤢🤮

@markuswatollik4364 Месяц назад

Oh, Elite Wheels steal his Double-Sided Ratchet freehub from Qvist (germany). Bad move!

@gladand Месяц назад

"but i can't actually find anyone mogging just yet". The brainrot has spread too far. Go on chap!

@soulzeug Месяц назад

Someone say RS-1

@Bobby-wn5yr Месяц назад

This just makes me sad about Kona tbh

@user-uk6ry8sp5s Месяц назад

Hubs from elite copied from qvist. 😞

@SilverShamrock71 Месяц назад

What has gone on with Kona???

@meinAliasfuer2024 Месяц назад

They are gone 😂

@aarongregory293 Месяц назад

GCN - Why are you partnered with and promoting a Chinese company that is blatantly stealing IP of qvist? Shameful

@gcntech Месяц назад

Hi Aaron, in our pinned comment you'll find a comment from Elite themselves - please do follow this to learn more about the situation

@oquendojo Месяц назад

what the hell is the meaning of affordable ¿????? aahhaha

@damnificados984 Месяц назад

I want to express my disappointment regarding CGN Tech promoting the Elite freehub design that bears a striking resemblance to the innovative work pioneered by the German start-up, Qvist. As cycling enthusiasts, we value authenticity, craftsmanship, and respect for intellectual property rights. Qvist’s freehub design represents a leap forward in efficiency, durability, and elegance. It embodies the spirit of true innovation, and its creators deserve recognition for their hard work. However, seeing what appears to be a direct imitation of Qvist’s design raises concerns. As a community, we thrive when we celebrate originality and uphold the principles of creativity. By promoting products that may infringe on copyrights or mimic existing innovations, we inadvertently undermine the very essence of engineering excellence. I understand that the cycling industry is vast, with countless products flooding the market. Still, I implore GCN Tech to exercise due diligence in vetting the designs you feature. I hope that future content aligns with the values we hold dear.

@adelmur1 Месяц назад

What if Qvist has licensed their free hub design to other brands, such as ELITE or the patent is not valid for some reason that we don't know? ELITE is a big company, not a shady manufacturer. I don't think they would take this kind of risk.

@munrowheels Месяц назад

@@adelmur1 They didn't. I know the hard working people behind Qvist

@adelmur1 Месяц назад

Well.. now we know there is a patent issue. What bugs me is how quickly people are making judgement and assumptions on Chinese companies and the xenophobic spirit underlying this behaviour. I have no doubt the qvist team has done a great innovative product that is patented or currently into a patent process. And I have no doubt elite has been honest in the development of their products and patent process (they apparently own some patent for this design. Two similar designs that appear at the same time from other parts of the world are far from rare. There have been a lot of designs and tech invented by several people at the same time in the world. The phone, light bulbs are a good example. Now it is a job for IP lawyers...

@Veryrealandrew Месяц назад

Did I hear right, the plastic bike is “bomb” proof? Has that been an issue?

@iansteward4708 Месяц назад

Scary

@bazzabrollie9391 Месяц назад

Bring back rim brakes

@gcntech Месяц назад

Fine! Here you go 👉ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZJ54LyB2DEc.html

@Metal-Possum Месяц назад

The plastic bike from Igus is nothing new. Sweden had plastic bikes around 40 years ago, and they were as equally attrocious.

@gcntech Месяц назад

the Itera!

@matthewsmith6486 Месяц назад

More crap the average overweight weekend warrior doesn't need and can't afford. And personally I don't care about all the e-motorcycle junk anyway. Just another battery that needs to be manufactured and charged.

@br_obert Месяц назад

Morally totally questionable to answer every second comment since yesterday but ignore the stolen patent ones. Wow gcn. Disappointed

@gcntech Месяц назад

Hi, thanks for the comment. Since publishing this video, Elitewheels has published a statement www.elite-wheels.com/company-news/investigation-into-patent-issues-regarding-the-drive-helixs-helical-dual-ratchet-system/

@perieka Месяц назад

So this “Elite” company just blatantly copies designs and then attempts to sell them as their own? Where have we seen “wavy”’rim designs before? And now they copied a hub, too?

@galenkehler Месяц назад

All aspects of the bicycle are adapted and improved, that's how it works. Should shimano and sram give up making derailleur because Campagnolo made them first?

@lostboy8814 Месяц назад

That last bike the IGUS bike looks like something from the Fisher Price children's toy range....awful.

@gcntech Месяц назад

you wont be buying one then?!

@henning2640 Месяц назад

Sadly you promote stolen designs!shame on you!do your homework "experts".

@jiripilik5009 Месяц назад

Van Rysel,,,,good bike....are you fckn drunk? :D :D :D

@andretim75 Месяц назад

Enve Frey -- the frame set almost 6000 Euro ?! HAHAHA -- these bikes are ridicolous -- only for rich people , dentists and lawyers etc. Not so interested about this category of "bikes" actually !

@bowrepublik Месяц назад

When will your bosses realize that closing GCN+ was the worst idea ever? As a Canadian I won't be watching cycling this year because of flo bikes. And landlocked even though VPN for discovery+ they've made is so people can't sign up unless your billing address is in the correct country.

@TheUnrevealer Месяц назад

Why they pushing that useless 1-by cross-chaining nightmate on nearly all hi end bikes is beyond understanding

@swsf Месяц назад

What's so incomprehensible about that? Have you ever driven one?

@PrzemyslawSliwinski Месяц назад

@@swsf I don't know either, but the problem must be nontrivial - given that the only solution to it is classified (and a four-figure one ;)

@TheUnrevealer Месяц назад

@@PrzemyslawSliwinski I hate to crosschain even on 2x

@tinglydingle Месяц назад

@@TheUnrevealercross chaining isn't a thing on 1x as there's no second chainring to cross.

@TheUnrevealer Месяц назад

@@tinglydingle yes, when bike has only one rear sprocket then the chain is inline. Rest is just a compromise, and I just dont see a reason why to economy on front deraileur in a 10k+ bike? Weigth savings? Aero benefits? U just get a compromised version of everything.

@josephh7750 Месяц назад

Is GCN Tech or the "Elite" wheels and e-bike channel. First you canned GCN Plus, now it's mopeds and Chinese brand promotion 24/7?

@gcntech Месяц назад

We're very lucky to have brands like elite as partners here on the show 🙌 They allow us to do amazing videos like this, as for e-bikes, we love them. They really are great for those that can't/don't cycling often. As a gateway to a healthy lifestyle the E-bike has helped so many people. We're very sad about GCN+ too and it was never something we wanted to do. We hope you can enjoy our RU-vid content though!

@vitzemanek8058 Месяц назад

@@gcntech So very humble of you, despite promoting stolen tech, instead of doing your research, or even promoting a small company, that came up with the idea (Qvist), but can't afford to write you a fat Cheque

@alexv7349 Месяц назад

@@gcntech Can you explain why didn't disclose that you are partnered with Elitewheels directly in the video, and why we have to check the description to discover this little bit of information? Do you feel these partnerships increase or decrease your editorial independence?

@foolsdie24 Месяц назад

@@gcntech Yeah but you are promoting a brand that copies another brand just because they are sponsoring/paying you. Hope Qvist get the proper recognition on being the first to have this double ratchet system. Qvist for the win!

@Peo_Sahlin Месяц назад

A heavy plastic bike is a very stupid idea. Only naive environmentalists buy one. In the 80s, there was a bicycle brand, Itera, in Sweden that made bicycles in plastic. Most of it was made of plastic, even the wheels, cranks and handlebars were made of plastic. Heavy as few and flexed like a sheet of paper.

@exothermal.sprocket Месяц назад

There was a time in the USA where things came in metal cans, glass bottles, and paper; people got fresh food, dairy, and beverages within their townships. Now the oceans and seas are full of crap that doesn't biodegrade in half a million years. People eat food that spent a month on a ship from the other side of the planet, and a lot of food ingredients could be made into the packaging it's wrapped in. And we're supposedly "innovative and green." How about that 3,300 acres of solar panels busted by a hail storm in TX that's filling the water table with toxic chemicals?

@dovbaeb Месяц назад

womp womp

@boy638 Месяц назад

"A heavy plastic bike is a very stupid idea." - They didn't mention the weight of the bike. "Only naive environmentalists buy one." - They mentioned it could be used as hire bikes. "In the 80s...Heavy as few and flexed like a sheet of paper." - Material and structural science has move forward significantly in 40 years. Compare cars from the 80s and today. Let's be a bit more optimistic and applaud the effort at least. Anything to put more people on bikes.

@gcntech Месяц назад

We can't judge this bike by bikes in the past 👀

@iansteward4708 Месяц назад

And let’s be honest, it isn’t getting recycled it will end up in the trash or ocean like the rest of the plastic.

@tangoadvance8393 Месяц назад

Sorry, it’s not twelve hundred and eighty grams………….its one thousand two hundred and eighty grams. Come on learn to count ffs😂😂😂😂😂

@87togabito Месяц назад

lol all you folks whining about patent infringement. 3 words. Nobody. Else. Cares. Watch as elite sells the new wheels hubs in greater quality in half a year, than what that other god knows what German brand has in the past 2 years. Because, no one else cares about something as petty as that. And shouting support qvist? Sure. Go buy their hub. Speak with your wallet, because talk is cheap. Or let’s be real, you won’t, because you don’t haven’t financially supporting anything cycling related since electricity was invented.

@br_obert Месяц назад

What’s in for you for defending stealing of intellectual property? You are wrong several times. Beginning with the caring factor. I care. And it’s pretty f*** up.

@87togabito Месяц назад

@@br_obert what’s in it for me? Nothing. I just enjoy and love watching and calling out all your outrage which is nothing but empty hypocrisy. Come on, talk is cheap. Or does your outrage lead to Qvist lining there wallet? Nope, it won’t. Because you’re still using your hub from 2000 as it “still works” on your steel bike. Plus, even if you need to, you’ll buy the cheapest hub that you can find instead of Qvist, because you think that modern day stuff are “overpriced needless complexity”. I may be wrong lol, but at least I’be got the sense to see things for what they are instead of what you think it should be, which is more than what most of you seem to do lol.