3D Printed Hub EXPLODES and Other Cycling Idiocy: Hambini's Sunday Reaming

A rare Sunday Reaming where we take a gentle and entirely respectful stroll through modern cycling engineering, marketing claims, and reality.

This episode looks at the Nero Show wind tunnel test and why obsessing over headline aero numbers is a great way to misunderstand how aerodynamics actually works. Rider plus bike still matters, error bars still exist, and tiny differences are being treated like revolutionary breakthroughs.

There is also a look at the Winspace competition running with this channel, why independent reviews make some people uncomfortable, and how incentives tend to influence opinions elsewhere.

We then revisit the Scope 3D printed hub failure that absolutely nobody could have predicted, apart from everyone who understands basic mechanics. Thin walls, clever algorithms and marketing slides do not cancel out material limits.

Cube’s fork recall gets covered, including why forks are very much a stop ride item and not something to shrug about. Some practical UK consumer protection guidance is included for anyone affected.

Canyon frame issues make a return appearance, now conveniently followed by frame replacements, and we finish with another pass at the Factor twenty two percent faster claim and why repeating it does not make it true.

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