Marginal Gains has become a popular saying in the cycling world over the last decade and one person who lives and breathes by this mantra is Josh Poertner.
Now the owner of Silca with an ever-expanding range of products centered around the idea of marginal gains, and backed by experience working with Zipp and also a go-to consultant for many world tour cycling teams, he knows a thing or two about getting the most performance out of bikes and cycling
In this video, we talk about marginal gains as it applies to professional cyclists but also what impact it has on us regular cyclists. He also shares some marginal gains that are free and gazes into his crystal ball for what the next bike technical breakthroughs might be, from advanced disc brakes to the Driven concept.
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Content
00:00 Intro
1:12 What is Marginal Gains
3:12 How easy are Marginal Gains to find?
4:48 What’s the limit to Marginal Gains?
6:45 Working with pro cyclists
11:25 Can Marginal Gains benefit regular cyclists?
19:06 Why are pros resistant to new tech?
22:40 Design challenges
25:17 UCI rule limitations
27:05 Are Marginal Gains expensive?
33:24 Chain lube benefits
38:45 Will pros ever adopt tubeless?
48:21 Does weight really matter
56:17 Tyre pressure gains
1:01 Future Marginal Gains
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