Marginal Gains Podcast

The Marginal Gains Podcast, presented by SILCA — the show that makes a big deal about the little things, and how those little things can be a big deal.

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Are you engaged in cargo cult thinking? Can you tell when Granola isn't Granola? https://t.co/xrfAOaiwQ1

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What are Marginal Gains and why do we call them that? Our logo has a secret visualization to explain https://t.co/F9gWELQDyr

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We love that @GPlama and Dr SLane loved the Hiro Chuck so much. The reaction here is exactly like our ProTour mechanics! Thanks GPLama! https://t.co/bi8ZMseT3R

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Marginal Gains TV Goes Live TODAY!! You've asked for it.. snippets from the Marginal Gains Podcast, now in video format with graphics and images! 3 Episodes are now LIVE and we are taking questions for future episodes in the comments.
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45 mini-pumps, 1 Year of field AND lab testing: 2 Winners (Hint: Both SILCA!)
Thanks @cyclingtips for putting in the massive effort on this one! https://t.co/Teg2L7z95C

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@alexdowsett @LukeRowe1990 @GeraintThomas86 @harrismonkey Thanks for the love @giacomorz !

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"It’s the most secure saddle bag I’ve ever used, held in place by a BOA dial that keeps things compact and rattle free." Thanks for the kind words @iaintreloar and @cyclingtips for the including us in your 10 Products I Loved in 2019!

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Did you know: air loss through a tube is due more to solubility of gas into the rubber than the traditional 'escaping' through voids in the rubber we've all been told. In acuality, the gas it dissolves into the rubber, then evaporates out of the other side..

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Huge congratulations to longtime friend, Marginal Gains fan and proud owner of multiple custom Ultimate floor pumps Jan Frodeno, Ironman World Champion 2019!! What an epic day! 📷@talbotcox

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Full Circle: Cycling's Link(s) to the Kipchoge Record https://t.co/lLOmmSGdcb by @silcavelo

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Learn about the products that intrigued Josh most at Eurobike in the latest episode of Marginal Gains Podcast. Listen here https://t.co/xPVLsLYghI
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What may have been possible with #eddymerckx and the #hourrecord with what we know now? Find out in the newest episode of Marginal Gains Podcast https://t.co/lvB20VewZ2
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Photo Cred: Robin Wilmott / Immediate Media

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AND since 10% underinflated tire wears ~6% faster and 20% under inflated wears 25% faster, this equates to an additional 12-15 million tires per year required to replace prematurely worn tires (3/3)

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Extrapolated to the European fleet, this means we are burning an ADDITIONAL 2.2 BILLION gallons of gasoline to overcome the added rolling resistance (just in Europe!) (2/3)

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20,000 random vehicle study by Bridgestone Europe found 93% of cars had at least 1 underinflated tire, 54% had tire underinflated by more than 10% and 39% had at least 1 tire underinflated by more than 20% (1/3)

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What happens to your aero-ness when you grow a beard? https://t.co/lZgv5BVGMR

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Hour Record Part I is LIVE!!
From the pneumatic tire to the explosion of doping.. 1890-1967 You won't believe some of this stuff!!
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@The_Halpin To allow the system to cool. Also be sure you are running sufficient rim tape. I run 2 wraps of SILCA tubeless tape with my latex and might increase that to 3 or 4 wraps for the high mountains. In lab testing to failure, each wrap of tape adds about 10 seconds to failure time

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@The_Halpin Latex can only handle about 240F in terms of heat compared to 340F for butyl. Lighter rims can exacerbate the problem by getting hotter under same braking input. Be sure to modulate braking and DO NOT DRAG. Braking is better done in on/off fashion (1/2)

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@justridingalong @SANTINI_SMS @LeTour Thanks @justridingalong this is a great example of really functional fast tech. Josh worked with Castelli on some of the first aero clothing nearly 20 years ago and worked to convince Bora to move to suits like this even for stage racing for the efficiency gains.