Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Bike Tech Wizard, Olympic medallist, and track World Champion, Rob Hayles, takes a nostalgic look at the most innovative era ever in bicycle design.
A technical revolution that began in the mid 80s and gathered steam through to the mid 90s made bikes faster, lighter, and much easier to ride than ever before.
Rob takes a close look at the specific elements of the bike that changed, and finds out why it all came to a sudden stop in 1996. Legendary riders who found themselves part of this aero arms race; Greg LeMond, Phil Anderson, Sean Kelly, Giovanni Battaglin, and Pippa York share their memories about a period which transformed cycling forever.
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Bike Tech Wizard, Olympic medallist, and track World Champion, Rob Hayles, takes a nostalgic look at the most innovative era ever in bicycle design.
A technical revolution that began in the mid 80s and gathered steam through to the mid 90s made bikes faster, lighter, and much easier to ride than ever before.
Rob takes a close look at the specific elements of the bike that changed, and finds out why it all came to a sudden stop in 1996. Legendary riders who found themselves part of this aero arms race; Greg LeMond, Phil Anderson, Sean Kelly, Giovanni Battaglin, and Pippa York share their memories about a period which transformed cycling forever.
Sign up for GCN+ now: https://gcn.eu/plus
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GCN+ is the home of the world’s most thrilling live bike races, highlights, exclusive shows and epic cycling documentaries that you can enjoy live + ad-free + on-demand + interactive + all-year round.
GCN+ is more of everything you’ve come to love from GCN but taken to the next level: more entertainment, more races, more inspiration, more access, more analysis, more science and more to watch with exclusive and original long-form films, documentaries and shows.
GCN+ is #cycling like you’ve never seen it before.
