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Published April 3, 2026 09:56AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Five minutes after walking in the door from Taiwan and the Taiwan Cycle Show I started talking with Mike Levy about what it was like being there. We immediately dive into the wildest tech from the show floor: what a $31,000 3D-printed titanium road bike actually looks like, whether those budget power meter pedals are legit or just vaporware, and the exact physics behind Pirelli\u2019s claim that their new aero tire cuts drag without ruining rolling resistance. I also talk about the one Chinese brand I found at the show and how they\u2019ve got a brand new gravel bike that\u2019s half the price of a Western company.<\/p>\n
Of course we do also drive into the 32-inch wheel standard. The first suspension fork for the standard hit the market at the show. Is this what you\u2019ve been waiting for?<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t all walking trade show aisles, though. I spent a few days riding Factor\u2019s futuristic One aero road bike through the Taipei jungle, and the experience taught me how much better road culture can be.<\/p>\n
I was also planning to bring that bike home for a full review and further aero testing. Instead it stayed behind. We get into how the bike actually handles on the road, the aggressive geometry, and the ongoing mystery behind how I somehow managed to break it.<\/p>\n
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