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A Little Knowledge…

No-one could ever accuse the Gadget Show on Channel 5 of serious in-depth reviews in their reportage of electro wizardry and boys toys. The programme is a guilty pleasurable way to blob out and enjoy the techno-japery, especially when in that post-ride mid-muffin brain mush, but sometimes the gogglebox gets it so spectacularly wrong that it has you spitting tea at the screen and sending the better half to the bureau to fetch the Parker and Basildon Bond to pen a strongly worded letter.

Just. Get. It. Right. #4

Hidden Di2 cables - lovely.

Just. Get. It. Right. #3

Right then, we're the world's leading bike magazine, because it says so on the cover, even though we're aware that it doesn't actually mean anything it sounds pretty good.

Just. Get. It. Right. #2

Ahead spacers above the stem?
Say it ain't so Ernesto, say it ain't so.

Just. Get. It. Right.

Now then, if you're going to make a big thing about your new bike and splurge it about with posh photos and big magazine adverts it makes sense to pay attention to the finer details, especially if the bike is flagshipping your custom-build programme where tending to minutiae might count for something. Admittedly you've done a good job ensuring everything is eye-wateringly matching, the saddle's level, the bottom of the handlebars is nicely the same angle as the top-tube, and the quick-release levers are even pointing the correct way, but then you go and trip-up when it comes to the chain.