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Pro Bikes: Alex Dowsett's Factor VAM - video

Watch as Alex Dowsett talks us through his brand new team bike for the season ahead
by David Arthur @davearthur
Fri, Feb 14, 2020 15:17
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Alex Dowsett has joined the Israel Cycling Academy for 2020 and along with a new kit is a brand new bike, with the British cyclist swapping from Canyon to Factor along with a few other changes, which he goes through in the video above. 

We've shared this video because Alex is refreshingly honest about the equipment he's paid to ride, and also shares his experience with equipment he has ridden in the past and how it compares to his new setup. He also goes into detail about some of the very specific setup requirements and his reasons behind them. 

We'd suggest Alex invests in a lavalier microphone next time though... 

If you want to see how his new Factor compares to his previous Canyon setup, you can watch our video below from last year's Tour de France. 

Which bike would you choose?

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David Arthur @davearthur

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes. 

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Toffee | 4 years ago
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Alex's scepticism around disc brakes makes a lot of sense.

For those who didn't watch, he loves how effective and reliable the brakes are, but doesn't think it's wise to have metal discs that can reach 300 degrees within a packed peloton.

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EddyBerckx replied to Toffee | 4 years ago
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He was very strongly against them a little while back. What I took from the video was that he's come round to their effectiveness (and likes them for that) but he'd prefer everyone or no one to be using them - he referred to a race in which he amazed himself by stopping to avoid a crash in front of him...but then had someone come barreling into him afterwards

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