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Is Plain Sugar Just as Good as Beta Fuel? & The 6.48kg Felt Aero Bike | NERO Show x JOIN Cycling

👉🏼 Use JOIN Cycling’s training app to get faster. Get 1 month free, no credit card required at https://join.cc/neroshow


The new Felt Nexar aero bike is launched with some weird and wonderful specifications. Jesse goes into sugar water deep dive, is it really the answer to cheaper training? And Chris wants to get back into gravel racing, what frame should he go looking for that fits wider MTB tyres.


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 @CyclingnewsTech 

 @VeloVeloVeloTV 

 @thewattlife 

 @feltbicyclestv 

 @CannondaleBicycles71 


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Chapters

00:00 intro

00:45 New Felt Nexar Aero Bike

07:00 Wind Tunnel Results

12:28 Weird Online Reviews

24:10 Cannondale Caad 14

29:55 Sugar Water vs SIS Beta Fuel

48:18 Dog Or Fast Bike

1:06:12 Chris' Gravel Setup For 2026

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