Fresh Goods Friday 694 - Why UK front brake is on the left edition

Hello, welcome to Fresh Goods Friday 694. I'm Amanda and I'm here with..

Benji is me. Benji. Hello. And we've got quite a lot of stuff today, so you can start

What's my middle name? Well, there you go. That's a question for you

What have we got this week? You go. Let's go with the biggest first

I wonder where this is from. Oh, look at that. It's going quite well, actually

Do you know what's in here? I think so, but you never really know, do you? Because they might have sent the wrong thing

Might be the wrong size. Might be the wrong colour. Might just be for Brenda upstairs. We don't know, do we

It's full of socks. Let's hope. Quite a lot of... What's this called? Paper. Yeah

Pyromaniac ingredients. Firelighting stuff. Hang on. There we go. What that is? Is that like a phone patch? Patches

Patches, that's nice. Why have we got all these patches? Is that fabric patches? Why? I wonder where we can put them. I wonder what's in there

Oh, like sew-on patches. What do you think it's going to be? No, they're Velcro, so you can customise whatever's in that bag

Oh, right, okay. It's a Muc-Off ride pack. Thank goodness there was so much packaging

In camo, isn't it? Yeah. Camouflage. With a big bungee stow. Oh, that's where I can customise it

Do it. Oh, that's a rain cover, I bet. What colour is this going to be

Pink. Bright pink. Boring. But it's probably... What were you thinking? Oh, no, it's got pink on it, though. Come on

Oh, yeah, I like that. That's quite nice, actually. I always take zigzags, as this is for something e-bank related, but..

I don't know. It could well be. It always brings me worrying memories of World War II, personally

Show them the inside. That's for when you've got to take your Christmas meal round very quick

after you've cooked it, to serve it up. It's for delivery drivers

Yeah, I like it. Excellent. And these are just patches, for right, Simon

You can stick them anywhere you want. Something young people do now

Right, you do something now. I've got... That's very fresh. That's only been out a week or something, isn't it

It's so fresh. Is that what you went downstairs for when the door rang a moment ago? Yes

That's how fresh it is. So, here I have a gilet from Rab

All I did was take it out of the pocket. So, it's a great colour, and it's got this super breathable back on it. And... Pertex. Pertex

Quantum air. And then the pocket that you stored it in doubles as a..

You can actually fit quite a bit in there. It's not cargo pockets, which I do like as easy

You know the ones where you just slide stuff in? We've done this before

I know, but I can't remember it. Cargo pockets just means cargo shorts, so I can't get rid of it. Okay

Burrito pockets. You know when there's three burritos on the back? It's not got those

And it's got a little cinch as well, which is good for like..

Oh, it's windy. Okay. I've not worn it yet. So, it's a Pertex gilet

It's a Pertex gilet. I love layering. I'd rather have lots of little layers all lasagna-ed on me

and then just adjust accordingly instead of having one big outer. So, this will be like burrito base

Yeah, loads of heavy stuff and complain I'm too hot because I'm an idiot

So, Ross wears one thin thing regardless of the weather. You wear everything

I seem to, yeah. And I wear lots of little thin layers that all work well together

So, I'm quite excited about that, especially because the bit that you get the hottest on

has got this breathable... You can see through it. Is that Pertex? No. Right

So, that's that. Pertex is like a blast from the past to me, that

What's in the little orange box? Granite Designs. That's their full name, isn't it

And it's a Rock'n Roll TQ. Don't think it's anything to do with the TQ motor, which I did originally think it was

and why I thought that. You are correct with the Torque Torque

If you are a fan of Granite products, we are giving away a free single track rock band

from Granite with a half-priced sub. What's a rock band? Is it like a David and Goliath sling

It's what people that don't like to carry loads of stuff, strap things to their bike with

Oh, right. Enduro strap thing. Yeah. Great for shoving a jacket on, actually

Oh, cute. Oh, I like this. You've got that, yeah? Get some bits out, literally. Oh

Torque in your pocket. Oh, a PH shoe. I can use that for repairing the kitchen drawer that's fallen, the front that's fallen off again

Oh, my word. This is great. Oh, my glue's dried up. So how do you change the... Oh

Oh, my word. What? You don't need this. This is so good. Torque

Stop the video. Torque's in a non-portable sense, because I don't know whether you're supposed to undo bolts with them, are you

Which always strikes me as a bit odd to have as a portable thing

But I don't know. That might be a myth. No, but if a bolt has come loose... Yeah. Yeah

I don't know. Why not undo them? Because you'd damage the tool? Yeah

Might just be cheap ones. It might not even be true. I don't think it's true

It's one of those things. I've got a new brain, though, innit? Don't that be good for? What

Tightening bolts? That seat post saddle clamp bolt, or many like it, where you're always like, oh, I'm so nitty, I'm going to scratch this shaft and all that

Right, right, right. Great. That is a good job for that. Are we talking about this huge pile that appeared next to me? Shimano

Yeah, yeah, go for it, yeah. I'll just do it like the Generation game

It's one of those secretly big launches that kind of died to death because it was so unglamorous, it was almost unreal

Like, it's just a real practical invention. Steely glamour with... No, but they're like the ante of some other type of brands, aren't they

Like, look at that. We've just made this thing in functions, here it is

It reminds me of Repo Man. Do you remember that one? He goes to the supermarket and he's got cans of drink looking like Tesco value encircled here

What have we got in front of us? That crank is actually quite nice, though

I was surprised that was as cute as it is. So, Q-Waze is 11-speed and it's there, kind of everything works together

If it's got Q's, Q-Waze, I don't know which one it is. I don't know why I've got Q-Waze in my mind

It's 11-speed, which Shimano deem to be their best all-rounder durability. This is... Speeds

170 mil. Q-Waze. So, utilitarian type stuff. I really like that

I don't know what it's going to go on. It needs to go on a HG free hub, which, because we're all mega fancy, posh people

I don't currently have access to a bike that isn't micro-spline. So, what that's going to go on, I don't know at the moment

Yeah, so it's not like it's light, it's quite a wide range, that's 11-50

It's not like that's built with anything apart from durability in mind. Okay

Those are the brakes to go with it, I think cold 500. So, you can read Fresh Goods and find out the price and all the details of all that. Yeah

We are running out of time, so we're going to go to the questions. Do you want me to read them and you answer them

Yeah, go for it. So, Stumpy01, do pro-level racers wear new kit for every race slash run

or do they have their kit cleaned and reused? On mountain bike, well, I don't think they reuse it, don't they? Yeah. Yeah

And they'll have some... They'll have a large number of them to get through, but they wouldn't be putting them through

Road teams probably get rid of, do they? Often, if they fall, they destroy it anyway

It just disintegrates. I don't think it lasts very long when you're wearing aero

Okay, Matt. My glasses are really strong at the best of times, but that looks massive

It is. Right, good. It's not just me then. Right, good. Big shifter with a big window. Retro

Matt, out and about, what's the historical reason for different countries having brakes the different way around

Well, we were just talking about that, and I'm going to say, ultimately, no one really knows

I think we know. Oh, I need to remember it now. So..

But then it just leads up to another question, like why do you drive on different sides of the roads

Well, it can be a matter of fact about this. If you are indicating to a car behind that you're turning left, that's what you do with your arm

And if you're turning right, that's what you do. And if you're slowing down, you flap

So, for safety reasons, you don't want to grab a handful of front brake

So, given that we're on the left-hand side of the road, you're indicating with your right arm, so you need the rear brake on the left

And it does lead to the question of why are we on the left-hand side

Historically, it's something to do with our swords. We don't know exactly why, but it's the location of our swords

I don't even really have a sword at the moment. Er... I've got an Opinel No. 13, which I think is a sword

Is that a sword? I've got a folding saw. Yeah, it's pretty big. With Benji saying he doesn't like black on anything else but saddles, what's his views with coloured tyres

That could have gone elsewhere, then. How do you feel about coloured tyres

I've never really encountered them very frequently, other than the very yonder days of wild grippers

You've had tan walls on your pink pig. Is that what he means? I thought he meant the tread

The shoulders behind you. Yeah. I don't mind tan walls at all on the right kind of machine. Fine. Don't mind them

I would say that, despite what... I don't know. I've got tan walls. I've ripped them already

I think there's a lot to be said for they aren't as strong as ones that aren't tan

I've said that, definitely with gravel ones. And it gets denied by everyone you speak to in the tyre world, but they get ripped

I had to walk... I didn't walk home, actually. I just slogged

Wrecked the tyre, because it was already wrecked. I had to pedal about two miles home

That was Adrian Wilkinson, 2547, that's that. But in terms of coloured tyres, which I think he's probably talking about, like the tread, I don't know

Who was the one who did colour? You don't get them anymore, do you? I remember you used to get Mitchum Wild Grippers, but who cares

They were all rubbish, black or... Green, wasn't it? Green. Green. What else was there

Brings me back memories of Corotek adverts that echoed two live crew album covers

Do not insert image here. Not very sound, but indicative of an era. And..

Mitchlin Red Hearts. Were they called Red Hearts? They were red. Save this for a quiz. And... Ummergummer

They were like specialised grey. You asked this question. I have no idea any of these words

And Onza did a porcupine in white quite recently. Oh, no, I liked that. It rode well as well

They were actually alright, because they were 40 durometer. And you could sharpie whatever you wanted on them and make it look really cool

Ummergummers were grey and tan. Oof. Eurgh. Adrian Wilkinson has one other question. Okay

My other question is, have any of the team tried Uzi corrective lenses in their goggles

As a specky squid myself, I love them and they can be used in any goggle

So I have, not in goggles, but in glasses. But I've got a really strong prism lens on the left and they sat

So they did my prescription on this little clip that goes in

And it was sat too close to my face. So the prism didn't work

But I ordered them online. I didn't go somewhere to have them, you know, work out the distance from your eye

I really wanted them to work because for snow sports... In goggles? Were they goggles, yeah

Well, I tried them in glasses because I wanted some wrap-around ones. Okay

Because, you know, I ride on the road sometimes. I ride on the road all the time

When you're riding home with a flat? Just because you can't really just ride purely off-road in the UK, can you really

Not in the real world. There is another question, but it's a long one. I think we should save that

What is it? It's one that you will have a lot to say about

So we'll save that for next week. Oh, it's about head angles and stuff

It's just like... Once you try it, you won't go back. That's it, really

I don't mind people who have gone slacker and then gone, oh, this is a bit rubbish

Am I kidding myself that my mountain bike is fine? It's got a 67.5 degree head angle

Yeah, or nay. You need to know more, don't you? It's fully rigid in 2016

She's probably all right because she'd be really low at the front. But, you know, just nothing... It won't be better than something that's slacker

Email, then, eh? I've done this, fam. So, that's it. That is it. No. What

Well, this is it. I wonder what it is. It's just Canyon Talk launched last week, wasn't it

That was last week's thing. These are the... Really heavy trousers. Yeah, they're like..

Well, heavy pants for people like Benji that like to wear heavy clothing

Well, those people who like the off-road Farrah vibe, which I actually do

That sounds like an insult, but I think these are quite a nice weight for living in this country and riding bicycles

A very thin, blue long sleever. Is that navy? Seamless. I don't see a seam. Socks. Socks

I think that's it. Yeah, details on the attendance page that you're probably watching this on

And the tab says, inspire riders to ride. So, with that, it's Friday

It's probably raining. Made in Taiwan. But... Go and ride your bike

Happy Friday. Have a great weekend. Keep it Jackson. Oh, poor Jackson, yeah

Get well soon, Mr Goldstone. Need you for the season. Bye for now. Bye

What does keep it Jackson mean

It's what they say in there from Barley, isn't it? All these things that no one's ever watched

Like the brassiere things. Right, fine. We got through it all, though, didn't we? Yeah

We didn't actually mention that. We didn't mention the bike, but..