Lal Bikes on the Supre Drive & Katana Trail Bike (Ep.269)

David Golay reviews the Lal Katana for Blister
Lal Katana

Leave a rating and / or review in the Apple Podcast app or on the Spotify app.

This free, 30-second action on your part lets us know you value all the time & energy that goes into producing & publishing Bikes & Big Ideas, and it ensures that we can keep the show going.

How to Leave a Rating / Review on Apple Podcasts

  • Open the Apple Podcast App
  • Go to the icons at the bottom of the screen and choose “search”
  • Search for “Bikes & Big Ideas”
  • Click on the SHOW — *not* the specific episode
  • Scroll down to “Ratings and Reviews”
  • Click on “Tap to Rate” and leave us a 5-Star Rating!
  • Below that, you can click Write a Review if you’d like to share a few words

How to Leave a Rating on Spotify

  • Currently, you can only rate a podcast in the Spotify mobile app
  • Navigate to the Bikes & Big Ideas show on Spotify (not to a specific episode)
  • Tap the star icon underneath the podcast description and if you like the show, leave a 5-star rating
  • On Spotify, you need to listen to at least one episode before you can rate a podcast.

Lal Bikes’ Supre Drive offers some compelling upsides over a conventional derailleur drivetrain, but it also needs a frame built around the system. Lal began by partnering with Nicolai on the Nucleon 16, but now they are ready to launch their first bike under the Lal Bikes brand. So we sat down with Cedric Eveleigh, the founder of Lal and inventor of the Supre Drive, to hear all about the new Katana, get the story of its design and development, chat about material selection and ride feel, and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

The Supre Drive (2:32)
Nicolai Nucleon 16 (3:57)
The Katana’s development (8:56)
Initial concepts for the Katana (18:11)
Ride feel of steel frames (19:00)
Performance goals for the Katana (24:48)
Handling & geometry (26:54)
Suspension kinematics (31:23)
The Supre Drive and parts compatibility (38:37)
Pricing & availability (55:05)
Final details (58:33)

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS (click each to learn more):

Blister Cinematic Artwork
Blister Cinematic
Lal Bikes on the Supre Drive & Katana Trail Bike (Ep.269)
GEAR:30
Lal Bikes on the Supre Drive & Katana Trail Bike (Ep.269)
CRAFTED
Lal Bikes on the Supre Drive & Katana Trail Bike (Ep.269)
Blister Podcast

1 comment on “Lal Bikes on the Supre Drive & Katana Trail Bike (Ep.269)”

Leave a Comment