Tom, Rob and Luke had an enjoyable start to the week watching the Olympic XC mountain bike races. In doing so, they noticed some interesting bits of tech on the top three bikes from each of the races. In this episode of the podcast, they take an in depth look at the bikes that podiumed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics XC race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 30, 2021•59 min
Tracy Moseley is one of the most successful mountain bikers ever, having clinched multiple overall victories and World Championship titles in the sport of downhill and enduro. Although she’s retired from racing full-time, she’s still very heavily involved in the sport. Rob managed to catch up to talk through her incredible and career and find out more about what she’s up to now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Jul 26, 2021•58 min
That’s a wrap on the 2021 Tour de France. In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, George, Simon and Jack take a look back at the 2021 race and dish out some awards – the best rider, surprise package, stage and bike, as well as the biggest tech fails and disappointments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr
Ahead of the Tour’s final time trial, Dr Xavier Disley of AeroCoach joins Simon to review the results of the first time trial, on stage 05, and look ahead to stage 20. They discuss contenders for the stage win, how the GC riders may fare, what tech choices riders looking to gain time (or at least not lose any) should be making, and why time trial specialists don’t always beat the GC riders in Grand Tour time trials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about yo...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Simon Bromley and Matthew Loveridge assess the state of the modern aero road bike – are bike makers getting it right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2021•49 min
Following on from the highly eventful round of Downhill World Cup in Lets Gets, France, just recently, the MBUK and BikeRadar team and have been trawling the race footage every related web page to find out just what the riders and mechanics are doing with bike set up to allow them to ride as fast as possible. Rob, Luke and Will do their best to dissect the latest tech and attempt to pick out the trends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices...
Jul 12, 2021•52 min
With the biggest race of the year underway, the BikeRadar team have been glued to the coverage looking for juicy tech stories. Having had almost two weeks to digest everything, Jack and Simon sit down to discuss the biggest trends and latest tech spotted at the 2021 Tour de France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 09, 2021•40 min
EF Education-Nippo rider Lachlan Morton is currently riding the Alt Tour – a remarkable 5,510km challenge to beat the Tour de France peloton to Paris, riding the full Tour route and every transfer in between, all unsupported. Having covered more than 3,000km in the first ten days, Lachlan chats to BikeRadar’s editor-in-chief, George Scott, about the challenge so far, scaling the Alps and Mont Ventoux, his bikepacking setup and how he’s riding on a diet of cider, prosciutto and melon. Hosted on A...
Jul 07, 2021•27 min
Matthew, Simon and George discuss four of their favourite Tour de France climbs – the iconic Mont Ventoux, Col du Tourmalet, Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez. What’s it like to ride a giant of the Tour? And which climb should be on your bucket list? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 05, 2021•46 min
Our Senior Road Technical Editor Warren talks through some of the most influential bikes from tours gone by. Some bikes radically changed the shape of the modern road bike, while others disappeared into obscurity. Part of our Tour de France podcast series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 02, 2021•49 min
In the wake of what appears to be a brand new Shimano Dura-Ace making a sneaky appearance at the Baloise Belgium Tour, Matthew, Simon and Jack talk through the details and discuss the implications for the future. Is new DA really semi-wireless? Do we like it? Is 12-speed GRX next? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 28, 2021•24 min
George Scott, Jack Luke and Simon Bromley sit down on the eve of cycling’s biggest race to discuss the 2021 Tour de France. Who will win this year’s race? How is the green jersey competition shaping up? Can Mark Cavendish add to his total of 30 Tour de France stage wins? What does the Tour hold in store for Chris Froome? What new bikes can we expect to see in France? And what are our tech predictions for the next three weeks? All that and more in the first episode of our Tour de France series on...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 13 min
It's an age-old debate - which kind of mountain bike is best - a hardtail, with no rear suspension, or a full suspension machine. Al, Will and Tom try and get to the bottom of the debate - but who gets there faster? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 21, 2021•49 min
BikeRadar meets Cervélo's director of product Maria Benson to talk all things Cervélo from the bold new Aspero 5 to the award winning Caledonia 5 and where next for the legendary brands race bikes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 14, 2021•28 min
Jack Luke, Matthew Loveridge and Simon Bromley sit down to discuss the biggest news from the past week, including the new Pinarello Dogma, Rapha’s MTB kit, a silly story about Everesting in cars and Simon’s experience testing the Giant TCR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 07, 2021•30 min
With the 2021 Giro d’Italia coming to close, Simon Bromley and Jack Luke of BikeRadar.com sit down to discuss the tech successes (and failures) that caught the eye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 31, 2021•34 min
Following the launch of Canyon’s all-new carbon gravel bike the Grizl, Jack Luke and Matthew Loveridge talk through how the new bike compares to its wacky predecessor the Grail, and whether any bike deserves a five star review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2021•22 min
Chris Boardman and the Boardman Bikes team talk bike of the year victory, new tech, old tech, gravel, ebikes and the future of Cycling in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2021•46 min
BikeRadar's MTB tech team talk through what they feel are the most influential bikes to have been released this millennium. From super-secretive DH bikes to steel hardtails that defined a genre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 2021•1 hr
Senior Road Technical Editor Warren Rossiter talks us through the best road bikes in 2021, following an extensive winter of testing here in the UK. With categories ranging from gravel to endurance, via race bikes too, his winning bike might surprise you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Steve Behr is a legend of mountain bike photography, having snapped the world’s best riders regularly over the past few decades and an inductee in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. From downhill racing to mad-cap capers with some of the biggest personalities in the sport, Steve has snapped them all. What’s more, he’s been a stalwart of BikeRadar’s sister magazine MBUK, with his photos appearing nearly every month since issue 1 or 2 – we’re on issue 396 now! In this episode, Rob Weaver talks to Ste...
May 10, 2021•51 min
Jack Luke goes into this week’s episode of the BikeRadar podcast ready to stage an intervention over Simon’s compulsive Getty sniffing habits but is left red-faced when his lunchtime labours bear fruit, spotting an as of yet unreleased Canyon TT bike. The pair also discuss whether or not bikes really are getting more expensive and Shimano’s new Linkdrive drivetrains. URL - https://www.bikeradar.com/features/why-are-bikes-so-expensive/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ...
May 03, 2021•41 min
BikeRadar's senior road technical editor Warren Rossiter delves deep into this encyclopaedic knowledge of road bikes, and brings us a countdown of the bikes that have most influenced road bike design from the past 20 years. The bikes include the Giant TCR, the Cervelo Soloist and Specialized Venge Vias, all of which changed the shape of the road race bike, as well as models such as the Specialized Roubaix and GT Grade. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min
With our Trail Bike of the Year and Enduro Bike of they Year tests complete, our technical editors Tom and Rob talk through the testing process of our biggest mountain bike test of the year, as well as looking at the top contenders in each category. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below. https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Matthew Loveridge and Jack Luke discuss the road tech that failed to catch on or was simply a victim of the times, from hydraulic rim brakes to – controversially – 1x drivetrains for the road. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below. https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your...
Apr 19, 2021•39 min
On the launch of SRAM’s most affordable wireless road groupset Rival AXS. Senior tech editor Warren chats through the new group and all things eTap with head of Road Paul Kantor and global road product chief JP McCarthy. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below. https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Apr 15, 2021•44 min
BikeRadar's mountain bikers chat about what they eat, wear and carry on their rides - from stashable tools and back protectors to Alex's obsession with carrots. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below. https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Apr 12, 2021•42 min
Matthew Loveridge and Jack Luke sit down to discuss ENVE’s all-new (and fearsomely expensive) custom road bike programme as well as Speedplay’s new range of pedals, which has been totally refreshed under the brand’s new ownership by Wahoo. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below. https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Apr 05, 2021•25 min
End to End by Paul Jones is a wonderful, well-researched and very funny book about the Land’s End to John O’Groats cycling record, as well as Jones’s own journey along the route. In this episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Jack Luke sits down to talk to Jones about writing the book, the people within it and his personal LEJOG journey. Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a...
Apr 02, 2021•33 min
In this latest episode of BikeRadar Meets, Simon Bromley talks to Luisa Grappone, product engineering manager at Hunt wheels. An aerodynamics and composite materials expert, Luisa worked on Boeing’s 787 programme, and at 3T and Campagnolo, before joining Hunt in August 2017. Simon and Luisa chat about her background, delve deep in to the technical aspects of making wheels for some of the fastest cyclists in the world, and how smaller companies like Hunt are able to move quickly and innovate in a...
Mar 29, 2021•42 min
