The BikeRadar Podcast

BikeRadar delve into the world of road and mountain biking to bring you the best tech content in cycling. Join the team for their weekly episodes and occasional bonus episodes.

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Our favourite Tour de France climbs
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?
43 min
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Tour bike tech that changed the face of racing
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
45 min
378
New Shimano Dura-Ace spotted in the wild
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?
21 min
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Tour de France 2021 preview | Who will win? And...
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?
70 min
380
Hardtails versus full-sus - which is better?
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?
46 min
381
BikeRadar Meets | Cervélo
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
25 min
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Pinarello’s Dogma-tic approach to design, Rapha...
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.
26 min
383
2021 Giro d’Italia Tech Round-up
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.
30 min
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Why The Canyon Grizl Deserves 5 Whole Stars
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.
19 min
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BikeRadar Meets | Boardman Bikes
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.
43 min
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The most influential mountain bikes of the mill...
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.
56 min
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Road Bike of the Year Special
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.
58 min
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BikeRadar Meets | Steve Behr, legendary mountai...
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.
48 min
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New time trial tech spotted (plus hard-wearing ...
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.
38 min
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The most influential road bikes this millennium
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.
61 min
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Bike of the Year special - the mountain bikes
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....
72 min
392
Road Tech Dead Ends
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.
36 min
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BikeRadar Meets | The inside story on SRAM Riva...
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.
41 min
394
Our Ride Rituals
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.
39 min
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ENVE’s first ever road bike and Speedplay’s new...
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.
22 min
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BikeRadar Meets | Paul Jones, author of End to End
In this episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Jack Luke sits down to talk to Paul Jones about writing the book, the people within it and his personal LEJOG journey.
30 min
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BikeRadar Meets | Luisa Grappone
In this latest episode of BikeRadar Meets, Simon Bromley talks to Luisa Grappone, product engineering manager at Hunt wheels.
39 min
398
Our most memorable mountain bikes
Technical Editors Alex Evans and Tom Marvin look back over a couple decades of mountain biking, and pick out some of the bikes that have stuck in their mind.
45 min
399
What’s The Best Crank Length For Cycling?
Matthew Loveridge and Simon Bromley get into the nitty gritty of bicycle crank length. What is it, why does it matter, and should you even care?
23 min
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2021 pro bike tech trends, and Mathieu Van Der ...
Jack Luke and Simon Bromley – two of BikeRadar’s nerdiest full-time cycling dorks – talk through the six standout tech trends we’ve spotted at this year’s early season road races.
22 min