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.
BikeRadar's MTB Technical Editors Tom and Alex count down the five pieces of kit that have gotten them through a long, wet winter.
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Ride Strong in 2021 | What to eat
In the final episode of the series, Content Director Rob Spedding talks with Alan Murchison.
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Gravel gearing – is 1× actually best?
Matthew Loveridge and Jake Luke talk about the best gearing for gravel bikes, and consider the options on the market right now.
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Ride Strong in 2021 | How to build a training plan
Professional coach and elite mountain bike racer Tom Bell returns to talk about how a training plan can help you achieve your cycling goals this year.
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The standards the MTB industry should use
Following an utterly frustrating experience trying to fix a couple of bits on his bike, Tom got so annoyed with the lack of standardisation in compatibility of bike parts he compiled a list of the standards the mountain bike industry should just use.
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Ride strong in 2021 | Why you should do a fitne...
In this episode, we talk to Tom Bell, a professional coach and elite mountain bike racer, about why you should be testing your fitness regularly, and how you can go about doing it.
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Post-Brexit confusion and feathery shoes
Jack Luke and Matthew Loveridge round up the hottest news from the past week on BikeRadar.com, including a brief overview of Specialized’s all-new (and very expensive) Ares road shoe and talk about how Brexit and the pandemic have affected cycling.
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Ride strong in 2021 | How to get strong for cyc...
We’re back with Ben Plenge from MTB Strength Factory to look at practical ways in which you can improve your strength with mountain biking and cycling in general, in mind.
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BikeRadar Meets | Geraint Thomas
BikeRadar editor George Scott sits down with 2018 Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas to chat about his plans for the 2021 season, a potential return to the track and Classics, his favourite climbs, and the launch of his new podcast.
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Ride strong in 2021 | Why strength and conditio...
We talk to Ben Plenge, a strength and conditioning trainer from Bristol, who’s clients range from every-day riders up to World Cup and EWS racers and pros, including Wyn Masters and Vero Sandler.
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2020 feature highlights
In this episode, Simon, Jack and Matthew discuss a few of their favourite features from 2020.
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2020 MTB tech news review and 2021 predictions
BikeRadar’s tech team talk through the biggest MTB tech stories from the past year, from new bikes to fresh products, before looking ahead as to what we might expect to see in 2021.
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The Biggest Tech Stories of 2020
Matthew Loveridge and Jack Luke talk through some of the tech highlights of 2020 and look to 2021, covering Shimano’s EP8 motor system, gravel drivetrains, lightweight bikes and more.
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BikeRadar’s road tech predictions for 2021
Jack Luke, Simon Bromley and Matthew Loveridge weigh in on their road cycling tech predictions for 2021, covering the widely-rumoured launch of Dura-Ace R9200, the ongoing stalled mainstream adoption of road tubeless tech and more.
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BikeRadar Meets | James Golding
Ultra-distance record breaker, fundraiser and cancer survivor James Golding on beating serious illness twice, mental health and trying to become the first Briton to win the Race Across America.
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Does stiffness matter?
Tom and Seb discuss whether frame, fork and wheel stiffness really matters in a mountain bike.
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How green is cycling?
Matthew Loveridge talks to BikeRadar’s in-house physicist, suspension guru and all-round bike nerd Seb Stott to find out just how green cycling really is. The answer might surprise you.
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Why we need to champion diversity in cycling
Following on from Katherine Moore’s recent article on BikeRadar.com, Simon and Katherine are joined by Aneela McKenna, a MTB coach and guide for Go Where Scotland, and Zahir Nayani, a British-Asian road and utility cyclist.
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News Review | Shimano SPD-SL power meter pedals...
In this week’s news roundup podcast, Jack and Simon discuss an exclusive scoop on a couple of juicy patents that suggest Shimano could have an SPD-SL power meter road pedal in the works.
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Bikeradar Meets | Zipp
We chat to Bastien Donzé Zipp's product manager for all things wheels about the changes in road and gravel wheel design, why wider is better and if tubeless and hookless is really the future for carbon road wheels.
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Gravel for roadies
In this episode, Simon sits down with grizzled gravel experts Matthew and Jack to discuss why roadies should consider gravel cycling, what kit you might need to do it, and how the philosophy of gravel riding differs to that of the road.
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MTB tech that never quite delivered
There is plenty of technological wonders out there that either never quite saw the light of day, or did, but quickly disappeared into obscurity, and it’s these that Tech Eds Tom and Seb discuss here.
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What To Look For In A Winter Bike
Matthew, Jack and Simon consider the options for winter riding, discussing different approaches to choosing a winter bike, and which components matter.
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Jack and Simon’s news review
In this episode, Jack and Simon sit down to discuss the latest hot tech news from BikeRadar.com.