The BikeRadar Podcast

A local overnighter, multi-day bikepacking trip, a week-long tour or a holiday in the latest cycling destination: taking on your own cycling adventure is guaranteed to be a whole heap of fun!  We speak to expedition aficionados Vedangi Kulkarni (she/her), Robyn Furtado (she/her), Jack Luke (he/him) and Katherine Moore (she/her) who each have their own preferred flavour of cycling adventure. We fin...

Tom and Alex discuss whether adding electronic gizmos to your bike makes your bike, and your ride better. From pre-ride planning to components with a battery in, as well as post-ride analysis, there's plenty of tech out there to try and improve your ride. But, do they? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining a cycling club might seem like a daunting task, but the benefits to be gained go far beyond the draft effect of a peloton. In this third episode of our series, helping you make 2022 your best year on the bike yet, we spoke to a few keen club cyclists to find out why joining up could totally revolutionise your cycling life. Host Katherine Moore (she/her) is joined by Bristol South’s women’s...

With the new WorldTour season underway, BikeRadar’s George Scott and Simon von Bromley discuss the key tech trends and sponsor movements in the men’s peloton for 2022. Who’s in, who’s out and what tech trends do we expect to dominate this year? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuck in a rut or tempted to explore something new? We’re joined on the BikeRadar podcast by enduro turned gravel racer Liz Greaves (she/her) and our technical-editor-in-chief Robin Weaver (he/him), who’s also been enjoying drop bar riding over the last few years after a lifetime of racing and testing mountain bikes. This episode is hosted by Katherine Moore (she/her), a rider who’s been mixing it...

In a slight change of pace, Fergus Collins from Countryfile Magazine joins Tom on a ride around the Forest of Dean, taking in the natural sounds and sights of this large, diverse forest in the South West of the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you already have a cycling goal for 2022? In our debut episode of this six-part series helping you to make 2022 your best year on the bike, we chat to adventure enthusiast and life coach Jo Lee (she/her) about why even setting a goal in the first place is a really good idea, and some important steps to take to help you achieve it. Host Katherine Moore (she/her) also speaks to Shuhena Islam (she...

Our deputy editor Jack Luke chats to Simon Warren, a man who's made it his mission to ride, and write about, the steepest climbs he can find in the UK. Head to BikeRadar.com to find his article that accompanies this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've gathered BikeRadar's MTB Tech Team together to run through the ten most important hints and tips to make sure beginner mountain bikers get the most out of the bike.  From bike set up tips to picking the best right shoes and helmets, via riding technique, getting the most out of your bike is the surefire way to enjoy your MTB even more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

With the first month of 2022 almost finished, Simon von Bromley, Jack Luke, Stan Portus and Jack Evans discuss some of the team’s riding plans for 2022. As always, there’s an eclectic mix of tentative plans and grand ambitions, and some wistful thinking about the possibility of trips abroad to some cycling’s most iconic locations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn...

We talk all things Fizik with Giovanni Fogal Fizik’s product manager on what it takes to make and develop class leading saddles, shoes, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar’s Senior technical writer, Simon von Bromley, has long been an advocate of waxed chains. Having recently published an in-depth guide to immersive chain waxing on BikeRadar.com, Simon sits down with Technical Editor, Sam Challis, to explain why he does it and how you can do it yourself. The complete guide to immersive chain waxing: https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/workshop/how-to-wax-a-ch...

Freelance sports writer, James Witts, joins BikeRadar’s senior technical writer, Simon von Bromley, and digital writer, Stan Portus, for a lengthy chat about what James learned at the recent Science and Cycling conference, in Leuven, Belgium. They cover ways the latest research on how to optimise your training, whether aerodynamic sensors are about to hit the mainstream, how monitoring your off-th...

The BikeRadar team look into their crystal balls to hypothesise what might happen in the bike industry in 2022. From kids bikes to wider gear ranging, there's everything here from all aspects of riding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We see a lot of amazing kit in an average year, and 2021 has been no different. Our team has picked the best componentry and clothing that have adorned their bikes, and give you all the juicy details as to why they've loved them so much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The third episode in our series looking at the bikes that most made their mark with our senior road technical editor Warren covers the Giant TCR.It was a bike that came from a brand not well-known for their road bikes, but made an almost immediate impact, not just on the race scene but also on the design of virtually every road bike built since. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

From Shimano’s shiny new Dura-Ace groupset to fabulously integrated mountain bikes, 2021 has been a rip-roaring year for new cycling tech. Jack Luke and Simon von Bromley sit down and reminisce about the top juicy news scoops and product releases from the past 12-months on BikeRadar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

In part two of our series on bikes that made their mark on our senior road technical editor Warren, we discuss the Raleigh Burner. If you were a kid in the 80s, with even the slightest passing interest in two wheels, the Burner was the bike you wanted to get hold of. BMX was massive, with the biggest stars being household names, and as the US BMXs weren't exactly easy to get hold of, the ever grow...

While you can spend a whole lot less and still end up with a great bike, £3,000 is around the point you begin to see serious performance on a mountain bike. BikeRadar technical editors Tom Marvin and Alex Evans sit down with MBUK staff writer Will Soffe to discuss what their perfect £3k mountain bike would look like at this competitive price point. Where is your hard-earned cash best spent? And wh...

In this new 4-part series, our senior road technical editor Warren discusses the bikes that made their mark on him over the past 40 years. From the bike that first piqued his interest in cycling, to those that have quite literally changed the shape of road bikes globally. In this first episode he brings to life the Raleigh Competition Mk2 from 1976. Raleigh were the biggest cycling brand of the de...

Alastair Brownlee is best known as a two-time Olympic triathlon champion but, having missed out on this year’s Games in Tokyo, the Brit has turned his attention to gravel racing. Brownlee rode the 725km Badlands ultra-endurance race in southern Spain before being crowned as Britain’s first unofficial men’s gravel champion. In the latest episode of our BikeRadar Meets interview series, editor-in-ch...

Having recently published his review of the new Orbea Orca Aero M10iLTD, senior technical writer, Simon Bromley, sits down with technical editor, Sam Challis, and digital writer, Stan Portus, to discuss his findings. Covering all the important points, such as the aero water bottle and downtube storage box, the overall weight and the extensive customisation options available through Orbea’s MyO pro...

BikeRadar’s Deputy Editor, Jack Luke, sits down with Tom Marvin to talk through some new tubeless valves from Reserve that we’re unreasonably excited about and the all-new Giant Anthem. Sam Challis also makes his BikeRadar Podcast debut and talks us through the new Orbea Terra gravel bike and the Brompton P-Line folding bike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more...

MBUK Staff Writer Will Soffe talks to the 20 year-old French downhill sensation. After mentoring from MTB legend Nico Vouilloz, Thibaut started off his World Cup career with back-to-back UCI Junior World Cup series wins. He led the 2021 series until a crash in the penultimate round and broken leg in qualification at the final round relegated him to second overall behind Loic Bruni. Hosted on Acast...

George and Simon return for the final episode in our indoor training mini-series. This time it’s all about motivation and how you can stay on top of your training this winter.   BikeRadar’s pick of the best indoor cycling apps – https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/best-indoor-cycling-apps/ Zwift: everything you need to know – https://www.bikeradar.com/features/zwift-your-complete-guide/...