The road.cc Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Last week’s BBC Panorama ‘Road Rage: Cars v Bikes’ documentary got plenty of attention on social media, with the divisive title (which put some cyclists off watching it altogether, assuming it would be a re-run of previous takes on the subject) not reflecting the content of a programme that at times did a reasonably good job of highlighting the dangers cyclists all too often face...

Send us Fan Mail Some of you might have spotted in the Beeb's TV listings recently that a Panorama episode titled 'Road Rage: Cars v Bikes' has been floating about on iPlayer for a week or so now. It was supposed to be broadcast sooner then some minor political things happened, but we can finally reveal that road.cc, along with some victims of dangerous close passes who have appeare...

Send us Fan Mail We’re cutting to the chase and delving straight into the controversy surrounding British Cycling’s shiny new eight-year partnership with oil conglomerate Shell in this episode of the road.cc Podcast. George is joined by Jack, Dave and environmental campaigner Caspar Hughes to discuss the deal that has led to a fierce backlash among the cycling community, including the cancellation...

Send us Fan Mail On episode 35 of the road.cc Podcast in association with Laka, George is joined by editor Jack Sexty and road.cc's resident record breaker Matt Page to discuss an issue that is less about losing out on Strava leaderboards, and everything to do with preventing danger on our roads. It all started when Matt noticed some of his own KOMs were getting stolen by Strava users posting...

Send us Fan Mail After a short break we're back for Season 3 of the road.cc Podcast, and it's a packed episode to kick us off! Those nights are drawing in and the temperatures are dipping, so it’s time to think about prepping that bike and yourself for the winter again. George is joined by Pat, Liam and Jamie to share their best advice for training and commuting through the winter, such...

Send us Fan Mail As we come to the end of season 2 of the road.cc Podcast, we’ve put together a special episode looking at some of the highlights from the last six months. Listen back to some of the best bits of our chat with Chris Boardman shortly after he became the Active Travel Commissioner for England, the discussion around fake news surrounding the Highway Code changes that came into force i...

Send us Fan Mail It’s been a strange old week for cyclists in the UK, as some rather infuriating comments from the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps published in a certain tabloid led to a vicious and sometimes disturbing narrative playing out on social media, radio and even nation television. Why on earth has Shapps seemingly sought to undo the good work done by the Government to encourage cycling...

Send us Fan Mail On episode 31 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re writing some strongly-worded letters to the bike industry. Bottom brackets, headsets, mounts, tubeless wheels/tyres, chargers… nothing seems to fit nowadays, and it seems like we need different bits for every single bike, component and accessory we own. Why is this? George is joined by the road.cc tech team to discuss the lack of standar...

Send us Fan Mail What on earth do you do if your bike is lost somewhere in the airport baggage solar system? There’s a global crisis with luggage going walkies right now, and unfortunately that includes bikes. We speak to Nick Sutton of Laka about what you should do if you find yourself in the unfortunate position where your bike is ‘lost’ by an airline. Listen on for some top tips and make sure y...

Send us Fan Mail The Tour de France has been well and truly blown open after yesterday’s events on the Col du Granon, so it’s only right that this episode of the road.cc Podcast in association with Laka is (loosely) Tour-themed! First up, George, Liam, Mat and Jamie talk about the current ‘lightweight aero’ bikes that are now dominating the Tour de France peloton. Is aero and lightweight rolled in...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve got a bumper episode of the road.cc Podcast for you, coming a day early to coincide with the road cycling product launch of the year so far… that’s right, Shimano 105 –  the component giant’s third-tier groupset that it said would never go electric –  has gone… well, electric! Does it bother you that 105 has killed off rim brakes and mechanical shifting (not to mention a hef...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of the road.cc Podcast sponsored by Laka, we’re winding down after our trip to the Criterium du Dauphine. Live from the departure lounge (please excuse a rather enthusiastic French airport announcer who pops up occasionally) Liam, Mat and Andrew talk about what it’s like to head out to a World Tour race: watching it, hassling pro team PR people to get pics of...

Send us Fan Mail We love cycling of course, and we hope you love it too... but nothing is absolutely perfect, so in this episode we're talking about the things we don't like about our favourite thing! Dodgy drivers, dodgy infrastructure, flies, sunburn, punctures and concept bikes all make an appearance, and I'm sure there's plenty you could add to the list. What's your le...

Send us Fan Mail In the 25th episode of the road.cc Podcast, we’re excited to announce that specialist cycling insurers Laka will be our partner sponsors for the rest of 2022! We were less excited to find out that the organisers of RideLondon appeared to be planning to set a speed limit of 22mph on the front of the race, something that they have now backtracked on and claimed was an 'error&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Cycling clubs are great… or are they? In this episode George is joined by road.cc’s founder Tony Farrelly and bike industry stalwart Nick Rearden, who discuss the merits and pitfalls of joining a club. Some of you might know that road.cc was kind of founded as a cycling club for people who had no desire to join one in the real world (hence the .cc in our name), so it’s fitting tha...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 23 of the road.cc Podcast is certainly unique… we’re pretty confident you’ll have never heard a cycling podcast like it! To kick us off we’re talking to a member of the mysterious Tyre Extinguishers, a protest group who have made international news recently by ‘disarming’ SUV tyres in the dead of the night. Cue uproar from the tabloids (and SUV owners of course) but among...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of the road.cc Podcast sponsored by MET, we’re trying to get to the bottom of just what is going on at the UK’s biggest sportive, RideLondon. With the event now heading into Essex for the first time, are local police doing anything to address the county’s poor safety record? What about the influx of new cyclists they are likely to see before and after the eve...

Send us Fan Mail Did you watch Matej Mohorič storm to victory at Milan–San Remo last Saturday with a death-defying descent to break away from the lead group? We wanted to find out more, so were delighted to invite Matej onto the road.cc Podcast to tell us all about the win, and more particularly his now legendary use of a Fox dropper post to help him on that furious descent of the Poggio. Find out...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of the road.cc Podcast in association with MET, we’re talking TT bike safety. After Egan Bernal’s horror crash in training recently, Chris Froome suggested that time trial bikes should be banned in the pro peloton, because the extreme position means it’s difficult to keep your eyes on the road and what’s around you. So, if this were to happen, would it impact...

Send us Fan Mail A decentralised cycling club with members from all over the world, happily chatting away online about their shared love of all things bike… sounds great, right? Almost a little bit like what the original idea for road.cc was when we started out way back in 2008! It’s sort of what the founders of Bike Club NFT say they have started; however, if you add in the word ‘NFT’ and require...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 18 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re reflecting on the recent changes to the Highway Code… and why we think some of them have been misinterpreted so badly. Join George, Simon, Ryan and Jack as they clarify what the new rules are, and ask why on earth certain media pundits decided to tell the nation that cyclists can now ride in the middle of the road, and require motorists...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve jumped the gun on this episode of the road.cc podcast because, we’ll think you’ll agree, it’s very very timely… our special guest is none other than Chris Boardman!  In a week where the Highway Code is changing to better reinforce the greater responsibility of motorists on our roads, the former Olympic Champion, business owner, MBE (insert more achievements here) has been na...

Send us Fan Mail It’s time to kick off the second season of the road.cc Podcast in association with Altura, and we're speaking to none other than the king of camera cyclists Mike van Erp, better known as CyclingMikey. How does one man with a busy day job have time to make all those submissions to the police, and how does he feel about being wrongly dubbed a 'vigilante'? Find out as...

Send us Fan Mail Before we kick off Season 2 of the road.cc Podcast, we thought it was only right that we put together a compilation of the best bits from Season 1. We’ve had plenty of great guests and debates since we launched last summer, and in this episode you can listen to our top highlights again. We’ve got Carlton Reid on COP26, DCS Andy Cox on road crime, Shimano disappointment, Becca Char...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the last road.cc pod before Christmas, and we’ve got an extra special episode for you! First up we speak to Chad Tavernia, who has been making a name for himself posting scarcely believable century rides completed out of the saddle! After some folks didn’t believe him after the first successful attempt outdoors, Chad decided to prove it once and for all and live streamed hims...