New tyre bonanza! Rad mountain bikes! Fancy lube! BikeRadar news round-up

With the dust settling on the Tour de France, George Scott and Simon von Bromley dish out BikeRadar’s awards for the 2022 race. From the best rider, performance and team, to the best bike, tech highlights and tech fails, George and Simon deliver their verdict on this year’s race.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Juli 202253min

The ENVE Melee is the brand’s new road race bike, and its second bike overall. Where the design of last year’s Custom Road was, as the name suggests, focussed on allowing customers to configure the bike to their specific needs, the Melee is “purpose-built for speed”, and will be available in a more typical range of seven sizes. In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, deputy editor Jack Luke sits down with ENVE’s vice president of product and brand, Jake ENVE, to take a deep dive into the tech and design behind the Melee.  - https://www.bikeradar.com/news/enve-melee/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Juli 202229min

Jack Luke, Warren Rossiter and Stan Portus sit down to discuss Eurobike   Eurobike is the world’s biggest cycling trade show and offers an embarrassment of riches for the tech-hungry cycling nerd. With everything from literally hundreds of tiny OE manufacturers to mega-brands exhibiting 500+ different bikes, navigating the Escher-like Messe Hall is a challenging task.   Mercifully for you, our dear listeners, BikeRadar has a team on the ground to pick out the most interesting tech from this year’s show.   In this episode of the podcast, Jack Luke, Warren Rossiter and Stan Portus discuss their tech highlights from this year’s show.    -          https://www.bikeradar.com/news/eurobike-2022-gallery/ -          https://www.bikeradar.com/news/challenge-criterium-rs/ -          https://www.bikeradar.com/news/elastic-interface-n3x/ -          https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2023-basso-diamante-8th-gen/ -          https://www.bikeradar.com/news/lal-bikes-supre-drive/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Juli 202227min

This year’s Tour has, as always, seen its fair share of interesting tech stories, but what does the future hold? Senior technical writer, Simon von Bromley and BikeRadar’s Editor-in-chief, George Scott, gaze into the crystal ball and discuss potential tech trends that could be on the horizon. What materials will future Tour bikes be made of and will they still have derailleur drivetrains? Will the UCI ever relax its strict technical regulations or lower its minimum bike weight limit? Will the Chris Froome’s of the future stare at their stem for live aerodynamic data and other biometric data? All this and more in this edition of the BikeRadar podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Juli 20221h 8min

‘The rules’ is an oft-cited unofficial code of conduct for cyclists that, among other things, dictates which cycling accessories are deemed acceptable.    In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Jack Luke and Simon von Bromley encourage you to throw off the oppressive shackles of fashion and embrace a cycling life that is more practical (and, possibly, even faster) with these 8 criminally uncool cycling accessories.    From the humble and misunderstood kickstand to the much-misaligned saddle bag, the pair throw caution to the wind and reveal their true inner dorky selves. The campaign to #freetheminipump starts here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Juli 202240min

Fresh from a few days touring team hotels in Copenhagen, Denmark, Simon von Bromley and George Scott sit down to discuss the key tech trends from the 2022 Tour de France. After trying to explain why bikes at the top of the sport are so heavy these days (and why that might not be such a problem anyway), Simon and George talk about some of clever new wind cheating tricks they spotted during the opening time trial, and why many teams aren’t yet using the latest and greatest kit in every circumstance.   For more Tour de France coverage, head to www.bikeradar.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Juli 202253min

BikeRadar’s editor-in-chief, George Scott, grabs ten minutes with Israel-PremierTech’s performance coach and aerodynamics specialist, Dr. Ciarán O’Grady, ahead of stage one of the Tour de France in Copenhagen. O’Grady provides a fascinating insight into the team’s tech choices for the 2022 Tour, including tubeless tyres, big chainrings, foam inserts, handlebar width and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Juli 202214min

Ahead of the year’s biggest bike race, Simon, Jack and Ashley gaze into the crystal ball and ponder what new bikes we might see at this year’s Tour de France. There are a few which have just been announced, as well as some we’ve already spotted in the wild, but have yet to be officially launched. Bikes such as the new Trek Madone SLR, Scott Foil RC and Pinarello Bolide F (and more) are all dissected, plus how these new bikes might affect the racing. For more on bike tech from the 2022 Tour de France, head to www.BikeRadar.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Juli 202244min