Road Bike of the Year 2025 – The winners are…!

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, deputy editor Jack Luke sits down with senior technical editor Tom Marvin – who, after a well-earned 12-week break, is making his return to the podcast - to talk through the biggest cycling tech news in recent weeks. The pair talk through two new lightweight eMTBs from Pivot and Trek, Unno’s radical looking new enduro bike, discipline-specific tubeless sealant from Pirelli and the new Cervelo S5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Aug 202229min

Electronic groupsets are ever-increasing in popularity and are near-ubiquitous in the pro peloton. The technology has trickled down to lower-tier road and mountain bike groupsets since the arrival of Shimano Di2, and there are now more options available on the market than ever before. In this episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Jack Luke and Simon von Bromley talk through everything you need to know about electronic groupsets. The pair also gaze into their cycling tech crystal ball to try and predict how electronic groupsets may shape the future of cycling mobility.  -          https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/electronic-groupsets/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Aug 202242min

BikeRadar’s Alex Evans sits down with two of our most experienced testers, Robin Weaver and Warren Rossiter, to reveal how we test a bike. The trio – all key members of our test team – have decades of experience reviewing bikes between them and discuss their individual processes for delivering a verdict on the latest machines. From pre-test planning and bike setup, to back-to-back testing, feedback and scoring reviews, Alex, Rob and Warren lift the lid on why you can rely on our reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Juli 20221h 8min

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