The BikeRadar Podcast

What can you learn from racing across continents? Ultra-endurance athlete Emily Chappell talks all things Transcontinental, from bike setup to fuelling foods, breaking through mental barriers and pushing yourself when you feel like a fraud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year BikeRadar listeners! We got the BikeRadar team together to look forward to what they’re excited about coming in 2020. Some of the team are looking forwards to tech we know is arriving, others have gazed into their crystal balls to predict what we might see. One of us is disappearing for 3 months, and he’s certainly looking forward to that! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Known for their ultra-inquisitive minds, dep-ed Jack and BikeRadar writer Simon have been investigating secrets within the bike industry that they really don’t want you to know. How scandalous are they? You’ll have to listen to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our Christmas Special, the BikeRadar team take a look back at the tech that’s impressed them in 2019, whether that’s on dirt or tarmac. There are a few obvious candidates, and one or two more controversial items.Have a great Christmas everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone strives to get their road bikes as light as possible, as that’s the best way to go faster, right? Well, it’s not so simple, as aerodynamics play a huge role in speed. Our Senior Road Technical Editor, Warren Rossiter, discusses the merits of lighter weight bikes, and those with a more aerodynamic focus in our latest Road Tech Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing’s ever new in the cycling world, so while your dropper post, linkage fork or powered drivetrain might feel like cutting edge tech, it’s actually all been done before. In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Tom and Seb look at tech that appeared, disappeared, and then reappeared in a more modern form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Bike Shorts – our roundup of the hottest news from the past week on BikeRadar.com – Jack Luke and Simon Bromley talk through Virginia Tech’s latest independent test of 86 road and mountain bike helmets. While on the subject of helmets, the pair also discuss… well, a pretty gruesome injury that serves as a reminder for why you must always use bar end plugs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode two of BikeRadar meets, hill climb aficionado, friend of BikeRadar, author of A Corinthian Endeavour and I Like Alf, and all-round nice guy, Paul Jones, sits down with Jack Luke and Joe Norledge to talk through his previous work and his own cycling endeavours. The trio also talk through Paul’s upcoming book on the Land’s End to John o’ Groats record, as well as some of the characters who have made the story of this remarkable record one that is worth telling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While everything in fashion is circular, so, it appears is bicycle tech. While new technology is often hailed as ground breaking or never before seen in cycling, you might be surprised as to what’s been around in the past. Our Dep Ed Jack and tech-specialist Simon delve into the annals of cycling history to pick out the tech that was well ahead of its time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first of our new Road Tech Talk podcsst series, BikeRadar’s Matthew Allen and Warren Rossiter give us the low-down on 1x, or single ring, drivetrains for drop-barred bikes. Where have they come from? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Should you consider them for your bike? All this, and more, is covered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices