The BikeRadar Podcast

In this tech Q&A podcast, our mountain bike tech team answer your questions on mountain bike drivetrains.We cover internal gear hubs, alternatives to Shimano and SRAM, how long spares will stick around, and just how many times you can use those little quick links before they snap.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar’s Tom Marvin and George Scott are at the Sea Otter Classic show in Monterey – here are their 10 road and MTB tech highlights from day one in the Californian sun, including a prototype eMTB, new tyres, titanium cranks and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Mathieu van der Poel recently secured his first Paris-Roubaix victory, the great Fabian Cancellara won the last of his three cobbles just over a decade ago. Though the fundamentals remain the same, road bike tech has come a long way in the meantime. Spartacus won aboard a Trek Domane 6-Series – an endurance road bike designed specifically to tame cobbles. The Flying Dutchman, on the other hand, rode a Canyon Aeroad CFR – the same aero road bike he recently piloted to victory in Milan-San Remo, with only a few minor modifications. With that in mind, devoted road bike nerds, Jack Luke, Simon von Bromley and Ashley Quinlan, sat down to compare the two bikes and discuss the major leaps in Roubaix-winning tech of the past 10 years.To read the full feature, head to https://www.bikeradar.com/features/pro-bike/cancellara-van-der-poel-paris-roubaix-bikes/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our mountain bike experts dig through a recent BikeRadar article, looking at some of the tech innovations that have transformed the world of mountain biking. Nick Clark, Tom Law and Tom Marvin pick the five that they believe to be the most influential from BikeRadar’s list of 11.Our full selection can be seen here - https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/mountain-bike-game-changers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Jack Luke, Tom Marvin and Liam Cahill look back at this week’s biggest cycling tech news.We discuss Roval’s £760 alloy wheels, Garmin’s 2x computers (and our general gripes with GPS computers) and Strava’s new integration with Spotify. The trio also reveal the oh-so-embarrassing music they like to listen to while riding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar’s George Scott and Liam Cahill discuss the key tech trends from the 2023 Paris-Roubaix, including tubeless, 1x gearing, aero bikes and the latest tyre pressure management systems.Check out our full tech gallery on BikeRadar.com: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/pro-bike/2023-paris-roubaix-tech-trends/Watch our tech round-up on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZopNeYcQxvsRead more about the unreleased Specialized Mondo tyres: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/specialized-mondo-tyre-spotted-paris-roubaix/Read more about the Scope Atmoz: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2023-paris-roubaix-scope-atmoz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trek has revamped the aluminium Émonda ALR to offer aero tubing, integrated cable routing and, on the face of it, competitive value against similarly-priced carbon bikes. BikeRadar’s George Scott, Jack Luke and Liam Cahill take a closer look, and discuss why performance-focussed aluminium road bikes like the Émonda can still get the pulse racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whether you’ve let your bike hibernate through the winter months or ridden it hard through the muck and mire, now is the perfect time to give your beloved shred-sled a thorough refresh to ensure it’s in tip-top shape for spring.In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, we share our top tips on what to look out for as we (finally) head into the warmer months.Deputy editor Jack Luke and digital writer Nick Clark are joined by experienced mechanic and regular contributor to BikeRadar and MBUK, Vicky Balfour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar’s editor-in-chief, George Scott, is joined by Liam Cahill and Nick Clarke to dissect this week’s news highlights, including the wild new – and seat tube-less –Specialized Sirrus, an unreleased Canyon Aeroad behind ridden by Mathieu van der Poel, a Shimano patent showing a direct-mount rear derailleur design and Cannondale’s unreleased Habit Alloy trail bike.Specialized Sirrus: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2023-specialized-sirrus-carbon/Shimano patent: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-derailleur-hanger-patent/Cannondale Habit Alloy: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/cannondale-habit-alloy/New Canyon Aeroad: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/mathieu-van-der-poel-new-canyon-aeroad-milan-sanremo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A few weeks ago, we headed to the wind tunnel at the Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub to find out what the best-value aero upgrades are. Our aero guru for the day was Stephen Roche, The Bike Tailor – an expert in bike fitting, aero testing and custom builds, based in London and Brighton. Off the back of that test, we sat down for a chat with Stephen, with the aim of demystifying wind tunnel testing. As well as discussing how we set up our own test, Stephen explains why cycling brands love to do wind tunnel tests at such high speeds, how wind tunnel results translate into the real world, and much more.To read that feature, head to https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/best-value-aero-upgrades/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices