The BikeRadar Podcast

A local overnighter, multi-day bikepacking trip, a week-long tour or a holiday in the latest cycling destination: taking on your own cycling adventure is guaranteed to be a whole heap of fun! We speak to expedition aficionados Vedangi Kulkarni (she/her), Robyn Furtado (she/her), Jack Luke (he/him) and Katherine Moore (she/her) who each have their own preferred flavour of cycling adventure. We find out why this kind of riding makes them tick, and how they’d suggest you get started if planning your own cycling adventure is on the cards for you in 2022.This series is brought to you by Cannondale.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom and Alex discuss whether adding electronic gizmos to your bike makes your bike, and your ride better.From pre-ride planning to components with a battery in, as well as post-ride analysis, there's plenty of tech out there to try and improve your ride. But, do they?Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining a cycling club might seem like a daunting task, but the benefits to be gained go far beyond the draft effect of a peloton. In this third episode of our series, helping you make 2022 your best year on the bike yet, we spoke to a few keen club cyclists to find out why joining up could totally revolutionise your cycling life.Host Katherine Moore (she/her) is joined by Bristol South’s women’s officer Alice Thompson (she/her), Sonia Turcotte (they/them) from London-based riding and racing club Velociposse and our own digital writer Jack Evans (he/him), representing Birmingham’s bike shop and cafe club Gorilla Coffee Cycling.This series is brought to you by Cannondale.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the new WorldTour season underway, BikeRadar’s George Scott and Simon von Bromley discuss the key tech trends and sponsor movements in the men’s peloton for 2022. Who’s in, who’s out and what tech trends do we expect to dominate this year?Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuck in a rut or tempted to explore something new? We’re joined on the BikeRadar podcast by enduro turned gravel racer Liz Greaves (she/her) and our technical-editor-in-chief Robin Weaver (he/him), who’s also been enjoying drop bar riding over the last few years after a lifetime of racing and testing mountain bikes. This episode is hosted by Katherine Moore (she/her), a rider who’s been mixing it up in the opposite direction.For our second episode of our six-part series helping you to make 2022 your cycling year, we inspire you to try something new, as well as offer some tips to help you get started without breaking the bank.This series is brought to you by Cannondale.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a slight change of pace, Fergus Collins from Countryfile Magazine joins Tom on a ride around the Forest of Dean, taking in the natural sounds and sights of this large, diverse forest in the South West of the UK.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you already have a cycling goal for 2022? In our debut episode of this six-part series helping you to make 2022 your best year on the bike, we chat to adventure enthusiast and life coach Jo Lee (she/her) about why even setting a goal in the first place is a really good idea, and some important steps to take to help you achieve it.Host Katherine Moore (she/her) also speaks to Shuhena Islam (she/her), one of Cannondale’s ambassadors and an advocate for getting more women and muslim riders on bikes, as well as BikeRadar’s video manager, Felix Smith, about their ambitions for 2022.This series is brought to you by Cannondale.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our deputy editor Jack Luke chats to Simon Warren, a man who's made it his mission to ride, and write about, the steepest climbs he can find in the UK. Head to BikeRadar.com to find his article that accompanies this podcast.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've gathered BikeRadar's MTB Tech Team together to run through the ten most important hints and tips to make sure beginner mountain bikers get the most out of the bike. From bike set up tips to picking the best right shoes and helmets, via riding technique, getting the most out of your bike is the surefire way to enjoy your MTB even more.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the first month of 2022 almost finished, Simon von Bromley, Jack Luke, Stan Portus and Jack Evans discuss some of the team’s riding plans for 2022. As always, there’s an eclectic mix of tentative plans and grand ambitions, and some wistful thinking about the possibility of trips abroad to some cycling’s most iconic locations.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices