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BikeRadar delve into the world of road and mountain biking to bring you the best tech content in cycling. Join the team for their weekly episodes and occasional bonus episodes.
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Feb 18, 2022 • 1h 1min
How to pick a goal and then make it happen: achieving your 2022 goals
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

Feb 14, 2022 • 52min
Britain's steepest climbs with Simon Warren
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

Feb 7, 2022 • 55min
Top 10 tips for beginner mountain bikers
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

Jan 31, 2022 • 38min
BikeRadar’s 2022 riding plans
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

Jan 24, 2022 • 49min
BikeRadar meets Fizik
We talk all things Fizik with Giovanni Fogal Fizik’s product manager on what it takes to make and develop class leading saddles, shoes, and more.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 17, 2022 • 32min
Why Simon waxes his chains (and how to wax your own)
BikeRadar’s Senior technical writer, Simon von Bromley, has long been an advocate of waxed chains. Having recently published an in-depth guide to immersive chain waxing on BikeRadar.com, Simon sits down with Technical Editor, Sam Challis, to explain why he does it and how you can do it yourself.The complete guide to immersive chain waxing: https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/workshop/how-to-wax-a-chain/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 10, 2022 • 59min
Frontiers of cycling science with James Witts
Freelance sports writer, James Witts, joins BikeRadar’s senior technical writer, Simon von Bromley, and digital writer, Stan Portus, for a lengthy chat about what James learned at the recent Science and Cycling conference, in Leuven, Belgium. They cover ways the latest research on how to optimise your training, whether aerodynamic sensors are about to hit the mainstream, how monitoring your off-the-bike stress can help improve your performance, and more. So, if you’re looking for some marginal gains to help you ride faster in 2022, this is one for you.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 3, 2022 • 45min
BikeRadar's Predictions for 2022
The BikeRadar team look into their crystal balls to hypothesise what might happen in the bike industry in 2022. From kids bikes to wider gear ranging, there's everything here from all aspects of riding.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 27, 2021 • 37min
BikeRadar's Tech of the Year
We see a lot of amazing kit in an average year, and 2021 has been no different. Our team has picked the best componentry and clothing that have adorned their bikes, and give you all the juicy details as to why they've loved them so much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 24, 2021 • 30min
Warren's bike of the decade - 1990s
The third episode in our series looking at the bikes that most made their mark with our senior road technical editor Warren covers the Giant TCR.It was a bike that came from a brand not well-known for their road bikes, but made an almost immediate impact, not just on the race scene but also on the design of virtually every road bike built since. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


