The BikeRadar Podcast

Steve Behr is a legend of mountain bike photography, having snapped the world’s best riders regularly over the past few decades and an inductee in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. From downhill racing to mad-cap capers with some of the biggest personalities in the sport, Steve has snapped them all. What’s more, he’s been a stalwart of BikeRadar’s sister magazine MBUK, with his photos appearing nearly every month since issue 1 or 2 – we’re on issue 396 now! In this episode, Rob Weaver talks to Steve about his work with the world’s best riders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack Luke goes into this week’s episode of the BikeRadar podcast ready to stage an intervention over Simon’s compulsive Getty sniffing habits but is left red-faced when his lunchtime labours bear fruit, spotting an as of yet unreleased Canyon TT bike. The pair also discuss whether or not bikes really are getting more expensive and Shimano’s new Linkdrive drivetrains.URL - https://www.bikeradar.com/features/why-are-bikes-so-expensive/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar's senior road technical editor Warren Rossiter delves deep into this encyclopaedic knowledge of road bikes, and brings us a countdown of the bikes that have most influenced road bike design from the past 20 years. The bikes include the Giant TCR, the Cervelo Soloist and Specialized Venge Vias, all of which changed the shape of the road race bike, as well as models such as the Specialized Roubaix and GT Grade.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With our Trail Bike of the Year and Enduro Bike of they Year tests complete, our technical editors Tom and Rob talk through the testing process of our biggest mountain bike test of the year, as well as looking at the top contenders in each category.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matthew Loveridge and Jack Luke discuss the road tech that failed to catch on or was simply a victim of the times, from hydraulic rim brakes to – controversially – 1x drivetrains for the road.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the launch of SRAM’s most affordable wireless road groupset Rival AXS. Senior tech editor Warren chats through the new group and all things eTap with head of Road Paul Kantor and global road product chief JP McCarthy.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar's mountain bikers chat about what they eat, wear and carry on their rides - from stashable tools and back protectors to Alex's obsession with carrots.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matthew Loveridge and Jack Luke sit down to discuss ENVE’s all-new (and fearsomely expensive) custom road bike programme as well as Speedplay’s new range of pedals, which has been totally refreshed under the brand’s new ownership by Wahoo.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

End to End by Paul Jones is a wonderful, well-researched and very funny book about the Land’s End to John O’Groats cycling record, as well as Jones’s own journey along the route. In this episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Jack Luke sits down to talk to Jones about writing the book, the people within it and his personal LEJOG journey.Want a fiver off freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee beans delivered straight to your door? Use the code ‘BikeRadar’ with Pact Coffee when you sign up for a coffee plan at the link below.https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this latest episode of BikeRadar Meets, Simon Bromley talks to Luisa Grappone, product engineering manager at Hunt wheels. An aerodynamics and composite materials expert, Luisa worked on Boeing’s 787 programme, and at 3T and Campagnolo, before joining Hunt in August 2017. Simon and Luisa chat about her background, delve deep in to the technical aspects of making wheels for some of the fastest cyclists in the world, and how smaller companies like Hunt are able to move quickly and innovate in a crowded market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices